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Brian Tunney – March 2019 Clips

Brian Tunney has released his monthly flatland edit giving us a look at the sessions he has been getting in! Even though it sounds like he’s been dealing with an injury, he was still able to deliver with some great riding. As always, Brian delivers in the music selection department as well.

“My foot still hurts but I managed to get some clips this past month that involved standing on my left foot. Song is an old standby from Self Defense Family called “It’s Best We Address It.” Go here to buy it: Bad Paintings Bandcamp Page”

Brian Tunney – February 2019 Clips

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Brian Tunney coming through with a new video filled with clips from his flatland sessions that he was able to get in last month out in California. Despite no shortage of rain and crappy weather, it looks like he was able to get a few solid sessions in. As always, Brian delivers with some real solid riding. The music selection was real laid back this time around, but went well with the overall vibe of the video, too. Take a peek!

“Tough month to ride (even in Southern California) with the weather. We had rain, lots of it, in between more rain and wind. And on top of that, I have this stupid sesamoiditis in my left foot, which is basically “dancer’s foot,” from standing on the ball of my foot too much. I bought all of these silly pads that ballet dancers use, and I can officially stop getting mad when people say “it’s like ballet on a bicycle,” because all signs point to yes. These clips were my attempts to take it easy on the left foot during the month of February. Also, boomerangs, still fun to do and surprisingly challenging. Go try the traditional floating variety and see what I mean…”

Brian Tunney – Heaven Is Earth

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Brian Tunney is back with a fresh batch of clips!

It’s always a good day when Brian Tunney has a new video to check out. You can always count on some great riding and an awesome song selection. This time is no different. Hit play and he lays down some dialed flatland combos in a few parking garages and parking lots in Austin, Texas. Get on that play button and take it all in!

“I really like this Self Defense Family song. BMX tricks from March to June of 2018. Sadly, I think this is my last riding video from Austin for a while because I’m going to be heading back to LA in September. (It’s less an end and more of a bookmark: But I will always respect and honor my time in Austin.)” – Brian Tunney

X Games “Real BMX” 2018 – Stew Johnson Interview

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Stew Johnson sits down to talk about this years X Games “Real BMX” parts…

The X Games released this interview that Brandon Graham did with Stew Johnson and Brian Tunney discussing the Real BMX videos that dropped earlier this week. This goes over everything from the riders, filmers, judges, how the riders were picked, funny stories and more! Check it out!

“Real BMX producer Stew Johnson offers an inside look at the 2018 Real BMX show for “World of X Games.”

Rest In Peace, Paul Buchanan

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BMX has lost another legend… Rest In Peace, Paul Buchanan…

Cover Photo: Ed Doherty / DIG

I wrote a tribute for Paul over @digbmx. What I didn’t say in that is that I’m no stranger to the grips of depression and battle with it often. If anyone out there is in the same boat, I’m always here to talk, offer bad jokes and probably send an offensive text photo. Rip #paulbuchanan
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It’s always a bummer to hear about a rider passing away, especially one as influential and legendary as Paul Buchanan. Today we caught wind that Paul had passed away earlier this week. It’s not quite clear exactly what happened, but Brian Tunney‘s Instagram post offers some insight. You can check out his full write up on the DIG website — In Memory: Paul Buchanan.

Although we haven’t seen anything from Paul for quite some time, he was one of those riders who people still talked about frequently and his riding influenced a lot of riders and pushed BMX into new directions during his time riding for different brands, including Terrible One. Below you can find an old Prop’s bio with Joe Rich that has a Terrible One commercial featuring Paul that still to this day is downright amazing. We’ve embedded it to start at about the 9:20 mark where the commercial starts. You can also find the Terrible One “You Get What You Get” video that features riding from Paul at the bottom. After the Props commercial, we’ve embedded Taj Mihelich‘s Instagram post with some words about Paul…

Rest In Peace, Paul. You left your mark on BMX and will never be forgotten.

