omg.

big crowd….

LOL! i thought the same

“serious second hand embarrassment.” – ahahah, rick thorne has to be the most disillusioned idiot in bmx. I’m thinking Dan Yemin might be snaking some of those lyrics for Paint It Blacks next Ep…

same here adam

rick isnt even a punk so why he continues to gain that rep is strange.. dudes a full blown fucking sellout and he has even commented on it making him one of the biggest poser ham bags known to man

shame on you for posting this!
at least, finally i see why everone hates this guy

He looks like a cancer patient

looks like fail jam is fail.

jizzmaster says that Rick Thorne is awesome. BUT he does feel a bit old to me to be touring and rocking.

Rick Thorne is… DYN-O-MITE!!!

lets re post this in 25 years and see if anyone will have anything to say about any of yous even remotely related to BMX.

he is on his own tour, doing his own shit, promoting bmx and skateboarding on a local level. I dont see the problem with this?

if you dont like him as a person, fair enough, but I doubt any of you have met this dude. you could go pay to see him on his tour, call him a sell out and I guarantee he WONT be a dick back to you.

who is delusional?

i seriously do not remember 1 trick from that video, and that’s not because the riding sucked..because it didn’t..

OMG rick fucking thornes ina a band LOLZZZZZZZZZ

dude has no problem putting himself out there doing stuff he isn’t very talented at

Yo niggaz, dont be player hatin on my boy Slick Rick. We is god guys in black fo life.

Nothing says punk like a boost mobile tour bus dragging a monster energy trailer. DIY Ricky

The 3 up the step up was nice!

not excited

Is this music positive? I thinking I’m going back to my normal skate site.

punk rocking monster energy…come on now.

yea but how is he taking riding in a new direction all those tricks look the same to me?? ive ridin at a skatepark while a band played its really nothing new like hes trying to make it sound.

should of flip fakied. then not pull the rollout.

the problem with rick thorne is that he is really the only bmxer right now who is putting himself out there to the rest of the world. everybodys all worked up because he definitely does not portray the majority of bmxers, and we feel like hes setting a false image for bmx. instead of complaining about rick thornes wacky antics, we should find someone else who portrays the bmx world well and will also be willing to put himself out there and get noticed by the mainstream

ricks a good guy. when you are all 39 still riding then maybe you can shit talk him. maybe…………..

in responce to everyone saying”hes a good guy, you havent met him” hes actually just as much of a fucking faggot douche bag in real life. i met him when i was younger at some event he was announcing at i believe and the dude was pretty stuck up about it.. and ive heard numerous things from others who have met him aswell..

hey this was on my kidz bop album!!!!!!!

CHRIS DUNCAN CLOTHING IS TEN TIMES COOLER NOW

second hand embarassment is such an unconfturable feeling hahahah i deffently had alot of it from this vid

i thought the same as most of you for the longest time. then i met the dude in person he’s nice as fuck. even though he does say dawg and bro in every sentence

fucking idiots, ive worked with and rode with this dude a lot and im pretty young and there is not one other guy besides maybe catfish that works to promote bmx the way he does. I know the dude looks like a giant bro which he is and just never grew out of the phase but fuck it im sure you fags have worn chick jeans, had straightened hair or rode 4 piece bars cause you thought it was cool. Some people just keep the style. But the dude is nice a considerate guy and just trys to have a good time, like you don’t want to. ha.

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Like Mirra, or Lavin? I think those dudes are above Rick. I don’t see his ass on Road Rules.

People just give him shit because it seems like the cool thing to do. He obviously loves bmx. When you a kid and u say one day when i get a house im going to have a skatepark in my backyard. Well how many of u will still be that into to do it. Rick has been riding for years and obviously still loves it, he should be considered a legend in bmx.

To hate something or someone so passionately only means one thing, and that it they or it closely resembles elements of oneself that for whatever reason can’t be express to it’s fullest.

BMX riders generally conform to certain fashions and character traits, some off the top of my head would be the punk rock thing, tattoo’s, tight jeans etc etc. The list is endless and it’s always been the case. It’s very rare of a BMXer or people in general to live in a completely original way, with primarily original thoughts and opinions outside of any external influence.

Now, I’m not saying Rick Thorne is original exactly, but he has taken some of these fashions and traits to more extreme levels (and probably isn’t a stranger to using the word extreme to describe himself either)

There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking things to extreme levels especially when the person involves does more good for people than harm. In my opinion, Rick will always do that as it’s built into his nature.

Obviously when a person lives more deeply involved in a certain culture, they do alienate themselves slightly as most people who live on a more mellow plain of existence. Most people feel the need to conform slightly to societies views, their parents views, the views and policies of the work place etc. Rick is fortunate enough to not have to do that, he’s basically said ‘fuck it’ to all of societies rules and followed his own visions.

Seriously, how many people can say they’ve done that? Not lived in fear of others? Again, my hat is off to Rick on this level. He’s not given up and slowed down, he’s a promoter and well….. he promotes.

My point is that all BMX riders in some way aspire to be completely free, and if that involves tattooing necks, singing bad punk songs and sticking two fingers up to the system, then so be it. I think as long as there’s respect and politeness for how others chose to live then the world would be a pretty good place.

