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Rebel Jam 2012 – Flatland Finals

October 8, 2012

Did you miss the flatland part of the Vans Rebel Jam this past weekend? Well you are in luck since they’ve got the entire hour and fifteen minutes of coverage from the finals for you to enjoy. Check it!

FLAT Results
Hard Trick Award
1.Alexis Desolneux
2.Jesse Puente
3.Dez Maarsen
4.Matthias Dandois
5.Guelo Monzon

Creative Award
1.Jesse Puente
2.Albert Moya
3.Alexis Desolneux
4.Matthias Dandois
5.Thomas Noyer

Style Award
1.Matthias Dandois
2.Jesse Puente
3.Kevin Nikulski
4.Thomas Noyer
5.Aleksi Ritsilä

Bobby’s Mixtape: Summer of Bob

October 8, 2012

Brad Hill has been collecting clips all summer with the BMXfu crew and they ended up coming through with this rad 16 minute mixtape filled with riding and funny extras. Kick back and enjoy this one.

Piotr “Dzieciol” Gajda – Typical Day

October 8, 2012

Here’s a look into a typical day in the life of AVE BMX‘s Piotr “Dzieciol” Gajda in Poland. Looks like he gets to talk about bikes all day and ride every day. That sounds like the good life to me. Check it!

Video Recap: 10/1 – 10/7

October 7, 2012

This past week was definitely one of those weeks where there were so many dialed videos that ended up in the Daily Section that it was easy to forget about some of them. Going through all the posts, we some how ended up with that magic number of 13 videos. I don’t know why each week it ends up around that number. I don’t cap it at that, it just happens. Strange. Let’s take a look at what I pulled out for you to check out incase you missed some of want to re-watch them.

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Print Ad: Colony – Jourdan Barba

October 7, 2012

Here’s a look at Colony‘s latest print ad featuring Jourdan Barba. This can be found in the latest issue of Focalpoint.

Stephen Murray: 5 Years Later

October 7, 2012

It’s always good seeing how Stephen is doing and what he’s up to. Alli caught up with him to get an update 5 years since that tragic accident.

“In this episode we take you Inside BMX by catching up with former pro rider, Stephen Murray, at his BMX compound in Riverside, CA. Murray takes us back to the time immediately following his crash, talks about his Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF), coping with his limitations and new technologies that assist in his living, all stemming from his paralyzing accident from a double backflip attempt five years ago. Find out how one of the best in BMX has coped with his life changing incident to positively affect those around him as Stephen Murray takes you Inside BMX.” – Alli Sports

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Facetime: Chester Blacksmith

October 7, 2012

This video was released a little while after it was filmed since Chester makes a reference to his plans on going to Interbike, which happened a few weeks back, but otherwise it’s a real good update with that he has going on these days. Check it!

“Following an éclat team trip to China in the spring, Wethepeople pro Chester Blacksmith returned home to Portland, Ore. and stayed local for most of the summer to enjoy the good weather. In the above video, Blacksmith checks in from Portland and discusses recent developments with Wethepeople’s frame technology, the switch from Ipath to Lotek and the future of street riding (“really crazy” or “really tech”). Video by Cory Williams.” – ESPN

Northern Embassy – 5 Clips: John Alden

October 7, 2012

The Northern Embassy caught up with John Alden to film a couple clips. They ended up with this fresh 5 Clips that turned out real good. There’s a wild pedal grind that you’re going to want to try and figure out in this too.