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S&M Bikes – Mike Stahl Welcome Video

December 21, 2016

There’s no denying that Mike Stahl has been on fire this past year or so, and it doesn’t appear that he plans on slowing down any time soon! The crew over at S&M Bikes decided it was time to add Mike to the squad and he went to work stacking clips for this real solid video packed full of grinds. Hit play and enjoy!

“Here’s three minutes of magic from Mike Stahl, a Pennsylvania homie who made the pilgrimage west this past summer to work at The Building and hold it down for us on The Shield Squad.

There’s some classic S&M shredding going down in this one! Shout out to Sam Downs for the movie and Mike Stahl for the moves… welcome to the Squad Stahl!

Rider: Mike Stahl

Filmed by: Wilfred Alvarez, Kevin LIttle, Rainer Etsweiler, Brandon Kaefer, JD Luta, Linwood Monk, Nathan Payne, Chris Bracamonte and Chopper Viands.

Edited by: Sam Downs

Music: “Supernaut,” Black Sabbath”

Duck Taped To The Bike

December 21, 2016

Here’s an interesting take on Footdown. We’ve seen people duct tape their feet to their pedals to keep you from backing out of a barspin, but we’re pretty sure we haven’t seen people play a game of footdown strapped to their bikes. Big Boy, Matty Cranmer, Mike Shimak, Brooklyn, Ricky Hoffman, Mike Fede, Dom Simonsini and Sketchy Carl decided to give it a go to see what happens. Needless to say, it was interesting and there was no shortage of people going down with no way to get off their bikes.

Colony BMX x Bros Bike Store – Mimi Granieri 2016 Video

December 21, 2016

It has been a little while since we’ve seen a BMX video out of Mimi Granieri, but it’s safe to say he’s been staying busy sending it on everything he came across from skateparks to trails, street spots and even the occasional tree. Mimi isn’t scared to send it over some big gaps or go upside down, that’s for sure! This is a fun one to watch and you don’t quite know what is coming! Check it out!

“Mimi Granieri is riding for Colony BMX via Bros Bike Store.
This edit was filmed by his friends during 8 months. Thanks French distro Velo2000 for the support.
More news at brosstore.fr

Music : Agent Orange / Everything turns grey.”

Tammy McCarley – 20169

December 21, 2016

You can’t go wrong with some Tammy McCarley footage. Here’s his latest batch of goodness that he cooked up over the course of this past year on spots he came across. Fast and smooth style, big grinds and wallrides and more. Really stoked to see a few X-Ups get mixed into this one, too.

“Tammy McCarley might just be the most underrated rider in Arizona right now, and today the man turns 26-years-old!! These clips were filmed over the past year, here and there while out and about with the homies. Tammy is such a well-rounded rider, from linking ledge lines to stalling massive sub-walls out of ditches, this does not disappoint!” – Ride BMX

Wolb Crew – Watch Out 2016 Video

December 21, 2016

The Wolb Crew coming through with a fresh batch of footage from the streets of California for you to check out. This video has a pretty chill vibe to it from the music selection, but these guys bring plenty of grinds to the table and there was no shortage of spots they came across, too. Take a peek!

“In the beginning of the year we thought we should make a crew because we where always going out on missions around town always throwing down bangers everywhere we went. The crew consisted of me (Carlos Garcia), Jourdan Barba, Jermey Sullivan, Trevor Edwards, Tobby Edwards, and James Hughes. All of us ride everything from street, dirt, and park we all have a good time riding everything. So since I’m into filming I thought I should document it. Here’s what we came up with W.O.L.B
Songs: Night Lovell: Concept Nothing, Off Air, Trees to the Valley”

Da Crew – Jo Spahn X Dominik Durrbeck

December 21, 2016

The DaCrew hit us with a link to their latest video which is a split edit between Jo Spahn and Dominik Dürrbeck! This video features both of these guys going to work on street spots and trails for your viewing pleasure. These guys bring some different styles with one running pegs and the other being pegless. Both guys do run a cassette though, which is a nice change in pace as well. Take a peek!

X Games Launches Park Qualifier In Boise, Idaho

December 21, 2016

It looks like the X Games will be holding a Qualifier event in June leading up to the actual X Games event in Minneapolis in July. This event will be held in Boise, Idaho out of all places, which is a little surprising since we don’t see a lot of action out of that area. The press release below doesn’t specify if it’s an open qualifier, or if you have to be invited to the qualifier event, but we would imagine this will focus more on pro riders versus random guy who shows up with his bike, helmet and a signed waiver to compete, but we could be wrong. We’re also not sure if you have to pre-qualify at this event to even be invited to the X Games in Minneapolis. Previously, riders had to be invited without a qualifier to ride in the X Games.

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Check out the press release below.

“As part of the Road to X Games content series, X Games will host the world’s top athletes in a Park Qualifier event on June 10, 2017 as they compete to secure their invitation to X Games Minneapolis. Streamed live from Rhodes Skatepark in Boise, Idaho, the Road to X Park Qualifier will feature three disciplines — Men’s Skateboard Park, Women’s Skateboard Park and BMX Park. In addition to the live stream, fans can catch the Road to X Park Qualifier coverage on ABC as part of the World of X Games content on June 17, as well as coverage across X Games digital and social platforms.

In each of the disciplines, the top three medalists from X Games Austin 2016 will pre-qualify for the Minneapolis event. The top six athletes in each discipline at the Road to X Park Qualifier will also receive their invites to Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the public.

“Boise is the perfect venue for the X Games,” said Boise Mayor David Bieter. “Rhodes Skate Park is world-class and we know that the spectators, viewers and athletes will absolutely fall in love with our city – and want to come back again and again.”

“Bringing the Park Qualifier to Boise provides the X Games an amazing opportunity to serve the action sports community in a new region of the country,” said Tim Reed, vice president, ESPN X Games. “We are excited to work with the city of Boise to bring a world class BMX and Skateboard event to action sports fans in Idaho and around the world.”

“The Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau is proud to work with Mayor Bieter to bring this spectacular event to Boise,” said Carrie Westergard, executive director of the Boise CVB. “Boise’s hotels and local businesses are ready to show off our city’s great amenities to X Games participants and fans.”

The Monster Energy High Roller event kicked off the Minneapolis qualifiers, with the results from the Best Whip competition serving to qualify three FMX riders into the Moto X Best Whip competition at the X Games Minneapolis event.”

How To Feeble Hop Up Manual with Jacob Cable

December 21, 2016

Want to learn feeble to manuals? Who better than Jacob Cable to break things down for you and give you plenty of examples. This starts out with the basics, then gets into how to hop up into that manual, then it gets into some possible combos you could mix into it as well. Take a peek!

“Jacob Cable walks you through the feeble to hop-up manual while recently visiting Woodward West in the hills of Tehachapi, California. Jacob is a tech ledge ninja and knows a thing or two about balancing on one wheel. The feeble hop-up manual is a beginner level trick that can be taken to expert level scenarios, a perfect trick to add to the arsenal.

Video by Francis Castro” – Ride BMX