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Brian Histand Memorial & Middeltown Skatepark Fund

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This is awesome to see. Mike Purcell and Dave Krone have organized a GoFundMe to raise funds to build a Brian Histand Memorial bowl at the new Middletown Skatepark that is being built. They are trying to raise $60,000 to help fund this project, and we’re sure it’s going to be amazing if it happens. Check out the video above to see some footage of Brian riding over the years before he passed away, along with some more details below. You can also check out the GoFundMe Page to donate and learn more. If you want to help promote this, but you don’t have the cash to spare, give it a share on your social media accounts to help spread the word to people that might be able to!

“Brian Histand was a great human and an incredible BMX rider.

On May 15th, 2013, Brian Histand went missing. Three years later his bones were found in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona.

Brian learned a lot of his bike skills at Middletown Skatepark in Langhorne, PA. A new skatepark is being built by 5th Pocket Skateparks in place of the old Middletown Skatepark. Ride PA BMX is starting a fundraiser for a Histand memorial bowl at the new skatepark. $60K is our goal; if we reach our goal, a bowl will be built in memory of Brian.” – Ride PA

Posted: October 5, 2019 Tagged With: Brian Histand, Ride PA BMX

Lost In The Ozone – A Remembrance Of Brian Histand

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It was announced back in January that Brian Histand’s body was found after a nearly 3 year search from when he mysteriously went missing and nobody knew exactly where he was or what was going on. It’s still hard to believe BMX lost Brian. He was definitely one of a kind and nothing short of amazing, just ask anyone that knew him. The crew over at DIG just released this video that Sean Burns compiled from photos and some of his riding footage from over the years for you to enjoy and remember Brian with. There’s also a bigger piece on the DIG website where Sean, Dave Krone, Tim Coyne and Mike Purcey all chime in on Brian and just who he was and how he impacted and influenced their lives. You can, and should, check it out here — Lost In The Ozone – A Remembrance of Brian Histand.

Rest in Peace, Brian. You will never be forgotten.

“When elders speak of young deaths as a shame, I find it contradicting when it comes from someone who has barely left the state they were born in. Brian Histand died young. Yet Brian lived a life more exciting than millions who have lived over seventy five. The details of Brian’s missing time period and death I will leave out of detail. Brian is gone now and the focus is on the things that he did positive when he lived. Which was nearly everything that he did. It is rare that I meet a human who is constantly so optimistic that in any situation or circumstance.. they are laughing through all of it. Even during times of pain and misfortune, Brian was laughing. There were times that I feared for Brian’s life in which quickly turned into him making a joke about how much he must have just looked like claymation whilst crashing. I traveled with Brian off and on for four to five years. Never once did I see him take a negative route for any situation. Not to mention he was a constant comedian. No matter the time or place, Brian always had room to goof off. That is an attribute I can admire. He didn’t waste time over reacting or turning situations negative.

We were confronted by an angry pedestrian with threats of a swinging sledge hammer and he bursted into tears laughing at the guy. Normally I would have imagined it would increase the dangers of the situation but in this case it led to the sledge hammer freak to chill out and laugh about it too. Perhaps there was an extended energy with Brian that induced people to chill out. I can’t say I ever met anyone that was mad at Brian. Truly or even remotely upset with him. The energy he splattered into the BMX world was the same style. I never met anyone that hated on his riding. He was super talented and could do any trick really that he wanted to learn yet he wanted to do what rocked his socks off… Jump big shit! He was such a fan of fast, loose, and exhilarating riding. He wanted to find the next big set up. The next big bongo launcher that he could sail off of. If you take into account some of the things he’s done and saw the run ups in person you would totally understand that he is one of the craziest BMXers to have existed thus far. That could be my personal opinion but if you have seen a handful of the spots he has accomplished and attempted in person.. you’d know there are not many that would pursue the same.

The video I put together of Brian is a combination of footage from Bone Deth road trips. From Surfin’ for the Ugly Broads DVD, to the rotten video, gypsy tour, and many more. Mostly shot by myself, Dean Dickinson, Ryan Navazio, and Dave Krone. There is a ton more footage of Brian out there. From his Tempered edits, to the Yo guy DVD and more. But this footage consists of the time that I traveled with Brian.

