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BSD – “Safari Forever” The Reed Stark story

May 8, 2024

The story of the one and only Reed Stark!

Over the years we’ve watched Reed Stark go from a young gun riding in his parents basement in Minnesota to literally traveling all over the world throwing down wild riding and exploring. Reed seems to pop up in places even when you least expect it. Here’s a hilarious video telling Reed’s story looking back at riding over the years to some hilarious skits and a ton of new footage. If you’re a fan of the movie “Walk Hard”, you’re going to love this.

“One of the most iconic figures in BMX history, Reed Stark (The Human Giraffe) had it all: the women (over 420 served), the friends (Denim Cox, Boogie T) and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle (a close and personal relationship with every substance known to man). But most of all, he had the creativity that transformed a dim-witted Minnesota boy into the greatest American BMX-riding, van-dwelling, Kendama-playing renaissance man who never lived. A wild and wicked send-up of every BMX biopic ever made, SAFARI FOREVER: THE REED STARK STORY is gut-busting proof that when it comes to hard rocking, living and laughing, a Safari man is good to find…

Directed and Filmed by Tony Malouf
Produced by Grant Smith
Screenplay by Tony Malouf
Edited by Tony Malouf
Assistant editors Trent Lutzke and Bodhi Harrison

Starring:
Reed Stark as himself
Devon Hutchins as Wes McGrath
Bob Scerbo as Reed’s Father

Appearances by:
Liam Zingbergs
Tony Malouf
Alex Hammet
Jared Duncan
Tom Dugan
Denim Cox
Jack Johnston
Corey Martinez
Brian Kachinsky
TJ Mitchell

Additional Filming by Jeff Klugiewicz
Photography by Wes McGrath
Title Animation by Dave Sowerby

Music:
EGS – Southside Still Holdin (remix)
Kodo – Reed Stark, The Elephant Tribe, Abstrakt Sonance
Elton John – Grey Seal (version 1973)
WinterKenshin – I Cant Trip
Spencer Jacob – Celebrate” – BSD

Albert Mercado – Spilt Milk

May 8, 2024

Check out this fresh Albert Mercado video!

It’s always a good day when Albert Mercado has a new video to check out! Here’s a fresh edit packed with creative and unique lines he cooked up while out cruising some of his local street spots. You already know this is too good to pass up!

“Grab the bike, hit the streets. That’s been a part of my life for a long time. To avoid burnout, Sometimes you got to look at things differently…Filmed in the general San Diego area over the last few months, Hope you enjoy, SPILT MILK

Thank you GT BMX and Premium Products for keeping me rolling!

Filmed by:
Demarcus Paul:

Additional Filming:
Jeff Zeilinski
Nathan Williams” – Albert Mercado

Crew Crime

May 8, 2024

Check out this new mix from the streets of the Midwest!

Here’s a fresh video that Brandon Zasada sent through featuring Jake Schaefer, Nick Denhartog, Cory Archer, Elijah Pavin, Joe Schwab, Quentin Beitz, Kreston Shatek and Dustin Manley putting in work out in the streets. I believe this was filmed down in Iowa, so take a look since we don’t see enough BMX videos out of that area.

“First footage shot on a VX2000 while playing with settings and setups. I compiled the clips with inconsistent exposure, resolution, and custom presets to make this. Just some editing practice and fun. Enjoy while the next feature is in the works.

Music
Rick Ross – The Devil is a Lie” – Cory Archer

Unclicked Podcast – Dakota Roche On His Broken Back

May 7, 2024

Dakota Roche sits down to talk about his broken back, recovery and future on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest round of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived. This time around Dakota Roche sits down to talk about his latest video where he revealed that he had broken his back and was temporarily paralyzed. This talks about the video, the injury, his recovery and future plans. Definitely glad to see Dakota on the rebound.

“In November 2023 Dakota Roche endured a life-changing spinal injury. His journey to recovery has been a physical and mental battle. Dakota is tough as nails and is making huge strides in his recovery thanks to his dedication and willingness to keep pushing. In this episode of the Unclicked Podcast Dakota walks us through his accident and everything that came with it.

