The Daily Grind have released Troy Merkle‘s section from “Hard Times” online for your viewing pleasure! Troy’s section is a little more “tame” on the partying side of things compared to the other sections and more about the riding. One thing that came to mind re-watching this part is just how under rated of a rider Troy really is. Troy has been crushing it on a freecoaster long before it was ever a trend and the grind combos and really everything he does is so good. Who else are you seeing doing long rocket ice grinds down long curved ledges? This section is packed full of amazing riding and if you’re a fan of rocket manuals, grinds, barspins or whips… You will love this section because he definitely does all of those. Ratboy would be/is pumped!
BMX Camp in Poland with Anton Evstifeev
Anton Evstifeev recently spent some time at BMX Camp over in Poland where he had himself a good time riding and hanging out with the campers! Check out some highlights from the riding he got in, along with some of the antics and good times him and the campers had! Looks like this place is awesome… That pump track looks incredibly fun as well!
Frenchys Distribution Warehouse Jam
Frenchys Distribution threw a big jam at their warehouse over in France! They had a big turn out and despite it being a hot one, plenty of damn good riding went down! Check out this highlight reel giving you a look at just what went down!
“Report of the first day of the #FrenchysJam @ Frenchy’s warehouse.
A beautiful day bmx and video recording under the sun and the small 40 ° C ambient.
A hundred riders turned out for the jam and the entire crew Frenchys and many pro may be mentioned among them Thomas Benedetti, Ben Gea, Florian Montanari, Florian Barral, Robin Bourhis, Mathieu … Note the Peladan exceptional presence of two English Jordan Godwin and Sam Jones who have sent well in street ..
ranking:
PARK:
1: Thomas Benedetti
2nd: Thomas Chauvez
3rd: Cédric FRADE
STREET:
Best GODWIN line for Jordan.
Thank you for the welcome to Frenchys.
Track: Diablo – MAC MILLER”
Peraza Family Vacation to Woodward West
When the Peraza family rolls into Woodward West, you know there’s going to be a good time going down! Kevin Peraza and his brothers and Dad recently spent a week out at camp riding and having a good time! This is why the Peraza family kicks so much ass! Check it out, because this is how you do BMX right as a family.
“Woodward West is all about family. What better way to spend your summer vacation than traveling to camp with your whole family? Watch as BMX pro Kevin Peraza and his little bros pack up and head up to camp for the week. They brought Dad along to celebrate his birthday and we surprised him by sneaking oldest brother David out for the week! A family that rides together stays together, check it out now!
Filmed and Edited: Eddie Peraza and Juani Zurita”
Gary Young – Tricks, Style, & The Van Doren Invitational
You cannot go wrong with some Gary Young footage! Here’s a video featuring him cruising the OB park in San Diego and then some riding from the Van Doren Invitational last year! This gets some good perspective from Gary and you know that riding is top notch! Style for miles! Get on that play button and check this BMX video out!
“Gary Young, aka last year’s Van Doren Invitational winner and all around good dude, talks about life, his own riding, and what makes the Van Doren Invitational the great event that it is. I wanted to show that Gary’s every day riding isn’t far from what he does at an event, so went to one of the oldest public parks in San Diego and he carved out a few of his typical lines…
Check out Gary and 30+ of the best bowl riders in the world in Huntington Beach, California on July 31st and August 2nd.
Film/Edit: Ryan Fudger
Additional Filming: Zach Krejmas
Music courtesy of: figureofwax
http://soundcloud.com/figureofwax” – Ride BMX
Kink – One Hit Wednesday: Darryl Tocco Video
Kink just hit us with a link to this weeks One Hit Wednesday that features Darryl Tocco showing you how the backwards game works with a cassette. This clip is a number of years old, and it’s still absolutely nuts. Darryl isn’t a fan of running a freecoaster, so without a doubt we’ll be seeing more magic like this from him continuing on into the future. Darryl rules and so does this short but sweet BMX video. Get on that play button!
Cult – #Crewsin San Francisco
Cult released this rad iPhone video featuring Dakota Roche and Andrew Castaneda cruising few spots up in San Francisco during their visit for The Street Series! Check out some riding from Dak and Andrew along with Cult’s connects, Hayden Jackson, Mikey Tyra. Plenty of gold in this BMX video, that’s for sure! We’re just thinking there might be more footage from this trip coming since we did spot Veesh filming in a few of the videos from The Street Series: San Francisco…
“#CREWSIN 01 starts us off with a handful of clips from our trip to San Francisco last weekend. Dak and Andrew just pedaling the city and riding a few spots along the way. All captured on a iPhone.”
Photogallery: BMX Day in Johannesburg, South Africa
The other day we got a look at the Video from BMX Day in Johannesburg, South Africa, now today we’re very excited to present to you a full photogallery from the day by photographer Wayne Reiche giving us a look at how good the day went from the spots to the riding and good times! This photogallery is packed full of amazing shots and we’ve included the video in at the end again so after you see the photos, you can watch the video, too! Get the full scoop from Colin Loudon below, then hit that link and check out all the photos!
CHECK OUT THE FULL PHOTOGALLERY HERE!
“On a frosty Saturday morning the Johannesburg Library Gardens were awoken to the sound of bikes cruising in as riders from different scenes and towns from all over SA came together in support the first global BMX day.
The point of BMX day is not about drawing crowds, prize money or a contest format, It’s about drawing the scene closer together no matter how big or small through sharing the common bond of riding bikes.
So without further delay we packed the van, camera gear and set off on a wild ride through the city!
After warming up and clocking some clips at the first spot as well as getting everyone in one place for a group photo to commemorate this gathering it was time to hit the streets, Seeing a huge mob of riders bombing down Commissioner Street is definitely a sight to make anyone who has ever ridden a bike stoked.
With Wayne Reiche and Kevin Schnider capturing the vibe and the visuals you know this is going to be on point. Check out the edit and photo gallery below and get a behind the scenes look at how a bunch of BMX riders took over the streets of Johannesburg !
Huge thanks to the brands who supported with product and played an integral part making it happen :
Monster Energy SA, Skullcandy, BMX Direct, DC Shoes Africa, Evals BMX, Skabanga Crew, Stay Mooked, Vans, Loot Brand, Mongoose Bikes and 1933 Classic Tattoos.”
CHECK OUT THE FULL PHOTOGALLERY HERE!