I will never forget the day I rode face first into a steel telephone pole nearly knocking myself out because I had just watched Brian do a 360 bunny hop table so flat that i lost concentration and magnetized to the nearest pole with my face. Still to this day I have never seen anyone bunny hop table 360 straight off the ground so good. That Histand hop will be ringing in my brain forever. The pain included I do not even regret. I hope this video gives a slight glimpse into Brian’s madness and positivity. A truly great rider and great friend.… a deadman before death.. and now forever. RIP BRIAN HISTAND.” – Sean Burns

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Posted: June 21, 2016 Tagged With: BMX videos, Brian Histand, DIG BMX, Sean Burns

Rest In Peace, Brian Histand

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Here’s some unfortunate news we just spotted on Facebook. After missing for 2 years, Brian Histand‘s remains were discovered. As many of you remember, Brian went missing mysteriously with nobody knowing of his where abouts. There were search parties and more setup to help look for him. This is definitely a bummer, but we would imagine it will be able to give some of his family and close friends some closure. Brian was a hell of a BMX rider and an amazing person off his bike. Rest in Peace, Brian. You will never be forgotten.

“After more than two and a half years I got the call. The remains of my son Brian have been located on South Mountain in Phoenix. Many thanks to all that cared, helped and searched for Brian. I’ll post when more information is available.”

Posted: January 24, 2016 Tagged With: Brian Histand

#FindHistand Stickers & Donations

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The search for Brian Histand hasn’t stopped, and it won’t stop until they find him! The guys at Ride PA just made some stickers to help raise awareness and also funds to help keep the search going! Get on this right now!

“#FINDHISTAND stickers are now available through a Big Cartel account we have setup to accept donations. The stickers and shipping are free with a donation which will help aid in the search for Brian Histand who was last seen in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15th, 2013.

There are three options to select from which include a $3.00 donation for which you will receive one sticker, a $5.00 donation for which you will receive two stickers, and a bulk option which is for shops and anyone else who would like a larger order of stickers at the rate of $1.50 per sticker. If you are interested in a small bulk order (10-20) we are only taking orders by email at support@ridepabmx.com or through the contact page provided in the Big Cartel store.“

Posted: January 18, 2014 Tagged With: BMX, BMX bikes, Brian Histand, Daily, Ride PA

“Yo Guy” – Full Video

Damn. I forgot how rad this video is! I think I have it on DVD somewhere in my stacks of videos actually. Either way, the entire video is now online for your viewing pleasure! This one has to be from around 2006 or 2007 if I remember right and features a bunch of guys like Dave Krone and Brian Histand from the Pennsylvania area. Hit that play button!

Posted: September 10, 2013 Tagged With: BMX bikes, BMX videos, Brian Histand, Daily, Dave Krone, Yo Guy

Video Recap: 9/2 – 9/8

It seems like every week goes by and I tell myself “Let’s try to limit this weekly list to 15 or 20″… and then I go and blast past the limit when I dig through the Daily Section to check out all of the videos we posted up. Either way, this week was one of those weeks filled with some heavy hitters and we ended up with 28 videos for you guys to check out. We’ve got riding from Arnaud Wolff, Sam Waters, Sean Ricany, Kris Fox, Albert Mercado, Jack Nieraeth, Brian Histand, Dan Foley, Lior Moshkovich, Grant Castelluzzo, Brandon Hoerres, Rob DiQuattro, Carlos Vinuesa, Corey Martinez, Garrett Reynolds, Tony Neyer, Jack Birtles, Corey Bohan, Matt Clark, Billy Perry, Anthony Perrin, The Fids and many, many more! Let’s get into this!

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Posted: September 9, 2013 Tagged With: Albert Mercado, Anthony Perrin, Arnaud Wolff, Billy Perry, BMX, BMX bikes, BMX videos, Brandon Hoerres, Brian Histand, Carlos Vinuesa, Corey Bohan, Corey Martinez, Dan Foley, Garrett Reynolds, Grant Castelluzzo, Jack Birtles, Jack Nieraeth, Kris Fox, Lior Moshkovich, Matt Clark, Must See, Rob DiQuattro, Sam Waters, Sean Ricany, Tony Neyer, Video Recap

Brian Histand Edit

It’s been a few months since Brian Histand has gone missing and it doesn’t sound like anyone has heard anything yet. Dave Krone decided to piece together a few of his gnarlier clips to remind everyone just how good of a rider Brian is. I really hope he turns up soon.

“A bunch of clips of Brian Histand i pulled from the web and old hard drives. I miss the man.” -Dave Krone

Posted: September 4, 2013 Tagged With: BMX bikes, BMX videos, Brian Histand, Daily, Dave Krone

Brian Histand Still Missing

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The other day it occurred to me that there haven’t been any updates on Brian Histand lately. I wasn’t sure if he turned up or not, but then today Subrosa posted up something mentioning he’s still missing. Please keep your eye out for this dude because a lot of people are wondering where he is! You can find more information and updates by hitting up the Facebook Page!

Posted: August 7, 2013 Tagged With: BMX bikes, Brian Histand, Daily

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