Erik Elstran Archives

Madera BMX – What’s In Erik Elstran’s Backpack?

Madera team manager does a spontaneous backpack search on Erik Elstran…

Erik Elstran spends the majority of the year traveling all over the world. With that being said, he’s real good at traveling without a ton of baggage. During a recent trip, Madera‘s team manager, Mike Hinkens decided to do a spur of the moment backpack check with Erik and had him dump out everything to see what he carries when he rolls around. Hit play and check out what he has inside…

“For someone like Erik Elstran who is constantly on the road, living out of a backpack is a reality. We took 5 minutes and caught Erik during a session to see what he considers essential for living BMX on the road. Click play and see if you can learn how to stay up while out and about.”

Raw Jibs – Sunday Bikes In Cologne

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Check out this raw cut from Sunday Bikes’ session in Cologne…

The Sunday Bikes team have been over in Germany bouncing around the country, stacking clips all along the way. Here’s a raw cut Freedom BMX put together giving us a look at what the crew got into during a skatepark session. Needless to say, there was plenty of dialed riding going down. Take a look!

“During the NRW part of their tour of Germany, the guys from Sunday Bikes of course also stopped by in Cologne. Here are a few clips from their sessions at Northbrigade and Bowl 2.0, featuring Erik Elstran, Gary Young, Chris Childs, Aaron Ross, Alec Siemon, Jake Seeley, Brett Silva and their German teammates Daniel Portorreal, Miguel Smajli and Markus Reuss times as well have shaken a few really nice things from the sleeve. And because the camera was already running, Alex Stinshoff, who was a tour guide, and his SIBMX team-mate Nico van Loon also gave some jibs to the show. Yeww!” – Freedom BMX

Madera Memo – How To Saran Wrap With Erik Elstran

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Want to learn how to Saran Wrap? Erik Elstran is you dude to teach you how to get it done.

It’s that time for a fresh Madera Memo! This time around they had Erik Elstran teach us how to saran wrap. If you have ever watched an Erik Elstran video, you know that he has this trick dialed in and puts it to good use on a lot of different setups. So, hit play and let Erik give you a ton of tips and examples and then grab your bike and send it!

“Madera Memo #27: How To Saran Wrap with Erik Elstran

“…A Saran Wrap is essentially a Candy Bar that you unwrap.”

Yup. All you need to know about doing Saran Wraps and using them in combos from Madera’s most creative rider: Erik Elstran. Click to learn, enjoy Erik, and most importantly, to smile!

Filmed/Edited: Mike Hinkens
Song: Los Lobos – Bulletproof – Alek Lee Edit“

Madera Memo – Team Skatepark Mix

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The Madera team get a productive skatepark session in…

The latest Madera Memo just dropped and it gives us a good look at what went down during a skatepark session that most of the squad caught during their California trip. Hit that play button and check out all the riding and good times that were had!

“More than half the team was on hand to bring a unique mix of shredding to the Cali skatepark.

Peep Tom Villarreal, