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Editorial: Cautiously “Canadian”

August 12, 2015

In the last few years of my life I’ve contracted the travel bug. It’s a strong virus with symptoms of vagabond desire, a craving for adventure, and a longing to be well-cultured. For me, the bicycle seems to be the paramount device to assist in spreading this virus, and connecting with other infected individuals. As a proud victim of this infection, I hope to share my stories and experiences in this series, bicycles involved or otherwise. In doing so, perhaps I may be able to achieve the status of a parasite and inspire others to contract the travel bug themselves…

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Product: SE Bikes – 2016 Kris Fox Signature Gaudium Complete

August 12, 2015

On the hunt for a new BMX bike? Check out Kris Fox’s signature 2016 SE Bikes Gaudium complete that is out now! This bike starts off with a 100% chromoly from with a double butted main frame, integrated head tube, integrated seat post clamp, externally machined MID bottom bracket and removable brake mounts. The frame has a 21″ top tube length, 75-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 12.12″ bottom bracket height, 9.5″ stand over height and a 13.7″ chain stay length. The rest of the bike features Chromoly Powering bars (8.25″ rise, 28.5″ width), a full chromoly fork with tapered legs, 3/8″ drop outs and a 32mm offset, SE Bikes topload stem, SE DSP grips, SE Pivotal seat and seat post, full chromoly 3-piece 175mm cranks with the Closed-End Invisibolt, a 25-tooth alloy sprocket, Odyssey Twisted PC pedals, a KMC Z410A chain, SE Bikes sealed hubs front and rear, laced to an Alienation Deviant rim with a Demolition Machete 2.25″ tire up front and an Alienation 440 rim and Demolition Momentum 2.20″ tire in the rear. The bike comes with Promax SEU-961 brakes and a Promax SEL-427 brake lever as well.

The 2016 Gaudium complete is available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry SE Bikes in Blue Metal with a weight of 24.40 lbs. and a MSRP price tag of $589!

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Work In Progress – Ollie Shields: Jammin’ at Frontside

August 12, 2015

Here’s the latest Work In Progress video featuring Ollie Shields, along with Bas Keep, Jordan Aleppo and more getting down at the Frontside skatepark jam that went down recently! It looks like they had a good time and plenty of pizza! Check it!

“In the latest episode of ‘Work In Progress’, we continue to shadow the life of Cult, Seventies and Vans’ Ollie Shields, and things get a little more laid back as we visit the infamous ‘Frontside Gardens’ skatepark in Hackney Wick, originally made famous by it’s Google commercial with founder Andy Willis. Today is the Cult jam, a laid back, free-for-all style jam, put on by fellow Cult and Vans rider Bas Keep, ironically one of the main guys who has always stood behind Ollie and vouched for his riding. Sit back and kick it with Bas, Ollie, Jordan Aleppo, Lima and more… This series proudly supported by Seventies Distribution, Cult Bikes and Vans.” – Epic TV

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Fiend – Eddie Baum 2015

August 12, 2015

Fiend‘s connect in Germany through Sport Import BMX, Eddie Baum coming in hot with a fresh new video that’s packed full of some great lines, spots and riding. This has a real chill vibe, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some serious fire in it.

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Wethepeople – #GetInTheVanTour: Part 2

August 12, 2015

Part two of Wethepeople‘s #GetInTheVanTour in Germany is now online! This BMX video gives you some insight from the parks and shops they hit up on the 2nd leg of the tour! Plenty of real dialed riding mixed throughout out this! Did you catch Part 1? Watch #GetInTheVanTour Part 1 here!

“Wethepeople #GETINTHEVANTOUR continues with Dillon Lloyd, Ed Zunda, Pete Sawyer, Moritz Nussbaumer and Dima Pyrkhodko hitting up parks, shops, and street spots in Stuttgart and Frankfurt. Shop Stops are all about the chillin’ with kids and the shredding with the locals and the crew delivered on that—stoking out a lot of kids along the way.” – Ride BMX

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Vans X Shadow Conspiracy Shoe Release Jam

August 12, 2015

Vans just released this video from the Vans X The Shadow Conspiracy Shoe Release Jam and “What Could Go Wrong?” DVD premiere! The place was PACKED full of riders to session the House of Vans and it looks like they had one hell of a good time!

Did you see the collaboration shoes yet? Product: Shadow Conspiracy X Vans – Penumbra Series Shoes

“Four hundred and fifty riders from the greater NY region stormed the House of Vans Brooklyn facility to celebrate the release of the Chukka Midway, Chukka Low and the Era Pro colorway shoes out now with The Shadow Conspiracy.

The first one hundred people through the door were rewarded with a pair of the new shoes!
The Jam went all afternoon with and into the night until Shadow reveled the first world-wide showing of their new video titled “What Could Go Wrong?”

Music: “Big Ben” by The Nucc”

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Empire BMX – Hoss House Session II

August 12, 2015

Empire BMX just hit us with a link to the second Hoss House Session video featuring a few riders we don’t see nearly enough of getting a session! Check out what Kevin Porter, Matt Hauck, Hanson Little, Jeremy Hrabal and Dylan Smith threw down during this late night session.

Did you ever see the first Hoss House video? Watch the first Hoss House Session video here!

“one sensual night of passion on Nathan “HO$$” Hostick’s home turf, featuring the loving caresses of a few of our favorite male specimens! eat your heart out Harlequin

filmed / edited by Devon Hutchin$”

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Charlie Quigley – Woodward 2015

August 12, 2015

Ah, the summer that everyone wishes they could have! Charlie Quigley spent a little time out at Woodward East working this past summer. When he wasn’t working, he was busy stacking clips for this self-filmed BMX video! Take a look at what he was able to come up with.

“I was lucky enough to get the chance to be a staff member at Camp Woodward for Week 9. When I wasn’t working as a lifeguard, I was able to set my Tripod up and get these clips. Shout out to @doguetebmx for filming one of the clips!”

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