Check out this video of the MotoConcepts Yamaha Team practicing over at Milestone. WARNING Slightly explicit lyric in background music.
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12/18/09 - SUPERCROSS SEASON IS HERE!
check out this video Borky just sent over to me posted up on Racer X!! Click Here!
12/16/09 - TEAM FACTORY SERVICES KTM
We've got big things happening this year for the 2010 Supercross season. Here's an intro to the KTM Factory Services team, KTM's new program is pretty cool if you're looking to build up your bike to the same Factory bikes the pros ride.
12/16/09 - IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A REASON TO TRY LOCK ON GRIPS ON YOUR MX BIKE...
check out this product review done on thumpertalk.com. This is from one of the WORCS series sweepers. Click Here!
12/13/09 - SEBASTIEN WINS INTERNATIONAL RACE IN FRANCE!!
After winning every lap on saturday, beeing the favourite in the main, only to crash on the first straight while going for the win. He recovered good till next day.
Sunday started with lots of problems. Through motos he crashed TWICE, but still managed to qualify to the 1/8 final. From
there on he won every lap including the main event! This is the first big Elite win for Seb in Europe and is a sign for good things
to come when he can stay injury free!
12/5/09 - RED BULL JAMS RIDER COOPER WEBB TAKES 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MINI O'S
After missing out on Loretta's week due to a broken wrist, 13 year old Cooper Webb returned to Mini O's over the Thanksgiving weekend. There he took three championships (85 Mod-SX, 85 Stock-SX, 85 Stock-MX) and proved that he is back at full health and ready to win. Cooper's ODI Lock-On Motocross grips, gave him the comfort and cotrol needed to provide the upset over Team Green Kawasaki rider Adam Ciancarullo who was expected to win all 85 events.
10/4/09 - ODI STREET BIKE RACER KYLE WYMAN
In the world of grips, we've definitely got a lot going on over here. This year we took on sponsorship in the Daytona Super Sport world with rider Kyle Wyman. Kyle's done a great job finishing races and promoting ODI. Here's a little insight into what Kyle does on a regular weekend. I've seen dude's jump off 100 foot drops on mountain bikes, but this guy is insane!
09/25/09 - ODI STREET TEAM RIDER RAUL RUIZ VIDEO EDIT
Check out ODI Team rider Raul Ruiz in this super sweet video edit.
09/14/09 - ODI STREET TEAM VIDEO EDIT
Just got back from Transworld Dirt Days and was pleasantly surprised with a new video edit from our BMX Team Manager, Larry Alvarado.
Blazin' Afternoonz! from Sixtiesrider on Vimeo.
08/30/09 - ODI BMX STREET TEAM HITS THE STREETS OF SAN FRAN!!
Larry Alvarado, Raul Ruiz, Chris Gille, and Justin Heninger hit the streets of San Fran in this new edit by Larry Alvarado. Check out this and more enws on the ODI Street Team Blog at www.odistreetcrew.blogspot.com!!
ODI SAN FRANCISCO TRIP from Sixtiesrider on Vimeo.
07/28/09 - ODI NOW DOES CUSTOM LASER ETCHING!!
Now you can customize your Lock Jaw Clamps by having them custom laser etched with up to fifteen characters! Add your nick name, your team or whatever else you want and we'll laser etch it right into your colored clamps! Etching cost is an additional $3.50 when purchasing any set of clamps or Lock On Grip Bonus Pack! If you would like to have a logo etched into the clamps please email us direct to place your order at sales@odigrips.com
At ODI we try to keep a good mix of all the sports we support. Here's the latest of our young gromie sponsored rider Chaz Vasquez rippin it on his new 150.
Team ODI Riders, Brad Oien and JD Swanguen on currently on a 7 week road trip hitting as many Mountain Bike events as possible and shooting some video in betwee. Check out the latest Adventures of Brad and JD.
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Adventures of J.D. Swanguen & Brad Oien from J.D. Swanguen on Vimeo.
07/15/09 - ODI ON ATV RIDER MAGAZINE.COM
ATV Rider Magazine's Thad Josey jkust wrapped up a review of the new Yamaha YFZ 450. He also installed what he calls his "new favorite grips" the ATV Lock Ons. To read the whole review Click Here!
Check out Nate B. teaching the masses how to Tail Whip in the latest How To Video on RideBMX.com
on Vimeo.
Check out the latest "How To" video from ODI Street Team rider Jared Eberwein.