We lost a great one. Paul Buchanan was one of the first riders T1 sponsored. To me his riding was genius. His creativity, technical ability and all around burliness made him something really special. We (Joe and I at T1) wanted to support him. We knew he was never going to be a big contest rider (though he did ride X-games), he seemed to be happiest riding late at night, often alone, making up his own stuff without the influence of anyone else. And he did make up a lot of stuff. He was a huge influence on riders. He was quiet about it, probably no one filmed or shot photos but he brought new things to BMX all the time. – I’m strangely stuck on this memory I have of him standing out on the T1 ramp all alone with my dog Roscoe. He used to spend time back there with the dog and teach him weird tricks. He would never speak out loud while doing it. He’d just point and Roscoe would figure out what he wanted. He taught Roscoe to run up the big vert wall extension on the T1 ramp to retrieve things. That vert wall was amazingly high! That’s the image I have… Roscoe grabbing some ball off the top of that wall while Paul stands calmly at the bottom of the ramp pointing. – I found this bio I wrote about him back in 2001: “Paul seems really disjointed from a lot of the riding scene to me, but I think that’s a great thing. He is always testing and trying new things and I think that type of creativity is so often lost on a lot of today’s pro riders. Keeping his distance is a good way for him to maintain his own originality and his own direction. He’s able to take riding to new places that no one has ever thought of and that’s invaluable to the BMX world. In any event, I don’t think Paul is aware of any of that. I don’t think he has any idea how influential he is. The boundaries he has pushed and new directions he opens up have trickled down via the few people who spend time riding with him, to the rest of BMX. There are lot of trends and tricks in riding right now that start back with Paul, but I’d be willing to bet that not even he realizes it." Vid from @t1stagram and @stew1201. Not sure about the riding photo… @t1ers or @sandy_carson i think. From my old t1 files.
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Saddened to hear of one of the greats of bmx paul buchanan has gone, so elusive, with barely a photo or a video clip seen, and yet every time something did appear it was a total treat and memorable something perhaps today’s insta clip generation doesn’t get… a massive influence on many, actions speak louder than words perhaps. Section from @seventiesdistro from love to hate 2001, #terribleone t/shirt bought by me while in austin 2001 #rippaulbuchanan #bmx
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Brian Tunney – Holy Trend

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Brian Tunney coming through with some fresh flatland clips…

We’re always stoked on seeing some fresh Brian Tunney clips. Here’s his latest compilation of clips he has collected over the past few months of sessions he has been getting in at his go to parking garage spot and a few other places down in Texas. As always, Brian produces some great riding, and he picked out a proper soundtrack to go with it! Hit play and enjoy!

“This is a collection of random footage from mid-November through very early March, encapsulating everything from my last bad crash to curb fufanus to way too many smith decades. I had way more clips but decided that self editing was a safe bet, so instead of 4 and a half minutes, it’s shorter and scored to an old Self Defense Family song from a 4-way split EP. The song is called “Holy Trend” and I’m fairly certain that Patrick would be cool with me using it. I think I have to dedicate this one to the memory of my old friend Kevin Robinson, who passed away in December. I was pretty lost that first week after hearing the news and didn’t know what else to do and of course, ended up getting some clips along the way….” – Brian Tunney

The Impact of Kevin Robinson

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X Games have released a really great feature remembering Kevin Robinson…

Photo: Mark Losey / Red Bull Content Pool

Over the weekend, the BMX world found out that we had lost Kevin Robinson to a stroke. Since then pro riders, friends, family and fans from around the world have been reminding all of us how much influence and impact Kevin had and the amount of good he did for so many people on and off his bike. There’s a feature over on the X Games website that Brian Tunney put together about Kevin and the things he did from their time meeting in the 90’s on through now that had such an impact on a lot of people. It’s a great read, so we highly suggest you check it out. Rest In Peace, Kevin! The BMX world will never forget you.

Rodeo Peanut – Lost VHS Footage (2000 – 2002)

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Check out 6 minutes of gems from the original Rodeo Peanut crew…

Now this is rad! Jared Washington just uploaded a whole bunch of old VHS footage he had from 2000 – 2002 that was filmed during skatepark and street sessions out in New Jersey. This features the original Rodeo Peanut crew and it has so many dialed clips in this. If you’re a fan of Mid School, you need to see this.

“Jared Washington, Chris Reyes, Brian Tunney, Jeremy Barcick bmxyoung rodeo peanut”