Kevin Robinson

Last week Kevin Robinson was in China for the X Games. As always Kevin came to do what he does best, and that is pushing BMX to new levels. Check out the message that came through from K-Rob and the crazy picture Morgan Wade was able to capture on his iPhone. Great job, Kevin!

“So Asian X was my 1st contest in 20 months. It was in Shanghai China. The mini mega contest I qualified 4th & ended up in 5th. But what made me happier than that was once again pushing my progression & the progression of my sport. I did the 1st no handed 1 footed flair. Soooo happy! ” -K-Rob

Kevin was recently featured on the news in his hometown of Providence, RI. He’s trying to make things better for the kids where he grew up and is doing a great job at it. Take a look below.

The K-Rob Foundation is hosting their 2nd Annual Ride With K-Rob Day in Providence, RI on May 20, 2012.

Check their facebook and website for more info on this amazing event. HEAL will be there as a vendor and look forward to seeing a lot of new people this year.

If you follow either K-Rob or Scotty Cranmer on twitter, you would have scene some trash talking between the two regarding the recent Superbowl. With Kevin being from the state of RI, he obviously is a Patriots fan. Scotty being a Jersey resident, was going for the Giants.

Since both are good friends and good sports they decided to put a friendly wager on the game with the fan of the losing team having to clean the other ones bike at this year’s X Games in front of everyone – apron, gloves, and all. As everyone knows, the Giants won leaving Kevin with the chore of cleaning Scotty’s bike during X Games. Below is a nice little edit describing the bet and some trash talking between the two as the game was unfolding.

Looking for a fun and easy way to win some cool prizes this holiday season? If so, Kevin Robinson (K-Rob) is doing a Christmas Extravaganza Giveaway on Twitter. By following K-Rob (twitter handle @KrobBMX) you’ll find out how to win a prize pack full of HEAL apparel, Red Bull, Hoffman Bikes Swag, and tons of other cool items. The winner gets picked on December 19, so get going on twitter and follow K-Rob to enter in this Christmas Giveaway.

UPDATE CONTEST CHANGED TO FRIDAY OCTOBER 28th. Same time and location.

Come out to Brooklyn this weekend on October 29, 2011 for what will be an awesome event for the Halloween weekend. HEAL athlete Kevin Robinson will be in there showing support for this amazing event. Check out the Press Release below:

Press Release:

RED BULL TRICK OR TREAT ROLLS INTO BROOKLYN FOR HALLOWEEN WEEKEND
PRO CONTEST BRINGS BMX STREET TO THE CITY ON OCTOBER 29TH

New York, NY – October 1, 2011 – Sure to be the highlight of Halloween weekend, Red Bull Trick or Treat will give Brooklynites a front row seat to watch BMX street riders take on the night. On Saturday, October 29th, 32 of the most core and respected BMX riders in the country will gather at Newtown Barge Park for a contest that will be full of tricks, and for the rider that survives til the end, some much deserved treats.

Local BMX Pro rider Edwin De La Rosa helped to put together a list of the 32 most bad to the bone riders in street. The new contest format is “Live or Die” where heats of 6 riders will compete, with only the top 2 living to the next round, followed by a two heat semifinal and an all-out 6 rider final. Red Bull Trick or Treat will feature Halloween themed obstacles in a graveyard layout, with grindable coffin boxes, a tombstone vert wall, a curved grim reaper rail box, and a 32 foot long cross box, all custom painted by Ryan Humphrey.

With the Manhattan skyline in the background, fans will be witness to truly authentic street riding by some of the most respected riders in the industry including Scotty Cranmer, Corey Martinez, Brad Simms, Bruno Hoffmann, Dakota Roche, Jared Washington, Mike Brennan, Dave Belcher, Augie Simoncini, Tony Hamlin, Garret Hoogerhyde, and Dan Lacey with more to be announced.

There will be treats better than candy for some lucky fans. During the contest there will be a raffle for a new Kink bike, DC gift certificates and Edwin will personally donate his bike at the end of the event to the raffle.

The event is free for all ages, and will feature beats by DJ Yamez, in partnership with The Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn and DC Shoes, Kink, Skavenger, Animal, and Post Bikes. Costumes are encouraged for both riders and onlookers.

Red Bull Trick or Treat
Date: Oct 29, 2011
Time: 5pm-9:30pm
Venue: Newtown Barge Park
Commercial Street,
Brooklyn, NY
*Free for all ages*

Check out Kevin Robinson wearing HEAL during his Vert Challenge at Woodward Camp

Lately twitter has been buzzing about some controversy going on in the BMX community revolving around the MegaRamp.  Here’s Kevin Robinson’s view on this issue in the video below.

ESPN recently did an interview to catch up with Kevin Robinson and talk about his newest ventures in BMX. You see Kevin wearing the new HEAL Chili T Shirt in the beginning of the video. Kevin is one amazing athlete doing some incredible things for both his sport and community. Enjoy!

On May 21, 2011 bring your entire family to the Ride with K-Rob Family Fun Day in Providence, RI. There will be a chance to ride with Kevin Robinson, X Games Medalist, and have a great day of vendors, bands, rock climbing, food, and tons more.

The ride leaves at 9:45 and travels along the East Bay Bike Path and is approximately 4 miles long. You can ride, walk, skate, skip, hop, or any way you want to travel it. Kevin will lead the way and you will wind up at the Looff Carousel. Once at the Carousel the activities and vendors will be there for the rest of the day for everyone to enjoy.

So sign up and join the fun at the First Annual Ride with K-Rob Family Fun Day. All proceeds from this event will be going to the K-Rob Foundation. And don’t forget to wear Red and White to show your suppport of the K-Rob Foundation.

Check the K-Rob Foundation site for detail on how to sign up.

The K-Rob Foundation is offering a chance to win a trip to this years Summer X Games!  It’s pretty easy to enter too.  Just send an email requesting your tickets to krobfoundation@gmail.com for $2o each.  The winner gets hooked up with a sweet trip to the X Games including getting to meet athletes such as Kevin Robinson!

Don’t miss out on your chance for an amazing trip this summer and helping out an even more amazing foundation!

Last week Kevin Robinson was invited down to the ESPN offices in Bristol, CT for the christening of the X Games corridor that was just added to the building.  Kevin has been a solid part of the X Games since the earlier days when ESPN was just learning about the action sports world and was the perfect person to come down and speak about how special it is for the athletes and sports to be recognized in this manner.

Check out the video above to see Kevin’s speech at the unveiling of the X Games wing.  There is also a great post on ESPN.com about Kevin’s plans to return to competing in BMX Vert in 2011 after multiple shoulder surguries in 2010.  Hopefully Kevin will be adding to his collection of X Games Medals this year!

HEAL is insanely excited to announce the addition of Kevin Robinson to the HEAL roster of athletes. Kevin has been a top athlete in BMX Vert for years and is now also a major influence on helping shape kids lives on and off of bikes.

Tons more info regarding Kevin being a supporter of HEAL and all of Kevin’s ventures will be posted here. Stay tuned for more info on Kevin to come in the very near future.

Welcome to HEAL Kevin, and big thanks for supporting what HEAL stands for. Helping Extreme Athletes Live!