BMX Union

2nd Annual Pat Blackburn Open Flyer

October 10, 2017

What are you doing October 28th!? If you’re in the Chandler, Arizona area make sure you hit up the 2nd Annual Pat Blackburn Open BMX contest that will be going down at the Chandler Bike Park! Below you can find the flyer, along with full details and info on how to pre-register if you plan on making it out!

“Psychicflyingmonkey Productions is proud to present the 2nd Annual Pat Blackburn Open, which will be held on October 28th, 2017 at Chandler Bike Park at Espee Park in Chandler, Arizona. Contest starts at 9AM. A grassroots amateur BMX freestyle contest, The Pat Blackburn Open was formed to provide a competitive outlet for amateur BMX freestylers of all ages and skill levels. Although a new contest, The Pat Blackburn Open is already the biggest BMX freestyle contest in Arizona, based on rider count, audience attendance and prize count. Pre-registration is now open at Psychicflyingmonkey.com/

The 2nd Annual Pat Blackburn Open is sponsored by Profile Racing, Biker’s Edge Cycling, and the Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival. The event is co-sponsored by NorCal Event Productions and Promotions, 80FR8, Odyssey, Eastern Bikes, Tragic Co., Robert Castillo’s BMX Freestyle Team, Cornish Pasty Co., Active 208, Pro-Designed, Inc., Gordy’s Bicycles and Jackhammer Movement. There will also be a Best Trick Contest presented by Salt Rags and a High Air Contest presented by Biker’s Edge Cycling.

About Pat Blackburn
Pat Blackburn was a BMX coach that cared deeply about BMX racing and the kids he coached. Pat headed up The Bike, Blade and Board Coalition’s effort to get the city of Chandler to recognize the need for legal, public places for BMX freestylers and racers to ride. His leadership led to the design, build and opening of the Phoenix area’s first bike park on May 5th, 2007. Pat passed away in November of 2014 and this contest is named in his memory.

Psychicflyingmonkey Productions is a Tempe-based film production company specializing in producing BMX and other action sports films, commercials, music videos, and short and feature films.

About the Pat Blackburn Open
Although it opened in 2007, Chandler Bike Park had never hosted a legitimate contest…until just last year. On October 15th, 2016, the first ever BMX freestyle contest went down at one of the raddest bike parks in the United States. The first Pat Blackburn Open was a great success and will continue to take place annually.

Sponsorship and banner opportunities are available for the 2017 Pat Blackburn Open. Please contact Jason Ryan through the e-mail address on the poster for more information.
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Sneak Peek: Eclat BMX – Jordan Godwin Signature Chocolate Bars

October 10, 2017

It looks like Jordan Godwin will have a new set of signature BMX Bars hitting BMX shops and mail-orders next month! Here’s a sneak peek look at the Eclat Chocolate Bars that have a 9″ rise, 27.5″ width and utilize the new oversize 25.4mm bars and the standard 22.2mm size for those of you who want to stick to the traditional size. Check out the video below to get the full details.

“As part of MANIFESTO WEEK, Jordan Godwin gives you a first look at his new signature Chocolate Bar which will be available next month from your local BMX shop or mailorder in 22.2mm and OVERSIZE 25.4mm clamping.

The 2018 Eclat Parts line will be available from bike shops worldwide November 2017. For more info make sure you head to our website or search “ECLATBMX”” – Eclat

River Roast 2017 Jam Highlights

October 10, 2017

If you missed out on the River Roast Jam that Mike Saavedra threw the other weekend, then you missed out on a hell of a good time. Here’s a highlight video from the jam that gives you a look at all of the amazing riding that went down and some of the good times had off the bikes, too! The best part? This was all to help keep the Milestone MX park FREE for people to ride whenever. How rad is that? Hit play and enjoy!

“First annual 2017 River Roast went down at Milestone Mx in riverside. With some of the deepest talent in bmx coming together for a rider supported event. This was one of the most epic dirt events of 2017 from high air to the mud wrestling enjoy the mayhem that was this years River Roast” – Mike Saavedra

“Chasing The View Off The Cliff” – Mix Section 2

October 10, 2017

Check out the second mix section from the “Chasing The View Off The Cliff” video that came out in 1994!

The crew over at Snakebite have uploaded another section from the “Chasing The View Off The Cliff” video that came out in 1994. This time around we get a mix section that features a bunch of legends getting down on dirt jumps, ramps and flatland. Check out riding from Taj Mihelich, Mike Forney, Mike Griffin, Luc-E, Chase Gouin, Mark Eaton, John Parker, Todd Lyons, Chris Hallman and more! So good.

United X TBB – Vita Kacha 2017 Video

October 10, 2017

Here’s a fresh video featuring United Bike Co.‘s connect through TBB Bike over in the Czech Republic, Vita Kacha going to work on street spots. Vital is a grinding machine and puts all four of his pegs to heavy use on a bunch of rails and leges for this one. He also scoped out a bunch of rad spots that look super fun to ride

“Sometimes life doesn’t always go the way envisioned it, but it’s how you deal with the challenges that really count. Good DIG friend Víta Kácha knows all too well about challenges, dealing with a string of nasty injuries and a life changing car accident a few years back. “There’s usually some kind of personal error leading to an injury, so I try to learn from my mistakes and it basically helps me to grow wiser” and no doubt that has contributed to the quality of this new edit for United. Watch Víta’s last few years of clips, taking on some incredible spots, steep old rails and having fun the whole damn time.

Filmed by WDGF Raiders / Edited by Tomas Carda” – DIG

Profile Racing – 58 Seconds: Ricky Moseley

October 10, 2017

The crew over at Profile Racing just dropped this short but sweet video featuring Ricky Moseley getting some skatepark time in. This starts out with some regular footage, then Ricky straps the camera on for a little POV lap for you to ride along. Take a look!

“58 seconds in the life and times of Ricky Moseley” – Profile Racing

Chicago Trip Raw

October 10, 2017

A trip to Chicago is never a bad idea…

Here’s a raw cut of footage that Eric Copeland put together featuring Jason Henkel, Jordan Papenthein, Eric Copeland, Brandon Zasada, David Ray, Adam Hanson and more getting down on skateparks, street spots and trails around the Chicago area from a day trip they took to the city. Although they only spent a day there, it looks like it was a productive trip! Take a look!

Scotty Cranmer – Battle Royale Footdown

October 9, 2017

Scotty Cranmer decided it was time to do a game of Footdown, but they made it interesting by throwing in eliminations for each round and even a little cash on the top for each rounds winner. As always, things get pretty ruthless and bikes get thrown. Check out what went down and who took the crown and a wad of cash.

“Foot down is a popular game in BMX, and here on my channel the boys love to play foot down but they don’t like to just play regular games of foot down! When I was in the hospital they played some of the craziest games of foot down I have ever heard of! So today we decided to do an elimination style game of foot down where the loser of the round got to pick the next spot to play foot down. There was a ton of good games played and comment before the video ends who you think is going to win!” – Scotty Cranmer