Madera‘s Bryce Toole has been up Lexington, Kentucky for school this past year. Two of his friends there recently made a film for school about Bryce, his riding, his cowboy boots, his bike and more. Check it out!
Brighton, Summer 2011
I enjoyed this one…
“Upon a visit home last summer I fashioned myself a homemade steady cam from a old pair of road bike handle bars.
When I returned to Brighton I decided to test it filming some clips over the summer from a few sessions round the city.
Despite receiving a fair amount of stick I think its worked relatively well, and saved me a fair amount of money on buying a purpose built model.
Notably this my first attempt editing in Adobe After Effects and Premier Pro CS5.
Filmed on a Panasonic HMC DMC GF1 with 18-44 mm lens.” – Ben Panting
Macneil UK Team In Madrid
“Here it is, after announcing the new team in September, you can now check out the first video from MacNeil UK;
Billy Cooper, Vinny Mayne, Mike King and Ben Green (TM) hit the streets of Spain’s capital in early November to film for this new welcome edit.
Be sure to pick up the latest copy of Ride UK to see the full article on the trip.
Songs:
The Jezabels – Nobody Nowhere
Gold Panda – Marriage (Star Slinger Remix)
Filmed on a Canon 5D MK2, Canon 550D and Panasonic HMC-40 by Ben Green and Mike King with additional footage from a Canon 60D.
Timelapses are shot on a Nikon D700 by Sam King.
Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 by Mike King for MacNeil Bikes and Seventies BMX Distribution.
Michal Mycek & Wojciech Malara Edit
Michal Mycek and Wojciech Malara may be locked in doors, but it doesn’t look like it has slowed their grind game down one bit… Except for injuries. Check out this fresh new edit and then after you are done with that, head over to the Colony site to check out a bike check with Michal.
Ben Lewis Bike Check
If you haven’t noticed yet, FIT dropped all new bike checks with the team with the launch of the new site. Above you can check out what Ben Lewis is running!
Product: Colony 2012 Frames
Colony put together a run down of all of their 2012 frames. If you have been considering getting one of their frames, you can figure out which one would be the best fit for you. Take a peek.
Jackson Ratima’s Lost and Found
“I shoot and film a lot of video that sometimes falls through the cracks, including footage from Cardinal Bikes pro Jackson Ratima. Recently, I found a folder on my hard drive of a trip I took to San Francisco to meet up with Jackson, and with the addition of some more recent clips from the Los Angeles area, was able to piece together the above Lost and Found edit.” – Tommy Blanco / ESPN
Expression Session with the Chain Reaction Team
“It’s not every day that you get to ride with three of the UK’s biggest names in BMX, let alone at one of the UK’s hottest parks. Ben Hennon, Dan Lacey and Scott Ditchburn ride at the first Chain Reaction Cycles Expression Session at Belfast’s T13 facility, and the action was second to none.
With a prize pot featuring a signature frame from each of CRC’s team riders, helmets, grips and DVDs there was plenty on offer for attending riders to compete for too.
CRC Events Manager Simon Cordner reports from a tricktastic action-packed weekend:
“Friday night saw the CRC BMX Team arrive for what was their first trip to Belfast. Word had spread fast on the quality of the Rhythm Room at T13 with all of the guys commenting on all the good things they’d heard about the set-up and quality of the ramps. On arrival, Team riders Dan Lacey and Ben Hennon were amazed at the sheer size of T13, with Scott Ditchburn being stoked at the street section … and the sight of a nice new rail which the T13 staff were just installing especially for Saturday’s Session.
Within minutes the guys were straight into the action, checking out lines and sizing up transfers which many riders wouldn’t even dream of. Ben Hennon immediately spied a golden opportunity to gap between the foam pit and vert wall and after only 10 minutes cleared a path for what would become a jaw dropping leap of faith in front of a privileged few. Happy to have hit it, he was confident that he could tail-whip it as part of Saturday’s run.
Saturday came early and it was evident that the word had spread about the Team’s arrival. Arriving at T13 around 10am, the plaza had a great feel going on with a crowd already gathering. The team took some time to meet the local riders and pass on some of their skills in some group coaching in the morning.
Midday saw the start of the competition kick off, with Hennon, Lacey and Ditchburn taking to the park alongside 100 riders. With the warm-up over the judging began. Ben Hennon took the grandstand to oversee the Rhythm Room section over an hour long period. With competition high, it was a hard job to decide who was worthy of winning his signature Hoffman Lady Luck frame. With a few riders pulling 360’s over the boxes, it wasn’t all down to the biggest trick with the honours going to Joel Harper who pulled off a number of very stylish runs.
The action then moved to the street plaza where Dan Lacey and Scott Ditchburn would decide the honours for their frames. With some really technical riding going down, the 70 competing riders were split into two groups to ensure there was enough space to give everyone a clear run. The Subrosa Balum (Ditchburn signature) went to Mateusz Gwiazdowski (who has only been riding for seven months and is surely one to watch going forward) and Dan Lacey ‘Federal Lacey’ was awarded to Curtis Taylor – who managed to break his frame during this last competition run…nice timing!
Our thanks to everyone who came down to T13 over the weekend, to Liam, Joey and Gary at T13 for preparing the venue – we hope you all enjoyed yourselves!
You can see photos from the weekend on the Chain Reaction Cycles Facebook page, (Click Here) and stay tuned for more news on the CRC BMX Team and our video edit of the action which will be released soon!
Music:
Good Feeling Remix by DirteeFunk
Official Version:
Download “Good Feeling” on iTunes: bit.ly/q6JCYc” – Chain Reaction
