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Matt Coplon – Year 41

June 15, 2018

Matt Coplon celebrates his 41st birthday with a new video…

It’s always a good day when Matt Coplon has a new video to check out! Not only did Matt celebrate his 41st birthday recently, he also celebrated 20 years as a rider and an employee at Profile Racing! How rad is that? Matt might not be the young gun he might have been back in the day, but that doesn’t stop him from coming through with creative, unique and stylish clips that are too good to pass up! Check out this fresh batch of clips and some words below!

“Putting out another full edit in the year after hitting level four is no small feat, but in between his hectic daily schedule, Matt Coplon continues to shed the Tampa Bay area and beyond. This is a documentation of Matt’s riding highlights during the last 12 months, and also a celebration of two decades of being with Profile.” – DIG

“In the Spring of 1998, Jeff Harrington, on behalf of Profile, asked if I’d ride for their brand. 20 years later, I couldn’t see myself riding any other drive train. Celebrating both 20 years of riding for the brand (17 of those working closely here in the Profile factory)
and the daily motivation I still feel upon turning 41, here’s a collection of clips I’ve put together building up to that date. Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy.

Thanks to Profile Racing for 20 years of support.
To Chad Degroot and Deco.
To John Povah and Etnies.
To Brian Schaefer and the Skatepark of Tampa.
To Adi Gilbert and Folklore.
To Steve Crandall and FBM.
Thanks to Steve Caro, Ricky Moseley, Mike Hinkens, Eric “Easy” Fabrisiak, and Alan Shirley for motivation and assistance with filming. Extra thanks to Ariel Gunn, Adi Gilbert, Will and DIG BMX, Beth and Alan Shirley and especially Steve Caro
for all their help and support.” – Matt Coplon

PS Homies In Barcelona

June 13, 2018

The PSHomies coming in with a new mix from Barcelona…

Over the course of the past few months, the PSHomies crew in Barcelona have been busy stacking clips while out cruising street spots all around the city. This edit gives you a look at a bunch of great riding, random b-roll, the occasional crazy person or security and more. The footage is a little rough around the edges at times, but the video is well worth a look.

“The Barcelona scene is thriving and we’ve got the latest installment from the PSHomies for you today. Described as a “complete bro cam production”, the guys filmed for this over the winter and spring months before a premiere on April 10th. Featuring a whole squad of BCN locals and friends from all over, including sections from Matias Dunda, Mati Lasgoity, Negro Ema and Jaume Sintes. Now I need to go book another flight over there… BEST PLACE ON EARTH.” – DIG

GT Bicycles – Jay Cowley at La Poma Bike Park

June 7, 2018

Jay Cowley spent some time at La Poma Bike Park in Spain…

Here’s a rad new one featuring Jay Cowley cruising at the La Poma Bike Park in Spain for GT Bicycles. Jay brings plenty of style to the trails and bowls, making for a real good watch from start to finish. Take a look!

“GT’s UK transition ripper, Jay Cowley split to La Poma skatepark near Barcelona to sample their trails and skatepark setup. Needless to say, turndowns get clicked.

Filmed and Edited by Ryan Hallett” – DIG

Daniel Tunte – 2017 In 2018

June 6, 2018

Daniel Tünte coming in hot with a bunch of clips filmed over the past year and a half!

You can’t go wrong with a fresh video from Daniel Tünte! Here’s a fresh one he’s been working on since last year, filled with clips from street spots in Germany, Spain and more. If you’re looking for grinds, Daniel delivers! Check out a ton of great riding, sweep spots and clean film work!

“As the title suggests, Daniel has been working on this one since last year with his good friend Moritz Nussbaumer, and his signature tech mixed with some heavy rail pieces makes this go hard. Filmed from Berlin to Malaga.

Filmed and Edited by Moritz Nussbaumer“

FBM – DIY BMX Worlds: Stop 2 – Gnarrboro

June 5, 2018

Check out action from the DIY BMX Worlds stop in Gnarrboro!

The DIY BMX Worlds continues! This time around the FBM crew threw the contest on the Gnarrboro ramps in North Carolina. This time around there was a huge turn out and no shortage of dialed riding and good times going down! Check it all out!

“Stop two of the DIY World Championships in Gnarrboro, N.C. – Free sandwiches, kooks, freak outs, and much more… check it out!

Shout out to Back Alley Bikes: https://www.instagram.com/backalleybikes/

Video shot and edited by Kaleb Bolton” – DIG

Vans – Another Day: Nico Badet In California

May 25, 2018

Nico Badet finally made it over to the United States to see what all the hype was about…

Here’s a really dialed video giving you a look at part of Nico Badet‘s first time visiting California, and the United States in general. This video shows what he got into on his bike, along with some of the touring he did at the S&M Bikes warehouse and the new Vans headquarters! Based off this video, it’s safe to say Nico enjoyed his time!

