BMX Union

Shadow Conspiracy – Raptor Freecoaster Out Now

July 1, 2014

shadow_conspiracy_Raptor_freecoaster_BMX

Just spotted this on The Merged! It looks like the Raptor freecoaster from The Shadow Conspiracy is OUT NOW! Get the full details on the hub below, then hit your favorite shop and tell them to get you one ordered up from Sparky’s Distribution right away!

““We’ve taken the best features of the KHE internals and put them into one hub, along with some updated features that we feel will make it more durable and run with less resistance as well as have a consistent engagement – – Raptor CNC 6061 alloy hub shell – 14mm solid cro-mo male axle with 8mm hex broach – Cro-mo cones and inserts for durability – 9T 1pc CNC cro-mo driver with needle and cartridge bearings – Angular Contact Bearing and oversized cartridge in hub shell – Thrust bearing behind the clutch reduces drag during rollbacks” – 36H left or right drive – Weight: 23.2 oz. – Colors: black, raw polish.“

Colony – Collective One

July 1, 2014

Colony dropped this brand new mix edit featuring their team riders from around the world dropping some damn good clips for you to enjoy! Really digging all of the different styles from the streets to the trails to technical front brake riding all in one!

“We wanted to start a video project featuring as much of the team as possible and with as much diversity possible. Here is the first of many Collective’s.

This one features Zac Miner, Paddy Gross, Dean Anderson, Ryan Guettler, Nathan Sykes, Jack Kelly, Mick Bayzand, Luke Parker, Justin Care, Clint Millar, Bobbie Altiser, Keith Treanor, Mike Brennan, Pete Radivo, Brandon Van Dulken and Ryan Winterbotham.”

[Read more…]

“Insight” Chester Blacksmith

July 1, 2014

Ride BMX dropped Chester Blacksmith’s wild section from the “Insight” DVD from a few years back online for your viewing pleasure! Hit that play button and enjoy!

“The circumstances for Chester to have a part in the video seemed perfect. Dean Dickinson was living in Southern California and going to college when I was coming up with the lineup for Insight. At the time, part of Dean’s college requirement was to do an internship, so he worked with me on the video for college credit. Dean and Chester were good friends and Chester ended up coming down to California to ride with Dean. Prior to this I hadn’t met Chester but I was familiar with his riding. After seeing a few clips they had filmed on Chet’s trip to Cali, I suggested he have a part in the video and Dean would handle the majority of the filming.

Unfortunately, while filming with Dean in Portland, Chester crashed and suffered a compound fracture in his leg. To this day, I’ve only watched the leg break footage a handful of times because it’s so brutal. Fortunately, prior to the injury Chester had some great footage clocked with Dean and Shad Johnson. He was able to put together a solid part with some of the wildest clips in the video, despite getting hardly any time to film. Chet’s words in the video are very sincere and I think he sums up the negative aspects that can come along with filming a video part perfectly.” —Ryan Navazio

[Read more…]

Vans – Paul Tholen Welcome Edit

July 1, 2014

Holy crap! Paul Tholen has been on Vans Germany for a minute now, but I think this video will make it much more known that he’s on the team because it’s loaded with some serious BANGERS! Must see for sure!

“Paul Thölen made it to the German VANS team in early 2014. He never had an official welcome edit, especially with school still taking a big part of his life, and Paul wanted to ride outdoors, which is not the easiest in central Europe before summer.

Well, here it is – a really neat compilation of the 15 year old at three different spots around Germany. Paul goes big, goes both ways and upside down… consider this an appetizer for what Paul still will be delivering in the future.

High 5 Paul, stoked to have you on board.

#firstinbmx

Music: “Light & Motion” by Aerials”

[Read more…]

Somewhere – Arizona / California / Daniel Pfarr

July 1, 2014

Kris Kim just hit us with the latest installment from the “Somewhere” series! This time around we have footage from the time he spent at the Chandler skatepark in Arizona along with some of the parks in California and a night out in the streets with Daniel Pfarr! This has a good mix of riders and a real chill vibe. Give it a look!

Filmed and edited by Kris Kim
Music: Hyssop by Metal Fingers & Killing the Dream by Thirteen Steps

[Read more…]

Tony Neyer Bike Check

July 1, 2014

tony_portrait_600x

Make your way on over to the Verde website to check out a fresh bike check with Tony Neyer and his current Oxbridge setup in that crazy hammertone colorway! Does that thing look dialed or what!?

Over It – Backyard

July 1, 2014

The Over It crew are back at it again with a fresh new mix featuring Gabriel Herbotte, Juan Pablo Moura & John Connell all getting down on a little backyard setup in Bolivia! Give it a look!

[Read more…]

Last Excursion

July 1, 2014

Here’s a new street and plaza mix featuring Nathan Hines, Ryan Hiebert, Mason Prouse, Carl Arnett, Evan Farmer, Riley McMaster, Thomas Arden and Jesse Hildebrandt that Kerr Bilsland put together. This features a ton of real good riding to a real chill tune. Great watch!

[Read more…]