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Slayer Tom – Frankfurt Style

October 13, 2016

You cannot go wrong with some Tom Schorb-Mergenthaler footage. Here’s some fresh footage of him taking his fast paced, beastly style to the streets of Frankfurt, Germany for your viewing pleasure. It is a little ironic that his nickname is Slayer Tom and this video has rap music, haha. Either way, there is a bunch of crazy clips in this, so check it out!

“Tom ‘Slayer’ Schorb-Mergenthaler is a stalwart of the Frankfurt scene and a loyal Ciao representative – whenever we’re in Frankfurt Tom is always first on hand to go ride and shoot the shit. We’re super excited to premiere his latest exploits, and my my are there some bangers! Our man Fred Murray even snagged the wild ender for the pages of DIG Issue 99.5 – just check it for yourself! You can always rely on Slayer to get loose and send it with his creative style.

Filmed and edited by Felix Lukas” – DIG

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Alexander “Shurva” Rudenko In Rome

October 13, 2016

Alexander “Shurva” Rudenko recently spent some time over in Italy cruising the street spots in Rome! As always, Shurva brings plenty of wild grinds, nose balance, tailwhips, spins and more to the table on everything he touches. Fair warning though, the filming in this video is ROUGH. It’s kind of crazy that we don’t see a ton of footage coming out of Rome considering how it appears to have plenty of spots. Hit play and check it out!

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Reed Stark – Safari: Simple Session 2016

October 13, 2016

It looks like Reed Stark has been sitting on a bunch of footage from his world tour. Here’s some older footage from his time in Estonia during Simple Session last year. This has riding footage, party footage, swinging off buildings footage and more. Check it out!

“If you ride BMX or skate, Simple Session might be one of the craziest events you could find yourself at. Action sports hoggs from all around the world meet in Tallinn, Estonia to party for the weekend. You ride for a couple minutes as well, but that’s not too important. Here’s some footage from last year’s event. Huge thanks to the Visit Estonia employees for all the wild extracurriculars.

The dates for Simple Session 2017 were just released and it’s poppin off February 4-5 in Saku Arena. Mark your calendars.”

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Odyssey Hazard Lite Rim Celebrates 15 Years

October 13, 2016

If you have been riding BMX for a long time, you know by now that many products come and go pretty quick, dependent on how well they sell and if it holds a positive reputation for getting the job done. Unfortunately with how fast trends can come and go, a lot of great products disappear sooner than later. There are very few products that last more than a few years and even fewer that last a decade without many changes. So, when an anniversary celebrating a products 15th year in rotation (pun intended), it’s a pretty impressive milestone. Odyssey are celebrating the 15 year anniversary of their classic Hazard Lite rim, which was a lighter and more dialed version of their original Hazard rim that was an absolute tank. The Hazard Lite, made from 6061-T6 aluminum features a double wall design and precision welded seam with a design that can handle abuse from street, ramps and trails riding. It weighs in at 17.7 oz and has come in a number of colors over the year, but you can’t go wrong with the classic black that is seen above. As always, you can pick this rim up for $67.99 through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Odyssey worldwide.

“2016 marks the 15 year anniversary of the Hazard Lite. Born out of the original high-walled Hazard Rim, the Hazard Lite has withstood the test of time. If you look back through the years, you will find this rim beneath many riders and it remains one of the top selling products in our lineup to this day. There have been some lookalikes, but nothing beats the real thing. Light, strong and reliable, just like they always have been. Cheers to a timeless classic!”

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Scotty Cranmer – 600K Challenge

October 12, 2016

Scotty Cranmer has been stacking followers on his Youtube channel like crazy lately. It looks like he has already hit another milestone, which is 600,000 followers and that means it’s time for another challenge. Since the original plan didn’t work out due to Vinny Mannino being injured, Big Boy decided to step up and try a tuck no hander flair for the first time. Here’s a look at what went down!

“OMG What a week! We have officially reached 600,000 Subscribers! We made the announcement during the 550,000 Challenge that Vinny Mannino will be taking on the 600k challenge and attempt the front flip over the spine that he broke his foot on 2 years ago. The very next day Vinny did a tail whip over the pool in the obstacle course challenge and he broke his foot again! So with our back against the wall someone had to step up and take control and the Big Boy decided that he was man enough to do back to back challenges! Big Boydecided that he was ready to try a flair trick variation so he called himself out on a no handed flair! He has never done a flair trick before and he hasn’t done a no hander air either! INSANE! The whole crew was cheering him on and Big Boy took the scariest crash I have ever seen and after a minute on the ground he got back up and decided to keep it going in honor of our subscribers! Seriously an amazing video that show cases the best part about BMX push the boundaries with the support of your best friends! Thank you to all our subscribers we are going to keep up these videos for you all and we are going to keep these challenges coming as long as you all keep watching the videos!”

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Subrosa – David Gomes Welcome Video

October 12, 2016

Subrosa have a new recruit over in France! Above you can find David Gomes‘ welcome to the team video that makes it easy to see just why they picked him up! David brings a buttery smooth style filled with grinds and freecoaster action. This video has a pretty laid back feel to it, but don’t let that confuse you, it’s packed full of amazing riding. Hit play and check it out! Expect to see plenty more of this guy in the future, too.

“David Gomes – 18 years old – Welcome to Subrosa.
Filmed & Edited by Romain Fel.”

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Shadow Conspiracy X Subrosa World Tour 2016: Germany

October 12, 2016

The Shadow Conspiracy and Subrosa have been busy bouncing around on their 2016 World Tour. They recently spent some time over in Germany cruising street spots, skateparks and hitting up shops along the way! Here’s a video the crew at Freedom BMX put together from their time over there! Plenty of damn good riding to take in!

“At the beginning of September, Simone Barraco, Mark Burnett, Matt Ray and Joris Coulomb passed through the Shadow X Subrosa World Tour 2016 in Germany. In addition to stippvisites at artform, Deepend, Bikers Base and the People’s Store, there were also sessions with the locals, where the guys were energetically supported by their German team colleagues Tom Schorb-Mergenthaler and Janek Wentzky. What was going on in Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hanover and Cologne is revealed by our video.

Camera: Robin Kachfi, Janek Wentzy, Christoph Huber, Felix Stinshoff and The Medialist
Editing: The Medialist
Music: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Nightrider Girlfriend”” – Freedom BMX

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Common Crew – Alec Siemon “Monster Mash” Behind the Scenes

October 12, 2016

Every time the Common Crew upload another behind the scenes section from the “Monster Mash” video, we’re blown away by home much footage there is… Then we quickly remember that the video took nearly 5 years to film and there was no shortage of footage for them to choose from for the sections. Today, we get a look at some of the B-roll, crashes and random footage of Alec Siemon had leftover! Hit play and take in just under 30 minutes of footage!

Also watch:
Jacob Cable “Monster Mash” Behind the Scenes

Common Crew – Ethan Corriere “Monster Mash” Behind the Scenes

“With countless shin stabs and big toe blowout later, Alec still managed to come through with one of the most innovated sections I’ve seen in a while. I’ve stated this in articles before but it still hold the upmost truth- Alec’s style is perfectly described as getting two random trick, throwing them together, and making them work. Seeing his style evolve along the way from a floppy fuck to a long neck swag lord has been a treat as well.”

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