06/29/09 - TEAM ODI RIDER JD SWANGUEN SITS ATOP THE PODIUM AT MOUNT HOOD
JD has definitely been on a tear since coming back from his injury over the winter. At this weekends Fluiride race in Mount Hood JD proved he's back landing the top spot on top of the podium. Congrats JD!
06/10/09 - SIC MOUNTAIN BIKE VIDEO OF OUR OWN NEW ZEALANDER KELLY MCGARRY
Kelly came by the office a few months ago and the guy is one of the nicest people ever. Here's a sic video of him riding down at his home town in New Zealand.
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05/29/09 - DUBACH RACING BIKES MAKES TOP 6 IN DIRT RIDER TORTURE TEST
A few months ago, Mark Tilley, pro racer and Dubach Racing employee called and asked if we had some good grips that will be cushy for a long riding experience. Without any question I sent him the Cush Motocross grips. Little did I know that the guys over at DRD were putting together a bike for the Dirt Rider torture test, the most grueling 24 hour test a bike will see. Check out the info and what the test riders had to say about the Dubach Racing bike.
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05/25/09 - ODI SPONSORED RIDER TAKES NUMBER SPOT AT US OPEN
ODI added another rider to long list of sponsored riders who have represented ODI on the top of the podium. Congratulations to Miranda Miller for her number one finish at the US OPEN at Diablo Freeride Park this past weekend.
05/19/09 - TEAM ODI RIDERS HIT SAN DIEGO
In preperation for Angelfire this weekend, our boys Brad Oien and JD Swanguen hit the hills of San Diego for a little goofing off. Check out the little video they just sent over to me. Watch It Now!
05/08/09 - ODI SUPERCROSS / OUTDOOR RIDER UPDATE
At ODI we've really stepped up our rider support program when it comes to AMA pro riders. In addition to adding the Troy Lee Racing team last year, we added a few good privateers this year. Motocross Action recently caught up with Troy Lee rider Sean Borkenhagen and privateer Jason Potter. We can't wait for Outdoors to start, make sure you come see us out at Glen Helen. Watch It Now!
05/06/09 - ODI FREESTYLE MX RIDER STEVEN MONTGOMERY GRACES EXPN.COM
One of the sickest up and coming freeriders, Steven "Monty" Montgomery was out at the 420 ride day at Jackpot Ranch and EXPN caught up with him to get a quick update on what the whole 420 campout and ride day is all about. Watch It Now!
04/20/09 - TROY LEE RACING UPDATE
After missing the first half of the season, Jake Moss and Jimmy Albertson both proved that they will be in contention for next years championship during this last weekends Supercross in Seattle, WA. All four Troy Lee Honda Riders made it to the main event while running their ODI White Half Waffle grips. Good Luck in Salt Lake guys!
04/20/09 - CHECK OUT KYLE WYMAN ON HIS AMA SUPER SPORT YAMAHA
In 2009, ODI started sponsoring this kid Kyle Wyman in the AMA Super Sport East Series. It seemed the perfect fit since both Kyle and ODI were new to the series. Since then Kyle has been killing it in his first two races. Here's a video he sent over to let us get to know him a little better. Watch It Now!
04/13/09 - ODI JOINS TEAM GORILLA AXEL CAN-AM
ODI recently hooked up with one of the top teams in the Championship Mud Racing series. These guys on ATVs love to get dirty. For an inside look into the CMR and to meet Team Gorilla Axel rider Dawayne Crowder, take a look at this awesome film by ATV Rider Magazine. Watch It Now!
4/8/09 - IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN
It's that time of year again and next week we will be heading out to the largest mountain bike event the states has to offer. The Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, CA will be held April 16-19 and ODI will certainly be there. Make sure to stop by to say Hi to all the Team ODI riders and staff that will be set up in the tech area.
4/8/09 - Congratulations! Miranda Miller
Congratulations! to Miranda Miller who took first at the Fluiride event this past weekend. Also to our another ODI Canadian rider, Danice Uyesegi for her 3rd place finish in Pro women's downhill.
ODI POPS UP AT DAYTONA BIKE WEEK

ODI was proud to join the team of Kyle Wyman Racing. Kyle made his debut in the AMA Pro National Road Racing event at Daytona International Speedway this last week during speedweeks and brought home a fourth place finish, narrowly missing the podioum in his first AMA Pro event. For the whole story visit www.kylewyman.net
03/02/09 - TROY LEE RACING GETS FIRST VICTORY OF 2009
ODI Sponsored Troy Lee Racing's Jake Moss returned to the team and made his 2009 supercross debut at Anahiem 3. During the long break, he and rookie Sean Borkenhagen decided to race the Reno Arena Cross event. Jake swept his heat races and claimed to victories in two classes while "Borky" earned his first podium. Congratulations Guys!
