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Through The Lens: 10 Useful Tips While Shooting a Contest

September 12, 2012

Every week I really just want to provide some sort of feature that is not only an interesting read but a helpful one as well. I was thinking about a few different options for this week and ended up settling on talking a bit about shooting contests and throwing a few useful tips out there. Although not everyone is out there shooting any kind of events/contests on a regular basis it is a great skill to have when the time comes. The more prepared you are, and the more you know the better off you will be. I have been shooting contests for quite some time now and have shot more than I can even begin to count so I have picked up a few things along the way. Take a minute to find out some insider info and feel free to learn a thing or two.
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Print Ad: Subrosa – Hoang Tran

September 12, 2012

Here’s a look at Subrosa‘s latest print ad featuring Hoang Tran. This photo was shot by Justin Kosman. Such a dialed shot.

BSD – Ride To Glory 2012 – Extras

September 12, 2012

It looks like BSD was sitting on some bonus footage from the Ride To Glory trip. You already know you want to hit play on this.

“This video is a look at some of the footage that didn’t make the main edit for Ride to Glory 2012.
David Grant, Dan Paley, Kriss Kyle, Mike Taylor and Alex Donnachie on a week long tour of the UK.
If you like this edit then please go and vote for BSD here – Ride To Glory Voting” – BSD

Print Ad: Demolition – Chris Doyle

September 12, 2012

Here’s a look at Demolition‘s latest print ad featuring Chris Doyle and his signature Anthem II seat. This can be found in the new issue of Ride BMX. Now that is what I call a 360 Invert. Hell yeah.

Inside the Eclat “Blind” Freecoaster

September 12, 2012

Head over to The Merged for some info on the new Blind freecoaster from Eclat This thing looks really good.

Also, if you head over to Free-Coaster you can get a break down of the entire hub explaining how it works.

Crispy Stream – Frenchie: Tall Guy From France

September 12, 2012

Here’s a rad new one of that tall French guy, Alex Coumailleau. Check it!

“Around filming for WAOJ and the highly anticipated, worldwide renowned, Crispy Stream DVD, Alex ‘Frenchie’ Coumailleau was able to conjure up this little nugget of enjoyment.
DVX footage – Mike Vockenson
VX footage – 4 Peg Dave
Edit – Mike Vockenson” – Crispy Stream

Out of the Darkness with Coco Zurita

September 12, 2012

It’s always good when some fresh Coco Zurita footage pops up. This new video is loaded with style! You won’t want to miss it!

“When camp shuts down and the world sleeps, Coco Zurita emerges from the darkness.
@dylanpfohl DylanPfohl.com
Thanks to Jake Kinney and Eli Waterhouse“

Colony No Longer Making Flatland Products

September 12, 2012

It looks like Colony has decided to discontinue its flatland program. Here’s some words about it from Clint Millar about the decision.

“Way back in 1988 when I started riding, I primarily rode flatland. I was however one of the few riders that rode flatland & also did ramp, street & dirt back then. Given my links to flatland back in the day, it was natural that I wanted to do a flatland range within Colony as a company. Especially when good friends of mine Shane Badman & Simon O’Brien were without support at the time it made perfect sense to help them out.

Over the years we have supported flatland as much as we can. It’s no secret that the flatland market is a small one indeed. Through our strong position within BMX as a whole we have been able to support this for some time but at some point we needed the flatland program to support itself. Unfortunately this has not been the case & after much deliberation & sadness we have had to pull the plug on our flatland program.

We will still support Shane, Simon & Shintaro as much as possible with our products but we will no longer be making any new flatland products moving forward.

The guys at Flatland Fuel still have some stocks while they last so if there is something you want before it’s all gone, I would at fast.

I would like to take this time to thank everyone for their support throughout the years, we’ve had some of the best riders on the planet ride some of our products & that is amazing to think about. So thanks for the good times & may the they continue into the future. You never know… we may bring out some very, very limited edition flatland products from time to time.” – Colony