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Behind the Scenes of Kaleidoscope: The Setup – Part One

November 11, 2015

Unless you were no where near an internet connect yesterday, there’s a good chance you saw Kriss Kyle’s new Kaleidoscope video from Red Bull, because it’s damn amazing. Today, Red Bull dropped part one of their behind the scenes footage on the project. We get some insight from Kriss Kyle and see a little bit of what it took to make this happen!

… After you watch this, go re-watch the full Kaleidoscope video RIGHT HERE!

“Kriss Kyle takes us behind the scenes to show us some of the insane ramps and rails used to make his new edit ‘Kaleidoscope’ a reality.”

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Mike Saavedra & Sergio Layos – Mataro to Malaga

November 10, 2015

Here’s one we’ve been waiting to see all day. Mike Saavedra recently took a trip over to Spain to spend some time with Sergio Layos where they cruised from Mataro to Malaga checking out the sights and riding skateparks and trails! Needless to say, this BMX video is packed full of style! Hit play and enjoy!

“Chillen the most we took a trip down to the beautiful south of Spain from the Lost trails in Mataro to Rubens park in Malaga. In search of good vibes and good rides. Here’s what’s Sergio Layos captured on my busted iphone. Thanks to all the boys for a place to crash and letting us ride their spots. Here’s to the family that is BMX.” – Mike Saavedra

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Sean Ricany Off Stranger and Primo

November 10, 2015

Well… Here’s a bit of surprising news we didn’t see coming. Sean Ricany has decided to part ways with Stranger and Primo. No word on why, but this is the third person to quit the Stranger team (Augie Simoncini and Denim Cox) as of late, which is pretty interesting. Sean did mention “Further” in his post which is his clothing brand… Is there more to this brand? Did he get a better offer from another brand? We don’t know… But we’ll be sure to let you know once we hear something.

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Product: Kink – Hulk Bars

November 10, 2015

Yesterday when we were looking around at different bars for our Raise The Bar feature, we noticed that Kink have a new set of BMX bars out for you big bar lovers. The Hulk bars are made from 13-butted 4130 chromoly with a TruTherm post-weld heat-treatment. They come with a big rise of 10″, width of 30″, 12-degrees of backsweep and 1-degree of upsweep.

The Hulk bars come in colors of ED black and chrome with a weight of 29.2 oz. with a price tag of around $64.99 – $74.99 depending on color through BMX shops and mail-orders now.

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Vital Game of BIKE 2015: Park – Round 2

November 10, 2015

Dennis Enarson vs Ben Wallace – Round 2 – More BMX Videos

Yesterday we got a look at Vital Game of Bike 2015: Part – Round 1, now we get a look at what went down in Round 2! Check out what went down between Dennis Enarson VS Ben Wallace, Larry Edgar VS Pat Casey, Kenneth Tencio VS Colton Walker and Jake Lieva VS Nick Bruce! A lot of big tricks to see!

“BMX’s king battles England’s technical wizard in round two of Game of BIKE: Park.
Credit: Vital BMX”

Watch the other games below…
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Macneil – Amos Franke 2015

November 10, 2015

Macneil just released this fresh video from Amos Franke who has been busy putting his pegs to heavy use on street spots and even a few skateparks and chain restaurant signs up in Canada. This one is packed full of real good spots and riding. Definitely well worth getting on that play button and seeing what’s inside!

Audio:
Tell Him – Eh Roy
Nerve Damage – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Filmed and Edited by Zach Rampen

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Eric Bahlman – Hi-8

November 10, 2015

There’s a good chance that Eric Bahlman is the only guy still going through the effort of filming with a Hi-8 camera in BMX…. But, that’s okay because he keeps pumping out rad videos like this one! Check out some fresh grind and freecoaster madness from Eric!

“Our Hi-8 series produced by Eric Bahlman continues with the man himself taking center stage. Eric Bahlman adopted a freecoaster long before the current craze and continues to bring his own flavor to the mix. Few out there have hop table variations that look nearly as nice as Phoenix’s freecoaster technician!” _ DIG

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Corey Furmage – Creative Bike Tricks

November 10, 2015

Do you like creative bike tricks? What about front brake magic? Well, here’s a BMX video for you. Corey Furmage pumped out this short but sweet one from his local skatepark where he cooked up some real creative moves for you to check out.

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