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2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Women’s Highlights

April 30, 2018

Check out what the ladies threw down at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney!

The women were in full attendance or the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney this past weekend! Here’s a look at what went down during their runs! Plenty of style, smiles and solid riding! It’s so awesome seeing the ladies progressing and really pushing their limits every time they drop in.

“Nina Buitrago, Angie Marino, Teresa Fernandez, Ellie Chew, and more shred the Australian concrete in their first Vans BMX Pro Cup event of the 2018.” – Vital BMX

Volume Bikes – Broc Raiford Vessel V3 Commercial

April 30, 2018

Short but sweet promo video from Volume Bikes featuring Broc Raiford and his signature Vessel V3 frame…

The 3rd version of Broc Raiford‘s signature Vessel frame from Volume Bikes has arrived. Here’s a short but sweet promo with a clip from Broc followed by a bunch of detailed shots of the frame! Take a look!

“The new and updated Broc Raiford Signature Vessel Frame.
Comes in Chrome and Raw/Black Splatter, with hand drawn graphics from the man himself.

The Vessel V3 frame is available right here… Volume Bikes website

Filmed & Edited by Josh Clemens
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Song: The Love Birds – Devil Song” – Volume Bikes

Profile Racing – From The Dungeon: Evolution and the Box Crank

April 30, 2018

Profile Racing’s Owner, Jim Alley, talks history while in the Dungeon! This time around he talks about the first production BMX cranks they made!

The From The Dungeon series from Profile Racing has arrived. This time around Proile’s owner Jim Alley digs up some of the first Box crank arm prototypes and discusses what went into making the first cranks from Profile Racing that has turned into the classic cranks you can find on many, many, many BMX bikes around the world. Take a look! This is super interesting if you have ever ran a pair of Profile cranks or you just love BMX history.

“In celebration of Profile Racing’s 50th anniversary, owner and founder, Jim Alley, invites us into the company’s original Florida location where some sections of this dark and dusty industrial cave have been sealed off since 2004.
Over time, this building (appropriately named “The Dungeon” by employees) has become a time capsule; a host to historical artifacts capturing Profile’s legacy in both the automotive and bicycle industry.
Join us on this multi-episode series as we press record and let Jim imbue his wealth of knowledge on conjured pieces of the past.

This is From the Dungeon.

Welcome.
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Episode #2: Progressive History of the Profile Racing Box Crank.

On episode #2 of From the Dungeon, Jim Alley gives us insight on the evolution of the Iconic Profile Racing Box Crank, Circa 1980/1981.
From the rudimentary original prototype, to the intricate and time consuming production model.

Episode Timeline:

.37 — Eureka! Actual first prototype re-discovered.

1:46 — Details on the second prototype.

2:52 — Third prototype leading into Box Crank production.

4:13 — Very rare version of the Profile Tapered Square Box Crank.

4:52 — Progression Timeline of the Profile Box Crank
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You can check out the complete history of Profile Racing as we cover each of it’s 50 years, weekly, over the course of 2018.
Check it out at www.profileracing.com”

No Promises # 2 – Nick Bruce

April 30, 2018

Brant Moore and Sponge catch up with Nick Bruce for the No Promises Podcast.

The second round of the “No Promises” podcast from Brant Moore and Sponge caught up with Nick Bruce at Ray’s MTB for an interview. This one is just shy of two hours of conversation starting with Nick discussing BMX being added to the Olympics and all the different aspects going into that, how he used college to ride more, buying fake shoes and stuff in China, going to contests in other countries that completely fell apart, doing yoga, music he’s into and much, much more. Hit play and take it all in!

“Nick Bruce is a Freestyle BMX rider on Team USA and on the path to be one of the first Freestyle BMX Olympic participants.

This was a great time! Shout out to Ray’s MTB for providing a location for these ongoing podcasts and thank you Nick for being on!” – Brant Moore

Nikita Isakov 2018 Video

April 30, 2018

Nikita Isakov throws down at his local skatepark over in Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azj7vj66-_w

Here’s a rad one we had sent through featuring Nikita Isakov putting his deep bag of tricks to work at his local skatepark over in Russia. Nikita is no stranger to spins, stretched no handers, fast barspins, tailwhips, manuals and more, all mixed into lines and combos that make for a real solid watch. Take a look!

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup – Sydney Finals Highlights + Results

April 28, 2018

Check out the madness that went down during the finals of the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney!

