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The Last Days of BMX Superstar Dave Mirra

April 8, 2016

There’s an interesting story up on the New York Magazine website that gives a little insight into the last days of Dave Mirra‘s life, along with a lot of insight into his life growing up, sucesses, failures and what might have caused his decision to leave this world early. It’s a really interesting read and well worth giving it a few minutes of your time to read. You can check it out here — The Last Days of BMX Superstar Dave Mirra. This all still sounds very surreal. Rest in Peace, Dave. We all miss you.

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Scotty Cranmer – The Worst Skatepark Ever 2

April 7, 2016

Scotty Cranmer has been pumping out BMX videos like nobody’s business and we’ve even missed a few because he posts so many, haha. Here’s one we missed the other day where Scotty, Trey Jones and Matty Cranmer hit up the Candyland Skatepark, which happens not not be the worst skatepark ever, haha. Watch as all three of these guys cook up some great riding on the skatepark that somebody undersold hard.

“For the 2nd WORST SKATEPARK EVER! We took a trip to Candyland Skatepark in Longwood, Florida this park was suggested by someone in the comments so we decided to see just how bad it really was! To be completely honest, this park was really fun! I had Matty Cranmer and Longwood local Trey Jones come and ride it with me and we ended up getting so much awesome riding footage! The highlights were definitely watching Trey and Matty come up with insanely tech lines and Trey and myself did a doubles routine inspired by Dave Mirra and DMC at X games! I love doing this series and plan on doing a lot more of them so comment some places we should check out!”

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Yuma Hamaya – Creative to the Max

April 7, 2016

Creative to the max isn’t the actual title for this BMX video, but after seeing what Yuma Hamaya cooked up for this one, that’s all we could think about! Yuma’s riding is hard to describe because quite honestly, it’s damn original riding. There’s a few riders that came to mind while watching this one like Tim Knoll, Tate Roskelley and Francis Delapena who all look at spots and tricks quite different and bring a lot of unexpected moves to the table. Yuma mixes flatland with street and park riding, but he’s also doing things we’re pretty sure we’ve never seen personally. All we can say is this is one video you have to watch because it will blow you mind!

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Product: Sunday Bikes – Street Sweeper Tires

April 7, 2016

On the hunt for some new BMX tires? Well, you’re in luck because the new Jake Seeley signature Street Sweeper tires from Sunday Bikes have arrived. These tires feature a directional tread pattern that utilizes a dual rubber compound designed specifically for those of you who like to grind. The center tread of the tire is smooth to help reduce rolling resistance, it’s also made from a softer durometer of rubber for increased grip. The sides of the tire feature offset grooves with a groove that runs around the entire tire which helps give you a little extra grab while turning. The sides of the tire feature a harder durometer that helps resist wear and tear from grinding, as well as allow you to grind a little smoother because that harder rubber isn’t as sticky. The tire is currently available in a 2.40″ size with black for the only color and a max PSI of 100. We have a feeling that we’ll be seeing more colors in the future since there was a sample of purple tires in Jake’s latest bike check.

The Street Sweeper tires are available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Sunday Bikes worldwide now, along with his new signature Street Sweeper 4-Piece bars!

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Division Brand – Trent McDaniel 2016 BMX Video

April 7, 2016

Trent McDaniel coming through with a dialed new video for Division Brand for your viewing pleasure! Watch as Trent goes to work on every rail and ledge he could get his pegs on out on the streets of Chicago! Excellent riding, rad spots and some clean film work. Can’t go wrong with this one!

“Trent McDaniel is likely a dude you’ve been sleeping on. He rides for Division Brand, keeps a relatively low-profile, but just left Chicago and is making his way West. Here’s his 2016 section for Division that he filmed out in Chi-town with Andrew Brady. That wild kinker ice, backwards-pegs to over-tooth, and wall-hubba feeble to hard were all standouts in my book.

Shot and cut by Andrew Brady” – Ride BMX

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LFS2 – The Extras: Jan Doroba

April 7, 2016

The LFS crew have released a bunch of leftover footage from Jan Doroba that didn’t quite make the cut for his section in the “LFS2” video! Although these are leftover clips, there’s nothing scrappy about it. Great riding, dialed spots. If you’re looking for the raw street vibe, this is what you are looking for. Enjoy!

“LFS2 Leftovers:
Doroba went hard driving every single road trip up and down the east coast this video. Here’s some bonus clips that didn’t make the cut for his diverse LFS2 Section.
Film/Edit by Mikey Almodovar
DVD available at LFSBMX.BIGCARTEL.COM”

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BMX Streets – The Game

April 7, 2016

A video posted by •BMX STREETS• (@bmxstreetsofficial) on Mar 25, 2016 at 12:46pm PDT

We were just thinking that it had been a little while since we’ve heard or seen anything about the BMX Streets game that was in development. The last time we saw something was when we posted the trailer back in December. So, we decided to dig into their Facebook and Instagram to find out what’s new. It turns out, BMX Streets is now available on iPhone and Android phones, which is great. But, we also noticed they’re working on a console version, along with BMX Streets 2 for Mobile. Above is a look at BMX Streets 2 mobile that we would imagine will be available sooner than later. After the jump, you can find a second video giving us a little preview of what’s to come in BMX Streets 2. We haven’t seen any actual detail on the console version, but we would imagine much like Pumped BMX +, the console version of the popular phone game, it will be similar to the phone version. Either way, it looks like you guys looking for BMX Games to play, keep getting more options.

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Proper X Hardcore Hobbies – Connor Phimister Video

April 7, 2016

Proper and Hardcore Hobbies coming through with some fresh heat from Connor Phimister. This one starts out with some rough crashes, then it turns into grind after grind on all four of Connor’s pegs. Real solid from start to finish, so hit play and enjoy!

“Proper and IMG Distribution are teaming up with the UK’s best BMX stores to help bring through the next wave of riders. Hardcore Hobbies’ Connor Phimister is the first to come through with an edit. Filmed and Edited by Tom Ellam for Tank Tapes.
We look forward to seeing to seeing who’s next to put their mark on the Shop Collaboration Project and to seeing more from Connor.”

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