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Freedom BMX – Best Lines of 2017

January 12, 2018

Here’s one for all you riders out there that love seeing some dialed lines…

The crew over at Freedom BMX dug through all the footage they filmed over the course of 2017 and put together this great video of the best lines they filmed from street and skatepark sessions, contests and more. Hit play to check out just over 4 minutes of pure BMX goodness.

“Flatland on obstacles also enjoyed great popularity in 2017. Here are the best lines from all freedombmx videos in the past 12 months.” – Freedom BMX

Focalpoint BMX – Into The City 01

January 11, 2018

Focalpoint sent over this dialed new one from a Wednesday afternoon and night session out exploring the streets of Melbourne.

The crew at Focalpoint are always cooking up great videos down in Australia. Here’s a fresh series they’re kicking off from their Wednesday night sessions that they’ve lined up with the crew. This first round is packed with riding from a bunch of riders and it’s surprising how many clips they were able to cook in one afternoon and evening of riding. Hit play and take in all the heat! Expect to see more of these in the future, too!

“We’re back with another Into the City series. Mainly filmed on the Wednesday night sessions after work with everyone.

Featuring James Pease, Polly, Jacman Hinss, Pat Freyne, Tasman Murray, jason Watts, Cooper Brownlee, Jax Anderson, Jaxon Andrawartha, Jai Lakeman, Alex Bolton, Sean Falkestein and Jake Deering.

Cover photo: Pat Freyne.” – Focalpoint

Filmed and edited by Cooper Brownlee

Scotty Cranmer Tours Ray’s MTB

January 11, 2018

Scotty Cranmer and crew took a trip over to Ohio to ride at Ray’s MTB in Cleveland!

The other day Scotty Cranmer, Big Boy, Matty Cranmer, Cory Berglar, Dom Simoncini, Vinny Mannino and Ricky Hoffman loaded up for a road trip to Ray’s MTB in Cleveland. Most of the guys had never been there before, and they ended up having a blast. Here’s a video Scotty put together while touring the endless lines and rooms!

“We took a trip to the best bike park in the world called Ray’s mountain bike park in Cleveland Ohio! this place is amazing and is definitely one of a kind! There are so many original ramps that I have only seen in this building regular quarter pipes also grind ledges and mountain bike obstacles as well! This is one of my favorite skateparks in this world and I am so happy that we are going to be riding and filming videos here for you guys to watch all week long!” – Scotty Cranmer

Also, while they were there, Brant Moore was there for a session and made a video from his day, too.

“Scotty Cranmer and all of the guys came out to Ray’s for the day yesterday, and being only an hour away I had to go and see everyone for the first time since July.

Things were pretty crazy all day long, but it was an awesome time and I even got to finally give Scotty the drawing I did of him.

These guys are all awesome and its so awesome to have several of them as friends.” – Brant Moore

Battle Clip – Dan Conway VS The Kinker

January 11, 2018

Watch as Dan Conway battles it out with a kinked rail for the GT “Seriously Fun” DVD…

Anyone that knows Dan Conway knows that he’s a beast and that he’s not about to let a rail get the best of him. While filming for the GT “Seriously Fun” DVD (that is now online), he had to battle it out with this kinked rail that wasn’t about to let him walk away with an easy clip. Hit play to watch Dan take a heavy beating, but get back up over and over to make sure the rail didn’t win.

“We pulled up to this school somewhere in Connecticut while on a summer-time GT trip though the East Coast. Dan eyed up the rail for a short time before announcing that he wanted to crook to ice the second stage. What followed was quite the battle as the rail is steep and obviously kinky. After a digger or two it felt like Dan had figured things out and was set to pull it next go, but not after more shitty crashes. Conway put himself through so much that I started to wonder if we’d be walking away clipless… but Dan is a warrior and put in the work it took to get it done. So Savage. This clip was originally featured in Dan’s belter of an ender section in GT’s “Seriously Fun” DVD which you can watch here.” – Ride BMX

Subrosa Brand – City Rippin’ on the UTB Bikes

January 11, 2018

Get a look at the Subrosa UTB bikes letting loose on the streets of Orlando.

A little while back we got a look at the new Subrosa UTB Bikes that are meant for the riders out there that need something they can commute, bar hop or cruise around on when they aren’t on their BMX bikes. These 26″ and 700C bikes not only look rad and get the job done, but they’ve given the bikes a little more support to handle some extra abuse like hopping curbs and stair sets, since, well, BMX riders don’t have an off switch when it comes to two wheels. Above is a look at a quick video Subrosa released featuring Jesse Ortega and Cody Hockey taking the bikes out for a rip around Orlando, while putting the bikes through the paces. Hit play and check it out, then head over to the Subrosa website for a look at all the UTB bikes, full specs and details.

Our boys Jesse Ortega and Cody Hockey took a rip through downtown Orlando the other week on their Subrosa UTB’s!

Check out all the spec and details of our new UTB line right here!

Filmed and Edited by
Austin Bonner

Flybikes – Volcano TT Stem

January 11, 2018

Flybikes have released their new Volcano TT stem…

Last year the crew at Flybikes introduced their new Volcano Front and Top Load Stems that utilized some clean machining for a great look and grooves where the bars sit to help resist slipping. For 2018, they’ve decided to release a 3rd option for the stem to combine their ever popular Roey and Alta stems. The Volcano TT stem is CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminum with a 50mm reach, 25mm rise, a 29mm stack height and external and internal machining for extra weight savings. The stem is a slimmed down and lighter version of the regular Volcano stem, but still features a 47mm width and the anti-slip grooves to keep your bars in place. Add in some beveled edges, a recessed top and solid chromoly bolts and you have a strong and a really clean looking BMX stem!

The Volcano TT stem comes in Black, Space Grey and Dark Gold with a weight of 10 oz. (286 grams) and can be picked up for $65.00 through Flybikes dealers worldwide and online, or on the Flybikes website.

What do you think of the stem? Do you have any questions? Let us know what you’re thinking! Not quite what you are looking for? Check out more BMX stems.

Jacob Bailey 2018 Video

January 11, 2018

Check out some fresh footage of Jacob Bailey crushing parks and trails in Southern California!

If you didn’t know by now, Jacob Bailey has a deep bag of tricks that he isn’t scared to put to work on ramps and trails. Here’s a fresh video featuring him going to work on Pat Casey’s backard, the Clairmont park in San Diego and more. Jacob Bailey brought the flps, whips, spins and more, and Brandon Means did a great job filming and editing. Hit play and enjoy!

“Here’s some new park and dirt footage of Jacob Bailey for your viewing pleasure!” – Brandon Means

One Day In the Streets of Mannheim

January 11, 2018

Robin Kachfi sent over a quick video he put together from a day of riding in Mannheim…

It’s pretty crazy how productive a day of cruising spots can be. Robin Kachfi, Michael Dunger and Michael Lorenz spent a day stacking clips on spots around Mannheim, Germany and ended up with a bunch of great clips from rails, ledges, banks, stair sets and more. Check out what went down! Also, just a heads up… This video says webisode, but there’s no talking! Don’t worry!

“Spontaneous bmx street session in 2018 went to a really productive day!
This Webisode is about a cloudy 3 hours ride in the streets of Mannheim with my friends Michael Dunger & Michael Lorenz and our bmx bikes.” – Robin Kachfi