Just checkin’ in to say hi. Been busy as all hell with the fine weather we’ve been having. Been riding, working, playing, drinking, etc… Patie and I went to Vegas a couple weeks ago for a friend’s wedding. The usual Vegas craziness.

We got bumped out of our nonsmoking room that I booked, so they [...]

The travel time is in season again. I know that BMXers don’t check sites to read so I am not going to write too much. Here are some photos. The trip started in Mexico for elevation and ended in Austin filming for the new S+M video. Have fun out there!

Check it out, quick Versa bikes vid at Mesh Skatepark
John Ludwick Versa Vid- Mesh sesh. from Brett Rohlfing on Vimeo.

Tha N.I.C. has arrived. 985 miles, 17.5 hours, one hour sleep in a Wal-Mart parking lot on a roll of hand towels as a pillow, and a 4 pack of Red Bulls. The Rider’s Life Tour is officially in full effect. Just rolled into Brandon Raymond’s place (Texas Tige) in Houston, Texas.

Brighton Ain’t Ready has a new bike check with Karl Pointer. You’ve got to jump through some hoops, click a few more times, and here you go… Check this site and follow orders to see Karl’s bike…

This is a rip-off of the Empire Easy-E shirt, with permission. Thanks Tina…. Printed on American Apparel shirt sizes small-XL, nothing bigger for ghetto gowns, sorry. “There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds” -Chad DeGroot

Check out profileracing.com for more info, limited run, hair on the upper lip, get some….

Kip sent me this flier; it doesn’t have much info on it, but stay tuned cause when this video drops, flatland is gonna be droolin’. I do know that it’s gonna be a 28 min. vid, and if you have ever seen any of Kip’s other vids, you’ll know it will be good as it [...]

The Casselberry mania jam has come and gone, and couldn’t have gone any smoother; barbecue, beer, boobies, old men, and how could it be complete without ending the night with a small forest fire?

Thanks bunches to all the sponsors for trusting us not to flee the border with all the stuff the gave us. If [...]

Ride UK #116 (June ‘08) Featured items: Chance toiletry/tool bag, Shoks1 hat, Crash polo, Fink jeans

A couple of good friends/old riding buddies/UGP loyal soldiers, Scott Peterson and Matt “Beaver” Reisgraf, were in town not too long ago for a bachelor party. Scott stopped by the office to grab some gear before they took off on their road trick back to Minnesota. They flew through Atlanta so Beaver could pick up [...]

Name : Aaron Behnke
Age : 35
Height, Weight, Stance : 5′9", 162lbs, and a little to the left
Years Pro : I entered my first Pro contest in 1996 so, 12 years
Hometown? Let’s say, Port St. Lucie, Florida
Current residence? Morgantown, West Virginia
Married?/Kids? Married with a kid !
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Clothes(s) : UGP
Shoe Sponsor(s) : Etnies

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I put together my new Versa signature frame and its the best I have ever had. Coming in at 4lbs 4oz. It was plain black, then I found some glitter spray at a craft store and gave it some PA-Zazzz. Running the new wake sprocket from Profile, my signature seat, and the Animal foldable tires. [...]

UGP riders Dan Sieg, James Foster, and Quinn Semling sessioning Dave Mirra’s warehouse and the JC park.
Greenville sessions with Sieg, Foster, and Semling from chad degroot on Vimeo.

Beth and I would like to formally welcome our daughter Zadie Anise Behnke to the world. She was born Wednesday, May 7 at 9:37 a.m. Zadie weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and was 21 inches long.
 
Holy Crap!
—Aaron