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There’s no denying that Canada winters are ROUGH to say the least. Here’s a compilation of clips Imported BMX was sitting on from some of the sessions that went down at Le Taz Skatepark this past winter. This one is heavy on the grinds and real solid from start to finish!
“Winter at Taz skatepark,
IMPORTEDBMX crew
Featuring :Justin Hughes, Joel Marchand, Kevin Girard, Arnaud Paquin, Vlad Poloukhine and many homies in Friends section.
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Are you on the hunt for some new BMX Bars? Not really looking for 4-piece bars and want to stick with the more traditional 2-piece style? You’re in luck because Mark Burnett‘s new signature Excelsior bars from Sunday Bikes have arrived! These 100% chromoly bars with a post-weld heat-trement have a 9.25″ rise, 27.5″ width, 12-degrees of bacskweep and 2-degrees of upsweep. The Excelsior bars are available in black only and can be picked up through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Sunday Bikes worldwide now!
Last weekend, GT Bicycles invited us out to New York City for their 2017 BMX Product launch and jam at 5050 Skatepark in Staten Island. As you know, we’re big nerds when it comes to product and we’ve been real stoked on what GT has been doing since it brought Ben Ward on board to re-ignite their BMX program as a whole, so there was no way we could miss out on the trip out to see what they have been working on. GT brought Brian Kachinsky, Albert Mercado, Dan Conway, Jason Phelan and Jeff With Glasses on out for the session and to get their first look at all of the bikes as well. For 2017, GT have their Team Signature Series (Brian Kachinsky, Jason Phelan and Rob Wise), Team Comp series, Team Series, Performer Series and Slammer bikes that cover a lot of ground from entry level on up to higher end bikes.
Quick Guide:
BK Signature Series
Phelan Signature Series
Wise Signature Series
Performer
Performer Pro 26″
Slammer
The Brian Kachinsky Signature Bikes are available in 3 different styles.
BK Team Signature Series
– Transparent Yellow
– BK signature GT Elevated stem
– Sealed 9-tooth freecoaster (KHE Internals)
BK Team Comp
– Transparent Copper
– Chromoly Front Triangle and Seat Stays
– GT 4-Piece Bars
BK Team
– Transparent Black
– Chromoly Front Triangle
– GT 4-Piece Bars
– GT Pool Tires
Brian Kachinsky Team Signature Series Complete
Each of the bikes feature this GT logo which is based off the sewer hole covers you can find all over the world from Brian’s hometown, Neenah, Wisconsin. You can find the sewer covers in Chicago where Brian calls home now, too.
Each of the bikes feature the GT 4-Piece bars.
Here’s a look at Brian’s signature Elevated topload stem that will be available aftermarket as well. CNC machined with beveled edges, smooth curves, a rounded back, additional machining for weight saving and engraved logos.
The new GT Team grips use the classic mushroom style with a soft rubber compound. You can find these on all the bikes in the range.
The graphics on the bike are based off the transit maps of Chicago. The seat tube features a crosswalk style design as well.
The seat also features the same style design which is a nice personal touch since Brian takes a lot of pride in Chicago where he calls home.
GT have some 2-piece cranks that can be found on the higher end bikes, which look real clean.
Brian’s Signature Series bike comes with a 9-tooth sealed freecoaster hub. The hub is based off the tried and true KHE system.
You can find GT’s classic, but modernized Pool tires on the bikes as well.
Brian’s bikes in order front to back, BK Team, BK Team Comp and BK Team Signature Series.
Believe it or not, but Brian didn’t see the final bikes in person until the event, so you could see how blown away he was when he saw months of bouncing ideas and concept designs back and forth with designer and team manager, Ben Ward, in person finally.
Overall, we were really impressed with the bikes for Brian’s line. There are a lot of details that definitely make it a signature complete beyond just a colorway or something simple we find on other signature bikes out there.
Quick Guide:
BK Signature Series
Phelan Signature Series
Wise Signature Series
Performer
Performer Pro 26″
Slammer
Earlier today Nick Bruce dropped the Nitro Wold Games – Part 1 which gave us a look at the first two days of practice. Now, we get a look at what went down during Semi-Finals on day 3, followed by finals in Day 4. There’s no doubt that the Nitro World Games lead to some incredible riding. Check out everything that went down!
Scotty Cranmer always keeping things fresh with his videos. Today, he dropped this new video from some basketball trick shots he did with Matty Cranmer, Big Boy and his cousin Dylan that gets pretty ridiculous. Hit play and see what kind of shots they came up with… We have no idea how many tries some of these took, but damn that was good.
“BMX is fun, but sometimes you need to mix it up a bit and do something different! We decided to pick up a basketball hoop and a couple basketballs and set it up next to our ramp and see what kind of awesome trick shots we could come up with! I had my cousin Dylan come over to help us out because he is one of the most coordinated people I have ever seen and it shows! Dylan did one of the farthest Basketball shots I have ever seen in this video! Big Boy hit the ball in off of his head and it nearly gave him a concussion! The mid air alley oop I did was so much fun and I have more ideas for the next time!”
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The second episode of Drew Bezanson‘s new “The Learning Curve” series from Red Bull has arrived. This time around we get a little look into the first few days of riding the bigger mountain bike, dialing things in, then getting a look at his first session on a real downhill course. This is bound to get real interesting real fast once things really start picking up!
“This week, Drew Bezanson gets a new toy as he unwraps his all new Trek Ticket S slopestyle bike and takes it for a test-drive at his hometown park Joyride 150 in Toronto. He’s quick to realise that there is plenty different about the new setup besides just the size of the wheels…
Even the simplest things like transitioning through jumps takes on a whole new feel on these new set of wheels. Hanging with the big dogs at Crankworx Rotorua, Drew gets his first taste of the contest scene and first ride on the official slopestyle course.
Getting some insight from slopestyle legends Sam Pilgrim, Max Fredriksson, Thomas Genon and Nicholi Rogatkin, Drew begins his quest for the magic number 1150 – the number of points he will need to accumulate to qualify for Red Bull Joyride.”
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DIG coming through with a phenomenal video documenting the trip Greg Illingworth and Kevin Kalkoff took to Japan to search out the legendary Death Bowl! This video spans the course of a few days telling the story, leading up to one hell of a session! Highly, HIGHLY advise you give this a watch!
“Sometimes the greatest adventures are a blast into the unknown and when Greg Illingworth and Kevin Kalkoff set out to find the long lost Death Bowl on a four day mission from mainland Japan all the way to the island of Hokkaido, no one knew what the outcome would be. What ensued was a terrifying ferry crossing, driving around the clock and the complete lack of certainty of the outcome. Needless to say things didn’t go quite according to plan at the beginning of the trip but would they be able to scrape it back and get to ride the mysterious transitions they put so much effort into finding? Special thanks from DIG to Monster Energy for helping to make this happen, Vans with their support for the video, Eriko and Kaku at Wheelies bike shop, and Ryan Corrigan and Leigh Ramsdell. For the full story and extended photo feature by George Marshall check out our one-off limited edition publication DIG Magazine Issue 99.5.” – DIG
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Cauan Madon coming through with a rad new video from a super productive afternoon at the São Sebastião skatepark! Cauan brings a deep bag of tricks from flips to tailwhips, big 360 combos and more. This has plenty of style, too! Enjoy!
Filmed and edited by Mikeila Pelayes