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Broc Raiford ON Sunday Bikes + Welcome Video

January 10, 2020

Anyone who saw that Broc Raiford had made the decision to step down from the Volume Bikes team at the start of the year knew he had something cooking. We had a few guesses where he might be (Broc could literally fit on a most teams, so there’s that to work with), but the most obvious was Sunday Bikes since he has been apart of the Odyssey team or so long. Well, if you guessed Sunday, you were spot on! Here’s his official welcome video packed with heat on his new Soundwave setup to bring the news! As always, you won’t want to miss any fresh footage from Broc, so hit play and take this all in! 2020 is shaping up to be one hell of a good year for Broc, so get ready.

“Sunday Bikes is stoked to welcome Broc Raiford to the Pro Team!

Filmed & Edited by Zach Krejmas.”

GT – Safe Street Pegs with Albert Mercado

January 10, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZrV-7gdLkQ

GT Bicycles coming through with a short but sweet promo video for their new peg, the Safe Street Pegs, that are available now. Watch as Albert Mercado straps on a fresh set to his bike, then heads out to cruise a few spots, putting the pegs to proper use along the way! This is well worth a peek!

“Numerous electrical boxes, a metal cage, the side of a building, and more… Albert Mercado applies his GT Safe Street PC pegs all over downtown San Diego. The Safe Street pegs are 110mm long, weigh 4.94oz./each, feature laser-etched GT logos, and come ready for 14mm axles with 10mm adapters. Sold individually and available now. Ask for them at your local GT dealer or favorite mailorder.” – GT Bicycles

Cult Does 2019

January 9, 2020

2019 was another real good year for Cult, and the team clocked some heavy miles stacking clips for a bunch of different videos they put out from all over the place. Here’s a highlight video taking the best clips from their videos and packing them into one real dialed BMX video! Hit play and take it all in. You won’t be disappointed, even if you have watched all their videos from this past year!

“Shout out to all the homies we’ve we meet along the way. 2019 Was one to remember. Here’s to 2020!!” – Cult

Vans – Shimmer & Haze: BTS with Dakota Roche

January 9, 2020

Vans coming through with a raw cut of Dakota Roche footage that was filmed while working on the “Shimmer” video that dropped last year. This is a mix of crashes, random footage and some clips that didn’t make the cut with nearly 9 minutes of footage. Needless to say, it’s well worth a look! Check it out, then go rewatch the “Shimmer” video since that’s well worth another watch!

“And the show goes on! The first installment of Shimmer and Haze is a small insight into Dakota Roche’s filming process through our 2019 Vans BMX feature “Shimmer”. Dakota doesn’t stop at anything to get the tricks he wants. He carefully crafts his video parts spot by spot, trick by trick. This is “Haze”, the behind the scenes with Dakota Roche.” – Vans

Kink X Traffic – Artur Meister “No Worries”

January 9, 2020

Artur Meister is a smooth operator! Artur has been holding it down for Kink over in Germany for Traffic Distribution and has been busy going to work on street spots for this new edit. Hit play to watch Artur put his pegs to proper use on every rail and ledge he came across!

“Kink BMX / Traffic Distribution rider Artur Meister hit the streets of Germany with his filming bud David Schaller over the course of 2019 – sit back and enjoy some real smooth operating!” – DIG

Chris Doyle Announces Retirement

January 9, 2020

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I had to come back to edit this. I’m sorry for being misleading (but this scene is so funny). I’m not quitting riding, but PROFESSIONALLY, I’m moving on to other things. Thank you all for your concern and kindness! I’ll see you at @raysmtb this Saturday!
A post shared by Chris Doyle (@chris_doyle22) on Jan 8, 2020 at 11:19am PST

Here’s one we kind of had a feeling might be coming with the start of the new year. Chris Doyle has made the decision to retire as a Professional BMX Rider. Chris has had a long, and very solid career as a BMX pro, outlasting a countless number of other riders that have been Pro during his days. Chris made the announcement on Instagram with probably the best retirement announcement ever in BMX, using a clip from “Hotrod” to bring the news. Although most people understood, he decided to make a second post (you can find below) explaining that he’ll still be involved in BMX from his commentating work at events to his podcast and more, which he’s been transitioning into the past two or 3 years now. He just won’t be cashing those sponsor checks like he used to! Either way, Chris has been one of my favorite riders from pretty much the first time I rode BMX and it’s safe to say he’ll continue to hold that spot for a lot of riders into the future! Expect to see plenty more from the Big D in 2020, just not in the contest results.

Update: Brant Moore dropped a live stream interview with Chris about the news! Check it out below!

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Animal X Tienda BMX – Santiago Laverde Welcome Video

January 9, 2020

Animal Bikes have added Santiago Laverde to the squad through Tienda BMX down in Colombia. Santiago has been crushing it for a while now, so it’s easy to see just why Animal picked him up! This welcome video is packed with some serious heat you won’t want to miss! Hit play and get a look at what Santiago is throwing down.

“Santiago went in for this. thanks to Tienda Distribution.
filmed by Paulo Gomez” – Animal Bikes

Ruben Alcantara “ZRide” (2002)

January 9, 2020

What were you doing in 2002? Ruben Alcantara was jumping on a trampoline answering questions’s and shredding parks, trails and street spots with a ton of style. This section is 8 minutes of pure gold! Sure, maybe I had the exact same Macneil Ruben frame and his signature shoe from Etnies, and really any signature Ruben product around this time… But there is no bias here! Great riding from start to finish! Shout out to Snakebite for uploading this classic.