This is the first in a series of zines under this title that, with the help of family, friends and the BMX community I will be publishing. Inside you’ll find pretty much what ever is on my mind. This ranges from shit this i think is rad to dudes that I look up to or riders that are doing their own thing on and off their bike. I’d like to thank everyone who has had a hang in this either though doing an interview, shooting pictures or contributing a beer in the direction of a good time. Pick up a copy, it’s free pass it on or light it on fire. Do whatever you want as long as it ends with good times.

-Brett Tocco

Initially when the idea to do a Hurricane 40 vs. 540 hurricanes spot the write ups were supposed to be Tom Molyneux talk-ing about the 40s. Tom is so dedicated to the deca-dent elixir he’s even had it tattooed on his arm. Tom’s moved to Florida and been traveling a lot, needless to say he’s a bit hard to get in touch with right now, and apparently you can’t get 40s in Florida anyway. So fuck it I’ll just have to give it my best. There’s been rumors that just as 50 cent backed vitamin water the Game backed Hurricaines. I’m not sure if that’s true be-cause it’s brewed by Bush. My fling with forties started my sophomore year of college when one of my roommates, Gennady, would get two forty drunk.

He would also bring 40s to house parties to avoid paying the keg price, pretty effective method of drink-ing more than you paid for. The liquor store down the street from our house sells “caines” for $1.70 and I’ve never been carded there, check it out. Forties are defiantly not as smooth as 540 hur-ricanes but drinking three of them will make you feel like you’ve just done 12 540’s in a row. My advice to you scrounge up $3.40 go grab a couple caines and throw on a video or grab a shorty or you can read this and talk about how lame the Toccos are at talking about things having to do with Hurricaines, it’s up to you.

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The first time I saw a hurricane in person I think Mike Silk was doing them at the vans park. In that same session he did a hurricane on a sub to drop down fufe on the corresponding quar-ter. I was blown away. The trick in general looked so precision,and the sub move was next level at the time. I spent the next week or so learning 360 hur-ricanes on the 5 ft quarter that resided at the Vans park. As long as my brakes were on point, this wasn’t too hard to learn. 540’s were an entirely different story. Chris Bumm made me try them all session one night, and I got dealt with over and over. Like any other trick, confidence is pretty low when you start out. I always under rotated and always landed at the bottom, usu-ally directly to my hip. Shit sucked. Eventually you get

comfortable with spinning onto the coping as hard as you can and that’s when they really start feeling good. Doyle always had a nice one, Bennett too. And once I watched Biz throw a bar in one I was all over trying those-I’ve never done one. I’ve never even thrown one. Biz does them on subrails. Biz is the man. I suck. Put your brakes back on and try the best feeling lip trick ever invented, 540 hurricanes. Drink a Hur-ricane afterwards to cele-brate. Drive to New Orleans after that and survive a hurricane. Then watch the Denzel Washington movie “The Hurricane”. While listening to Bob Dylan. You get the idea. Denzel is the shit. I saw Dylan live and he sucked. Denzel wins.

Darryl laces a huricaine in the background of this frame while a group of us chill ours out and the roof table to the left.

S 540 HURRICAINES

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style, his feet leave the pedals for extra clickage. - Jon Stars

Stencils are a quick and easy way to do something creative. You can make them out of al-most any image and depending on how into it you are you can combine layers to make pretty detailed images. listen while Joshne brings you trough it.

Step 1: imageImport image to PhotoshopStep two: making the stencilSelect the image layer and in the control tab open mode and select grayscale. Next open the Adjustments tab and select bright-ness/contrast. Boost the contrast to 100% and adjust the brightness until it looks good. Step 3: transferring your seniletrace your image onto a piece of paper.Step 4: making a hard copyCut out the unwanted areas of your image, either all the black or all the white.Step 5: paintingPlace your image on a surface and paint away.

paperpencil razor knife spray paint

photoshopSupplies:

Audry Tautou is hot so we used her

Our image after the adjustments

Joshne Tracing his stenciland the hard copieson the table

Bike riding has way of leading you to wake up on one floor or another surrounded by bikes, cameras, and other dudes feeling just as hungover and tired as you are. The first few moments of everyday on a road trip are always the worst. Once movement, food, and riding start up the cramped spaces, long nights and hours on the road fade out of thought. It’s well known within the BMX community that most riders always leave their doors open to passers by. Wether it’s someone they’ve know for years or a group of riders they met once, and some times never, the hospitality is unde-niable.

When Jd, Jake, Floyd, and wasted pulled up to the Kink house ready to take me on the 6 hour drive to Tuscon I’d only met Jake once, and had know Jd for a few years, Floyd and “Wasted” Aaron were total enigmas to me. That didn’t stop Arron from opening up his humble home to some east coast snow birds, and even an extra one we just so happened to find on while in town. I don’t think I can thank Arron enough for having us or Jd and jake enough for picking me up under the worst circumstances and failed “romantic” endeavors while in town.

There’s more to BMX trips than just riding. The sights, bars and climbing mountains hit our list just as hard as all the pools and ditches Arizona has to offer.

Wasted Shared His Home and the open road with us

Never seen some one with so few teeth give directions to a park...

Pools, Banks, ditches, charict-ers. Arizona is the 6th largest state in the country, and it’s population is less than a third of New York City. Each one of them is a character If you ever make it outh there ask Jordan Car about is bayo-nette and buy Wasted a beer at the bar.

Pat’s diet is notoriously poor. Living with him over the past 6 months I’ve seen it improve slightly, check out the grub that makes you do crooked grinds;

TI: What are the 3 foods you most often consume?PQ: Pizza, Pasta, CandyTI: You went food shopping last night what did you pick up at the store?PQ: A lot of fresh fruits and veggies, organic juices, steak, vitamins two percent milk and aome whole grain bread. (editors note; two bottles of Mountain Dew, a bag of cookies, and a bottle of 100% grape juice.)TI: I’ve notice that you’ve cut munchos out of your dietPQ: No cause I still eat pretty bad I just don’t get those all the timeTI: You’ve recently discovered plain

white milk, can you tell me about that?PQ: It’s not terrible, I don’t think I would ever buy it though

TI: Can you sum up the follow-ing; pasta boat, hot pockets, 3ft gummy snakes?PQ: Shitty, cool, imagine?TI: Any Dietary advice? PQ: Nah

Best time to cook a hot pocket; 1:33

PQ keeps the fridge stocked

“Elmora is more than just a clothing company, it is a group of individuals who not only get along with each other, but also have similar tastes andartistic visions. Coming together from different backgrounds to produce and share things that we are collectively proud of. You may like it, and you maynot; Elmora is here to stay. Fux wit it.”-Wesly Garcia

Nilo Hodge getting pitted for the homies at Elmora

When I was fifteen Robbo, Minivan Mike, Matt Black, and occa-sionally Dirty Sanchez would make day trips to Delaware. I know you’re thinking what the fuck is in Delaware, well there is(?) a skapepark under a bridge in Newport. Go-ing there so often we be-came friends with a rider named Wesley Garcia

I’ve lost touch and gotten back in touch with Wes-ley over the years and recently found out he’s still running a small shirt company named Elmora. Wes started Elmora years ago and I’m glad to see he’s still doing it. He’s some photos and what he had to say; FUX WIT IT