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The Daily Grind – Slider Peg

March 4, 2017

Are you on the hunt for a new set of BMX Pegs to keep you sliding on every rail and ledge you touch? The guys at The Daily Grind have released their new Slider peg that’s guaranteed to slide like a trip to the bathroom after you hit up White Castle. Actually, we don’t know if it comes with a guarantee like that because that’s promising a lot. Either way… The Slider Peg has a 4.4″ heat-treated chromoly core with an extra thick 4.6″ German nylon sleeve giving you a little extra length and plenty of grind life. The peg comes with a 14mm bore, but each peg also comes with a 3/8″ adaptor for up front.

The Slider peg is available for $19.99 with additional replacement sleeves available for $5.99 through BMX shops and mail-ordes that carry The Daily Grind worldwide now.

If you’re wondering what the hell we were talking about up top… Where they got their inspiration.

“Blueprint” – Seth Kimbrough Section

March 4, 2017

Here’s a little blast from the past for your viewing pleasure! Snakebite have just uploaded Seth Kimbrough‘s section from the “Blueprint” video that came out way back in 2001! This is a very short, but sweet section filled with street and skatepark gold. Hit play and soak up this goodness.

“Seth’s part was a happy accident in the video. He had been hanging out with Bruce Crisman a lot and between him visiting Portland once, Bruce visiting Seth in Alabama for a few days and us being at Woodward for a contest we came up with this sick little part from Seth that i think gave the video a fun little twist.”

How To Dial In Your Brakes

March 4, 2017

Although brakes aren’t as common as they used to be on BMX bikes, one of the biggest reasons riders ditch them is because they don’t know how to install or maintain them properly. If you have ever had the chance to ride with Jake Whitney, you would know the kid knows how to dial in a set of brakes. After having a bunch of people ask him how he gets his brakes so dialed, he decided to film a How To video explaining how to get those brakes dialed in so they actually work and work super well. The video itself is a little rough around the edges with the filming, but the advice is real solid. Jake talks about adjusting the tension on the arms and the barrel adjusters, properly lubing up the cables and cleaning your rims. It takes a bit of time and effort, but once you have the system dialed in, you will be way more stoked on running brakes. Hit play and take it all in.

Sunday Bikes “Grow Up” Intro

March 3, 2017

Here’s one we didn’t expect to see online today! It looks like Sunday Bikes will begin uploading their “Grow Up” DVD online starting next Monday! Here’s the intro to the video that features a pretty epic chase style scene with a whole bunch of riders! Check back on Monday to see what Jake Seeley laid down for his section!

Oh, and if you missed it Brett Silva’s “Grow Up” Section is online because it doubled as his welcome the the Pro Team video!

“Sunday is proud to present the intro to our full-length video, Grow Up. We’ll be dropping rider sections every Monday starting with tech master Jake Seeley this coming Monday, so keep your eyes peeled. Grow Up is the result of two years of riding, filming, traveling, blood, sweat, and tears from the entire Sunday team, and we hope you enjoy. ” – Walter Pieringer

“Get the full video now as a digital download or DVD:
http://sundaybikes.com/growup”

FloriDeah – Swimming Holes and BMX

March 3, 2017

Trey Jones and crew are back with another round of FloriDeah for your viewing pleasure. This one starts out with some time the crew spent on a rope swing at the swimming hole we’ve seen pop up in Scotty Cranmer‘s videos a few times, then the bikes come out for some street action. Check out what Trey, Jabe Jones, Dave McDermott, Ryan Herbach and Alex Lomelli got into!

“We went to a local swimming hole and then went and rode street later on that night. Overall, a totally kickass day! @treyjonesucks @jabejones @thefathersky @ryanherbach”

Mongoose En Costa Rica – Part 2

March 3, 2017

If you caught part one of Mongoose En Costa Rica and thought it was a little light on the riding, there is a reason! Part two is focused solely on the riding that went down during the trip and there was no shortage of clips! The intro to this video alone should get you stoked. Hit play to watch the guys go to work on a bunch of skateparks and street spots around the island! Excellent riding and solid film work. Can’t go wrong with this one!