“For many Europeans, getting the chance to visit the USA is one of the most exciting travel opportunities you could get. Growing up with US movies, bike videos, etc it’s important to see it all for yourself. Nico Badet is a seasoned traveller but this was to be his first North American encounter. Follow his journey, from meeting legends, to visiting sponsors for the first time – Nico definitely got the full experience.

“Nico Badet was invited to the 2018 Vans BMX Street Invitational, for what would be his first time in America. During the week before the contest he had the opportunity to meet BMX legends, visit the S&M Bikes factory and the Vans HQ, as well as riding some famous spots. He finished with entering the contest and after filming for this video, he decided to stay for another 3 weeks.” – Alexandre Valentino

Filmed and Edited by Alexandre Valentino.” – DIG

Doomed Promo

May 18, 2018

Jordan Godwin has launched Doomed Brand with a banger of a mixtape…

Here’s one we know a bunch of you have been waiting to see. Here’s the first promo video from Doomed BMX. This mixtape is packed with just over 15 minutes of dialed riding from a ton of familiar faces, a bunch of random and weird video clips and a little look at some of the new Doomed apparel. Take a look!

“It’s Doomsday 18/5/18. This is the first promo from British brand Doomed and features Jordan Godwin, Regan Riley, Felix Prangenberg, Dan Coller, Jordan O’Kane and a fuck load of familiar faces including Dan Kruk, Dillon Lloyd, Max Gaertig and more.

The doomsday drop is now live and you can purchase limited items by getting on DoomedBrand.com” – DIG

Rest In Peace, Paul Buchanan

May 17, 2018

BMX has lost another legend… Rest In Peace, Paul Buchanan…

Cover Photo: Ed Doherty / DIG

I wrote a tribute for Paul over @digbmx. What I didn’t say in that is that I’m no stranger to the grips of depression and battle with it often. If anyone out there is in the same boat, I’m always here to talk, offer bad jokes and probably send an offensive text photo. Rip #paulbuchanan
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It’s always a bummer to hear about a rider passing away, especially one as influential and legendary as Paul Buchanan. Today we caught wind that Paul had passed away earlier this week. It’s not quite clear exactly what happened, but Brian Tunney‘s Instagram post offers some insight. You can check out his full write up on the DIG website — In Memory: Paul Buchanan.

Although we haven’t seen anything from Paul for quite some time, he was one of those riders who people still talked about frequently and his riding influenced a lot of riders and pushed BMX into new directions during his time riding for different brands, including Terrible One. Below you can find an old Prop’s bio with Joe Rich that has a Terrible One commercial featuring Paul that still to this day is downright amazing. We’ve embedded it to start at about the 9:20 mark where the commercial starts. You can also find the Terrible One “You Get What You Get” video that features riding from Paul at the bottom. After the Props commercial, we’ve embedded Taj Mihelich‘s Instagram post with some words about Paul…

Rest In Peace, Paul. You left your mark on BMX and will never be forgotten.

We lost a great one. Paul Buchanan was one of the first riders T1 sponsored. To me his riding was genius. His creativity, technical ability and all around burliness made him something really special. We (Joe and I at T1) wanted to support him. We knew he was never going to be a big contest rider (though he did ride X-games), he seemed to be happiest riding late at night, often alone, making up his own stuff without the influence of anyone else. And he did make up a lot of stuff. He was a huge influence on riders. He was quiet about it, probably no one filmed or shot photos but he brought new things to BMX all the time. – I’m strangely stuck on this memory I have of him standing out on the T1 ramp all alone with my dog Roscoe. He used to spend time back there with the dog and teach him weird tricks. He would never speak out loud while doing it. He’d just point and Roscoe would figure out what he wanted. He taught Roscoe to run up the big vert wall extension on the T1 ramp to retrieve things. That vert wall was amazingly high! That’s the image I have… Roscoe grabbing some ball off the top of that wall while Paul stands calmly at the bottom of the ramp pointing. – I found this bio I wrote about him back in 2001: “Paul seems really disjointed from a lot of the riding scene to me, but I think that’s a great thing. He is always testing and trying new things and I think that type of creativity is so often lost on a lot of today’s pro riders. Keeping his distance is a good way for him to maintain his own originality and his own direction. He’s able to take riding to new places that no one has ever thought of and that’s invaluable to the BMX world. In any event, I don’t think Paul is aware of any of that. I don’t think he has any idea how influential he is. The boundaries he has pushed and new directions he opens up have trickled down via the few people who spend time riding with him, to the rest of BMX. There are lot of trends and tricks in riding right now that start back with Paul, but I’d be willing to bet that not even he realizes it." Vid from @t1stagram and @stew1201. Not sure about the riding photo… @t1ers or @sandy_carson i think. From my old t1 files.
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Saddened to hear of one of the greats of bmx paul buchanan has gone, so elusive, with barely a photo or a video clip seen, and yet every time something did appear it was a total treat and memorable something perhaps today’s insta clip generation doesn’t get… a massive influence on many, actions speak louder than words perhaps. Section from @seventiesdistro from love to hate 2001, #terribleone t/shirt bought by me while in austin 2001 #rippaulbuchanan #bmx
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