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Glenn Salyers Memorial Fundraiser

July 18, 2015

With the news that Glen Salyers passed away in a motorcycle accident getting out around the world, we’re still pretty in shock about the news. The guys over at the Road To Recovery have setup a memorial fundraiser with full proceeds going towards helping out his family in any way possible in this difficult time. If you have a few dollars to spare, please visit this LINK TO DONATE or at the very least past the link along to help spread the word. Glenn was an amazing person on and off his bike and BMX is going to miss him. Rest in Peace, Glenn.

Dave Freimuth is also auctioning off an old jersey of his on EBAY with full proceeds going to the fund as well.

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Harry Main – Skatepark Guide 2: Mellowpark

July 18, 2015

We were just thinking the other day that Harry Main only did one of his Skatepark Guide videos and that was quite a while back. Then, today, he dropped this new skatepark guide giving us a look at one of Germany’s finest parks, Mellowpark! It sounds like Harry was working on a tight timeline to film for this one and it was hotter than hell, but he still managed to get a few clips with the locals! Take a look and see just what this place is all about. This place is absolutely amazing!

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Archetype BMX – Malaga 2015

July 18, 2015

A little while back, the Archetype BMX crew loaded up and made their way to the BMX hot spot, Malaga, Spain for a little bit of sunshine and spots. As expected, they made a few of the mandatory stops like Ruben’s park and the massive cement vert wall, but they also found a ton of other spots to get some time in on. This video gives us a look at everything from the riding to the crashes and some of the antics they were getting into off their bikes. All in all, this BMX video is damn good and definitely one for the memory book for these guys.

“The crew hit up Malaga for some fun times on our bikes!
Featuring Karl Feix, Sven Hackett, Ben Basford and Brad McNicol (Cameo from Sam Pyle)
Filmed by: Nick Armstrong and Zeyad Ahmad
Edited by: Zeyad Ahmad
Music:
Gypsy Hill – Evitza
Capricorns – 1946 The Last Renaissance Man
Future Islands – Balance”

Calvin Kosovich Bike Check

July 18, 2015

Head on over to the Kink Bike Co. website to check out a fresh Bike Check with Calvin Kosovich and his brand new Mudrunner setup that he’s running decked out with Kink parts. This bike looks so clean. Definitely one dialed BMX Bike!

Want to check out more bike checks? Here’s all the latest Bike Checks that we have posted!

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Hothead BMX – “Not For Nothing” Trailer

July 18, 2015

The Hothead BMX crew have been busy stacking clips for their latest full-length video called “Not For Nothing” that was filmed around the North East! It sounds like this video will be released online, section by section, so we’ll be keeping an eye out for it and will have it posted as soon as they drop! For now, get excited by watching this trailer… Looks like we’re in for a real dialed BMX video!

“In celebration of BMX Day on July 18th, here is the trailer for our upcoming three part series, which will be released one by one over the next couple months. Filmed mostly in NYC and the surrounding tri-state areas.
Filmed and edited by Sam Downs
Logo and Title Design by Kaitie Trout
Music – “Skylight” by Gramatik”

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Rest In Peace, Glenn Salyers

July 18, 2015

It’s never easy waking up to the news that a rider has passed away. Today, we woke up to some hard news that Glenn Salyers is no longer with us. There is not a lot of information as to what happened, but from what we heard from a few sources is that he was in a motorcycle accident.

We here at The Union are completely crushed about the news and we are sending our deepest condolences to Glenn’s family and friends. Glenn was an incredibly talented BMX rider that we, and many, many others, are huge fans of. BMX definitely lost a good one today.

Rest in Peace, Glenn! BMX will never forget you.

UPDATE: There has been a memorial fund setup to help out Glenn’s family in this difficult time. You can get more information right here.

Odyssey – Matt Nordstrom 2015

July 17, 2015

Wow.. If you aren’t a Matt Nordstrom yet… You will be by the time you’re done watching this video that Odyssey released today! This video is banger after banger from start (well, after we get some time with Matt’s dog in) to finish! Absolute MUST SEE BMX video!

“I’ll say it, this is the best video I’ve ever made. Matt does tech tricks nobody’s doing, he does big shit, he flows soooo good, and he’s got a smile on his face the whole time. Seriously though, what more could you ask for? Matt put in a ton of work for this one, and I couldn’t be more stoked on how it turned out. Enjoy!” – Walter Pieringer

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