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Industry: Joey Cobbs

August 30, 2013

Joey Cobbs is one of those guys who has been around the BMX industry for years. In his time he’s travelled a lot of miles and has done his fair share of gnarly things on a bike. Over the course of the past few years, he’s shifted his focus from being a professional rider to being a professional photographer and even more recently, team manager. Joey is a perfect example of what everybody who rides BMX pretty much aspires to do with their life… Ride and then work in the business.
We figured it has been a while since we’ve done one of these Industry interviews, so why not hit up one of the busiest guys we could think of to find out a little bit more about him and check out some of his work? Check out what he had to say below then hit the photogallery for more photos!

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Photogallery: Joey Cobbs

August 30, 2013

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All photos by: Joey Cobbs

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Jared Washington Bike Check

August 30, 2013

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Head over to the Animal Bikes website to take a closer look at Jared Washington’s ride! Really digging the color and it looks like he’s got himself a prototype sprocket they aren’t quite ready to give you a good look at just yet. Get to it!

Red Bull – Focus: Corey Bohan

August 30, 2013

Red Bull caught up with Corey Bohan to sit down and focus on his thoughts on the challenges of being a professional BMX rider. It gives you a look at some of his riding, along with a few things he gets into off the bike. Definitely a good watch.

“Being at the top of one’s chosen sport for more than a decade isn’t without its challenges. This FOCUS episode, CHOICES, looks at how international BMX champion Corey Bohan’s status in the Hollywood social scene is putting his BMX career into question“

Sam Waters Scraps

August 30, 2013

Animal‘s connect down in Australia, Sam Waters, has a full edit dropping in a few days. He was sitting on a few clips that weren’t going to make it into the video, so they tossed this quick teaser of what’s to come together for you to check out. Should be a good one!

Vital BMX – Best of August 2013

August 30, 2013

Vital BMX Best of August 2013 – More BMX Videos

August was a month filled with rad videos from Vital BMX. Check out this highlight reel of all the BMX goodness that went down from some of your favorite riders.

“All of the best clips that hit Vital BMX this past month from Chad Kerley, Garrett Reynolds, Devon Smillie, Simone Barraco, Gabe Brooks, Mat Hoffman, Ben Hucke, and more. Credit: Vital BMX“

King of Concrete 2013 Results

August 30, 2013

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This past weekend, Effraim Catlow brought the legendary U.K contest, The King of Concrete, back to the Southsea skatepark! It sounds like it was a big success and based on what we’ve seen from footage that has surfaced over the course of the week, it was loaded with good times and real good riding. Take a peek at the official press release below and then check out the entire list of results right here!

“King Of Concrete – The RESULTS
Presented by EXTREME and Flatmatters

Southsea Skatepark relaunched the legendary King of Concrete BMX Competition over the August bank holiday weekend pulling in competitors from all over the world.

The legendary skatepark contest was scheduled for the traditional date, August Bank Holiday weekend. The King of Concrete competition utilises all areas of the skatepark. Classic Bowls, Fun box Challenge, Highest Air in Keyhole, Flatland, Spine Mini, Vert, Highest Bunnyhop, and Street over the course of the August Bank Holiday weekend.   Stack up the most points in all events, in the Pro and Amateur classes to win the King of Concrete, and Prince of Concrete titles.

Winners:
King of Concrete (Pro class) – Ronnie Surridge for a record 4th time!
Prince of Concrete (amateur class) – Troy Hayward

There were over 60 entries across the weekend – £2300 cash prize money and over £3000 worth of prizes given away.

Sponsors: Flatmatters, Extreme, Elephant Distribution, Tempest, Flatland Fuel, Scoop BMX, The Source, Autum Bike Co, Hybition, Flatware, IMG Distribution, Proper Bike Co, The Lab, Emer, Stance, Seventies, Four Down Distribution, Federal, Jay Gear, DK Bicycle Co, Total BMX, United Bike Co, S&M, Deluxe BMX, Park Clothing, Trainerspotter, Animal Bikes, Community Fusion, Profile Racing, Signature Clothing, Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea Skatepark.

Donations towards Prize Money: £1000 from Flatmatters, £700 Extreme, £200 from The Lab, £100 Total BMX, £100 Southsea Skatepark Cafe, £100 The Sandwich Bar.

Thanks:
Craig Stevens and Al Gosling at EXTREME, title sponsors of King of Concrete 2013!
Southsea Skatepark Company, all the staff at the park especially Ben Smith, James Weetch, and Matt Davis for their hard work throughout the weekend!
Deke, Emily and Jimmy C at the Honest Politician.
Tanya, Matt and Geoff at the Wedgewood Rooms for the sound system and Edge of Wedge Saturday night.
My parents for their support with the event, before hand and during the weekend.
Sohayla Esmaili and Jenna Boyson for their hard work all weekend running the contest behind the scenes.
Community Fusion and their volunteers.
Caroline and Steve at Pit Stop (the Skatepark café), Michael at the Sandwich Bar, Ronnie Remo and Mark Webb at Total BMX and Mike O’Connell for the awesome throwback soundtrack.
The judges, TTL Hank, Rob, Mike O’Connell, Screetch, Matti Hemmings, Chris Carter, James Smith, Johann Chan (shouts to Johann for the awesome flyer / t-shirt design), Matthew Maber for the photo for this year.
Everyone that promoted the event beforehand.
My girlfriend, Alex for putting up with a house full of flatlanders.
To everyone that came and supported King of Concrete 2013, it was a blast! We will be announcing dates for King of Concrete 2014 soon. We are starting work to improve the event, this year was a good start to the direction we want to go!”

Monster Energy – Freestyle Exams 2013

August 30, 2013

Take a look at this video from the Freestyle Exams tour that Monster Energy did down in the Caribbean recently. This video gives you a look at some of the shows they did at some schools and malls and the contest. Based on this video it looks like they’re super stoked on BMX down there and I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more from that area in the future. Check it!