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In The Cut: Territories – China

March 16, 2017

Over the past two weeks or so, we’ve been treated two TWO very dialed videos from a trip to Ningbo, China that Bruno Hoffmann, Alex Kennedy, Ed Zunda and Dillon Lloyd took last year. Above is a raw cut of footage that didn’t make it into the final videos. This has lifestyle and riding footage mixed throughout giving an interesting look into what these guys got into.

After you watch that… You can check out both edits from the trip here.

Territories: Alex Kennedy & Bruno Hoffmann

Territories: Ed Zunda and Dillon Lloyd

“Back in October of 2016 we started a new DIG travel project. For the first one we teamed up with official partner brands WETHEPEOPLE BMX and Eclat BMX and selected two riders from each brand to accompany us to a city none of us had ever been to or even knew about. Ningbo is about 2.5 hours south of Shanghai in China and had more than enough good spots and interesting locals to make for an epic trip. ” – DIG

Up In Thin Air

March 16, 2017

If you like your BMX videos filled with some creative and unique riding, then this new one Jacob Lowe put together featuring some of the Grip It Rip It crew going to work on street spots and skateparks is for you. This mix has a very diverse batch of riding with some great spots and some clean film work. You have guys with technical grind skills, guys that can BLAST a quarter pipe and everything in between. Everything about this video is real good, so we highly suggest you check it out!

“Love the vibe of this mix video from Jacob Lowe / Grip it Rip It and his Denver bros. With clips from NE, IA, TX, AZ, CA, it’s got a bit of everything, even some Super 8.” – DIG

“Up In Thin Air features riding from Matt Childers, Colin Post, and Evan Johnson. Filmed all across the country during countless road trips, weekend missions, skatepark chills, alley way cruises, and school yard sessions over the past few years.” – Jacob Lowe

NAFFITA BMX – São Paulo Sessions

March 16, 2017

The NAFFITA BMX crew down in Brazil coming through with a new mix from the crew getting down on spots around São Paulo! They busted out the trusty VX to stack clips and ended up with some real solid footage for you to check out. Hit play and take it all in!

“Kaíque, Diet, Matheus, Xuxa, e Andreatti no centro de São Paulo.
Salve Outra Geometria e Sujismundoworldwide.
NAFFITA BMX – Sem Ximbada!”

Tempered Goods – Zephyr Grips

March 16, 2017

The crew at Tempered Goods have been making some moves down in Australia with the new products. Here’s a look at their brand new Zephyr Grips that are hitting BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Tempered worldwide now. These grips come with a very unique and detailed pattern that’s bound to keep your hands from moving and have 4 different color options to choose from. Black, blue, purple and a cotton candy style mix of blue and purple! We weren’t able to find details on length and diameter or price, but we’ll update this when we come across those numbers!

Brandon Dosch On Standard Bykes

March 16, 2017

It looks like the SBC Army has gotten a little bigger! Brandon Dosch is now riding for Standard Byke Co. after recently parting ways with Redline when they cut their entire BMX team in January. Brandon dialed in a new 250L and it’s looking dialed as ever. Expect to see plenty of Brandon putting the bike to good use in 2017! Check out a bunch of detailed photos of Brandon’s bike by Jeff Tabb in his Instagram post below!

A post shared by Brandon Dosch (@brandondosch) on Mar 15, 2017 at 4:52pm PDT

“I’m very excited to announce that I am now riding for @standardbykecompany! Huge thanks to @rickmoliterno and @billy_woodfin for getting me sorted with this badass frame. The raw 250L suits me very well and shout out to @albesbmx for getting me dialed with parts. Photos by @jefftabb. Slide left to see specs of the setup.”

What Frame Do You Ride? (U.S Survey)

March 15, 2017

Want to help Jeff With Glasses out with a college project he’s working on? It’s really easy actually. If you’re in the United States, hit this SURVEY and answer a few quick questions about the frame you ride, and what frame you would choose to ride if you were to buy another. I took the survey and it literally took about a minute to complete! Really easy and it’ll be really interesting to see the results once it’s all done! Better yet, you could WIN A $100 VISA GIFT CARD for doing this! Get more details below!

“Is there a common geographical relationship between BMX riders and their frame manufacturer? Are BMX riders buying from their local brand? A study is being conducted by Jeff (With Glasses) Ludwig at the College of Science and Mathematics at Montclair State University to determine how connected we are as BMX riders to our local frame brands. The information that you provide will contribute to a dataset that will be utilized in the study. Participants will also be given the chance to be entered in a randomized drawing for $100 VISA gift card. Two winners will be selected. The survey has a total of 10 questions and asks for your Instagram handle or email address for the contest. Your information will not be distributed or sold to anyone.

Click this link to be brought to the survey page.
SURVEY
Thank you and Good Luck!”

Kink Bikes – Eastman Full Guard Sprocket

March 15, 2017

Let’s take a look at the new Kink Eastman Full Guard Sprocket!

Is it time for a new BMX sprocket? The guys over at Kink have released their new Eastman full guard sprocket for you to check out! This sprocket is fully CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminum with multiple cut outs for a unique look and weight savings, crank arm reliefs to allow compatibility with all BMX cranks, 2 rotation positions to get extended use out of the sprocket and laser etched logos. The Eastman sprocket is 12.5mm thick at the guard and 8mm thick at the bore hole in the center, is compatible with 19mm, 22mm and 24mm spindles, comes in 25 and 28-tooth sizes, colors of matte black, matte Nightshade and silver with a weight of 5.3 oz. (25 tooth).

You can pick up the Eastman full guard sprocket for $49.99 through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Kink Bikes worldwide now.

Check out more BMX sprockets right here!

Matt Nordstrom Pro Part

March 15, 2017

It has been a minute since Ride BMX dropped a new Pro Part video, but that changes today! Here’s a look at a super dialed video featuring Matt Nordstrom going to work on spots, sending huge crankflip and barspin combos with plenty of grinds and freecoaster action mixed in for good measure. Matt put in some serious work for this video and it turned out so damn good. Hit play and check it all out!

“Matt Nordstrom is a young tech prodigy hailing from Austin, TX. In the short time of a year or two Matt has gone from an extremely talented flow dude for Fit/Odyssey, to a full-fledged professional rider. (This project started as an AM Spotlight over a year ago and organically morphed into the Pro Part you are about to watch.) Some might even say Matt has cooked up his own concoction of riding where crankflips, flatland skills and serious ground-control mix with legitimate street setups.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy Matt’s technical and progressive Pro Part for RideBMX.
Shouts to Matt’s Sponsors / our partners Odyssey BMX and Fit Bikes

Video by Walter Pieringer

Music: Xavier Wulf – “Cage Boy” – https://soundcloud.com/xavierwulf

Track 2 – Bones – “Rocks” – https://soundcloud.com/teamsesh”