What a day for truing wheels! Earlier we posted up some info on how to true a BMX wheel without a truing stand and our good friend Brant Moore hit us up asking if we ever heard of the zip tie method. We were curious as to how it works, so he whipped up a quick video giving us a little insight into how it’s done. Hit play and take a look!
Subrosa Street Rail Jam at Gordy’s Bicycles
Subrosa‘s Lahsaan Kobza and Kyle Hart recently rolled through Gordy’s Bicycles in Arizona to catch a session with some of the locals on a couple of Street Rails and boxes. Above is the video giving you a look at what went down!
“Gordy’s Bicycles in Phoenix, AZ is the place to be to get your BMX needs met!
Subrosa pros Lahsaan Kobza and Kyle Hart rolled through with a few Subrosa Street Rails and hosted a jam with tons of locals.
Hit play to see some solid shredding from Kyle, Lahsaan, and all our Phoenix homies!
Huge thank you to Kim and Kevin at Gordy’s and all the locals who came out to session with us!!!
Head to www.gordysbicycles.com if you live in Phoenix and need some holiday goodies!
Filmed and Edited by:
Bobby Kanode
Music:
“Call You”
JIMI X
https://soundcloud.com/usedtoberich”
How To True a BMX Wheel Without a Truing Stand
If you have been riding BMX for more than a few days, there’s a good chance you have had your wheel knocked out of true. Whether it be side to side or a hop which is up and down, it happens. BMX is aggressive and it can put some serious abuse on those 20″ wheels of yours. When that happens you’re usually left with only a few options; take it to a shop and have a trained professional do it (recommended), buy or borrow a truing stand and fix it yourself (which we only recommend if you know what you’re doing) or try and eye ball it, which can work in some cases. Today, our friend and FBM and Madera team rider, Mike Hinkens posted a photo on Facebook giving us a look at a a method he uses to true his wheels that is quite a bit more cost effective than buying an actual truing stand. We we’re pretty stoked on the idea, so we decided to give it a go to see if it works and figured it would be cool to show you how to get it done yourself if you’re in a pinch!
Madera Riverwalk Skatepark Session
The Madera team recently spent some time visiting shops and skateparks down in Florida. During the trip they made a stop at the Riverwalk Skatepark for a session with some of the locals. Here’s a BMX video loaded with highlights from the night featuring Erik Elstran, Mike Hinkens, Tom Villarreal, Dan Kruk, Dylan McCauley and Profile Racing’s Grant Castelluzzo along with some clips from the locals Chris Schuster, Frank Clark, Tyler Jenkins, Ryan Torrance and Tim Kellum who stopped out for the session!
Filmed and edited by Brett Rohlfing
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Mafia Bikes – Tom Justice: Into the Storm
We are BIG fans of Tom Justice here at The Union and it’s real easy to see why… Tom absolutely RIPS! Watch as he goes to work on a handful of skateparks around the U.K absolutely blasting each one with his signature style. This is one BMX video you do not want to pass up!
“Tom shreds the indoor parks of Scotland with his insanely clicked tricks and huge amounts of style all while dodging incoming storm desmond.
Style for miles with a load of tech combos to match this edit has it all.
No roofs where hit in the making of this edit. Although it was close ALOT of the time.
Big thanks to all the skateparks we visited during this trip” – Mafia Bikes
Filmed and edited by Greg Childs
Northern Embassy – Zach St. Clair 2015
The Northern Embassy are always pumping out some of the finest Canadian BMX videos and this new Zach St. Clair video is a good reminder of that! Watch as Zach absolutely crushes rails, ledges and anything else he found for spots over the course of this past year. Damn good from start to finish. Enjoy!
“Zach St Clair is a young pimp who’s been killing it over the past couple years. We are stoked to bring you his first real street edit, Zach has been clipping for this over the course of 2015 and it shows.”
Combat BMX Squad – Dima “Mon” Osokin Video
You know you’re about to see something nuts when Dima “Mon” Osokin drops a new BMX video! To celebrate, what we’re assuming, his 30th birthday he dropped this new one featuring him putting his pegs, freecoaster and creativity to good use on street spots and skateparks over in Russia! You’ll definitely want to stick around for this one!
“On 10 december 2015 Dmitry celebrated his 30th anniversary and released his newest video which he filmed with his “Combat BMX Squad” in summer 2015!
MON: “I express deep gratitude to everyone who helped me film it and have fire in their eyes!””
Vans – Kevin Kalkoff 2015 Video
Vans coming in hot with a fresh BMX video from Kevin Kalkoff for your viewing pleasure! Watch as Kevin takes his buttery smooth style to street spots, absolutely slaying each one along the way! Amazing spots, dialed film work and incredible riding. You cannot pass up on this one!
“Without a doubt Kevin is one of the most versatile riders in Europe, his style on and off the bike is just smooth and he makes everything look effortless.
Despite a minor injury, KK had a great 2015 where he even was able to join a shoe campaign between VANS and his new Bike sponsor The Shadow Conspiracy.
A lot of miles were collected as well this year and Kevin was even able to collect some great clips for a bad ass 2015 recap edit.
So, sit back and enjoy some timeless riding by Monsieur Kalkoff.
#freeKK
MUSIC:
Band : AKA
Song : Skip Away
Film & edit by Alex Baret // additional filming by Arnaud Mauler & Fraser Byrne.”