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VANS X CULT “TRYING TIMES” – SoCal To Las Vegas

November 18, 2020

The Vans X Cult “Trying Times” video has arrived!

Here it is! The new Vans X Cult “Trying Times” video from a road trip that took Dakota Roche, Angie Marino, Sean Ricany, Chase DeHart, Brandon Begin, Richard Hernandez and Robbie Morales from SoCal to Las Vegas! As expected, these guys came through with amazing riding on a ton o great spots, with excellent film work from Veesh. This is an absolute MUST SEE, so get on that play button!

“Vans & Cult reunite for the new mild-melting film, Trying Times, which chronicles the experience of a shared crew of BMX riders road tripping from Southern California to Las Vegas. Managing to keep things light and easy despite the currently challenging landscape, the film captures the camaraderie, core tenets of each brand and the iconic riding that backs it up. The team, including Dakota Roche, Angie Marino, and Sean Ricany, kept spirits high throughout the project, which is punctuated with CULT’s bold signature aesthetic.

Despite the level of uncertainty that has permeated 2020, the project brought a new level of stoke:

“Through it all, the one thing that remains unshaken is the love and passion for what we do. We will continue by any means necessary. 2010 UNTIL THE END.”—Dakota Roche

Filmed and Edited by Veesh

Music Credits: Veesh

Photo: Jeff Zielinski

Chase DeHart, Brandon Begin, Richard Henandez, Robbie Morales.” – Vans

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Cult – Source BMX Battle of the Brands Riding Video

October 12, 2020

Cult loaded up Dakota Roche, Chase DeHart, Corey Walsh and Brandon Begin for the Source BMX Battle of the Brands video contest. Here’s the video we’re sure a bunch of people have been waiting for giving us a look at what they stacked for riding footage while cruising spots all around Los Angeles. You better believe these guys brought the heat! Hit play and take a look at what went down!

Filmed and edited by Veesh

Vote for your favorite video on the Source BMX Battle of the Brands website!

Watch the Source BMX Battle of the Brands: Cult – Challenges Video

Cult – 3X Dope

October 5, 2020

Cult coming through with a fresh banger featuring Dakota Roche, Sean Ricany and Brandon Begin going to work on street spots, pools and more out in California! You already know these guys brought the heat and this BMX video is too good to miss. Hit play and take in all 7 minutes!

Filmed and edited by Veesh
Song: Three Times Dope – Who Is This?

Source BMX Battle of the Brands: Cult – Challenges Video

October 5, 2020

The Source BMX crew have begun uploading the Battle of the Brands Challenges videos! Here’s a look at the first one featuring the Cult team knocking out a ton of challenges. Oddly, this only got them 4th place, so it will be interesting to see what the other teams did to stack the points! There’s also the riding video that’ll be dropping in 5 days, so keep an eye out for that video as well! Hit play to see what the Cult team knocked out for challenges, along with plenty of laughs and good times all along the way!

“Source BMX / CULT Crew / Battle of the Brands / CHALLENGES Edit 2020
4th place!

Dakota Roche
Chase Dehart
Corey Walsh
Brandon Begin
Locations: LA
Filmer: Veesh

Cult Crew Riding Edit: Coming October 12th!”

NORA Cup 2020 – Street Rider of the Year Nominees

September 12, 2020

The nominees for the 2020 NORA Cup Street Rider of the Year have been announced! This year was a strange one, but there was no shortage of amazing riding coming from this crew. Although these were all fairly predictable, it will definitely be interesting to see who wins. Hit play and see just why they got picked!

“The pros have voted and here’s your top five nominees for NORA Street Rider Of The Year. Congrats to Brad Simms, Dakota Roche, Erik Elstran, Garrett Reynolds, and Nathan Williams. Who’s got it this year?!