ODI RIDERS HIT THE PAGES OF MOTOCROSS ACTION
Wow! It's been a long week for us out in Indy at the annual Dealer Expo but it was pleasantly surprising to see a few of our riders graceing the pages of the new MXA website when we returned. Check out the interview's with TLD's Jake Moss and Riley MX's Scott Champion both riders are currently running ODI Single Ply Moto grips!
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MIKE DAY WINS AT PERRIS
ODI Rider, Mike Day was victorious at the ABA races at Lake Perris this past weekend. Mike defeated GT teammate Joey Bradford and fellow ODI rider via team Free Agent, Maris Strombergs. Congratulations! to both Mike and Maris on their podium finishes! It looks like this is going to be an exciting season watching the battle between these two Olympic Medalists.
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SHERRI CRUSE KEEPING IN SHAPE DURING OFF SEASON
Sherri Cruse, WMA rider was out at Glen Helen last weekend practicing. She almost ran me off the track before I caught up with her and got a quick interview to see what she has in store for the 2009 season.
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CHRIS BLOSE INTERVIEW FROM SUPERCROSS A2
Chris Blose has been surprising everyone on the Supercross circuit this year. With his consistency and speed Chris has plans to be on the podium real soon. I got a chance to spend a few minutes with Chris during A2 and put together my first video edit (go easy on me).
WATCH IT NOW
1/5/08 - TROY LEE RACING BARELY MISSES PODIUM
The Troy Lee Racing Team made their 09 supercross season debut this last weekend at Anaheim 1. Chris Blose barely missed the podium after getting passed by Ryan Dungey. Sean Borkenhagen had an impressive 12th place finish in his first ever Supercross Lites race, and Steve Boniface started strong but got caught up in a racing incident and finished 17th. To read the whole story visit Troy Lee Designs website.
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1/5/08 - PINNED DVD NOW AVAILABLE
The newest video from BNC Productions features Team ODI rider David K as well as many other ODI riders tearing up the trails and races. It's now available for purchase through the shopping cart with a preview available as well.
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12/15/08 - ODI GRIPS ON THE COVER OF DIRT BIKE MAGAZINE
ODI Sponsored Zip Ty Racing made the cover of Dirt Bike Magazine for the January 2009 issue. The article inside talks about how Team Zip Ty won the 24 Hour of Glen Helen on a bike that was two years old!
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12/5/08 - TROY LEE RACING SIGNS SEAN BORKENHAGEN
Supercross is now less than a month away and we're super excited to be on board with the Troy Lee Honda team. With Ping at the helm, it's defintely set to be an exciting sail through the 09 season.
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12/4/08 - ODI TEAM RIDER UPDATE
ODI is currently accepting sponsorship resumes for the 2009 season in all sports. For more information visit us on Sponsorhouse.com or forward your resume to sponsorship@odigrips.com.
12/3/08 - THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD
While we're super stoked to be named one of the top 100 products in the world by Dirt Magazine out of the UK, we never thought we'd reach the status of sliced bread. We set out on a new goal now here around the office, "The greatest thing since beer!"
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11/27/08 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Now that the turkey is settling and your getting rid of the in laws, sit down and check out the newest video from our very own Larry Alvarado. Larry's video's never dissapoint and for most of us in the bike world, football just doesn't compare.
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11/24/08 - GET WELL SOON TINKER!
You can check out all the details on Tinker Juarez at his site listed below, but we want to wish him a quick recovery after hitting a truck while training last week. Tinker's okay and if you're into pictures of bruises there's some gnarly ones on his page.
TinkerJuarez.com
11/20/08 - BRIAN LOPES VIDEO AS PROMISED
Paula sent over this video today and I couldn't stop laughing everytime it shows Brian bunny hop over the hurdles while all the road guys are getting off their bikes and stepping over them. No wonder she posted it on YouTube.
WATCH IT NOW
11/20/08 - SRC THIS WEEKEND
It's hard to believe it's been 17 years since Don Jackson held the 1st annual SRC Challenge. This year he started a new form of racing with the indoor Mountain Arena Cross during Interbike week. We'll be out this weekend in Fontana, CA for the 17th annual SRC Challenge so if you're in Southern California come check out some of the best mountain biking the US has to offer.
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11/17/08 - OFF SEASON, WHAT OFF SEASON?
