BMX Union

Product: Cult – Glow in the Dark Grips

August 28, 2015

Cult have just released their Dak, Faith and Cult X Vans grips in this new Glow in the Dark colorway. The grips are made by ODI here in America and are currently hitting BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Cult worldwide now. See the before and after below! That’s one way to be seen at night, that’s for sure!

How do they make glow in the dark rubber? Well, here’s a little science for you. They add phosphor to the rubber compound. Phosphor absorbs light and energizes the material. Once it has been energized, it glows green until the energy has faded off. Not sure how long these grips stay green for, but either way. Pretty interesting.

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Volume Bikes – “The Finer Things” Mix Section

August 28, 2015

Volume Bikes dropped the mix section from “The Finer Things” online for your viewing pleasure! This section contains riding from Brian Castillo that we’re super stoked on along with riding from flow / am riders, international riding and a ton of friends of the brand. This is one BMX video worth checking out!

“Featuring Volume owner Brian Castillo, Volume Am riders Billy Perry & Cody Clark, and our friends Shawn “Elf” Walters, Jeff Z, Rob Dolecki, Matt Cordova, Devin Feil, Jake Seeley, Justin Henninger, Ryan “Biz” Jordan, Dustin Arp, Rob Wise & more. ”

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Fly Bikes – Larry Edgar Welcome Video

August 28, 2015

Here’s some news that some of you might have caught on to while watching Larry Edgar blast to the moon during the Van Doren Invitational the other weekend… Fly Bikes have officially added him to their team! It sounds like he’s still riding for SE Bikes as well, similar to how Matt Roe rides for Mutiny. Either way, they dropped this damn good video to go along with the news!

“When it comes to our team, we are always looking to find riders that have a recognizable style and know how to make riding BMX look good. We have been big fans of Larry Edgar’s riding that is fast paced and packed full of style. Plus, Larry is just as awesome off his bike as he is on it, which made it an easy decision to add him to our line up.

Some of you might have seen this news coming when he was blasting the Van Doren Invitational course a few weeks back rocking Flybikes products on his bike. Today we’re very excited to officially welcome Larry to the Flybikes family with this video giving you a taste of just what he is capable of.

Filmed by Matt Cordova
Edited by Hugo Almeida

Song: King John – Cool By Association featuring Sara Cruz”

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Simone Barraco

August 28, 2015

Are you a fan of Simone Barraco? Do you want to learn more about him and see some rad photos by Andrew White? Head over to the Red Bull website to check out 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Simone Barraco! This covers everything from why he moved to Barcelona, what his perfect day is like, why he can’t cook and more!

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Product: TLC Bikes – Titanium Spokes and Bolts

August 28, 2015

This morning, our friends over at TLC Bikes hit us up with two photos of a custom wheel that they built utilizing Profile Racing’s Z-Coaster with their Titanium spokes and bolts and an Alienation rim. As you can imagine, with the price of the hub and the price of titanium spokes and bolts, this wheel ended up being REALLY expensive, but REALLY nice. We don’t see too many brands offering Titanium parts due to the high cost of the materials, but a few brands such as TLC Bikes and Profile Racing still offer small parts like bolts and spokes for those of you looking to shed a few extra ounces off your bike. We figured you probably didn’t know TLC Bikes offer titanium spokes and bolts, so let’s take a closer look!

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Mankind – Boyd Hilder: Berlin and Hamburg

August 28, 2015

Mankind just sent over their latest BMX video featuring Boyd Hilder putting his buttery smooth style and deep bag of tricks to work on spots in Germany! Everything about this video from the riding to the spots and filming and editing kicks ass. Hit play and enjoy!

“Aussie all around great guy and natural shredder Boyd Hilder has spent a few days this summer in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany, to film for this edit during his Australia – Europe – USA – Australia world trip, Enjoy!
Web: mankindbmx.com
Edit: Björn “Bommel” Mager | 20zollmedia.com”

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Strictly BMX – Noble Park Session

August 28, 2015

Strictly BMX sent through their latest BMX video featuring Kym Grosser, Mick Bayzand and Sean Falkenstein going to work on the new Noble Park skatepark down in Australia. Everything about this place looks SO damn fun to ride and these guys definitely did a number to break the place in properly! Get on that play button and take a look!

Filmed by Kym and Sean

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Subrosa In Oregon

August 27, 2015

The Subrosa team recently spent some time in Oregon thanks to QBMX where they hit up a bunch of cement skateparks and slammed a lotta PBR’s. Check out this video that’s just over 6 minutes of pure goodness from the trip. Looks like it was one hell of a good time!

“In between shop stops and Subrosa Park Parties, we had some time to sample some of the amazing cement parks Oregon has to offer.

Watch Subrosa riders Hoang Tran, Kyle Hart, Nick Bullen, and Jono Hopping leave their mark on the concrete wonderlands found throughout one of the most beautiful states.

Big thanks to QBMX for this trip, and DFG for taking such good care of us while we were in town!

Filmed and Edited by:
Bobby Kanode

Music:

“You’re Cut Off”
Municipal Waste
Courtesy of Domino Publishing

“Stokely Barmichael”
Mic Capes
soundcloud.com/mic_capes
from portland

“Herbal Abuse”
The Heavy Crown
Theheavycrown.bandcamp.com”

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