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Substance BMX – Do You Believe? Jam

When the Substance BMX crew over in Scotland throw a jam, you know it’s going to be a good time! Here’s a highlight reel from their “Do You Believe?” jam they threw at Unit 23 Skatepark filled with dialed riding and good times. I

“This past Saturday saw a whole squadron of unidentified flying objects circling Unit 23 Skatepark in Scotland attempting to park up for the Substance Jam. Needless to say, a massive list of earthlings showed up to hold it down for the home planet, including Alex Donnachie, Dan Banks, Sean McGilly, Guy Scroggie, and way more. What a great day! Watch the best bits right here.
Supported by BSD, United, and Federal.

Group A winner – Sean McGilly

Group B winner – Jai Drake

Filmed and edited by Dave Sowerby
Additional filming by Fred Murray” – DIG

4Down at Rush Skatepark – Raw

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To help beat the winter, 4Down Distribution hooked their dealers around the U.K up with a private session at the Rush Skatepark! Here’s a raw cut of footage from the session that lead to a bunch of real solid riding and good times!

“In the dead of the UK winter not much happens in BMX. It’s cold, the weather is bleak and the desire to go outside, let alone go out on your bike, is pretty slim. We wanted to put a little something on for the 4Down family and invited a bunch of shops and their crews along with any of the 4Down riders available to have a private session in the warm (-1) setting of Rush Skatepark in Stroud, UK. Thank you to everyone in attendance and thank you to Rush Skatepark for having us come through.” – 4Down Distribution

Please Be Kind & Rewind – Corey Martinez & Seth Kimbrough

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Curious what video part really blew Corey Martinez and Seth Kimbrough’s mind as younger riders?

The latest Please Be Kind & Rewind from DIG takes a look at what video part Corey Martinez and Seth Kimbrough were influenced by. They went to a classic from Taj Mihelich that is very easy to see just why they picked it! Hit play and take it all in!

“Episode two of our ‘Please Be Kind And Rewind’ series continues with the two Bama Boys, Corey Martinez and Seth Kimbrough discussing the video part that had the most influence on them back in the day. Did you guess right?” – DIG

Division Brand – Carraig Troy In China

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Carraig Troy gets down in the streets of China!

When you see Carraig Troy‘s name pop up, you can always count on some real solid riding. It looks like Carraig spent some time calling Beijing home and he was plenty busy going to work on spots galore. This one starts off with a gnarly gap gone wrong and it doesn’t slow down. Add in some classic Atmosphere for the music and you have an edit you can’t pass up.

“Carraig “Tiny” Troy came to Beijing with hopes of new beginnings and fresh tinder swipes, instead he got cold weather and an abundance of spots that in his short 60 days made the most out of. Some times visa’s don’t work out.

Shot and cut by Tim Storey.” – DIG

Mankind – Isaac Lesser MK10

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Isaac Lesser celebrates 10 years on Mankind with a dialed new video!

You can’t go wrong with a fresh Isaac Lesser video! Isaac recently celebrated 10 years on the Mankind team, so he went to work stacking clips for this video! As always, Isaac brings a bunch of style, a good mix of tricks and plenty of speed for some wild transfer lines. Hit play and check it out! This turned out real good!

“Riding for the same company for ten years is something to be pretty damn proud of, for both parties. Isaac Lesser and Mankind have been doing their thing together for ten years now and to celebrate Isaac and good friend Mike King decided to film this celebratory video around some of the finest concrete bowls in the UK. We’ve watched Isaac blast transition for the last decade – here’s to another!” – DIG

“It’s sometimes hard to think of a new idea for a video, but when it was coming up to ten years with Mankind I knew I wanted to film something special, especially as I don’t see too many riders staying with one company for ten years these days. I wanted to film something that reflects how my riding has changed which led me onto the idea of filming a video entirely on concrete bowls as over the past couple of years I’ve found a love for working out lines and linking it all together. After running the idea past my good friend Mike King, who also happens to be an amazing filmer, we came up with a rough plan and set the wheels in motion. I just want to say a massive thanks to Mankind for so much help over the past ten years and allowing me to live out many dreams as a sponsored rider. Here’s to ten more years.” – Isaac Lesser

