Albert Mercado Archives

Our BMX Mashup

July 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

Here’s a proper compilation edit for your viewing pleasure. Our BMX coming through with a 9 minute mix featuring a ton of different riders going to work on spots. This ain’t some Instagram compilation. Clean film work from start to finish. Take a look!

“Mashup featuring: Kevin Peraza, Justin Care, Dan Conway, Latane Coghill, Dillon Leeper, Shane Leeper, Damian Cespedes, Chase Dehart, Calvin Kosovich, Kole Voelker, Nathan Williams, Albert Mercado, Demarcus Paul, Gary Young, Ratty Matty and many more…” – Our BMX

GT – Safe Street Pegs with Albert Mercado

January 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

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

GT Bicycles – Complete Story II – Kachinsky, Mercado and Conway in L.A.

June 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

When it comes to complete bikes, it’s safe to say that the bikes these days are absolutely amazing and built to hold up to some heavy riding straight out of the box. GT Bicycles recently sent Brian Kachinsky and Dan Conway out to California to meet up with Albert Mercado to take their signature 2020 complete bikes out into the real world to really see that they can hold up to a Pro rider putting them to work! Hit play to see what the bikes look like, along with plenty of dialed riding!

“GT BMX Freestyle athletes Brain Kachinsky, Dan Conway and Albert Mercado were shipped to L.A. with their brand new 2020 complete bikes and set loose. See what they get up to on their signature line of bikes, straight outta the box.” – GT Bicycles

GT In Arizona

June 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

GT coming through with some fresh gold featuring Albert Mercado and Jeff Purdy going to work on spots galore down in Arizona! Both of these guys bring a good mix of tricks and creativity to the spots making for a super good watch from start to finish. Not only that, but Ryan Chadwick did a damn good job with the film work. Hit play and enjoy! You won’t be disappointed!

“When Ben from GT presented the idea of doing a short trip with Albert Mercado and Jeff Purdy to my hometown of Arizona, I knew immediately that I had to say yes. Albert has been a good friend of mine long before I was ever considered a professional videographer and his approach to riding and filming has always been one of my favorites. His unique ability to look at a spot and figure out that truly special move is incredible. Jeff, on the other hand, was rather new to me. After a bit of research and watching his INSANE Daily Grind section, I was more than excited to get started. Five days later and a bunch of classic AZ spots conquered, these two absolutely blew me away with their unmatched skill and the determination to get as many moves logged despite our short time together. I hope you enjoy what we’ve put together and I look forward to the next opportunity to film with these badasses again.” – Ryan Chadwick, Filmer.

GT At Swampfest 2019

May 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Just when you thought you have seen every video with every possible angle from GT Bicycles coming through with a video from their team trip into the Swamp. This one is different than the other videos we’ve seen with more focus just on what the team got into while cruising the ramps and trails. There’s definitely a bunch of footage we didn’t see in the other videos in this one, making for a real good watch. Hit play and check out plenty of bangers.

“It’s the one BMX event of the year that cannot be missed. The world’s longest hand built rail…over a swamp, a ridiculous double loop of death, the finest handcrafted plywood features and ramps plus maximum bonfire carnage can only mean it’s Florideah Swamp Fest.

GT BMX Freestyle team riders Albert Mercado, Brian Kachinsky, Dan Conway, Leandro Moriera, and Team Manager Ben Ward made their way down to Florida to pit themselves against the crazy. We tossed in Tristen Cooper and Mad Mike Guth for their first official team trip and sprinkled on our newest recruit, 16-year-old Brazilian phenom Gustavo Balaloka. Jeff Purdy and Jeff with Glasses even wandered in from the swamp to lend a hand to the chaos.

Did they survive? Let’s put it this way, they will never be the same…

Filming/Editing: Ryan Chadwick” – GT Bicycles

GT BMX – Vantastic Voyage

July 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

The GT team loaded up for a road trip down the East Coast to Florida!

Here’s a video we’ve been looking forward to seeing! Back in February the GT Bicycles team loaded up for a road trip down the East Coast to Florida for the FloriDeah Swampest and to ride plenty of spots and skateparks in the area. Here’s a video filled with dialed clips the crew stacked throughout the trip! As always, it looks like the crew had a great time on and off their bikes! Check it!

“The GT team made their Vantastic Voyage down the east coast to Florida for warm weather, cool spots, fun parks, and Swamp Fest. It was a motley crew consisting of Brian Kachinsky, Albert Mercado, Dan Conway, Leandro Moreira, Jeff Ludwig, Kody Bricen and Jordan Grandinetti shredding all sorts of terrain and having an awesome time!” – Ride BMX

“Come along on a Vantastic Voyage with GT Bikes’ Brian Kachinsky, Albert Mercado, Dan Conway, Leandro Moreira, Jeff Ludwig, Kody Bricen and Jordan Grandinetti as they head to Florida with their final destination, Swamp Fest! Filmed and edited by Andrew Brady. For more updates from the road check out the tag #gtvantasticvoyage.” — Ben Ward, GT

Shadow Conspiracy – Albert Mercado Spring 2018 Bike Check

March 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Shadow Conspiracy caught up with Albert Mercado to get a closer look at his new setup!

It’s that time of the year when we start seeing some new products popping up, and Albert Mercado is rolling around on a bunch of them! The Shadow Conspiracy caught up with Albert to get a closer look at his current GT Globetrotter setup decked out top to bottom in all the latest from The Shadow Conspiracy parts supply. You can find the Odin stem in their new Extinguish color, Strada Nuova tires in Polar Pop Blue, Surface Pedals in Phantom Green, and Joris Coulomb’s latest Penumbra seat on this one. ALl of which will be landing at BMX shops and mail-orders soon! You can check out a full parts list and a whole bunch of photos over on the The Shadow Conspiracy website now!

What do you think of Albert’s bike? Are you digging it? Do you have any questions? Let us know what’s on your mind in the comments below!

Bike Swap – GT’s Albert Mercado and Leandro Moreira

March 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

What happens when you take two different riders and make them trade bikes? Here’s what happened to GT’s Albert Mercado and Leandro Moreira…

When it comes to riding BMX, there’s no bike like your own. Every rider has different preferences from sizes to angles, brakes vs brakeless, bar height, seat height, tire pressure, pegs, no pegs, front load versus top load stems, etc, etc, etc. It’s rare to find two identical bikes. With that being said, every bike rides a little different and adjusting to it can be tricky. During a recent GT BMX trip, Albert Mercado and Leandro Moreira swapped bikes. Not only are both these riders styles completely different, but their setups are night and day. Here’s a look at what they were able to throw down on each others bikes after a little time to get used to it.

“It’s crazy how different someone else’s can bike feel even with subtle differences in geometry—let alone an entirely different setup style. GT’s Albert Mercado and Leandro Moreira have polar opposite bike setups—Albert with four-pegs, no brakes and a coaster and Leandro with no pegs, brakes, and a cassette. They switched bikes for an hour and the results were pretty entertaining.

Filmed: Jeff Zielinski & Andrew Brady
Edit: Jeff Zielinski

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