Can’t go wrong with some new footage from Paddy Gross! The crew over at Colony hit us with a link to a new Instagram compilation BMX video with footage of Paddy that was filmed over the course of the past 8 months at The Lumberyard in Portland, Oregon! It’s crazy to think pretty much all of this was filmed between a quarter pipe and spine, too! Gotta love that front brake magic. Hit play and take it all in!
Red Bull – BMX In The Raiford Blood
Did you know that Broc Raiford‘s dad, Ryan rides BMX? Did you know his dad is a huge part of where Broc is today and one of his biggest supporters? Probably not. We had no idea that Broc and his dad were so close and rode together every chance they got. Here’s a video Red Bull dropped telling the story of how BMX runs in the blood of the Raiford family!
“In between the swamplands of Southern Louisiana, located just to the west of New Orleans, lies the small town of Destrehan, home of the Raiford family and a father-and-son BMX dynasty, Ryan and Broc.
Born in 1968, in Norco, Louisiana, Ryan Raiford was a Southern boy on the loose and hunting for speed and excitement on two wheels.
Find out more about the Railford family and catch their amazing riding in the video above.”
Merritt – Pete Sawyer iPhone Extras
Merritt‘s own Pete Sawyer was sitting on a bunch of footage from sessions at his local skatepark that were just sitting on his iPhone. Instead of letting the clips go to waste, this short but sweet raw cut video came from it. As always, Pete brings some real solid riding to the mix! The park he’s at also looks super fun to ride! Take a look and see what he cooked up!
Source Park – Official Grand Opening Highlights
We’ve seen some foootage from the new Source Park surfacing the past few days. Today we get an official BMX video from the grand opening that the Source crew produced. Check out riding from Dan Lacey, Kriss Kyle, Kevin Kalkoff, Lima, Matt Priest, Ben Lewis and a few others, with some insight from these guys on what they think of the place. We can’t believe how amazing the place turned out and it’s crazy to see what it looked like (watch the beginning of the videO) before they transformed it to what it is now. Phenomenal.
Shadow Conspiracy – Joris Coulomb Crystal Cruise
The Shadow Conspiracy sent through a fresh BMX video from the one and only Joris Coulomb for us all to enjoy! This video comes with a laid back vibe, but you better believe Joris cooked up some amazing riding that he makes look all too easy. Dialed riding, great spots and some real good film work. You won’t want to pass this up!
“Hit the streets for metaphysical cruise with French Shadow rider Joris Coulomb. Mixing the tech and the burly with a style uniquely his own, Joco has a knack for making anything look good.
Filmed and edited by Leo Balay
Music:
Ennio Morricone
“Un Sacco Bello”
Ennio Morricone”
Red Bull Illume – No DSLR? No Problem! Shooting Mobile with Kelvin Trautman
With all the advancements in technology, especially when it comes to phones and their camera capabilities, it’s not really a big surprise that you can, in some cases, end up with some very high quality photos. We’ve seen more and more phones come with more and more options from shutter speed to ISO and aperture settings, making them more like a DSLR camera. Red Bull recently had photographer Kelvin Trautman at the Mash EX&HOP Mini Ramp Contest to test out his skills on shooting a BMX contest with a mobile phone. Above is a video showing you Kelvin putting in the work, along with a few of of the end result photos. One of the best photography tips I ever received was from Rob Dolecki and that was that “You don’t need the highest quality equipment to get good results.” With the way phones are going, you don’t need that super high priced camera to get good results and this is proof of that. Take a look!
“We teamed up with South African photographer Kelvin Trautman and presented him with a challenge; shoot the Ex&Hop BMX contest using only a mobile device. No flashes, no professional cameras and using only available light were all part of this challenge.
“If the conditions are right – light-wise, scenery-wise – it doesn’t really matter what camera you have.” – Kelvin Trautman
Red Bull Illume features a brand-new mobile category for 2016, in which we want to see the best action and adventure shots you have on your camera roll. We teamed up with Kelvin Trautman to show you one of the ways in which you can approach this category!
Photographer: Kelvin Trautman
Video: Richard Bos
Athletes: Daniel Dhers, Andreev Kostya, JB Peytavit & Larry Edgar
Video shot on Sony A7rii, Sony Zeiss Batis 85mm/1,8 and a Sony RX10.”
Stefan Lantschner Bike Check
Fly Bikes have released a new Bike Check with Stefan Lantschner giving you a closer look at his current 2016 Montaña setup decked out with Fly Bikes parts from top to bottom. Not only does the bike look amazing, we’re loving the photos, giving us a look at his shop where he’s got other toys like his motorcycles. Stefan builds custom Cafe Racers on the side, so it’s pretty cool to see the two come together (which you can see better in the other photos). You can take a closer look at Stefan’s bike on the Flybikes website — Stefan Lantschner 2016 Bike Check
Tyler Brown – Bring On The Summer 2016
Tyler Brown over in the U.K sent through a fresh BMX video from some of the cold, wet sessions he has been catching as of late. This is loaded with some solid street riding, with plenty of spots to check out. It’s safe to say we’re all (In the Northern hemisphere) ready to take on Summer 2016… It would be great to see that happen, you know… Any time now.
Music – MAL x Jamio Bookey (Remix)