Dan Kruk Archives – BMX UNION

Majority of Team Leaves Madera

Here’s some news we’re sure a bunch of you have already come across by now, but the majority of the Madera team have decided to part ways with the brand after Sean Morr came forward with details from a team trip in 2012, and his experience with riding for the brand, that shares his experience with racism that you can read about below. Team manager Mike Hinkens was fired after the details came to light. As of today, Erik Elstran, Dan Kruk, Jake Seeley, Grant Castelluzzo, Taylor Thompson, Jeff Dowhen, Mike Stahl, Isaiah Johnson and Jesse Romano have all since stepped down from the team after hearing Sean’s experience on the trip and with the brand as a whole. You can view their Instagram posts below as well! At this time, the Madera website is down, and we expect to see changes in the future. More importantly, check out Sean’s words and really understand it, because that is what is important.

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Madera Sacramento

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You can always count on the Madera squad to deliver with dialed riding and good times. Here’s a new mix from some time the whole team spent cruising spots around Sacramento, California! It’s pretty wild that we don’t see a TON of footage coming from this place, considering it looks like there’s no shortage of amazing spots. Hit play to watch these guys slay what they came across in this 9 minute edit loaded with goodness.

“HELL YEAH! It’s not often you see the whole Madera team together on one trip, but 24hrs after the premiere of their excellent and recently released DVD, ‘Madera ABD’, they got the dudes in a van and set them loose in Sacramento, CA. The variety of styles in this is so sick to watch – get at 9 minutes of gems from a massive squad of Madera heads.

Filmed and Edited by: Grant Castelluzzo
Riders:
Dan Kruk, Erik Elstran, Jake Seeley, Grant Castelluzzo,
Mike Stahl, Dylan McCauley, Taylor Thompson, Isaiah Johnson, Jesse Romano, Jeff Dowhen” – DIG

Madera – “ABD” Extras

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The Madera crew had a bunch of leftover footage from their new “ABD” DVD. Instead of letting it go to waste, they whipped up this edit filled with the clips featuring Erik Elstran, Jake Seeley, Dan Kruk, Grant Castelluzzo, Mike Hinkens, Mike Stahl, Jesse Romano, Taylor Thompson, Dylan McCauley, Jeff Dowhen, Tom Villarreal and Isaiah Johnson going to work on the streets. Hit play and take this all in, then go grab a copy of the DVDD!

“If the 52 minutes of footage in Madera’s new full-length, ABD, wasn’t enough tech street madness for you, well here’s almost nine minutes more of it for ya! And if you still haven’t snagged a copy of ABD, the level of these outtakes should be a pretty good indicator of how wild the rest of the video is.” – Our BMX

Wethepeople – Dan Kruk Network Frame Promo

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Wethepeople coming through with a short but very sweet promo featuring Dan Kruk putting his signature Network Frame to work out in the streets. As always, Dan delivers with some real dialed lines and grind combos you won’t want to miss out on, so check it out already!

“One of the most progressive BMX frames ever made, Dan Kruk’s signature Network Frame has been tested in the lab and in the streets for a solid year and we are now beyond hyped to finally bring it to you.

Dan wanted a shorter 12.5” chainstay and updated geo from the Battleship frame, making the Network one of the most responsive and agile BMX frames to date. Utilizing our new invest cast yoke/wishbone for improved stiffness and tire/sprocket clearance, the Network frame really is a frame from the future.

Includes our lifetime guarantee.

Filmed by Grant Castelluzzo. Editing and Graphics by Black Dots Video.” – Wethepeople

Wethepeople – Dan Kruk Network Bike Check

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Wethepeople keeping the Bike Checks going this week. They just dropped a fresh bike check with Dan Kruk and his signature Network frame that just dropped. Up top you can see a promo video, then head over to the Wethepeople website for a ton of photos and a full parts list. One thing to note is the mint bike in the video, and the black bike he has for the photos. Gets a good look at two of the colors built up!

Wethepeople – Good Enough

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Wethepeople coming through with a fresh mix featuring Jordan Godwin, Felix Prangenberg, Dan Kruk, Dillon Lloyd, Reagan Riley, Jesse Romano, Justin Koebele and John Yoh going to work on spots out in California! This has a ton of real solid riding, some laughs and more worth checking out. It also sounds like they’ve got a bigger project in the works with clips that they aren’t showing from this trip. Hit play and take it all in!

“Stripping the fat off the joint… #OutOfLine Coming Soon…

Filmed by Grant Castelluzzo, Paul Robinson and the whole crew.
Edited by Paul Robinson”

Madera “ABD” Trailer

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It has been 3 years in the making, and it looks like the “ABD” DVD from Madera is finally a wrap and will be premiering later this month! Here’s a full-length trailer to give you a taste of just what the video has in store for you! The line up is stacked with a diverse group of riders, so this should be an absolute BANGER. Get ready!

“After Biking Daily for 3 years, the Madera team is ready to Allow Basic Duplication of their full-length video. They will be premiering A BMX DVD in Long Beach on February 28th and hope you all will be excited for that event After Beholding Deeds in this trailer. Featuring Erik Elstran, Jake Seeley, Dan Kruk, Grant Castelluzzo, Mike Hinkens, Mike Stahl, Jesse Romano, Taylor Thompson, Dylan McCauley, Jeff Dowhen, Tom Villarreal, and Isaiah Johnson.

Coming soon: Madera ABD” – Madera