The pandemic won’t let us have a party this year, so we’ll be debuting winners online in the coming weeks. Stay tuned…

I also have to thank the following brands for supporting/allowing NORA Cup to happen…
Monster Energy, Vans Shoes, Vero, Source BMX, Profile Racing, Mongoose Bikes, Kink BMX, Subrosa, Stolen, Odyssey, Cult, Snafu, Haro Bikes, ODI Grips, Eclat, Sunday Bikes, GT BMX, Cinema, Colony, Pumped BMX’s Trail Boss, Bell Helmets, Shadow Conspiracy, Hyper Bike Co, and Eighties BMX.” – Our BMX

NORA Cup 2020 – Video Part of the Year Nominees

September 9, 2020

Here’s a look at the nominees for NORA Cup 2020 Video Part of the Year! As expected, it’s a stacked group that we’re sure some of you could have predicted! What’s really crazy is none of these video parts came from an actual DVD. They were all web projects. Either way! Check out who was nominated. We’ve also included links to each of the parts that the guys were nominated for!

“The pros have voted and here’s your top five nominees for NORA Cup Video Part Of The Year. Congrats to Dakota Roche/Native Land IV, Dan Paley/VX Rated, Garrett Reynolds/Always Fiending, Matt Ray/The Boston Massacre, Nathan Williams/Why Not?.

Who’s got it this year?!

The pandemic won’t let us have a party this year, so we’ll be debuting winners online in the coming weeks. Stay tuned…

Cult – Dakota Roche: Native Land 4

August 25, 2020

Dakota Roche’s Native Land 4 has arrived!

Here’s one we’ve been super excited for since Dakota Roche announced that it was coming in his Unclicked Podcast last week! Dak’s Native Land 4 video for Cult has arrived! Dakota has been putting in work on a ton of projects, but due to COVID shut downs he ended up having time to focus on spots all in his area once again! Once again, Dakota teamed up with Veesh for the filming and editing, so you already know everything from the riding to the spots, filming, editing and music are on point! This is an absolute must see, so get on that play button and check this BMX video out!

““Hard to put into words the dedication this man has for BMX and creating edits that inspire and remind us why we ride…At noon today #NL4drops and once again Dak and Veesh have created another one for the books…#respect” – Robbie Morales

Watch: CULT – Dakota Roche: Native Land

Watch: Cult – Dakota Roche: Native Land 2

Watch: Cult – Dakota Roche: Native Land 3

Unclicked Podcast – Dakota Roche

August 10, 2020

The banger Unclicked Podcast episodes continue! This time around Dakota Roche sits down for a nearly 2 hour interview talking about a ton of stuff from working on video projects, traveling, leaving Monster Energy after nearly a decade on the team, injuries, new hobbies and more! As always, Dak brings a ton of entertaining stories making for a real good listen. Hit play and take it all in!

“Season 2, Episode 5. I’m a huge Dakota Roche fan, so it was an honor to have Dak on the podcast to discuss his current life and have him open up about some of the struggles that you wouldn’t expect…

Table Of Contents:
0:00 – Intro and the Cult Clubhouse keeps getting broken into
2:15 – Coronavirus helping film Native Land 4
12:40 – Choosing music for parts
16:45 – “If Veesh gets a girlfriend, you guys are fucked.”
20:32 – “I had to go to a mental health professional”
36:05 – Blowing up on security when he was younger
40:50 – Being more open/vunerable in BMX
44:30 – “I don’t like when I can’t tell the difference between someone’s video part and instagram.”
51:20 – No longer riding for Monster Energy and riding for Sol-ti
1:03:20 – How lame street courses are at X Games
1:10:50 – Dak’s shoulder spontaneously popped out
1:14:30 – Not conforming his signature frame to the current trend
1:24:20 – Being the host for X Games Real BMX
1:31:20 – Mentoring Sean Ricany
1:35:15 – “I don’t feel like I’m the most naturally talented person.”
1:40:20 – “They’re gonna have to kick me off of Vans.”
1:49:40 – Woodworking / general wrap up.” – Our BMX