Here’s the first promo edit from Merritt featuring their already dialed team of Brian Foster, Justin Care, Charlie Crumlish, Mike Brennan, Pete Sawyer, and Brad Simms. It’s kind of crazy to think how well things are already coming together for this brand. Check out the edit, you won’t be bummed!
Jordan Dwan is Losing Control
Incase you were wondering how good Jordan Dwan’s BMXfu Guy Stuff part was, this is your chance. So damn good!
“One of my all-time favorite sections I have put together of one of the most underrated riders I know. Get into it, Dwan is the fucking mane.” – Charlie Crumlish
FBM Presents the Post Apocolympics
I spotted Charlie Crumlish filming during the photos and other video that popped up from the FBM Post Apocolympics and figured there would be another edit from EPSN out of the deal. Charlie did a real good job with this so check it out!
“In 2002, Steve Crandall and the FBM BMX crew were producing bikes in the basement of a skatepark in Johnson City, N.Y. when the idea for the “Ghetto Street Jam” was born. The area surrounding the building they were housed in was a mess of post-industrial, rust belt waste, with no future prospects. It was also, not exactly rideable.
The FBM crew decided to apply a haphazard “ghetto” approach to the street jam obstacles. Starting with a car, they gathered scrap wood, various work shop debris and spread the word. And sure enough, the first Ghetto Street Jam delivered. On a patch of loose dirt and gravel, in a field next to FBM lit up by headlights from cars, T-1’s Garrett Byrnes wallrode the wall above the door to FBM’s machine shop and a legacy was born.
The Ghetto Street Jam returned for two more years, with twice as many people, a loop made of pallets, a dumpster that doubled as a box jump and a rideable Penske van. Rob Tibbs landed a 900 in a bowl made from scrap wood, Steven Hamilton won a mini motorcycle, and Jim Cielencki got the loop done. And then, before it got too played out, FBM killed the Ghetto Street Jams.
But they had created a golden moment in BMX.
Last week, Steve Crandall and the FBM crew brought the spirit of the Ghetto Street Jams back to upstate New York. With the help of Derek Nelson’s indoor/outdoor park known as HCS, FBM threw a jam called the “Post-Apocolympics,” which included a new obstacle shaped like a gigantic slice of pizza standing up at an angle. It may not have featured Kevin Porter and Leland Thurman announcing, or Chris Moeller trying to drive a rental car through the street course, but it did feature some amazing riding, and it also reminded me that FBM is much more than just an American-made bike company — they make BMX happen on their own terms.
Video by Charlie Crumlish” – ESPN BMX
Video Recap: 9/3 – 9/9
Another week has passed and the sun is starting to set sooner and sooner and the temps are already starting to come down. Fall is underway but that hasn’t slowed down the production of some damn good videos popping up in the Daily Section all week. This week we’re going to take a look at 10 rad videos that dropped. So incase you weren’t keeping up this well or want to go back and watch a few of the best videos, this is your chance. Let’s do it.
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Stranger – Charlie Crumlish Coastersaurus Promo
Charlie Crumlish’s signature Coastersauraus freecoaster from Stranger is out now so that means we get some fresh footage of Charlie throwing down some unpredictable and uncomprehendable riding. I’m totally okay with that! Check it out!
“Charlie is the most original rider since the Fonzy and these were just the few clips he filmed while getting used to his new longer 21.420 TT Daytrippper frame. Go grab one of his signature hubs and keep rolling!“
More Merritt Riders Announced
Adam22 in Barcelona
It looks like The Come Up‘s Adam22 got some time in front of the camera during his time he spent in Barcelona recently.
“BCN22 depicts our boss, Adam Grandmaison (the owner of http://www.thecomeup.com and http://www.ossbmx.com ) on his bike instead of behind a computer, in the streets of Barcelona. Guest clips from Craig Passero, Charlie Crumlish, and Alex Donnachie. Thanks to Fernando Gomarin Olaiz for being an amazing spot tour guide and making this edit possible!
Filmed and edited by Charlie Crumlish
Music by Action Bronson.“
Hangover: 8/20 – 8/26
This week was another week filled with banger edits dropping pretty much every single day in the Daily section. Once again, we’ve got 12 edits (not sure why we always end up with about that number for edits. Strange.) For you to check out for a second time, or check out for the first time if you some how managed to miss it. Let’s get into this quick!
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