0:00 – Intro Dakota Roche
3:30 – Right into it
17:20 – To Be Continued
34:31 – The Crash
1:25:00 – Social Media
1:58:00 – Hotline” – Our BMX

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Cult – Preston Okert Is PRO

May 6, 2024

Cult have bumped Preston Okert up to the big leagues!

The other week Cult let Preston Okert know he was given the official bump up to the Pro team during their Visuals event. Now they’ve got a 9 minute BANGER filled with clips of Preston crushing it on everything from ramps to street spots, pools and full pipes. No shortage of speed and style from his riding. Check it out!

“PRESTON OKERT is fucking PRO… we have seen him grow ups from a little from to a full blown PRO… we are hyped to add him to the PRO squad… peep 10 minutes of him doing what he does making it all look too easy…

WELCOME TO PRO PRESTON OKERT

Filmed & Edited Eddie Cuellar
Additional filming by Justin Benthien, Corey Walsh & Seth Allen” – Cult

Fit Bike Co. – Matt Nordstrom “Matrix”

May 6, 2024

Matt Nordstrom puts his new Matrix frame from Fit Bike Co. to work!

To celebrate the release of his new signature Matrix frame from Fit Bike Co., Matt Nordstrom went to work stacking clips for your viewing pleasure. As always, Matt delivers with crazy lines packed with technical combos you won’t want to miss. There’s also plenty of looks at that frame, too! Check it!

“Watching Matt Nordstrom ride a bike can leave you asking yourself, “Is Nordy even real?” Well, it depends on how you define real. The Tech-san clearly pushes the realm of what’s possible regularly – and he does it on his signature Fit Nordstrom Matrix frame. Does that mean if you cop one, you too can defy reality? Grab one and find out. We can only show you the frame, you have to ride it.

Featuring: Matt Nordstrom
Introducing: Nathan Elliott
Filmed/Edited by: Stew Johnson” – Fit Bike Co.

Kanode Knows – Glenn PP Milligan

May 6, 2024

Glenn PP Milligan sits down for an interview on the Kanode Knows Podcast!

The latest round of the Kanode Knows Podcast from Bobby Kanode has arrived! This time around he sits down with the one and only Glenn PP Milligan to talk his story in BMX, his film work and so much more. Glenn is one of those guys who has a long history of full-length video projects to web video projects and much, much more that has a lot of great stories to go with it. If you’re into filming this is one you won’t want to pass up.

“Glenn PP Milligan is a name you’ve heard if you were a part of my generation, the generation before me, or the generation after me. He’s made more BMX full length videos than you’ve made Instagram montages. The best part is he has a great memory and recalls some incredible stuff in this episode. I tried to take it as a learning opportunity to understand what was important for us to remember from the 90s and 2000s, and it was incredible to hear some BTS stories about Dave Mirra and The Gonz. Really hyped on this one.

I was pleasantly surprised with how easy he was to talk to and how humble he is considering the tremendous impact he’s had in BMX. I also admire how he kept/keeps progressing and doing different shit and isn’t afraid of something being goofy as long as he’s trying something new.” – Bobby Kanode

Clement Santos-Silva “Deepstep”

May 6, 2024

Clement Santos-Silva absolutely sends it!

Now this is pretty damn awesome. Clement Santos-Silva
spent two years stacking clips between France and Portugal where he sent it on some crazy gaps, wallrides, drops and more. If you like speed and crazy setups, this one is definitely worth a watch. There’s also a bunch of guest clips with plenty of familiar faces. Take a look!

“Wow! This is probably our favourite video we’ve seen from Clement Santos-Silva to date. From the bonkers crash at the start, multiple close calls with cars, and pedalling flat out at everything really makes this one extra special. Not only that, Clement also interjects his section with clips from the likes of Nico Badet, Jo Gass, Kevin Nikulski, and more.” – DIG

“Deepstep was two years in the making between France and Portugal (Lisboa and Porto), with one year so I could go back and land the last clip.” – Clement Santos-Silva