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Animal Bikes – Past, Present and Future: Part 2

October 2, 2015

Man, Epic TV are really taking their time to release these sections! Finally, we have part two from the Past, Present and Future feature on Animal Bikes where Ralph Sinisi talks a little bit more about the past of Animal, then jumps into future projects they have going. Since this was filmed a while back, we would imagine there’s a more specific plan in the works, but it will be good to see Animal getting a jump start again. Take a look!

Did you miss part one? Watch part one here: Animal Bikes – Past, Present and Future: Part 1

“Pick back up on the history lesson with part 2 of Past, Present and Future with Animal Bikes. Ralph picks back up with the history of the brand, specifically how their early video releases affected the progression of both the company and street riding. Then he covers the evolution of the team, their approach when designing new parts, and his outlook for the future of the company.” – Epic TV

Filmed and edited by Brett Rohlfing

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Dan’s Comp X Cult – Breast Cancer Awareness Raffle

October 1, 2015

Dan’s Comp are bringing their annual Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser raffle back for another round. This year they have teamed up with Cult to do a custom Gateway complete with pink bars and fork. Get the full details on how to enter below or go straight to the page to to get entered!

“As has become an October tradition, Dan’s Comp is working with the BMX community to put in work for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year, we joined forces with Cult to offer this one-of-kind, black and pink Cult Gateway complete. For a chance to win the bike and do your part in helping the cause, all you have to do is buy a $5 Dan’s X Cult sticker pack and you’ll be automatically entered to win. To get involved, just head to www.danscomp.com and click the button on the home page. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Breast Cancer Research. Thanks for your support!”

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Product: Volume Bikes – Hand Dyed Leather VLM Seats

October 1, 2015

Volume Bikes released a limited edition run of hand dyed leather Tripod and Pivotal VLM seats for you to get your hands on. This seat uses the fat capital design with plenty of padding and a synthetic leather top with a VLM embossed logo. The seats are available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Volume Bikes now, or direct from the Volume Bikes Webstore for $35.99! Get on this before they’re sold out.

“If you don’t know Alex Raban, he is always up to something creative with all types of artistic mediums. He’s been painting on his bike seats for as long as I’ve known him, and recently he dyed a couple of our VLM brown synthetic leather seats for himself. We liked em so much, we all thought it would be a cool idea to do a limited run. We gave Alex a few boxes of Tripod and Pivotal seats, and he hand dyed each one. Yes, not one is the same as the other. You can scoop one up on our ONLINE SHOP or at your favorite Volume dealer while supplies last. Act fast these will go quick!”

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Product: Fit Bike Co. – Brandon Begin Signature Frame

October 1, 2015

On the hunt for a new BMX frame? Here’s a look at Brandon Begin‘s new signature Begin frame from Fit Bike Co.. The Begin frame is made from full 4130 chromoly with a 75.3-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 11.8″ bottom bracket height, 8.8″ standover height and 13.2″ – 13.4″ chain stay length. The frame features an engraved Integrated head tube, gussets on the top and down tubes, a butted top tube, straight gauge down tube, Mid Bottom bracket, tapered and swaged seat and chain stays, Integrated seat post clamp, 14mm 4Q heat-treated drop outs and no brake mounts for a clean look.

The Begin frame is available in 20.5″, 20.75″, 21″ and 21.25″ top tube lengths with black and clear coat raw for colors and a weight 4.32 lbs (21″). This frame is available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Fit Bike Co. worldwide as of October 2nd.

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Haro Bikes – Ryan Nyquist 2015 Video

October 1, 2015

Now THIS is a BMX video that, even if you don’t ride trails, is incredibly easy to get stoked on. Haro Bikes dropped this new video of Ryan Nyquist taking his incredibly deep bag of tricks to a handful of trails in Northern California where he calls home. This has a ton of his classics along with a bunch of new combos you probably have never even seen! You’ll want to watch this more than once to process all the combos.

“Ryan Nyquist is 36 years of age. Some of the tricks he filmed for this video are his most difficult and they’re all part of his greatest hits collection reserved for contests runs. Some of Ryan’s signature tricks have been contest winners over the past 20 years.

Look for a few brand new ones too like the truck to suicide to bar, 360 barspin-and-a-half to 360 barspin-and-a-half on the next set, cannonball to barspin and nothing to suicide.

Ryan really hasn’t lost any tricks over the years and here’s proof.

Ryan’s bike of choice is the Haro Lineage.

Video by Christian Rigal filmed in Northern California. ”

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Madera – Tom Villarreal Oregon Trail

October 1, 2015

Madera dropped some fresh footage from some time Tom Villarreal spent out in Oregon lately. Watch as he takes his amazing bike control to the streets, skateparks and trails. So many crazy clips in this BMX video. Hit play already!

“Hiking and Biking on the Oregon Trail with Tom Villarreal.

Tom Villarreal is all about the vibe and this edit gives off the best of vibes. While heading north and avoiding the dangers of the Oregon Trail, Tom was able to see some beautiful sites as well as film some beautiful clips. There are some classic spots in here and some new ones, but Tom uses all of them in the way he knows best: like a badass.

Film/Edit: Chris Bracamonte
Song: Bob Seger – Turn the Page
Guest Appearances: Thaddeus Lee, Hobie Doan, Sammy tedesco”

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Subrosa – Street Rail Jam at Block Bikes

October 1, 2015

The Subrosa shop stops keep on coming! This time around we get highlights from the Street Rail Jam they threw at Block Bike Shop! Hit play and take in all the highlights!

“The Block Bike Shop in Lancaster, CA has a strong scene behind them! Subrosa pros Lahsaan Kobza, Hoang Tran, Nick Bullen, Kyle Hart, and Simone Barraco were stoked to share a viewing of The Shadow Conspiracy’s new DVD “What Could Go Wrong?” at the shop and then pedal to a local parking lot for a little rail jam! Fun times were had, clips galore, and vibes a plenty. Big thanks to Rich Bartlett for hosting us, and all the locals who came out to shred!!

Film & Edit
Bobby Kanode

Music
“Backyard Hit”
Drunk Mums
drunkmums.bandcamp.com”

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Merritt – Justin Care Upload Stem Promo

October 1, 2015

Merritt finally got around to uploading this Justin Care signature Upload stem promo to their channel, and damn are we glad they did. Justin fires out banger after banger from technical grinds to huge drops. Get on that play button and enjoy this BMX video!

“We are Re uping Justins Stem promo from a little while back since the new splatter colorway of his stem and all the other new splatter parts just dropped.

Justin Care is incredibly good at riding a bicycle. You may not have noticed, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Within this stem promo you will find gaps to flat so large that I felt inclined to contact the CTBUH and flat ledge grinds so technical that Yngwie Malmsteen couldn’t play them on guitar. Perhaps most importantly this video exists to highlight (and provide valuable insight into) Justin’s new signature stem, which much like the tip of the Washington Monument, is made of aluminum and exudes a sort of masculine, almost phallic vibe. Buy it now.

“Justin wanted a top load stem that could be run upside down and still raise your bars. Best of both worlds, clean looks and rise. Going with forged 6061 aluminum construction for both the body and cap produced a super strong stem with a design that wouldn’t be feasible with machining and also keeps the price low. 48mm reach and 21mm rise.””

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