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Baltic Games 2017 – Dirt Finals Highlights

August 9, 2017

The annual Baltic Games are always a wild one. Here’s a look at what went down during the Dirt Finals of the 2017 Baltic Games in a short but sweet video from Vital BMX. Take a look!

“While it’s difficult to identify a strange hybrid of sand and wood as dirt and the final only consisted of a small handful of riders, this portion of Baltic Games managed to produce a ton of great riding. Watch Nick Bruce, Brian Fox, Tim Bringer, and more make it happen in Gdansk, Poland!

Here are three things we learned –

1. Tim Bringer is good. Really good. Really, really, really good. At only 19-years-old, the young Frenchman is absolutely capable of winning any jumping-based contest in the world.

2. Apparently quarter pipes at the end of dirt courses is something that happens now. First X Games, then Ghetto Games, and now Baltic Games. How long will this stick around? Hopefully not too long…

3. Wind sucks. I guess we already knew that one, but this contest was a nice reminder.

Here are the official results –

1st – Tim Bringer
2nd – Nick Bruce
3rd – Jakub Benda
4th – Brian Fox
5th – Konrad Szabo” – Vital BMX

Madera – Taylor Thompson: Dad Life

August 9, 2017

When you’re young and you don’t have responsibilities, there’s nothing that’ll keep you from riding whenever you want. As you get older, things change. Jobs, kids, family and all sorts of other responsibilities pop up and it gets harder to rider whenever, wherever. Madera caught up with Taylor Thompson to talk about how he balance it all, making time to ride as much as possible even with a full time job, kids, fiance and all sorts of other responsibilities. This has a TON of dialed riding and great spots mixed into it, too. Take a peek!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u25F8hwGKho

“BMX – Madera Memo #8 – Taylor Thompson – Dad Life

Madera’s Taylor Thompson is a full-time worker, full-time spouse, full time dad, AND a full-time BMX rider. Click play to see how he finds enough hours in the day to do them all and be especially bad ass on a bike.”

Focalpoint – Kym Grosser “Alive & Well” Section

August 9, 2017

It’s that time again for Focalpoint to drop another dialed section from their “Alive & Well” DVD for your viewing pleasure! This time around we get Kym Grosser‘s section that was filmed in a very short span of time and is loaded with grinds, stretched nothings on just about anything and more. Check this out because Kym never disappoints!

“Kym Grosser’s section from the Alive & Well DVD put out by Focalpoint. Kym is no stranger to filming video parts and actually only had the last 3 months of filming to do this part.

Filmed & Edited by Cooper Brownlee” – DIG

BSD – David Grant Signature Baller Seat

August 9, 2017

Take a look at the new Baller seat from BSD…

It looks like the Dunks Grips aren’t the only new signature product for David Grant. It looks like David is keeping the basketball theme going with BSD because he also has his signature Baller Seat that is hitting BMX shops and mail-orders worldwide. The Baller seat is a fat style Pivotal seat with a Kevlar cover and real basketball material for the rear panel with orange stitching. You can find a debossed “Baller” graphic and an embroidered BSD tag to wrap it all up.

The Baller Seat is available in black with orange only and the Fat style seat only.

Real basketball material on the back and an embroidered tag. Talk about a unique seat… We’re actually kind of surprised nobody has done something like this before.

“Baller” debossed logo on the Kevlar material.

Check out David Grants basketball inspired Dunks Grips, too.

What do you think? Have any questions? Let us know what’s on your mind in the comments below!

Skills Wear – Roman Gilimzyanov Welcome Video

August 9, 2017

Skills Wear over in Russia have added Roman Gilimzyanov to their line up! Roman is a shredder on ramps and he puts that deep bag of tricks to good use on a few different skateparks for this video, with plenty of tailwhip and barspin combos that make for a real solid watch. Check out what he cooked up for you!

Filmed and edited by Andrey Kot

Shadow Conspiracy – Trey’s World Episode 1 Trailer

August 8, 2017

It looks like The Shadow Conspiracy are kicking off a new series with Trey Jones, Jabe Jones and Jesco David Allan Coe Joes that has a Wayne’s World vibe to it. We’re not quite sure where this one is going to go, but we do know we’re looking forward to it. Expect the first episode tomorrow!

“We’ve got one heck of a (Trey)ler to show you today!

We are proud to introduce our new Bi-Weekly Show “Trey’s World” featuring Trey Jones @jabejones and @jescojones .

Stay tuned for the full-length episode #1 tomorrow Wednesday, August 9th at Noon (eastern time zone).”

Cops VS BMX Day

August 8, 2017

There’s no doubt that BMX Day leads to some insane mobs of riders bombing through the streets of cities all around the world, and we’re sure it pisses some cops off because of the commotion it can create, and probably a bit of a safety issue. It looks like things got a little heated in San Diego where the Cops had enough of the BMX Day crowd and took a rider out and arrested him. We’re not sure if there’s more to this story or if he was just the unlucky dude they happened to stop, but there were literally hundreds of other riders cruising right on by as they cuffed this kid. Pretty wild considering they should have technically stopped everyone versus just one guy since they all were doing the same exact thing. Either way, check out the video below to see it all go down.

“They said homie was running a red light…unreal” – Steve Croteau

United – Nathan Williams Mothership Grip Promo

August 8, 2017

It’s safe to say that 2017 has been a hell of a good year for Nathan Williams in the video department! Here’s a new promo video for his signature Mothership Grips from United that is packed with a ton of banger clips that’ll undoubtedly make your day that much better. Hit play to check out the video below, then keep scrolling for details and photos of the grips!

“Damn, it’s been an amazing couple of years for Nathan Williams footage and it keeps on coming! His Mothership grip from United has been available for a while now and Nathan has been out there getting busy on some prime street furniture for this promo. As usual this is chock full of precise, burly, and classic Williams savagery, with neither side being left alone. If those grips are good enough for his hands, then you need nothing else.” – DIG

The Nathan Williams signature Mothership Grip from United is made from a soft rubber compound with a ribbed, mushroom style grip with micro flanges, a 160mm length and 30mm diameter. The grips come in black, grey, glow in the dark (clear / neon green) and Camouflage color options with matching nylon plug style bar ends.

The Mothership grips are available through United BMX shops and mail-orders worldwide now.

Mothership grip in Grey

Mothership grip in Camouflage

Mothership grip in Glow in the Dark. It starts out clear and turns glowing neon green in the dark!

What do you think of the Mothership grips? What about that promo video? Let us know what’s on your mind in the comments below!