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Insight: Vans 50th Anniversary SK8-Hi Pro Shoes

August 17, 2016

As you probably have heard by now, the crew over at Vans are celebrating 50 years of producing some of the best BMX and skate shoes. One of the ways that they have been celebrating, Vans have released some special edition 50th Anniversary shoes that highlight some of their heritage. The other day we received a surprise package from Vans and inside was a pair of their new 50th anniversary SK8-Hi Reissue Pro ’86 shoes that are available in this navy, baby blue and white combo. We were really digging the look and figured it would be rad to give you guys a closer look just incase you’re on the hunt for some new shoes!

The 50th anniversary SK8-Hi Reissue Pro ’86 was brought back for Dennis McCoy who has been one of the longest standing BMX team riders for Vans. The color combo was one of the most popular color combos back in the 80’s, so it made complete sense to celebrate Dennis since he’s been a key part of the Vans family over the years.

Taking a look at the shoe, it features a suede, canvas and leather upper with the iconic wave logo, a small Vans tag on the heal, a sewn patch on the tongue and the DURACAP reinforcement rubber underlays in some of the high wear spots. Inside you can find the UltraCush HD sockliners with a high level of cushioning to absorb impacts like a champ. Of course, you can also find Vans’ iconic Waffle sole to wrap things up. You know your feet won’t be sliding around on your pedals with those.

Inside you can find Vans’ UltraCush insole which is designed for comfort and absorbing impacts to prevent bruising on your feet.

The Vans 50th anniversary SK8-Hi Reissue Pro ’86 shoes are available now through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Vans worldwide now. They’re available for $70.00 – $75.00 and come in sizes of 6.5 on up through 13 in mens sizes. You can also pick the up on Amazon right now, or through the Vans Website
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Overall, the shoes turned out absolutely dialed and it’s safe to say they definitely picked a rad classic to bring back to celebrate 50 years of Vans. We want to hear from you! Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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Subrosa – Matt Ray “Shred Your Youth”

August 17, 2016

It’s pretty rad seeing so many kids getting exposed to BMX these days. Matt Ray teamed up with Cliff Bar, Subrosa and The Shadow Conspiracy to give kids a chance to ride some bikes at the new Vans park out in Boston! Here’s a video where Matt talks a little bit about the opportunity and some footage from the session. Looks like it was a good time to us!

“After becoming sponsored Subrosa pro rider Matt Ray didn’t waste anytime before giving back to his local community and BMX.

He teamed up with Cliff Bar, Subrosa Brand, and The Shadow Conspiracy to hold a series of fun riding sessions and giveaways!

Hitting his local parks and riding spots around the Boston area and New Hampshire, Matt taught riders new tricks, showed off some of his, signed autographs, and presented new Subrosa complete bikes and prizes to some young riders!

Get some behind the scenes prospective from Matt on growing BMX, giving back to fans, and why it’s important to him.

A huge thanks to Matt Ray, Nick Rice, Cliff Bar, Patti Burris, Ryan Chadwick, The Shadow Conspiracy, Johnny Rivet, Beau Lambert, and Rye Airfield.”

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Courage Adams 2016 Instagram Compilation #2

August 17, 2016

If you’re as big of a fan of Courage Adams as we are, then you’ll be beyond stoked to see a fan put together a fresh compilation of Courage’s latest Instagram clips. This is packed with some insane combos fueled with nose balance and some incredible fakies with a cassette hub. If you want your mind to be blown, this is the BMX video for you! Enjoy!

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Matthias Dandois – The Flat Side of Things 3

August 17, 2016

Here’s some fresh Matthias Dandois flatland goodness we spotted over on Flat Matters. Once again, Matthias has come through with a super simple and clean video that’s loaded with some extremely dialed flatland combos. This one will definitely leave you wondering how the hell Matthias does what he does and dizzy! Check it!

“Once again I went back to the basic with this new edit: one tripod, one camera, and a couple of months to film the hardest tricks I can do on a BMX bike. As simple as that.
Filmed in Paris, Hossegor and Vigo with an Xsories tripod, and a Z camera.”

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Daniel Wedemeijer & Tom Van Den Bogaard – Day at the Local

August 17, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKROJwxfNJg

Daniel Wedemeijer dropped this fresh new GoPro video featuring him and Tom Van Den Bogaard getting down at their local skatepark’s mini ramp setups. As you can imagine with Daniel and Tom, these guys have some deep bags of tricks and plenty of style that lead to plenty of dialed riding going down. Take a look at some of the clips they stacked during the session!

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Peeps In The Streets – Episode 3

August 17, 2016

The Peep Game crew coming through with some more footage from their Occupy San Diego Street Ride for your viewing pleasure. This is a raw cut of GoPro footage giving you a look at riding and some of the action that went down off the bikes.

“Peeps in The Streets Episode 3
Brought to you By #PEEPGAME
i’m a little late on getting this out but this is the gopro footage from the OCCUPY SAN DIEGO jam we held a few weeks back
SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND HAD A GOOD TIME

Filmed by: Bill Malkotsis & Adam Acaardi”

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Josh Dove Bike Check

August 16, 2016

The crew over at Colony caught up with young Josh Dove in Brisbane to take a closer look at his current Sweet Tooth setup that he’s running decked out with Colony parts from top to bottom. You can check out a ton of photos of the bike, along with a parts list over on the Colony website — Josh Dove Bike Check… Looks like a dialed BMX bike to us!

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Hip-less Para BMX Rider Dan “Nemo” Butler

August 16, 2016

It’s pretty amazing how many riders there are around the world that despite having the odds against them, they’re out there riding BMX! Today we stumbled across this video featuring Dan “Nemo” Butler who lost his hip joint due to infections. That problem has left one of his legs shorter than the other. But, thanks to some different crank sizes, he’s able to ride without too many problems. Above is a video giving us a little insight into his story along with a ton of really good riding from skateparks and trails spots over in the UK. It’s pretty crazy how something small like a cut can lead to bigger problems.

Filmed and edited by Max Newberry

Songs: 1. Trouble in Paradise – Clem Beatz
2. Dust Clouds – 20syl
3. Since When – Cunninlynguists
4. Slum Lordz – CunninLyniguists x Yamin Semali

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