All photos and captions by Josh McElwee
This bank-to-bank setup is a lot more difficult to ride than it looks. James Harvey managed to overcome the slippery and steep surface with a dipped toboggan.
Central Florida Mix
While most of us are starting to feel the thaw of spring coming on, the guys down in central Florida have been soaking up the sun and spots. Check out this fresh mix featuring Mark Mulville, Chad DeGroot, Brett Rohlfing, Jordan Pope, Chris Schuster, Clay Deighton, Matt Leviege, Kyle Noble, Brian Fox, Chris Crouch, Matt Coplon, Lee Gaskin, Zack Gerber, Spencer Foresman, TJ Degroat and Rob Nolli throwing it down on a handful of parks, street spots and trails! Take a look!
Filmed and edited by Brett Rohlfing
Song: Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners – Jackie Wilson Said
Chad DeGroot Bike Check
Get on over to the Profile Racing website to get a closer look at Chad DeGroot’s flatland / street machine from Deco! Looks like a dialed unit to me!
TBR – Tyler Gilliard’s Flat Party
Tyler Gilliard turned 24 a few weeks back, and to celebrate he got a bunch of flatland riders together for a jam. The turn out was great, with riders of all ages and experience levels showing up, including his Profile team mate Chad Degroot. TBR has a handful of photos from the event up now. If you want more, you can see the over flow shots here.
Profile – Escape Park Tour 2014 Flyer
If you live in Florida, or happen to be visiting in February, keep an eye out for Matt Coplon, Chad Degroot, Mark Mulville and Grant Castelluzzo. They will be hitting up some parks from the 8th to the 12th for Profile Check the flyer for details.
Chad DeGroot Bike Check
Head on over to the Profile Racing website to check out a brand new bike check with Chad DeGroot and he current DECO unit. This thing is made for riding a little bit of everything, that’s for sure!
Flash Back Friday – Front Brake Magic
Over the course of the past few weeks, we’ve seen a couple really mind blowing videos from a few of the guys who are absolute animals when it comes to the front brake game these days. Obviously, in the past years brakes have really become obsolete for a good number of riders, which I mean is fine, but I almost feel like it’s almost becoming some sort of a lost art. There are so many tricks that just aren’t possible without brakes or even front brakes for that matter that kick so much ass. It’s always refreshing to see people doing things different and killing it like it was done back in the day.
Watching all of these new videos with all of this front brake magic got me thinking about not only how bad I want to get some on my bike, but a few of the guys I grew up watching who all ran front brakes. I decided since it’s a “Flashback Friday” that it would be a good time to pull out a few of these new videos and then dig in a little bit for some videos spanning the past decade or so front some of the legends of the front brake game so to speak. Let’s take a peek…
Pay Attention! – Texas Toasted BMX Trip
James Covington, Trey Jones, Colt Fake and a few friends loaded up on a road trip from Florida to Austin for the Texas Toast Jam a few weeks back! This video gives you a look at what they got into along the way. Looks like it was a kickass trip!
“the Pay Attention boys took a trip in the RV to Austin Texas with stops in tallahassee, Baton Rouge, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, and Apopka. Jeff Hunnicutt, Austin Hunnicutt, Trey Jones, Forest Leeper, Chris Kasek, and James Covington hit the road and met up with Erk, Colt Fake, and Chad DeGroot. We just documented the madness that was the trip. Thanks to everyone that hung out, showed us spots, bought us drinks, or supported us in some way. Thanks to the crew that put together Texas Toast 2013“
