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Cult – RAW AM’S 4

June 8, 2020

Cult coming through with a fresh video packed with 16 minutes of footage from their arsenal of AM riders for your viewing pleasure! As always, these guys deliver with the heat, so get on that play button and take this BMX video in. Non-stop heat from Iz Pulido, Preston Okert, Poor Homie Rich, Isaiah Johnson, Adam Acardi, Max Vu, Trev Mags, Andres Ochoa, Mikey Tyra, Pat Freyne, Maycon Duarte, Eddie Peraza, Justin Gautreau and more!

“Back at it with the 4th installment of RAW AMS. It’s awesome watching our CREW progress and their love for BMX grow. Makes ya want to get out and get sum even in these crazy times.” – Cult

Source BMX 2020 BOH Video Qualifier Submission: Johnny Atencio

June 8, 2020

Source BMX coming through with another submission for the Battle of Hastings 2020 Video Qualifier! This time around we get a raw cut of footage featuring Johnny Atencio going to work on street spots out in New Mexico. As always, Johnny delivers some real dialed riding with smooth grinds, clean barspins and more! Hit play and take a look!

“Super rad submission to the 2020 #BOHBMX Video Qualifier from Johnny Atencio out of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Filmed by Wes Mcgrath

Our submission period is now closed but we have a bunch of bangers to show you over the coming weeks!

View all entries at SOURCEBMX.COM/BOH”

Lux BMX – BMX In Brisbane

June 8, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGFQLJXzKpA

Lux BMX starting your week off right with a fresh edit loaded with gems for you to enjoy. This one has a real laidback vibe, but there’s definitely heat packed into this BMX video. Check it out!

“Brock Olive, Denby Chandler and Jake Norris take to the streets around Brisbane pre lockdown. These clips have been filmed in between filming for their own projects that will be out later this year.

Filmed and edited By Tim Storey” – Lux BMX

We’re pretty sure we spotted a few clips from this in the new Corona Tape video as well. If you want more Australian BMX goodness, check that link out.

Jakub Spurny – Quarantine Ramp 2020

June 8, 2020

This is awesome! Jakub Spurny hit us with a link to a fresh BMX video he whipped up from a very productive solo session he got in on a DIY quarter setup. This is a bunch of lip tricks with combos filled with fufanus, abubacas, icepick stalls, disasters, spins and more. This is awesome since we don’t get nearly enough of this. Hit play and take it all in!

Powers BMX – Jojo Hepler Birthday Jam

June 8, 2020

The COVID couldn’t stop the birthday shenanigans for Jojo Hepler! Here’s a video Powers BMX uploaded from a jam that went down at Stone Stillings backyard BMX paradise. Hit play for a ton of riding and some laughs. Looks like it was a good time, hopefully nobody got the Rona (or Malaria?) in the process.

“Jojo Hepler had his birthday recently so to celebrate Stone Stillings had a jam at his backyard compound “Malaria 51”. Good times all around!

Filming/editing: @steadyshotdon” – Powers BMX

Source BMX 2020 BOH Video Qualifier Submission: Erik Vas

June 7, 2020

Source BMX coming through with another submission for their 2020 Battle of Hastings Video Qualifier! Here’s a look at what Erik Vas came up with from the streets of Hungary! Although Erik wasn’t working with a ton of crazy spots, he made the most of it and came through with some real solid clips worth checking out! Give it a look!

“Hungary’s Erik Vas has a bunch of dialled moves in his entry to the 2020 #BOHBMX Video Qualifier!

Our submission period is now closed but we have a bunch of bangers to show you over the coming weeks!

View all entries at SOURCEBMX.COM/BOH”

Source BMX 2020 BOH Video Qualifier Submission: Anthony Catlow

June 6, 2020

The Source BMX Battle of Hastings Video Qualifier submissions keep rolling out! Although they’ve closed the submission period, Source have been uploading the best submissions for everyone to check out. Here’s a raw cut Anthony Catlow sent through filled with grinds, freecoaster action and more. We were really digging that hang 10 clip for some reason. We don’t see that trick, or hang nothings, nearly enough these days!

“Anthony Catlow coming through from Denville, New Jersey with a solid entry to the 2020 #BOHBMX Video Qualifier

Our submission period is now closed but we have a bunch of bangers to show you over the coming weeks!

View all entries at SOURCEBMX.COM/BOH”

DK Bicycles Discontinues General Lee Bike After 20 Years

June 6, 2020

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A wake-up call is sounding in America. We’ve heard it loud and clear. BMX is a small space. There’s no room for racism. There is no perfect right thing to say. But there’s clearly a right thing to do. Effective today DK is discontinuing all General Lee model bikes. We won’t stop listening and learning. Thanks for sounding the alarm.
A post shared by DK Bicycles (@dkbicycles) on Jun 5, 2020 at 12:18pm PDT

Here’s some news we’re honestly surprised we’re posting about now, and not years ago. DK Bicycles have finally made the decision to discontinue their long running General Lee bike after somewhere around 20 years in production in some form. They made the announcement on Instagram to let people know about the decision, citing recent events in BMX and the world that have made it clear there isn’t room for racism in any form, directly or indirectly.

Now, based on the comments on DK’s post, it’s pretty clear this has hurt some people’s feelings because they don’t think it’s racist and just shows love for southern pride. Sure for some that might be the case, but for MOST it has direct ties to white supremacy and a negative history that isn’t something that is tolerated anymore. Yes, the confederate flag was taken off the bike years ago, but the name of the bike, and the car from Dukes of Hazzard, have pretty much burned the image of that flag into everyone’s mind, and for most that image isn’t a good reminder of the past.

So, we’re stoked to see DK make this move. As somebody commented, it’s just a name and color and hasn’t hurt anyone. If that’s the case, then what’s the big deal with it going away? If it’s just a bike with a name and color it shouldn’t be a big deal. There’s literally hundreds of other bikes with names and colors, so it shouldn’t be that hard to move on.

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