Phil Demattia is definitely one of my favorite riders these days. His riding is creative and you don’t really know what to expect when he’s going to do something. This quick new edit of him is a perfect example. Short and sweet. I would hit the play button if I were you.
Insight: Wethepeople – 2013 Trust and Reason Complete Bikes
Anyone who checks this site on the regular knows from time to time I can sound like a broken record. If I got a dollar for every time I said something along the lines of complete BMX bikes these days are amazing, I’d probably be able to quit my real job and update The Union from a private island. Even though I say it all the time, I do honestly mean it. When I started riding about 12 years ago, bikes were on a whole different planet. Frames were made from tensile steel with massive drop outs, extra tubes just because and there was undoubtably some crazy geometry going on. Bikes came with one piece cranks standard, wheels bent in half when you couldn’t muscle the 40 pound bike past 90 degrees on a 180 and it wasn’t uncommon to see ball bearings blowing out of every part of the bike, even ones that didn’t have bearings.
BMX is still young in comparison to pretty much every other actual sport and with time. Mistakes will be made and learned from and technology will advance. Over those years, there’s been one brand that I’ve watched evolve their complete bikes range from some of those bikes I’ve described before to some of the most dialed bikes I’ve seen in the entire world. That brand would be Wethepeople.
This past September they debuted their 2013 complete bikes range at Interbike and I was honestly stuck drooling over the whole range. I couldn’t stop looking at all of the details the bikes had just thinking about how stoked I’d be to ride one of these bikes completely stock.
Then, the other day they dropped a video that showcased two of their higher end completes, The 2013 Trust and Reason, being pulled straight out of the box and handed over to two riders who were able to hop on them and do whatever they wanted with them. It got me thinking it would be cool to take a closer look at those bikes to see just why they’re special. Luckily, Paul Robinson over at Wethepeople was nice enough to hook it up with some photos they shot during the filming of the video (which can be found after the jump) and a couple photos of the bikes so I don’t completely bore you.
Let’s take a closer look…
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Print Ad: Mankind – Rob DiQuattro
Mankind posted up their latest print ad featuring Rob DiQuattro and their Prometheus hubs. This can be found in issue 92 of DIG BMX Magazine.
Colony – Chris Courtenay Edit
Greg Phillips met up with Colony‘s Chris Courtenay at his local park for a session. When he wasn’t dodging scooter kids, he was able to toss some smooth as butter tricks for you guys to check out. You’re going to want to see this one.
“Chris Courtenay and myself filmed this chilled little edit the other day, I can’t begin to explain how annoying scooter kids are at this park… That and the sun/wind put us right off. Hope you enjoy what we put together.
Music by: AllDay… http://triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=36300
Song: “So Good”.”
Ben Hucke Off Almond Footwear
Wow… I didn’t see this one coming. It looks like Ben Hucke has decided to step away (see what I did there?) from the Almond Footwear team for 2013. Below you can check out a few words about the decision. I wonder if he’s got a new deal lined up?
“Its so weird when a rider leaves, even when its on good terms. It just feels like the break up of a relationship, and thats because it is and thats the simplest way to see it.
Ben’s been with us since day one and without him we wouldn’t have been able to achieve the things we did. The hardest part of the last couple of years has been trying to work together easily and fit in around Bens hectic career. So we decided to part ways and hopefully things will be a lot easier for both of us. Ben was nice enough to write something which is below. We wish Ben all the best in his future and thank him for supporting us every step of the way.” – Almond
“First off I just want to thank Almond for seeing something in me from the beginning, taking a shot and giving me the honor of having a signature shoe the past couple years. However as they sometimes say “all good things come to an end”. I’ve decided not to re-sign this year on good terms, for my own reasons and the most important one being that we just don’t have the time to work together. I’m an all or nothing type of person and unfortunately with the time and distance between us we weren’t able to build our relationship, work on products together, go on trips, etc… I truly wish Almond the best and I look forward to watching them continue to grow.” – Ben Hucke
Overseas Trip
Jack O’Reilly and a few friends recently made a trip over the the U.K from Australia. While they were there, the camera came out. Check out a few clips they filmed while they were there on some street spots and at the Seventies warehouse.
Demolition – Shane Conlon Edit
Damn this is good! Check out Demolition‘s connect down in Australia, Shane Conlon, absolutely destroy a bunch of parks, street spots and trails around Queensland and New South Wales in this new edit. Really digging the whole feel of this one.
“Music: Dirty Little Rebels – “Bones’
triplejunearthed.com/dirtylittlerebels
Filmed & Edited By: Adam Cox (Additional Footage – Jack Birtles)”
Shitluck – Ross Tanner “Against All Odds”
Leland over at Shitluck has uploaded another section from the “Against All Odds” video for you to check out. This time around we’ve got Ross Tanner’s section for you to check out. This is an awesome mix of park and street riding. Minimal whips and barspins and plenty of fufanus. That’s what’s up.
