Some time ago, the Upstate SORBA, which basically is an organization that represents the voice of the local mountain biking community here in Upstate SC, built a small pump track in Travelers Rest, SC in Gateway Park where people could come hone their riding skills. I heard about the pump track some time ago and rode my bike out to check it out. I definitely had a good time riding the pump track, but couldn’t help leaving wishing there would have been a little something extra to ride given the amount of space that was available in the park. Well, fast-forward several months and somehow I heard someone talking about some new trails in Travelers Rest, so I decided to take a Sunday Cruise into the area. Much to my surprise, there are now several new sections of trails to play on for all different skill levels. There was a great mix of age groups riding around enjoying the newly built Skills Park. I snapped a few pictures of one of the main lines that I spent most of my time on. Looking forward to my next visit. Get out and ride something!

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Beautiful Demise’s new Logo Tee yet, visit the online shop to see our 2013 take on our standard bd logo. The BD logo redesign is part of our first collection release the “Antrim Collection”. Each year we plan on recreating our logo in some form or fashion to see how it evolves and takes shape. Here is a little eye candy of the newly released BD Logo tshirt.

Beautiful Demise is pleased to announce the release of their first seasonal collection entitled the “Antrim” collection. Just to clarify for those that might not know, “Antrim” just so happens to be the name of the street where the Beautiful Demise Word Headquarters resides. We thought that it was a fitting name for our first collection release considering how much time we’ve spent developing the brand in our shop on Antrim Drive. We were really hoping that we would have our handmade denim line ready by this time, but as most things worth a damn in life, we’ll have to wait a bit longer until we can iron out a few more details that just aren’t quite up to snuff just yet. Don’t worry though, in the mean time, take a few minutes to peruse the “Antrim” Collection in our online shop. Remember, all our regular tees are still available in the online shop, simply click show all or search by category in the shop submenu. We hope everyone enjoys the new gear. As always, all Beautiful Demise clothing is lovingly crafted by us with our own 2 hands in our print shop located in Greenville, SC. All our shirts are made in the USA and ridiculously comfy. Stop by the shop if you’re in the area. You can find us 215 W. Antrim Dr. Unit A, Greenville, SC 29607.

I had the opportunity to visit Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the surrounding area a few weeks ago and had a great time. Despite being from the south and not really being very prepared to handle the cold weather, it ended up actually being quite nice. A few things that you can’t miss out on when you are in the Milwaukee area are local brews, local cheese, and of course Ray’s Indoor Bike Park. Ray’s Indoor Bike park has a Cleveland, Ohio location as well as a Milwaukee, Wisconsin spot. I’ve been to the Cleveland spot several times, but this was my first visit to Ray’s in Milwaukee. Needless to say, this place is just way too much fun. I took several pictures with my phone and a few of them I laced together in photoshop, so there may be a few things that are slightly off-kilter, but I wanted to show the size of some of the bike park. The only thing that I was a little bummed about was the fact that I forgot to bring any Beautiful Demise stickers with me to throw up around the park. Not to worry though, I’m sure I’ll be back to Ray’s in Milwaukee again.

I was in Chicago for 2 days this past week and finally found time to go stop by the Threadless retail store. For anyone that doesn’t know, Threadless is an online community that votes on user submitted graphic designs that get printed on various items such as tshirts, scarfs, hoodies, etc. Threadless has been around for over 10 years and is a pretty kick-ass company. They use items made in the USA whenever possible and source all their screen printing locally in the Greater Chicago area. Threadless is definitely one of the companies that I’ve personally gotten a lot of inspiration from and look forward to seeing how their company evolves and incorporates new items and opportunities for creative professionals around the world. I snapped a few pics of their Chicago retail store with my phone.