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Animal Bikes – Martin Ochoa Welcome To PRO

May 20, 2021

Animal Bikes have given Martin Ochoa the well deserved bump up to the Pro team after being apart of the squad for 15 years! Martin has been slaying street spots for a long time now, and he’s not slowing down. Check out this welcome to Pro video packed with grinds!

“Obscure spot hunter a grinder of all shapes and sizes, Martin Ochoa is now Pro for Animal Bikes! We’ve been hooked on Martin’s instagram posts over the past few years and now we’ve got a full part to celebrate his bump up. This is chock full of goodies.” – DIG

“Martin has been in the streets full time since he started riding. He has been repping for animal for over 15 years and this is long overdue. So, without further ado here is Animal Bikes newest pro Martin Ochoa doing his thing crushing the streets of NYC” – Ralph Sinisi / Animal Bikes

Filmed by Ryan Howard
Music: Herb McGruff – I keep my palm on the handle

Video by Ryan Howard
Photography by Greg Moliterno

Fit Caught Up with Damian Cespedes

May 20, 2021

Fit Bike Co. caught up with their rider from Chille, Damian Cespedes, to get to know him a little better! Damian has been putting a lot of work in on his bike and it’s been paying off! Hit that play button and get familiar. There’s no doubt you’ll learn some things about Damian in this, along with some real solid riding footage mixed in there for good measure!

“Get to know our Chilean connect, Damian Cespedes in the latest “Caught Up”.” – Fit Bike Co.

Colony – Jai Lakeman Raw Cut

May 20, 2021

Colony put together a fresh raw cut with just over 9 minutes of footage filmed while working on Jai Lakeman‘s latest video that came out the other week. This is filled with crashes, b-roll, second angles and more, so hit play and take it all in. You can check out the full edit below if you missed it or would just like to watch it again as well!

“Jai Lakeman’s recent Colony video sure was stacked with some heavy moves, this video shows how hard he had to work for a lot of those clips. Some rough crashes in this but Jai made it all worth it!

Shot & Cut by Cooper Brownlee. – Colony BMX

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Prody Two – Prodigy

May 20, 2021

Clint Millar has started uploading the old Prody videos from the early 90’s that he put out! Here’s a look at Prody Two “Prodigy” filled with over 45 minutes of classic riding footage from flatland, park and street sessions in Brisbane! Hit play and take it all the classic footage!

“Released in late 1994, Prodigy is the follow up to the early 1994 release – Hmmm, Prody!

Again featuring staple riders of the Brisbane BMX scene at the time.

Including Clint Millar, Michael Canfield, Todd Neville, Marty Jarrott, Ross Lavender, Michael Lavender, Chris Stanek, Jase Aitken, Dan Dalton, Rob Evans, Tim Wood, Darren Hamill, Shane Smith, B.T., Billy O’Grady, M.B., Ben Finch, Peter James, Jim Gallichan, Mong, Damien O’Grady, Mark Stewart, Luke Comino, Ryan Guettler, Neal Jones, Glenn Stracey, Fakie, Damien Neilson, Vallely & Jeff Copwick.

Once again edited using the Video8 camera to VHS recorder technique.

Produced by Clint Millar. – Clint Millar

S&M Bikes – Harry Barrett and Michael Attewell in London

May 19, 2021

S&M Bikes have released this new split edit featuring their U.K connects Harry Barrett and Michael Attewell and they go to work on spots out in the streets of London! Watch as both of these guys put spots galore to good use with plenty of grinds, wallrides, jibs and more!

“Harry and Michael have been on a killing spree lately and they’ve come through with another instant classic – Enjoy two progressive riders working the streets of London in two very different ways.” – S&M Bikes

Kole Voelker On Shadow Conspiracy and Subrosa

May 19, 2021

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Here’s some sponsor news for you. Kole Voelker has been added to The Shadow Conspiracy and Subrosa flow squad! Here’s a quick Instagram post with the news, along with a look at Kole’s new setup. We would imagine we’ll be seeing a welcome video and plenty more from Kole in the future, so get stoked.

