The Premier BMX Store crew are back with another mixtape that’s loaded with heat from the streets of the U.K! Hit that play button to check it out!
Insight – The Tripod Seat System
BMX is pretty unique in the sense that it’s always evolving and re-inventing itself. The bikes from 10 years ago are pretty much polar opposite of what they are today. Complicated things have been re-designed and made to be lighter, stronger and easier to install and maintain. Everything on a bike has been tweaked and changed to make it better, sometimes multiple times.
In the past decade, we’ve seen seats go from railed to the very popular pivotal style. I remember thinking how simple the design was and that there probably wouldn’t be much you could do to make a seat more simplistic and cleaner…
Well, I was wrong. A little over a year ago, David from Fly Bikes introduced the tripod seat system and like a Colorado wild fire in the middle of a drought, we’ve seen this new concept take off with more and more brands starting to offer their own version of the seat and post design with no signs of slowing down any time soon.
We were really curious to know what the story was behind this system, so we caught up with the brains of the operation, David Quesada, to talk a little bit about how this all came about. Let’s see what he had to say…
Perspective 002 – Mike Aitken
Absolute. Must. See. This is legendary… Hit play NOW!
“After Edwin Delarosa, The Diggest is proud to present his second documentary about : M I K E A I T K E N.
From his riding to his brain injury recovery, everything shows that he was a true model of strength, willpower and style. Discover a video portrait that pays tribute to one of the most stylish and influential rider of his generation.
See more pictures, words and behind the scene here :
thediggest.com/perspective002/aitken/index.html.
A film by Thibaut Grevet.
Filmed & Edited by Alex Valentino / Thibaut Grevet.
Photographer : Vincent Perraud.
About Perspective Project :
In a world with more and more web videos, The Diggest wants to make a break ,to create something
a little bit different, and to focus more on the creative process and the people around bicycle.
“Another Perspective” is a timeless video serie, which tries to present with style who had and who will change the 2 wheels world.” – The Diggest
House of Hammers 2013 Video
I was wondering if a video would ever turn up from this years House of Hammers event that the guys at 2020 BMX Magazine down in Australia through. She’s a little later than planned, but damn does this video make up for it. This looks like it turned out to be a hell of a good time!
“The premise was simple: build a street set up in a night club, invite the countries best riders, have a head to head comp and then party all night. Such a simple plan on paper. However if there was ever an event that was plagued by more issues than any ever before, then House of Hammers was it.
The lead up to the event saw so many hurdles to be jumped, from dates to insurance to the set up, the build, what wasn’t changed to make the venue happy was almost only the name come the night. And then mother nature hit, blacking us (and a lot of Sydney) out for 2 hours right after we opened the doors…. With the venue calling it all off come 9pm, somehow we prevailed and the lights came back on with only seconds to spare. Persistence and a never ending desire to see the night go off made it happen. Pure punk rock BMX ethos in a nutshell. This edit is a long time coming and it to was problematic in so many ways, but it showcases what was one of the best nights of BMX and good times had in Australia to date. The riding went off and the party kept on kicking late into the eve. To all riders, thanks for coming along and throwing down on the set up, everyone that made it was stoked!
A massive thanks goes out to all our sponsors, especially Ron Bonner and Chris Harrison from The Shadow Conspiracy for making so much happen. And of course the crew at Afray, Hell on Wheels, Dishonour, Etnies and 2020. We couldn’t have done this without you.
Big thanks to Xave Koen for hosting this little production and Dre Regli for MC’n the proceedings on the night!
On filming duty for the night was Troy Charlesworth, John Young and Dave Cragg, thanks for capturing the vibe, couldn’t have done it without you, might have been a bit tied up running the show!
We’d also like to thank Jay Collier at Canon Australia for helping out with equipment and Pete Polder for the use of his boom arm along with everyone that helped haul the set up into and out of the venue alongside the best staging crew you could ask for at MegaDeck. While it was a rocky road, The Factory Theatre crew were amazing and now we’ve proved the night is killer, we’re looking to do it again.
Let us know what you think…” – 2020 BMX Magazine
Alone – You Slag Tour
Sean Pointing uploaded the section from Alone You Slag Tour that premiered in their promo DVD that dropped a little while back. This trip has such a good vibe and some awesome riding. This is how it’s done! Check it!
“The ALONE team set sail on another epic journey with Captain Hitchcox at the helm once again. We drove countless hours around Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
The trip brought some road trip evils, bad weather and bad injuries.
The trip also brought out good parties, good riding and good times.“
OJOBMX – Diego “Mono” Navarro Edit
Ketch – Joe Battaglia Summer Edit
Joe Battaglia had a productive summer. Check out this dialed new edit from him for Ketch Bikes from a bunch of the skatepark and street sessions he had. Joe’s definitely got a unique style and his back rail fufanus are always a treat since you just don’t see that very much anymore. Check it!
Song: Florence And The Machine-No Light, No Light
Filmed and edited by Josh Olszowka
Repost: Mongoose – Mexico Road Trip
We posted up this edit the other day when it premiered on the Ride site, but now Mongoose has uploaded it to their Youtube channel. If you missed this or want to check it again, I highly suggest you hit that play button and enjoy because everything from the riding to the spots and filming and editing is dialed.
“Mongoose team riders Ben Wallace, Greg Illingworth, Paul Ryan and Kevin Peraza set off to explore Mexico city, taking in the culture, the sights and dodging the traffic in one of the worlds busiest cities.“
