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Troy Blair “Lightworks” Section

April 16, 2019

Bobby Kanode uploaded Troy Blair‘s section from the “Lightworks” video online for your viewing pleasure. Troy’s one of those riders that you can always count on to deliver something awesome and this part is a good reminder of that. This has a good mix of tricks from grinds to big wallrides, hang fives and much, much more. This section spans 4 years worth of riding which helps give it a bit of a unique vibe just because his riding evolved and changed in that time little by little. Hit play and enjoy!

“Troy Blair in the Arizona BMX Full Length Video Lightworks.

It’s wild to think of Troy as one of the O.G’s since I still remember first filming him at ASU campus for Mediocre at Best 7 years ago like it was yesterday. He’s always been able to do almost any trick you can think of, and his choice of what to do and film has developed into his own delightful signature style. If you hear some howling in the background on everyone else’s clips in the video, it’s most likely him. He’s been with this project from the very beginning in 2014, and has watched the whole thing go from a summertime mixtape, to never happening, to actually maybe gonna happen, back to never gonna happen, and so on and so forth. Things just wouldn’t be the same without dis man.

Thumbnail photo – Josh Metzger
Film & Edit – Bobby Kanode
Song – “Pray for ‘Em” by Meek Mill

Follow Troy on IG @CliffDevoe” – Bobby Kanode

Profile Racing – Rig Check: Jared Eberwein

April 16, 2019

Profile Racing caught up with Jared Eberwein to take a closer look at his new Free Agent setup decked out with Profile Racing parts. Jared had a custom Snow Hammerlite powdercoat added to his frame, fork and bars, making for a really cool combo with the gold accents. You can check out the full bike check with more photos and a parts list over on the Profile Racing website!

Cult X Kings Ride Shop Movement Frame Promo

April 15, 2019

Cult and Kings Ride Shop have teamed up once again for another collaboration frame colorway! This time around they have the Crew Frame and Shorty Frame available in the “Movement” colorway. Above is a promo video giving you a look at the Kings Ride Shop team putting the frame to good use on street, park and trails spots, along with a look at the frames. We grabbed a few photos from the Kings Ride Shop website that you can check out below!

“We’ve been selling Cult products from the day they became available, and believe and trust in the brand. This marks our 4th collaborative frame with Cult, a devotion to an idea, movement, or collection of work. This is BMX, enjoy Steven Mack, Israel Green and Josh Alderete ride. Frames and other collaborative goods are available on the Kings Rideshop website and in store. Thanks to Cult Crew, Matt Collins and the KR locals.” – Kings Ride Shop

Wethepeople – Felix Prangenberg Pathfinder Promo

April 15, 2019

Wethepeople coming through with a short but sweet promo featuring Felix Prangenberg putting his signature Pathfinder line to work out in the streets. As always, Felix delivers some big grind combos and more, so hit play and enjoy!

“Tailored perfectly towards his blend of progressive and powerful riding, Wethepeople PRO Felix Prangenberg’s signature PATHFINDER line is available now at Wethepeople dealers worldwide.” – Wethepeople

Subrosa Brand – Emile Bouwman Bike Check

April 15, 2019

The crew over at Subrosa Brand caught up with their connect through Soulcycle BMX shop, Emile Bouwman, to take a closer look at is current MR1 setup decked out with Subrosa and The Shadow Conspiracy parts that he has been putting in work on! You can check out a whole bunch of photos and a full parts list over on the Subrosa website!

X Games Minneapolis Returning Gold: Chad Kerley

April 15, 2019

The X Games caught up with Chad Kerley to take a look back at how he ended up taking the gold in BMX Street Finals in Minneapolis last year. Chad talks about his runs, what he did, what he didn’t do, along with a look at Garrett Reynolds‘ runs that could have easily took Chad out of that top spot. Take a look!

“X Games Minneapolis 2018 BMX Street gold medalist Chad Kerley recounts his approach to taking the gold medal at X Games. From nailing a planned out run to freestyling his way through a second, Kerley’s plan paid off in gold.” – X Games

Talking With The BMX In Our Blood’s Joe Doherty

April 15, 2019

Brant Moore hit us with a link to an interview he did with Joe Doherty to discuss what he’s been doing with The BMX In Our Blood Podcast, along with a bunch of questions to get to know Joe a little better since it’s a bit of a role reversal since Joe is usually the guy asking the questions. This is an interesting listen, so hit play and take it all in!

“The BMX In Our Blood took over the BMX podcast scene over a year ago and in that time, Joe Doherty has interviewed many many names in BMX both huge and small.
With that, I noticed that no one had interviewed Joe and naturally wanted to make it happen.

This past weekend at The Wheel Mill Next Generation Jam, I had the opportunity to make it happen. We talked about how the podcast has affected him as a person as well as his outlook on the value he tries to bring in doing it.

This hour went by so extremely fast and we had to get out to the jam, so its not as long as it could be; which only means there will be a follow up!“

Uncovered BMX Tokyo Highlights

April 15, 2019

There have always been talented riders popping up from Japan over the years, but it seems like the past few years it has blown up so much over there! Van Homan and Brian Kachinsky took their Uncovered BMX contest series on over to Tokyo to give the riders over there a shot at winning a trip to ride in this years Battle of Hastings contest, and it’s safe to say the riders turned up the heat and threw it down! Check out the highlights in this video! These guys aren’t scared of a little chaos!

“Watch Tokyo’s best riders battle it out at Murasaki Skatepark for top honors at Van Homan and Brian Kachinsky’s 2019 amateur event. The winner gets a spot in Battle of Hastings!”