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Flashback Friday – 2013 Original Videos

January 3, 2014

This past year seems like it just blazed by us. It went from ice cold to blazing hot and back to ice cold here in Minnesota faster than I would have liked, but that’s just life, right? Over the course of those 12 months, we were able to work with a handful of filmers and riders to produce a handful of Original Videos that were all so rad. We figured with the new year kicking off and it being Friday, it would be a perfect time for a little Flashback Friday action to look back on all of those different videos! Below we have all of them re-embeded for your viewing pleasure, so kick back and take a look at all of the videos you might have missed or want to see again! Let’s take a look!

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Product: Odyssey – Antigram Hubs & Guards

January 3, 2014

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Odyssey‘s popular Antigram hubs are now available with guards to keep you from wrecking those dialed hubs. The rear Antigram hub features a 36 hole 7075-T6 forged aluminum hub shell with 2 sealed cartridge bearings on the inside, a 9-tooth driver with precision caged needle bearings that can be switched from right hand drive and left hand drive by flipping the pawls. This hub has two axle options; a chromoly 14mm solid male axle or a 3/8″ aluminum female axle with chromoly 17mm / 8mm hex bolts. This hub weights in at 12.5oz (aluminum female axle) or 14.5oz (chromoly axle)
The rear hub also features a 36-hole 7075-T6 aluminum shell with two sealed cartridge bearings on the inside. This one comes with a 7075-T6 aluminum female axle with 3/8″ 4130 chromoly axle bolts with a 17mm / 8mm hex head. This hub weighs in at 9 oz. even.
Now you have the option to also run hub guards with these hubs which is always a good idea to help protect your investment if you’re into grinding. These hub guards are forged from 7075-T6 aluminum and feature steel insets to help prevent bending and warping. These guards are available in front and rear (non-drive side) versions.
Both hubs and the guards are available everywhere Odyssey is sold now.

Stay For 2014

January 3, 2014

Here’s a rad little mini ramp session that Kerr Bilsland put together featuring Mason Prouse, Jesse Hildebrandt, Colby Knowler, Jordan Fair, Dan Irwin and Mike Carroll. This looks like a ramp that would be super fun to ride. Take a peek!

Product: Primo – Updated Binary Plastic Pegs

January 3, 2014

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Head on over to The Merged to get the details on the recently updated Binary Plastic pegs from Primo!

Vinyl BMX – Ryan Wert “LP”

January 3, 2014

Hell yeah! Ryan Wert’s section from the Vinyl BMX “LP” DVD is now online for your viewing pleasure! Watch as Ryan absolutely kills it on the streets, trails and parks of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Definitely one you don’t want to miss!

Nick Ince – Peg Party

January 3, 2014

Check out Nick Ince putting all 4 of his pegs to heavy use in this brand new edit from Crooked World.

“Nick Ince brings you 3 hella-solid minutes of a NorCal peg party in his newest video part filmed over the course of 2013. It’s shocking how dialed this guy is and then out of nowhere he bangs a 180 t-bog down the Quimby set and shoots the bars across two area codes for his ender.“

Best of Vital UK 2013

January 3, 2014

Vital BMX UK: Best of 2013 – More BMX Videos

Chris Wilmshurst went through and compiled all of his best footage that he had from all of the dialed videos he put together last year over in the UK for Vital. This is loaded with goodness so hit that play button!

“2013 was a big year for us in the UK. In addition to covering many of the top events and shooting with a bunch of amazing riders, we also dropped our new UK site. Here’s an awesome compilation featuring some of the best UK riding from 2013. Riders include Tom Justice, Scott Ditchburn, Brad McNicol, Dean Cueson, Ash Douglas, and more. Credit: Chris Wilmshurst“

Jack O’Reilly – Canberra Clips

January 3, 2014

There are a bunch of a rails and ledges in Canberra that are feeling the pain from Jack O’Reilly after his two day binge on all of the spots he came across while filming for this new edit! Take a peek!

Filmed and edited by Jack Gruber