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Swampfest 2020 Dirt Jump Preview

March 13, 2020

The 2020 Swampfest is set to go down in a few weeks on April 4th, and things are already starting to shape up. Scotty Cranmer dropped by with Big Boy to get a preview of the dirt jumps and some of the ramps that have been built up so far. Hit play to check out what Trey Jones has been cooking up with his crew.

“Swampfest 2020 is the biggest BMX event of the year and Trey Jones is hard at work building the dirt jumps and ramps that thousands of BMX riders are so excited to ride! We got to get the first look at this year’s set up and Big Boy even got to test out the dirt jumps!” – Scotty Cranmer

BMX News 3/13/20

March 13, 2020

It’s Friday and that means that it is time for Brant Moore to give you a recap of the the BMX videos, news and products that popped up over the course of the past week! This week has been a little slower, and it looks like the Coronavirus stuff has really put a damper on some BMX events in the near future. Check out what Brant has to say about the week above, then check out everything he talks about in full below!

“BMX Events all over cancelled and postponed because of you know what!” – Brant Moore

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Profile Racing Neighborhood Crawl – Tampa

March 13, 2020

Profile Racing‘s Neighborhood Crawl series continues! This time around we get a mix of park, street and backyard ramp footage from the Profile squad out cruising in Tampa, Florida! This video has a super good mix of riding and styles, along with plenty of great spots. Hit play and take this all in!

“In January of 2020, I brought part of our crew back down to Tampa for the third Profile Neighborhood Crawl. Over the past year, my hometown has seen a DIY renaissance with a cache of freshly built backyard set-ups and do-it-yourself street spots, all within the backdrop of our communities having stepped up to advocate for a plethora of new public skateparks. This muli-media feature is a celebration of where Tampa Bay has come from, it’s roots in both punk and bmx, and to what it has become.” – Matt Coplon

“Filmed by our whole crew as well as Jona Jachan.

Riding by Cory Foust, Chris Childs, Bobby Proctor, Lucas Porzio, Alex Tate, Dylan Kakowski, Mark Mulville, and Chad Degroot.

Edited by Matt Coplon.
Song: Rocinante by Floor

Thanks from Matt to Profile Racing, Brian Schaefer and Edwin Velez (Skatepark of Tampa), Alan and Beth Shirley, Alex and Shannon Lepak, Jona Jachan, Zach Ozment, James Covington, and Will
Smyth/Dig Bmx.

And special thanks to these folks for archival information on the Tampa DIY Punk Scene: Henry
Wilson, Jeff Howe, Dan Shook, Jimmy Reese and Keith Ulrey.”

Billy Perry – GoPro BMX Bike Riding In NYC 10

March 13, 2020

Billy Perry celebrates hitting 1 million subscribers on Youtube with a new GoPro BMX Bike Riding In NYC video! Much like his other videos, he strapped the GoPro on to give you a POV look as he flies through traffic, hits up spots, has run ins with people on the street and more. Hit play and take the ride!

“Part 10 of the GoPro POV Bike Riding in NYC series featuring Jake Layton and myself (Billy Perry). We ride BMX all over scenic New York City, weaving through traffic, skitching cabs, jumping on trucks, as well as dodging cops, security guards, pedestrians and cars. Thank you guys for 1 million subscribers!” – Billy Perry

BMX Streets Pipe – Garage Mod (Full Bike Customization)

March 13, 2020

Here’s one for the people out there who have been playing the BMX Streets Pipe game on PC. The Old Potato just posted up this video of him trying out the Garage Mod that lets you do a full bike customization similar to the BMX Color App, except with way more options (damn we need to do some updating) to choose from. In the video, he goes through and shows everything from colors to different parts and styles all the way to seat height and bar angle. After he ends up with a bike that looks pretty close to his own personal bike, he proceeds to give the bike a test out on the map. With how popular the BMX Color App is, we can only imagine how many people will be loving this. Check it out!

What do you think? Let us know what you think in the comments down below!

Stu Chisholm Is A Battle of Hastings 2020 Captain

March 13, 2020

It has been a good week for Stu Chisholm! Yesterday it was announced that he joined BSD’s worldwide team, now today Darryl Nau pulled a prank call on Stu with, sadly, a call I could honestly see them actually dealing with at Source BMX (people are insane), to let him know that he will be a team captain for Battle of Hastings 2020! Hit play to check out just how they let Stu know about the good news!

Wethepeople – John Yoh Pathfinder Bike Check

March 12, 2020

Wethepeople caught up with their US connect, John Yoh to take a closer look at his brand new Pathfinder setup decked out top to bottom in Wethepeople parts! You can check out a ton of photos, along with a full parts list over on the Wethepeople Website! Looks like a dialed unit to us!

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Anthony Perrin – The One That Got Away

March 12, 2020

Anyone who has rode BMX knows how much not getting a trick or not being able to do what you want on your bike will get to you. It will leave you thinking about what went wrong, how you can get back to it and what it’ll take to get it done. Seven years ago Anthony Perrin battled it out with a stair set and it didn’t work out as planned. Unfortunately the abuse he took from the slams kept him from getting what he wanted to do done. Here’s the story of how it all went down.

Unfortunately, after watching this all the way through, this isn’t a video of him going back and getting it done like we originally thought, which is a bummer since that’s what would have made this video great. But, it is what it is!

“Back in 2013 we took a young Anthony Perrin to Budapest, Hungary for our original DIG ‘Youth Of Today’ Issue and video, and while we were there he did battle with an absolute beast of a stairset. Hit play for the full story from Anto himself…

Film and edit: Peter Adam
A DIG BMX PRODUCTION” – DIG