“Watch as the first Vans BMX Pro Cup Series stop goes down at Five Dock Skatepark in Sydney, Australia!” – Vans

The first stop of the 2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup is a wrap! As you can imagine, with some of the best riders in the world dropping in at Five Dock Skatepark, things got crazy fast down in Sydney! Check out highlights above, along with a look at how Larry Edgar took the win with Sergio Layos and Alex Hiam joining him on the podium! You can also find the full Results below! Make sure you hit up VansBMXProCup.com for a full photogallery as well!

“Three minutes of pure fire featuring Dennis Enarson, Pat Casey, Sergio Layos, Larry Edgar, Jason Watts, Alex Hiam, Kevin Peraza, Dylan Lewis, Kris Fox, and more from finals at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney, Australia!” – Vital BMX

“We decided to go with a comprehensive highlights to show a bit of everything that went down in finals today at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney. 40 riders were narrowed down to 20 who went head to head for the Pro Cup title. In the end it was Larry Edgar who out-blasted and out-maneuvered his competition, but everyone was KILLING IT. Congrats to Larry, Sergio, and Alex Hiam for taking the 1, 2, 3.” – Ride BMX

“This is what it took for Larry Edgar to win gold at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney, Australia earlier today. Big air, big tricks, and big extension. All hail Edgar!!! Full Highlights coming soon” – Ride BMX

All photos: Vans / Colin Mackay

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Men’s Final Results
1. Larry Edgar 95.50
2. Sergio Layos 92.88
3. Alex Hiam 92.13
4. Dennis Enarson 90.50
5. Chris James 90.25
6. Corey Walsh 89.75
7. Dylan Lewis 89.50
8. Jason Watts 87.63
9. Matty Cranmer 87.38
10. Pat Casey 86.50
11. Gary Young 86.00
12. Boyd Hilder 85.63
13. Kevin Peraza 84.63
14. Cody Pollard 84.38
15. Kris Fox 83.75
16. Corey Bohan 80.13
17. Ryan Saville 79.63
18. Brandon Loupos 79.00
19. Cauan Madona 78.38
20. Paul Thoelen 76.25

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Men’s Best Trick Results

1. Jason Watts
2. Gary Young
3. Alex Hiam

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Women’s Final Results

1. Teresa Azcoaga 89.00
2. Angie Marino 83.25
3. Ellie Chew 83.25
4. Perris Benegas 81.50
5. Nina Buitrago 80.75
6. Natalya Diehm 78.50
7. Camila Harambour 77.75

WOMEN’S VANS BEST TRICK
Teresa Azcoaga – no hander over the spine

WOMEN’S RED BULL BEST TRICK:
Nina Buitrago – peg grind over the spine extension
Ellie Chew – Fastplant on Extension
Teresa Azcoaga – Tobaggan Air

Check out more from the contest on VansBMXProCup.com!

S&M Bikes – Team Canada “Hot Dogs Who Can’t Read” Section

April 27, 2018

Check out Team Canada’s section from the S&M “Hot Dogs Who Can’t Read” DVD!

The crew at S&M Bikes uploaded the Team Canada section from the “Hot Dogs Who Can’t Read” DVD featuring Isaac Barnes, Matt Desson and Andrew Schubert getting down on the streets, with plenty of crazy hockey clips, along with some Mighty Ducks and Slap Shot action mixed in there for good measure. This is a real solid watch from start to finish, especially if you like hockey fights, haha. Check it!

“Isaac Barnes, Matt Desson and Andrew Schubert hit the ice under the guidance of Coach Bombay to try and get the W in overtime!”

United BMX – “No Foreign Lands: Morocco” Leftovers

April 27, 2018

Get a look at a few stragglers from the United “No Foreign Lands” trip to Morocco..

Earlier this week United released their new “No Foreign Lands” Morocco video that featured the crew slaying spots in, well, Morocco. They had a few leftovers that didn’t make the cut from the video, so they whipped up this short but sweet edit filled with the clips. These might be “leftovers” but these aren’t scraps. Take a look!

“60 seconds of feftovers from the crew on our No Foreign Lands Trip to Morocco.

For the 2nd in our No Foreign Lands series we headed to Agadir, a city located along the Southern Atlantic coast of Morocco. Our new boys Justin Care and Ben Gordon came along for the ride and good times with Harry Mills-Wakley, Sebastian Anton, Fernando Laczko and Tom Deville. And as an extra treat, we’ve got a 52 page DIG BMX X UNITED zine with photography from Fooman free for you at your local United Bike Co Dealer.” – United