“Concrete is one of the toughest, most durable substances found in today’s world. It is strong, almost unbreakable and continues to stand the test of time – this made for a significant and symbolic foundation to film Isaac Lesser’s new video, as we travel the length of the country, on a mission for the UK’s most desirable concrete parks – all in celebration of a monumental checkpoint, riding for Mankind Bike Co for ten years.” – Mike King

Filmed and edited by Mike King
Song: Mr Little Jeans – Good Mistake’

Paul Buchanan Memorial Photo Pack

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DIG have released a new photo pack in memory of Paul Buchanan with full proceeds going toward mental health!

Back in May, the BMX world was shocked to hear about the passing of the legend, Paul Buchanan, who lost his battle with mental illness. DIG teamed up with Ed Docherty to produce a special edition Paul Buchanan photo pack with 5 photos of Paul, a 16 page zine and a few stickers with full proceeds going toward the Scottish Association for Mental Health organization to help others out that are battling with mental illness. Get more details below, or hit up the DIG Webstore now to pick up a set today!

“In memory of our friend and uniquely influential rider Paul Buchanan, we have a limited number of these exclusive ‘Paul Buchanan Photo Packs’ for sale in support of charity. Original artwork is by Paul himself, and all photography is by Ed Docherty featuring some of Ed’s favourite images shot for DIG over the years, and more…

Each pack includes…

5 x 7″x5″ prints
1 x 16-page zine
2 x stickers

Since Paul’s family originates from Scotland, 100% of the sale price will be donated to the Scottish Association for Mental Health ( http://www.samh.org.uk ); AND… for the first 50 sold, DIG will donate a further £5 for each pack. That means, you buy a pack for £15 ($20), and £20 ($26) will be donated to charity.” – DIG

You can buy the photo pack on the DIG Webstore now!

Ender Ender – Mike “Jersey” Taylor

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Mike “Jersey” Taylor sits down to talk about his crazy ender from the BSD “Transmission” DVD…

Anyone who has watched Mike “Jersey” Taylor ride, knows that the dude is an absolute savage on two wheels. While filming for his BSD “Transmission” DVD part, he had a mission of knocking out this crazy curved wallride to grind for his part. Although it’s crazy and he figured it out, it didn’t just happen first go! Here’s a look at what it took to make it happen!

“If you ever need a lesson in dedication, then Mike ‘Jersey’ Taylor is the man to look at. Back in 2012 he began his curved wallride to pegs mission and lets just say, it didn’t go smoothly. Over to years and multiple attempts later and Jersey finally cracked it – watch the whole epic process in our latest episode of Ender Ender. What a guy!

Filmed and edited by Dave Sowerby

Additional filming by Alex Donnachie, David Grant and Sam Jones” – BSD

Drinking Black Coffee – The Art of Steve Crandall

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Steve Crandall gives us some insight into how art keeps him moving…

Here’s a rad video that gives us some insight into how Steve Crandall looks at art and how it keeps him motivated in everything he does from building trails, painting, doing projects for FBM and more. Steve has a great perspective on things and it’s a good reminder that you need to do what makes you happy. Take a look!

“A person’s motivation reveals a lot about them. and I wanted to find out more about what motivates the one and only Steve Crandall beyond what we know of him with FBM.

Always creating and enjoying things with the community that he surrounds himself with, Crandall’s intentions through life are pure, and his actions reflect that. He holds BMX values as a foundation and that spreads into every aspect of his life. Whether he’s coasting a big bike down a hill, digging in the dirt, or painting a coffee cup, it all comes from the same place and for the same reasons.

This short film was shot in early April 2018 and documents Crandall in Richmond VA dealing with his first ever solo art show, and his preparation for the show 6 hours north in his hometown of Ithaca NY. – Kenny Horton

Filmed and edited by Kenny Horton” – DIG