“Mongoose en Costa Rica Part 2 is filled with top-notch riding from Kevin Peraza, Pat Casey, Ben Wallace, Tom Isted, Greg Illingworth and Paul Ryan. Watch as they hit concrete parks all over Costa Rica with some street clips sprinkled in. The trip is capped off with a demo at Kenneth Tencio’s park, 10Cio during its grand opening.”

Brant Moore – BMX Flip Book

March 3, 2017

Anyone who has ever been bored and had a note pad to work with has probably drawn a flipbook before. Brant Moore was going through an old drawer and came across one that he drew back in 2009 of a rider on some quarterpipes and a spine. He put together this quick video giving you a look at the drawing. Take a look since this is pretty cool, haha.

“A bmx flipbook I made in 2009.
He cased the last trick, thats how people did it in 2009! haha”

Review: Wethepeople – “Foundation”

March 3, 2017

There’s been plenty of buzz going around about the new Wethepeople full-length video, “Foundation“, the past few weeks. Now that the video is officially available, we figured it would be a good time to do a quick little review for those of you on the fence or didn’t realize it was available yet!

The Wethepeople “Foundation” video is a look into the past year for the team. They started filming for this video in January of 2016 and spent the next 12 months bouncing around to 10 different countries, hitting up 20 cities in the process. To say the team was busy logging some heavy miles this past year would be an understatement.

The “Foundation” video features full sections from Ed Zunda, Dillon Lloyd, Mike Curley, Pete Sawyer, Max Gaertig, Felix Prangenberg, Moritz Nussbaumer, Dan Kruk, Jordan Godwin with footage from their flow and distributor riders from around the world mixed in for good measure. When you look at the line up, it’s easy to see that this video is STACKED full of guys that absolutely crush it out on the streets. With that being said, this is a 100% street video. You won’t find any trails or skatepark action in this one, so if that’s what you’re into… This video probably isn’t for you. This video is focused on the grinds and the streets.

The video was filmed and edited by Cal Earnshaw. We’ve been big fans of Callum’s work for a few years now and it seems like every time we see another project from him, we’re blown away with just how much more dialed and clean his work gets. With that being said, the “Foundation” video has some excellent film work. Everything is smooth as butter, there’s a good mix of close up and long lens shots and he didn’t over do it with second angles like we have seen in other videos in the past. We really liked that the transitions and any graphics in the video were clean and simple. Obviously that’s personal preference, but we’re all for the clean and simple route versus overly done graphics. The “Foundation” video just made us even bigger fans of Cal’s work.

The soundtrack selection for the video was unique as well. Sometimes you go into a video and every section is the same genre and feel. It works or some videos, but it can get boring quick. Luckily, this video mixes things up from start to finish with songs from Los Under Heavy, Action Bronson, Marley Marl, True Widow, Mogwai, Daddy Kev, The Charaltans, Cults and The Man.

The entire “Foundation” video runs for 35 minutes. In a world of super short clips or extended Vlogs that are 90% of random non-sense that kills time that you will not get back, we feel like this length was perfect for the project. There wasn’t much filler in the video, which means it’s a majority of dialed riding that will keep your attention from start to finish. Everything flows together really smooth, so it doesn’t feel like it’s 35 minutes long, either.

Would we recommend this video? If you’re looking for a dialed new street video, definitely! The video turned out damn good and we really enjoyed every aspect for the video from the riding to the spots, filming and editing, song selection and more. Plus, it’s super cheap in price. You can pick up the DIGITAL DOWNLOAD for $5 RIGHT HERE. We’re not sure if there will be actual DVD’s being made, but it would be rad to see that option… Does that make us Mid School?

What was our favorite section? That’s a super hard one. We’re a little biased toward Dan Kruk since we’ve been watching him since he was an unheard of young gun, his section was his first as a Pro rider. We’re big fans of Dillon Lloyd and Ed Zunda’s section, as well. But if we’re talking favorite section, gun to the head… Make the decision. We’d say Jordan Godwin definitely brought the heat.

That wraps it up! If you have already saw the video, let us know what you think about the video in the comments below!