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New York Grands BMX Race 2018

July 17, 2018

The annual New York Grands race went down the other day. Check out this video from the race!

For the past 8 years, there’s been a wild race that puts a ton of riders on a race through New York City hitting a bunch of set points before getting to the finish line. The New York Grands seems to get bigger every year and the race never fails to look insane with everyone dodging traffic, skitching and everything. This year was no different and Sam Downs documented the whole thing. Check it out!

“This is the 8th annual New York Grands BMX race presented by @bicyclefilmfestival. Racers started from lower Manhattan and raced through the city into Brooklyn, where a finish line party was waiting for them at @tendertrapbk.

Riders had two checkpoints to hit, one in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan. In addition to a hole-shot prize, for the first time ever, a long Jump contest took place DURING the race!

Thank you to all the sponsors that made this possible:
@bicyclefilmfestival @clifbar @meserollshop @ftlbmx @subrosabrand @ethikbmx @animalbikes @theshadowconspiracy @fitbikeco @sandmbmx @savage_stickers @dahshop

Filmed by Sam Downs (@samdowns), Steven Mejia (stevenslife), Jacob Williamson (@slightblurr), and Lucas Brunelle (@lucasbrunelle)

Edited by Sam Downs“

Buying A BMX Bike? Watch this!

July 17, 2018

Thinking about buying a complete BMX bike? Here’s some advice for you…

When it comes to complete BMX bikes, there are a TON of options these days in all sorts of price ranges, colors, sizes and options. Sometimes the inexpensive priced bike looks nice, but that also usually means the quality of the frame, bars, fork and parts are probably lower end and easier to break, which will cost you more in the long run to fix and replace what breaks. Here’s a video Brant Moore put together with a unique BMX Bike Buyers Guide that can help you weigh your options between all the options of different bikes to see which bike has the best options for the best price. Brant also explains the different materials like chromoly versus steel, aluminum vs steel or chromoly, plastic vs metal, etc. Brant also compares buying new versus used. It’s an extensive look at buying a BMX bike that can definitely help if you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck.

“In this video I talk about an extremely simple and easy to use guide for deciding which BMX bike to buy.

Buying a BMX bike can be an extremely overwhelming and exciting task. What features do you want? What brand? There are so many factors that it can get to be a bit much.

The table shown in this video helps to convert all of these factors into a way to compare different bikes and easily see which offers the best value.

What was your first bike? What’s your current bike? What’s your next bike?” – Brant Moore

Martin Thomas Raw Tucson City

July 17, 2018

Martin Thomas goes to work in Tucson…

Here’s a raw cut of footage featuring Martin Thomas going to work on street spots in Tucson. Martin is no stranger to putting his pegs to good use and found plenty of great spots to get down on. Take a peek!

Film & Edit Augusto Fernández

Kink BMX – Brock Olive Summer 2018 Video

July 16, 2018

Brock Olive coming hot with a fresh video for Kink BMX!

It’s not summer in Australia, but we’ll just stick with that title. Here’s a look at Brock Olive‘s latest video for Kink that is loaded with heavy grinds, buttery smooth tailwhips and barspins and much, much more. Brock never disappoints and this one will definitely get you psyched to go ride. Check it!

“Kink Australian Team Rider Brock Olive has quietly been stacking away, and pushing hard in the streets of Australia. Enjoy some of the finest, technical and burly street riding coming out of OZ from this beast!

Filmed and Edited by Tim Storey” – Kink

Mongoose – Paul Ryan Barcelona Weekender

July 16, 2018

Paul Ryan had a productive weekend in Barcelona!

Here’s a fresh video Mongoose uploaded featuring Paul Ryan getting down on spots around Barcelona, Spain during a weekend trip. Although he was only there a few days, it’s safe to say it was a real productive trip and the endless spots made it easy for Paul to stack clips. Hit play and take it all in!

“When the weather is unpredictable in England making a video in a weekend can be tough. Solution: go to sunny Barcelona, Spain and get it done. Mongoose pro, Paul Ryan brought along Matty Lambert to capture him riding over the weekend and made this great video.” – Mongoose

Proper Bike Co. – Chase De Mataro “Bloodline In London”

July 16, 2018

Chase de Mataro gets down in London!

Here’s a fresh video Proper Bike Co. uploaded featuring Chase de Mataro out cruising spots around London! This one isn’t HD, but there’s plenty of grinds and a few laughs to make this well worth the watch. Get on that play button and check it out!

“Chase getting creative up in the street of London. BMX & good times.” – Proper Bike Co.

“Us/Them” Trailer

July 16, 2018

Check out the trailer for the new “Us/Them” video

Here’s one we’ve been looking forward to. This is the trailer for the new “Us/Them” video that Ryan Howard, Zack Gerber and crew have been working on. Based on the line up and knowing that Ryan knows how to produce one hell of a video, we know this one is going to be too good to miss. It sounds like it will premiere this Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, then it will be making its way online shortly after! Hit play and get ready!

“And after all, we’re only ordinary men.
Me and you, god only knows
It’s not what we would choose to do.

Jake Coulson
Jeff Milby
Matt Skaggs
Devon Denham
Ryan Howard
Zack Gerber
US/THEM

Us/Them is a full-length video brought to you by Ryan Howard and it’s dropping next week.

Us/Them Premiere Info:
Saturday, July 21st
Ruby Tuesdays Live
1978 Summit St.
Columbus, Ohio”

Cinema BMX – “Mile High Cinema” Teaser 1

July 16, 2018

The “Mile High Cinema” video is dropping soon!

Here’s one we’ve been looking forward to seeing. The Cinema BMX team recently spent some time out in Denver stacking clips, and have their new “Mile High Cinema” video ready to drop on July 23rd! Here’s a short but sweet teaser with some b-roll and crashes to give you a taste of what’s to come! With a line up like this, you know it’s going to be insane.

“Follow the Cinema BMX team as they embark on a 10 day filming mission in the streets of Denver for #MileHighCinema.

Full video dropping July 23, 2018.

Starring: Garrett Reynolds, Chad Kerley, Corey Martinez, Nathan Williams and Dakota Roche.
Filmed by Will Stroud and Andrew Knight”