We can always count on Brian Lopes to keep things entertaining during the winter time. He called this morning to tell us that he won a Cycle Cross race over the weekend. More to come on that later, in the mean time check out this video on Brian's website of him at the Red Bull Inside/Out event at Ray's Indoor MTB Park
WATCH IT NOW
11/14/08 - TRANSWORLD MOTORCROSS RIDE DAY

Thanks to the guys over at Transworld Motocross Magazine for having me out to Racetown 395 in Adelanto, CA yesterday! Check out some new photos of one of our youngest sponsored riders, Chaz Vasquez who went out with me and tore up the Vet track!!
LAKE ELSINORE GRAND PRIX

Headed down to Elsinore this last weekend to check out the Grand Prix. Metal Mulisha's Colin "Scummy" Morrison, getting ready to start the race with his ODI Lock-Ons with Gold Clamps!
HILLBILLY BIKE BASH

Team ODI / Southridge Riders Brad Oien and Anthony "AntMan" Marino made it out to the HillyBilly Bike Bash in Temecula, CA! Congratulations! to them both! Brad brought home a fifth place in the pro division, while AntMan brought home the first place trophy in the Jr. Expert class.
11-7-08 - ATV NEWS COMING ON FULL SPEED
WOW ATV season is upon us and it definitely shows from all the updates we've been getting! Here's a link to our buddy's over at ATV Torture and the product review they did on the Rogue's! We're stoked to get the "tortured" stamp of approval!
ATV Torture.com
11-7-08 - ATV LOCK-ON CLAMPS NOW AVAILABLE IN NINE COLORS

Until now, the Lock Jaw clamps have only been available one color. at ODI, WE understand that customization is key and so WE’ve introduced 8 new clamp colors. Now you can customize your grips with your choice of 8 additional anodized colors, including: black, graphite, blue, red, purple, orange, green and even gold!
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11-5-08 - A FEW MINUTES WITH BRAD OIEN
We're proud to sponsor Brad Oien, 2008 MTB Downhill Rookie of the Year. Check out Brad's latest interview with us where he talks about his new video, his off season plans, and how the 2008 season treated him.
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10-31-08 - LAST DAY OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Thanks to all of our friends in the mountain bike community who stepped up and purchased a pair of our new pink Ruffians. Their purchases contributed $15 a pair helping us earn over $2100 for the American Cancer Society so far!
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10-31-08 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN VIDEO
Everyone at ODI would like to wish you a Happy Halloween! Thanks to Larry Alvarado for this Tricks or Treats video edit!
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10-29-08 - A LITTLE ATV ACTION
Bryan Hulsey is no stranger when it comes to ATV Racing. He's the 2008 OMA ATV National Series Champion! He gave me some time to ask him some questions.
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JEEP 48 STRAIGHT ON TV
It isn't often that you get to see Mountain Bike Racing from the comfort of your living room. Make sure you check out last weekends King of the Mountain coverage with ODI Riders, Brian Lopes, Eric Carter, Brad Oien, Melissa Buhl, Fionn Griffiths and more! Saturday Novemeber 1 at 11:00am on CBS!
10/29/08 - HALLOWEEN WEEKEND
The ODI Grips staff will be out at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life this weekend in La Quinta. If you are in the area on Saturday afternoon, stop by and say Hi. If you're in San Bernardino on Sunday check out the Metal Mulisha's exhibition event at 777 Church, Scummy is loving his new lock-ons!
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10/27/08 - AST DEW TOUR
Nate Berkheimer just sent over this photo of him in Orlando. He finished 11th overall and will be in the 09 Tour. Not bad for a racer Nate! Congrats! on your awesome tour run!
10/27/08-BRIAN LOPES FINDS LUCK IN MADONNA!
This year's Jeep 48Straight finals brought out some of the world's top-ranked mountain bikers, from ALL disciplines; Greg Minnaar from DH, Adam Craig from XC, Kyle Strait, Cam ZInk and Cam McCaul from freestyle and Brian Lopes from 4X and did I mention celeb snow-boarder Shaun Palmer came out for a cameo?
Read More at BrianLopes.com!!
10/27/08-JEEP 48 STRAIGHT
Congratulations to ODI Riders Eric Carter and Melissa Buhl for their Jeep King of the Mountain Championships! Also to Brian Lopes and Fionn Griffiths for their victories in San Luis Obispo! and to Team ODI/Southridge's own Brad Oien for a top 15 finish!
More Info at Pinkbike.com!
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