Code Crew – Kadar Artemon Welcome Video

May 18, 2021

Here’s a fresh one we had dropped into the inbox featuring Kadar Artemon going to work on the streets of Hungary for the Code Crew. We aren’t too familiar with Kadar or the Code Crew, but this video is real solid. It’s also safe to say Kadar put in the work because this video was filmed over the course of 4 sessions. Check out what he cooked up for you!

Video by Domonkos Olescher

For Sale: International BMX Bicycle Wholesaler & Manufacturer

May 18, 2021

There is an International BMX Bicycle Wholesaler & Manufacturer with Real Estate for sale…

Here’s a bit of news that it’s probably too damn early to be trying to process this morning. We came across a link to a business for sale that peeked our interest. There’s an “International BMX Bicycle Wholesaler & Manufacture with Real Estate” for sale in Orange County, California.
Now, the description and details doesn’t specify what business it is since that’s just how business sales tend to go down on websites like the one this is listed on. The agents selling the business try to prevent people from bypassing them and going direct to the seller. But, it doesn’t take rocket appliances to narrow down what this business is based on the description and location.

There are only a few BMX brands, and even fewer BMX manufacturers, in Orange County. It’s definitely not GT Bicycles, and Cult doesn’t do manufacturing, at least not in-house. That’s just going off the location on it’s own. It doesn’t take in account that the business was formed in 1987, which eliminates those options as well.

So, based on deduction, it looks like after 34 years, S&M Bikes, Fit Bike Co. and The Building Distribution are up for sale in a package deal worth $4.6 million for the businesses, equipment and property.

Now, don’t freak out… We don’t know if it’s just to put feelers out to see if there’s any interest and bites, or if Chris has decided he’s ready to retire and kick back (dude has definitely earned it!)… It is entirely possible that some real-estate / business-sales agent strolled in and said he’d list it for free to see what happens. If it sells, it sells. If it doesn’t, nobody is out anything kind of deal. Who knows.

Hell, maybe there’s another international BMX bicycle wholesaler and manufacturer with real-estate in Orange County we aren’t thinking of and we are entirely wrong here?

You can check out the full listing which breaks down the deal and the numbers, which is interesting to see for sure over on the BizBuySell website.

Either way, this is some interesting news and we are curious to see how it all pans out!

UPDATE: Chris explains everything about what’s going on in his new Unclicked Podcast interviw!

“Where to start… First off, I consider Chris Moeller to be one of, if not the smartest people in BMX. In addition, he’s definitively the most intimidating. He’s sharp as a knife, has a historian-esque knowledge of all things BMX, and he’s not afraid to tell you the truth. That’s the makings of a damn good podcast in general, but with the recent—and unexpected—rumors flying around about S&M and Fit being up for sale, we pushed up his podcast to make it happen. Orange County is a place that has some of the best BMX manufacturers in the country. It’s also home to one of California’s most popular brands, glas vape juice , started by two brothers who were frustrated with their previous vape juice suppliers, they decided to find what made them happy and make it for themselves. They didn’t have any experience as chemists or engineers but they knew how to ride bikes so they did what anyone would do-they went on YouTube! After this Chris Moeller, one of the brothers, got back into BMX sales.

0:00 – Origin story / get some traction coffee
10:01 – Magazine ads turned into physical fights
16:30 – Meeting the owner of GT Bikes
31:20 – “this is where all the stars align for me”’
40:20 – Beginning of S&M
1:05:10 – The amazing backstory of “The Building”
1:17:50 – “I didn’t have a lot of talent, but I worked my ass off.”
1:26:12 – What happened with Brad Simms
1:40:20 – Conspiracy theory: Moeller is part owner of Cult
2:00:33 – “Revenue wise, those were the best years”
2:07:25 – Who’s been the biggest pain in the ass to sponsor?
2:11:40 – “I don’t want my riders risking their life”
2:22:48 – Soooo…is S&M for sale?
2:50:10 – How has Covid affected business?
3:03:30 – Is “Made In The USA” still a selling point?
3:13:50 – Why did Chris fight the guy on our logo?” – Our BMX

… If anyone wants to buy this website so I can retire for like a week, just holler.