The Elyts team will be visiting Rampworx on March 26th. American Pro rider Zig Short will be in the building and so will his Sweedish team mate BenJ Friant! The Elyts team will be on the look out for a new UK team rider whilst at Rampworx. So get practicing those tricks as you could be walking away from the skatepark with a sponsor!
You can buy tickets for the event here for £8!
Check out this video with Zig Short talking about the new Elyts trainersafter the jump. Read More
It’s that time of the year again, the DUB JAM!! Add it to your calanders, book it off work, get your parents to drive you, hitch hike, jump a plane do whatever it takes to get to this massive BMX event at Rampworx in Liverpool.
The DUB guys and Rampworx are putting £1000 cash up for grabs!!! So, if you have tricks, you could be working home with full pockets. But it doesn’t end at cash prizes for riding, we have boxes and boxes full of freebies to give out for you guys.
Doors open at 11am until 8pm and entry is £10. Join the Facebook event.
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So if you have been keeping up with us on Facebook you know that we have been busy working on a new toy for you all. A 34ft Rainbow Box!!!
Razors rider Edwin Wieringh from Holland was in the building to test out the latest addition to our skatepark.
Wheel Scene caught up with Rampworx Creative Matthew Dearden to discusses his latest venture, Laced, and the implications it could have for UK rollerblading.
There are a handful of people in the UK rollerblading industry that are doing an exceptional amount of work to strengthen the national scene and increase the exposure of the sport to mainstream media, and few can say they have done more than Matthew Dearden. The Creative at Rampworx in Liverpool has tirelessly prevailed in his efforts to increase the popularity of our sport and each year he plays an integral part in the planning and execution of some of the country’s biggest events, including Slamm Jamm and the Chaz Sands Invitational. In fact, he was the man responsible for getting the Chaz Sands invite documentary aired on the Extreme Channel back in 2010.
With no plans announced for any major professional contests in the UK in 2012, Dearden took matters into his own hands and, working with some of the biggest names in the industry, conceived the idea for Laced. The two-part competition series will begin at Rampworx in February and conclude at XFEST, a new extreme sports festival that will take place in Northamptonshire in May, exposing rollerblading to a potential audience of 35,000 people.
Anyone who has come into contact with Dearden will readily attest to the fact that he is someone with a seemingly endless supply of drive, organisation and creativity. If Laced is the event that is going to bring rollerblading back into the public eye in the UK, there are few others as qualified to lead the charge. Wheel Scene managed to confiscate Dearden’s incessantly ringing iPhone from his possession for just enough time to find out more about the pioneering event.
Wheel Scene: What is the main idea behind Laced?
Matthew Dearden: The idea of Laced has been floating around for a while, but after a conversation with Kato (Remz) and Andy Wegner (Razors) from the WRS we decided to make it a reality. One of the main reasons for doing this contest is that everybody comes to Europe for Winterclash. It’s the biggest and best event in the world, hands down, yet there are no other events around it. Financially, it doesn’t make much sense to fly your riders half way around the world for one contest. After all, plane tickets are not cheap! This way teams can hit up two contests within the same trip. It makes perfect financial sense whilst giving brands the opportunity to capitalise on an EU tour.
The other big factor around the timing of the event is the fact that the UK is hosting the Olympics in the summer, so flights, hotels, rental cars and everything pretty much doubles. Brands simply do not have the budget to cover these kinds of expenses, so if the UK has no pro contest early on in the year, it is very unlikely that there will be no pro contests in the UK this year. It’s just far too expensive for riders to travel.
The MADD Gear XMAS Party taking place at Rampworx tonight is SOLD OUT! If you do not have a ticket, please do not travel to the skatepark tonight, you will be refused entry.
Those of you that have been lucky enough to get tickets, you must bring with you your e-ticket, this is the receipt that was emailed to you after purchase.
See you at the skatepark!! Read More
To celebrate over a decade of Ground Control frames, comes the film to define a generation. The UK Premiere of the much anticipated Ground Control DVD, a film by local Simon Mulvaney.
Starring Brian Aragon, Joey Chase, Julian Bah, Chaz Sands, Damien Wilson, Gabriel Hyden, Alex Burston and Nils Jansons.
Also featuring Dre Powell, Stefan Horngacher, Sammy Chase, Yuri Botelho, Mathias Silhan, Lyle Shivak, Kåre Lindberg, Marc Moreno, Dominik Wagner, Andrew Jaccuzi, Keaton Newsom, David Andrews, Derek Henderson, Chris Haffey, Michael Braud.
Produced by Jon Elliott
Come and skate at the park for a fun session and watch this epic DVD with us upstairs in the viewing room at 8pm!
Due to the Teacher strikes on Wednesday 30th November, we will be OPEN ALL DAY!! Yes you heard right, not only are all you lucky people getting the day off school but now you can come to Rampworx on your day off. Awesome!
See you all on Wednesday, 12-10pm. Read More
Kid’s Cant Fly have just released a new music video before they hit the road for their UK tour! You can buy tickets for the show in Liverpool at the MASQUE exclusively from the Rampworx Shop.
The annual BMX Halloween Allnighter took place last Friday 28th October. The night kicked off 10 at night until 8 in the morning. Over 500 riders showed up on the day to ride and chill out in the skatepark.
A bunch of the local pro riders also came to ride, including Nike 6.0 riders Harry Main and Paul Ryan along with Subrosas Scott Ditchburn.
Make sure you check the photo gallery out form the night by clicking here.
Filmed and Edited by Clem Hencher-Stevens.
Song: The Roots – Adrenaline.
See you all at the same time next year. Read More
We have just uploaded a photo gallery from our Halloween Allnighter last Friday. Over 470 people turned up on the night, a bunch of local Pro riders also stopped by to join in the fun. It was probaley the best BMX allnighter we have ever had! See you all next year!
P.S keep an eye out for the video, dropping soon!
Winter sports photographer Tim Hailwood took the shots on the day. Make sure you check them out.
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