The latest BMX Videos, Products and News!
The sponsor news for 2021 is rolling in! Empire BMX have announced that they officially added Brett Silva and Tallon Pemberton to the squad. It sounds like both guys have been putting in work on welcome videos that we’ll be seeing soon. Real stoked on the news!
Vans have been doing a number of BMX collaboration shoes lately between the team, a few shops and brands. Here’s their latest collaboration with Empire BMX that turned out so good! They took the Old Skool Pro and their Slides and gave it a proper Waylon treatment. This black on black with yellow cat eyes and an insole featuring Waylon on the inside for the shoe, and cat eyes on the slides. The Old Skool Pro shoe has the BMX specific Wafflecup BMX cupsole and sole that give you plenty of grip and support while out riding. These are available exclusively at Empire BMX only for $89.95 in sizes 7.5 – 13 for the shoes or $44.95 for the slides or both for $119.95 if you want the kit! Get on these before they’re gone. Check out more photos and details below!
Fit Bike Co. dropped a new F-Log where Tom Dugan catches up with Matt Nordstrom to get a look at his new signature Mixtape frame colorway, along with the specs and details. You also get a look at him putting his own touch on the graphics, and some riding footage as well. Things are pretty quiet due to the shutdown, but they made the best of it with this one.
“Matt Nordstrom makes a trip to Empire BMX in Austin, Texas to pick up and sign the stickers on his new Mixtape frame colorway. Matt drops a handful of knowledge about the frame and proceeds to rip his driveway rail!” – Fit Bike Co.
You never quite know what to expect when Steven Hamilton drops a new video, you just now it’s going to be amazing! Here’s a new one for Empire loaded with BMX and skate gold from spots galore. Hell, he even jumps over Mat Hoffman!
“Yes! Steven blessing us again with more fire, enjoy!” – Empire
Here’s one we’re sure a ton of people are going to be stoked on! Bob Scerbo has decided it’s time to release the full “Skapegoat #11” video online now that the DVD’s have sold out and they have no plans on making more! This is 14 minutes of pure goodness from Austin, Texas with some of the final sessions on the T1 ramp before it was torn down with no shortage of familiar faces from Joe Rich and Garrett Byrnes to Sergio Layos, Brian Hunt, Tom Dugan, Joseph Frans, Clint Reynolds, Matty Aquizap, Will Blount, Adam Baker and many more. It’s a bummer that the ramp is gone, but this is an awesome way to remember it. Hit play and take it all in!
Shout out to Empire for uploading the video!
Here’s a bit of news for you! A few months back Joe Rich had an accident and has been making a steady recovery. Unfortunately the hospital bills and everything have been piling on! So, EMPIRE have a Joe Rich Benefit T-Shirt they’re currently taking Pre-Orders for! $20 for a badass shirt with a photo of Joe crushing it by Devon Hutchins? Not a bad deal! Plus, full proceeds go to help Joe out! Get more details below, or hit up the Empire website and pick one up!
“Our friend Joe had a bad motocross accident a couple months back, and we’re making this shirt to help him with his medical expenses. he is going strong and attacking recovery with his usual intensity, but could use all of our good vibes and support. if you’re like us and Joe has been a constant source of inspiration and awe, on and off of his bike, please snag a shirt! all profits are going to the man“
It turns out in Kareem Williams’ 15 years of riding BMX, he has NEVER built up a bike…
It was time for Kareem Williams to build up a new bike, so he had S&M Bikes send him the goods to Empire BMX so he could built it up. Well, it turns out that Kareem has NEVER built up his own bike before, so he had Tom Dugan show him how to do it. This video will make anyone who likes working on their bike struggle and possibly squirm a little bit as Kareem tries to figure this all out. Hit play and take a look!
“In this week’s episode, Kareem expertly tricks fellow Building boi Tom Dugan into building his new bike for him. shouts to empirebmx!” – S&M Bikes
Cult coming through with a highlight reel from the Born & Raised contest in San Diego!
The guys over at Cult sent through this highlight reel from the Chase Hawk Born & Raised contest that went down in San Diego this past weekend. This contest is for the AM riders and it drew out a ton of talent that showed everyone what they had! Hit play for all the highlights, plus a few extras from some riding time the guys got into outside of the contest while riding ditches and a few other spots.
Want to see more from the contest? Check this out: 2018 Chase Hawk Born & Raised: San Diego Highlights
“Chase Hawk through another awesome jam for the ams this time bringing Born & Raised to San Diego again this year. We loaded up the van with most of our Am Squad and made a day of it. Shouts to Chase and The Boardr for holing it down.” – Cult