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Volume Bikes – 20th Anniversary Dinosaur Frame

October 17, 2019

Now this is a serious Flashback Friday. Volume Bikes just announced that they will be re-releasing their old Dinosaur frame as a part of their 20th anniversary! This brings me waaay back to when I was first getting into BMX and remember seeing one of the locals at the trails rolling around on one of the original Volume Dinosaur frames when it first came out way back in 2001. Fast forward all these years and Volume will be re-releasing the Brian Castillo signature frame with modern materials and geometry (along with a weight that won’t throw your back out!) that fits with 2020 style BMX frames. Check out full details on the frame below, along with geometry, specs and photos! Available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Volume Bikes worldwide now like Source BMX!

“For Volume’s 20th anniversary we wanted to bring back a classic frame. Brian Castillo’s signature Dinosaur! This frame originally came out in 2001! Brian knew what he wanted back then, with it only being available in a 20.5” top tube (Exactly as he rode it himself) and dropouts borrowed from a previous years Volume frame. Even today, Brian’s influence on bmx still shows in riders around the world, whether they know it or not.

This frame has evolved over the years and is now available in black chrome with a 21” top tube. The frame features a double butted front triangle with top and bottom gussets for added strength, wider bottom bracket shell for bigger tire clearance, 13” chainstay (slammed), 9.25” standover, classic solid 5mm thick dropouts, removable seatstay brake mounts, built in seat clamp, CNC’d seatstay bridge and a classic wishbone chainstay junction!” – Volume Bikes

Brian Castillo Signature Dinosaur Frame
Top Tube: 21″
Chainstay: 13″ (slammed), 13.25 center
BB height: 11.7″
Seat Tube height: 9.25″
Head Tube Angle: 75°
Seat Tube Angle: 71°
Seat Post: 25.4
Headtube: Integrated (45°X45° Campy Spec)
Brake Mounts: Removable seatstay mounts
Dropouts: Solid 5mm
Color: Black Chrome
Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
Price: $349.99

The Dinosaur frame is Available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Volume Bikes worldwide now. You can pick one up from Source BMX now!

Note: This post contains affiliate links to Source BMX and we could receive a small commission from them if you were to buy this frame. We would never tell you about a product unless we weren’t sure it kicked ass.

Jakub Najman For The Mustache Crew

October 17, 2019

We’re always stoked to check out a BMX video from a rider that is cruising ramps and trails with a ton of style. This new Jakub Najman video for the Moustache Crew is packed with great riding and even some brake tricks, which is always a bonus in this brakeless world we live in. If you are looking for style, this is a BMX video you won’t want to pass up. Check it out!

“We made this over the summer with my trails friend Jiri Zouhar and it’s a mix of park, trails, concrete and street, filmed all around the Czech Republic. Our Moustache Crew is group of friends from Liberec city, in the north part of the country. Big thanks for the help from my awesome girlfriend too!“- Jakub Najman

Camera and edit by Jiri (George) Zouhar. http://moustachecrew.cz

Music: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Great Chain Of Being
http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com” – DIG

BSD – Craig Sime “Glasgow To Greece”

October 17, 2019

BSD coming through with a fresh edit featuring Craig Sime putting his pegs to work on street spots on his home turf in Glasgow, Scotland to the spots he explored during a trip to Greece. As always, Craig delivered with some excellent riding with no shortage of crazy grind combos and lines, making for a real good watch. Take a look!

“From under the grey Scottish skies in Glasgow to the Mediterranean sunshine in Thessaloniki, Craig Sime absolutely annihilates the rails and ledges in each city…

Filmed by Luc Lynch-Rice and Alex Donnachie
Edited by Luc Lynch-Rice

Thanks to our distro in Greece, Makis at Ride On BMX.” – BSD

Talking BMX Media & News With Brant Moore

October 17, 2019

If you have been following the Imprimatur BMX podcast, there’s a chance you might have listened to the Trey Jones interview, that lead to another interview with Ryan Fudger from Our BMX where they got into how the way media works in BMX with a lot of emphasis on the advertiser versus non-advertiser content and how it should be handled. Those conversations got Brant Moore curious about kind of the history of BMX media and how it has changed, where it’s going and how to find a balance that allows media companies to exist or add value when we’re in a time when brands are less reliant on it because they have their own outlets with big follower bases. Brant asked me to do a live stream with him to get my perspective and some of the insights I’ve learned over the years with my time working with other media channels like DIG and Ride, to the transitions I’ve made with BMX Union in the last 12 years. This is kind of a big picture, long history kind of look at things with a few ideas for solutions and how to transition with the future. Above is the video, then I have embedded the podcasts that Imprimatur did with Trey and Fudger. I try to stay away from content based around me or my opinions, especially things that were spurred more on a drama / beef kind of topic, so this isn’t something you’ll see too often, haha.

