Brant Moore and Luke Pedals catch a heated park session…
If you live in the U.S, there’s a good chance you have been feeling the heat lately. Brant Moore and Luke Pedals decided to catch a skatepark session despite it being super hot out. Here’s a look at what they cooked up for clips!
“Luke was in the area all the way from New Jersey, so we met up and then wound up filming enough fun doubles runs to put together into this video. It’s always rad to see a bunch of riders come together to help a rider out… Here’s a video Ride BMX dropped giving us a look at how Mark Locke and a few friends got together to help a rider from Nigeria out with a new bike. We don’t see a lot of videos coming out of Nigeria, but there are definitely some talented riders down there, and Che is one of them. This video shows how this whole project came together, along with some great riding footage showing how much progress Che has made since he got the bike! Definitely an awesome story, so hit play and check this all out! “From the creators of “One Flying Kidney” comes this truly inspiring story of a Nigerian flatlander by the name of Cherechukwu Udenkwere who didn’t have a legitimate bike. But after Shane Hawke left a comment on one of Che’s social media posts, a group of likeminded individuals pooled their resources to hook up the man with a proper flatland bike, and now he’s straight shredding!!! The BMX community is a strong and tight knit group of humans who share a passion and want nothing more than to spread the love. Back in 2016 quite a few of us were reaching for a hankie over One Flying Kidney, the story of Stuart Crumpton, a rider with renal cancer, and the friends who raised money for Stu’s dream bike to aid his recovery. Two years on, a fighting fit Stu and team are back to pay it forward, joining forces with Ride On (a Facebook group for the discerning older rider) and French flatland company StMartin to try and help out a guy in Nigeria called Che. Che dreams of becoming a great flatlander, but on dirt streets and an old midschool ride, the odds seem heavily stacked against him. Camera/Sound/Edit: Mark Locke BIG THANKS TO: Shane Hawke, Phil Dawson, Jason Leverington, David Clarke, Charlie Shaw, Jesse Hall, Joe Clark, Doug Fawkes, Kene Ken, Steve Jones, Brett Staples, Rob Holfels, Brett Reynolds, Colin & Kai McQuillen, Trevor Henry, Mark Noble, Effraim Catlow, Angelo Castilho Patinho, Dave Owen Cycles, Reeve Metal Finishing, Martyn Greswolde, Mark Blackburn, Zach Krejmas and all at Ride USA BIGGEST THANKS TO: Neil Waddington and Ride On BMX Alain Massabova and StMartin BMX A FORTMARK FILM @fortmark Follow Che’s Progress: Facebook: CHE Flatland Note Che is currently trying to get a phone that he can use to get on Twitter and Instagram and this will hopefully be soon! He can only do Facebook atm from his basic old phone!” Check out the “Rich Creamery Butter” video! Here’s a rad one we spotted on Focalpoint this morning. This is the full “Rich Creamery Butter” video that Tyson McCaig produced featuring him and his friends getting down in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.K over the course of two years. These guys clocked plenty of miles and ended up stacking a bunch of great clips for the video that runs just under 40 minutes. If you like videos with unique and original spots, this will definitely get you going. Take a look! “Full sections from Filmed over 2 years around Australia, Europe, U.K. & NZ“ Brian Tunney is back with a fresh batch of clips! It’s always a good day when Brian Tunney has a new video to check out. You can always count on some great riding and an awesome song selection. This time is no different. Hit play and he lays down some dialed flatland combos in a few parking garages and parking lots in Austin, Texas. Get on that play button and take it all in! “I really like this Self Defense Family song. BMX tricks from March to June of 2018. Sadly, I think this is my last riding video from Austin for a while because I’m going to be heading back to LA in September. (It’s less an end and more of a bookmark: But I will always respect and honor my time in Austin.)” – Brian Tunney Well, here’s some pretty insane news. It looks like after 16 years, John Povah is no longer the team manager for the Etnies BMX program. We’ve been hearing there have been some changes and shake ups going around at Etnies for a while, and this is probably the biggest news that we’ve seen come out of it. John has been the key role in creating some of the best teams in BMX over that time span, produced a few videos you may have heard of for Etnies like “Forward“, “Grounded” and “Chapters“, bringing on riders like Taj Mihelich, Joe Rich and Ruben Alcantara to guys like Aaron Ross and Nathan Williams, and has been behind making a lot of great things happen for the brand and BMX in general. It sounds like John is leaving on a fairly positive note, but it doesn’t sound like he has a for sure plan of what’s next. We would imagine now that the news is out, it won’t be long before he gets a few offers. We’ll have to see what comes from this. Check out the post from his Instagram to bring the news… Corey Martinez sits down for a round of Feeble Talk! It’s that time again for another round of Feeble Talk. This time around Corey Martinez sits down in front of the green screen for an interview with Ryan Fudger where Corey talks about a ton of different topics from filming video parts, traveling, moving to California, favorite grinds and more. Hit play and take it all in! “Feeble Talks are dropping every other Friday at 10am PST! Episode two, season two has quintessential pro, Corey Martinez gracing our presence to shoot the shit. Timecodes coming shortly: Merritt coming through with a new video showing you what their Corner Pocket bag can store… If you’re looking for a way to transport your tools or some fried chicken, the Corner Pocket bag from Merritt might be for you. Here’s a video where Greg Henry shows you what he likes to haul around in it. More details on the bag below! “We just restocked on our popular Corner pocket frame bags, they are very durable and water resistant. Perfect for holding your tools, a tube, or wax. Made in the USA The WDGF crew get down in Barcelona… Here’s a fresh mix from the WDGF crew who have been busy putting in work on the street spots over in Barcelona, rain or shine! This is a good mix of spots and tricks from the crew, so hit play and take it all in!
Luke is an absolute shredder, thanks for meeting up man!” – A Bike For Che – A Flatland BMX Miracle
Nigeria Phonecam: Uchechukwu Udenkwere, Victor Robinson, Ransome Precious
Nigeria File Uploads: Ransome Precious, Lover, Galaxy, Kingsley Onuoha
UK Stills: Priory Photography
Graphics: Lara Wilkinson
Music: Carl Page
Twitter: @CheFlatland
Instagram: CheFlatlandRich Creamery Butter – Full Video
Greg Barnes
Tyson McCaig
Nate Walker
Jack Murnane
Hamish Gibbs
Cal EggintonBrian Tunney – Heaven Is Earth
John Povah No Longer Etnies Team Manager
Feeble Talk – Corey Martinez
3:00 – Filming an Itunes section
4:40 – Corey’s Ten Year section (full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRSR…)
6:20 – Moving to San Diego
10:55 – “What happened to your hand?”
16:10 – Winning X Games Real BMX
20:40 – The Barcelona Sea Wall downside pegs
28:45 – Old Influence/New Influence (sorry about the music on Ruben’s part…)
34:10 – Never missing a backward grind
38:35 – Corey’s top three favorite backwards grinds.” – Ride BMXMerritt – Corner Pocket Promo
Specs:
• 1000D, 500D Cordura
• water resistant lining
• Water resistant YKK zipper
• Velcro Straps
• 6.5″L x 4″H x 2″D (0.85L)”
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