Rick highlights elements of all of us to the extreme level. This will always be disliked, but remember, it’s only because of envy on the part of the haters. The haters know that he highlights the parts of themselves that they only wish could be expressed fully.

Another example would be that homophobic are nearly always suppressing homosexual urges. It’s because of that very suppression and energy building up inside of them that they hate anyone strong enough to promote who they really are.

In a world that consists of THE MAN, corrupt sections of the government, a possible NWO, the controlled terrorism, the engineered financial collapses etc etc (and a host of other diabolical systems that are trying to take away peoples freedom daily) Then, why the heck does everyone seem to be hating on the ones who would be the first ones to fight back when these fuckers try to take liberties? Think about it. Humanity has power as we all have individually…. so lets fight for it.

I respect Adam22 for this reason, and also Rick for the same reason…. They’re very different people but independence is most certainly power.

Thanks for reading.

why the fuck does he wear hats that are far to big for him? dude looks like a knob.

i read the first and last sentence and i can safely say that no one is going to read the middle. why waste your time?

me and rick thorne have one thing in common and that is that we both ride bmx and it stops right there.

i have no desire to start a ‘punk’ band who have nothing to say so have to resort to ‘whooooooa, yeeeeeah!’

V.good post maybe the twat above shud have read it all b4 being dumb

^ if i read everything that’s written on the internet i think i’d be a lot dumber. we could have a discussion about being dumb but i think my degree might get in the way of your argument.

the fact that you wrote ‘b4′ shows that you’re about 16 so i don’t know why i’m bothering really.

The fact that you needed to bring out the fact that you have a degree in your post doesn’t make you any better than anyone who types ‘b4′ or any more mature than a 16 year old.

to be completley honest he actually had a good voice. not really into punk music but for real that shit sounded kinda good. im pumped for that dude he old and still rips so lay off a bit everyone

Like vanilla ice but with a bike. fuck that nigga

I LOVE THIS GUY! I dont see how you are embarrassed?!?! OOOO I guess cuz he didn throw a single whip in this video… I got yah (;

I like how he is talking about breaking away from the industry standards with the monster logo in the background

big hats?

every post on this site has a dude in womens pants and possibly with eyeliner on and you are wondering why this guy wears big hats?

and to the dude who said how is he progressing bmx? who said you had to to be viable as a bike rider? and how do you know he is not? were you riding with him on his tour, or when he did that wallride on the semi on The Discovery Chanel, or when he won the Gumball Rally, Warped Tour? No, I am sure you were in that Paul Blart movie with him… no?

Maybe you all just hate this guy for the success he has and that despite you hatred for his appearance, he is actually standing out as a stylistic individual in this sport full of trendy tricks where your gear(womens clothing) and hair cut are more important than the played out trendy tricks you are doing.

half cabs, crank flips, and womens jeans dont get you your own tour.

i like how you all talk shit when i guarantee not a single goddamn one of you has even TRIED to do anything for bmx. if your not gonna try, you don’t have any rights to talk shit to one of the few that do try, regardless of how goofy he is

no bmxer can relate to rick thorne in any way shape or form. if you think aw yeah i know what hes talking about or man hes cool, you need to sell your bike and pay for stupid tattoos and get herpes. like rick thorne.

”life is short. AND thats a fact homie!”

anyone who says ”homie” is a fucking idiot.

Very well said Steve. ^
If you have to point out that you have a degree then you are just as immature as the person you are calling immature.
Props to Thorne for doing his own thing and trying to incorporate bmx into it somehow.
With that said, the music is awful and the marketing dept. needs to be fired. The crowds were pititful. BMX doesnt draw crowds for squat.

man, gay bmxers are not allowed to ride with me, fuck being gay, fuck being rick thorne, old washed up idiot. His music is honestly terrible, i am so embarrassed that people will see him as a representation of bmx, he has nothing to do with it. No bmxer will ever say he is gay, it is so not allowed its unreal. That big long post should not exist either. Fuck the internet, fuck the the come up, fuck idiots like rick thorne who think they are gods gift.

To Rick,

YOU ARE A FUCKING TERRIBLE SINGER

YOU LOOK LIKE AN OLD SAD LONELY MAN

YOU WERE NEVER ANY GOOD AT RIDING EITHER (footplant tailwhips holla)

EVERYONE (apart from fags) IN BMX THINK YOU ARE A FUCKING MORON

I hope you enjoy your monster paycheque you serious loser.

I await my response, dickhead.

Rick Thorne is a cool dude. Buuuuuuuut I agree with the fact that anyone who says homie is a lil out of it. He’s just trying to do his thing, and keep it positive. But in the end. Itd be batter if he just talked like a normal human and not like a damn teacher.

is he crying

errone talks like 3-6 mafia in real life

rick thorne is a fucking hack and sell out. He try’s to use bmx and his so called FAME to make money….fuck him and his gay ass ” individuality” some of you speak of. He’s a fucking duche bag whose done nothing for bmx, he might have been saved by bmx as he always claims but he’s done nothing but tarnish bmx’s already tarnished name. FUCK RICK THORNE

well done, did u come up with all that yourself?

you just said all of the same things other idiots have been saying for ages. u are the tru individual hahahahah, not.

ur just a secondhand repeater and ur opinion is invalid and untrue. V.sad to just copy a overused opinion

Ben