“Talking BMX Media with the man behind BMX Union!

We cover some of the history of BMX media and BMX Union, as well as how things have changed in regards to sponsorship in BMX media throughout the years. We also talk about some possible solutions for the problems BMX media may face in the coming years and how Youtube is a huge factor in all of this.

Shout out and big thanks to Kurt for joining!” – Brant Moore

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MarieJade – “No Future” BTS: Barcelona

October 16, 2019

The MarieJade “No Future” full-length video is out and available or for you to download right here. Today, the crew dropped a raw cut of footage filmed during one of their filming missions in Barcelona, Spain way back in 2017! The final video was a few years in the making, and we can only imagine how much footage they’re still sitting on. Check out this raw cut, then go check out the full video!

“NO FUTURE FILM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: https://mariejade.vhx.tv/

HERE WE ARE, NO FUTURE IS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE AND WE ARE STARTING TO PUT SOME BONUS ON YOUTUBE, WE WILL START WITH THE VERY FIRST TRIP WE DID FOR THIS PROJECT.

BTS – BARCELONA WITH NICO BADET, LEO BALAY, ANTHONY PERRIN, ALEXANDRE VALENTINO, TOM DEVILLE AND ARNAUD WOLFF (BEHIND THE CAMERA).

FILMED BY ARNAUD WOLFF AND EDITED BY ALEXANDRE VALENTINO.” – MarieJade

Shadow Conspiracy X Subrosa – Warsaw Rising

October 16, 2019

You now you’re in for something awesome when you put Simone Barraco, Mark Burnett, Joris Coulomb and Jiri Blabol together in a city like Warsaw, Poland. The Shadow Conspiracy and Subrosa Brand recently sent these guys over there to see what they could cook up for clips with filmer Peter Adam, and based on this edit, it’s safe to say it was a damn good trip that was real productive. Check out just over 11 minutes of dialed footage in this MUST SEE BMX video!

“Hold on to your seats…

We joined forces with DIG partners The Shadow Conspiracy and Subrosa for a special ten day trip to the capital of Poland – Warsaw, with none other than Simone Barraco, Mark Burnett, Joris Coulomb and Jiri Blabol. A city somewhat overlooked by the travelling rider, but one that offers so much, as you’ll see. These guys sure left their mark on this place. Get Ready for 11 minutes of incredible bike riding and look out for yet more content from the trip real soon on DIG.

Filmed and edited by Peter Adam” – DIG

Fit Bike Co. – F-Log: What The Chuck?

October 16, 2019

Fit Bike Co. coming through with a new F-Log filled with some b-roll action from a filming mission that Charles Littlejohn and Ben Silver got in last weekend. This is loaded with scraps, crashes and random footage. There’s a few solid clips in here, which means we should be in for a heavy edit when Charles’ new edit is wrapped up!

“Charles LittleJohn is currently clippin’ for a new FIT edit. He went out to film with Ben Silver (who’s back on the bike after a string of bad luck) on Sunday and had to sweat for some stuff. It isn’t always #OVER in one take… take a look at CLJ workin’ for it in this week’s F-LOG and stay tuned for the makes dropping soon.

Featured:
Charles LittleJohn: @charles_littlejohn
Ben Silver: @thebensilver

Filmed & Edited by:
Gordon MacDonald: @thegordonmacdonald” – Fit Bike Co.

Martin Siman – Dance

October 16, 2019

It’s always rad checking out a BMX video of a rider we’re not familiar with. TBB Bike over in the Czech Republic uploaded this new video featuring Martin Šiman going to work on a fun looking plaza setup with plenty of ledges, banks, rollers and more to ride. Martin produced plenty of grind combos and lines, making for a real solid watch. Take a look and see what he threw down.

“It’s insane how consistent Martin is. Not only for this reason i knew he is the right guy to work with on an one day video. After talking about it for quite a while, we finally have spent one day on previously selected location and put in work.” – Šimon Čechura

Filmed & edited by Šimon Čechura