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Products: Vol. XLIX

March 23, 2013

Not sure about you, but it’s finally showing signs of spring around the Midwest and I’m sure like me, you’re itching to get your bike dialed in for the sessions outside again. We’ve got a fresh round of Products for you to take a look at for you to get things rolling right. This week we’ll take a closer look at the Sunday Garrett Reeves Acid Drop Bonus Bike, Profile Racing‘s new GDH Flatland cranks, Madera‘s Realist pivotal seat, And Forks‘ 33 Fork and the Brian Foster topload stem from Fit Bike Co.. Let’s get into this!

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Photogallery: Wayne Riser March 2013

March 22, 2013

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It’s Friday. You’ve got one day left at school or work and then it’s a weekend filled with riding (Well, we can only hope that’s your schedule right now). Let’s start things off with a bunch of dialed photos to get you psyched to go out and ride. Check out this fresh photogallery we just dropped from our friend, Wayne Riser, from Vivid Photography by Wayne of some damn good riding that he’s been shooting out in California recently. You check out all of its goodness by hitting that link below! Get to it!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE FULL PHOTOGALLERY

Through The Lens: The Process – Writing a Weekly Column

March 20, 2013

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For this week’s column I wanted to work on a project with Florida transplant Tom Villarreal. I met Tom a few years back at a contest in Florida and got to ride with him and kick it with him while I was there. Skip ahead to now and we still link up to chill and ride when we can. I always like supporting riders that I think do things the right way and one of them is Tom. He is underrated in my opinion and definitely deserves some time in the spotlight. He has been putting in work and making moves in L.A. riding a bunch and trying to book commercial gigs. On the way down to meet up with Tom I was thinking about what direction I wanted to take with this week’s piece and to be honest, I was kind of struggling with a concept that I was going to be happy with. I went back and forth with a few ideas and then all of the sudden it hit me that I was actually creating the concept of the article without even writing it yet. Basically I decided to write TTL #57 about what it takes to keep up on a weekly column so if you have any interest in learning what goes into it, and the thought process that goes into every feature then this is for you.

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Giveaway: One Month Supply of popchips

March 20, 2013

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All right, now I know all of you guys are going to want to get in on this. We’ve got a big box with a one month supply of popchips tortilla chips to giveaway to one lucky fan and I don’t think we could have made this any easier to get entered to win.

Here’s the rules…
1. Go follow The Union on Twitter – @BMX_UNION
2. Go follow popchips Chicago on Twitter – @popchipschicago
3. Copy, paste and Tweet the line below.

“Hey @BMX_UNION, hook me up with a #tortilla @popchipschicago snack break!! #lovetriangle”

Once we get your entry, we’ll be re-tweeting you so you know we saw your entry.

We will be taking entries from today, Wednesday, March 20th through Wednesday, March 27th where we’ll pick one lucky fan who is following both The Union and popchips Chicago that tweeted the line that will win a one month supply of popchips tortillas in all of the flavors you see above in the photo.

I don’t think this could get any easier! Get in on this now!

Photogallery: Agustin Glauber

March 19, 2013

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It still absolutely blows my mind from all of the different people I’ve come in contact from doing The Union from all over the world. The other week I got an email from Agustin Glauber from Argentina. In that email was a bunch of real dialed photos that he had shot of his friends from around Beunos Aires. I was real stoked on what he had sent through and there was no way I could pass something like this up to give a little exposure to the scene that’s clearly doing real well in Argentina. Check out 23 photos that Agustin sent through in this fresh photogallery!

CHECK OUT THE FULL PHOTOGALLERY BY CLICKING HERE.

Product: Alpine Stars Spring 2013 Collection

March 19, 2013

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Words by Jeremy Pavia photos provided by Alpinestars.

Alpinestars clothing is a brand that has been putting out a solid selection of clothes over the years as they continue to push BMX and make a name for themselves within the industry. Although they don’t have a huge team at the moment they currently support Jamie Bestwick and Chad Kagy. They are also the pad brand of choice for most all of the riders that step to take on the Mega Ramp including Steve McCann, Vince Byron, Kevin Robinson and Zack Warden. If you are looking for some clothing that is based around quality, fit and feel you should see what they have to offer. Hit the link to check out a few things that caught my attention and be sure to stop by the site AlpineStars.com and see what’s new for 2013.

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Products: Vol. XLVIII

March 16, 2013

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It’s that time of the week! If you’re waiting for things with the Simple Session to get going again, take a few minutes to check out a few fresh products for you to dial your bike in with. This week we’re going to take a closer look at Freed Bikes Freedom frame, the limited edition Raw Lady Luck frame from Hoffman Bikes, the Sean Burns signature grips from Eclat, the new Deathrow cranks from Cult and the Forum complete from Diamondback U.K. Let’s get into this!
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Products: XLVII

March 9, 2013

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Spring is starting to show signs of life around these parts (at least in the midwest) and I’m sure there are a bunch of riders who have been stuck inside just itching to get their bikes all dialed in and get back outside where we’re supposed to be. It’s definitely a good time to get your bike all ready to roll since nobody wants to start the first sessions of the year outside with a beat up bike. This week we’re going to take a closer look at the new Ben Lewis bars from Fit Bike Co., the new Banana wax from Sunday, Deluxe‘s new F-Light wheel sets, Madera‘s Mast topload stem and 34R‘s Roto Twister gyro. Let’s take a closer look!

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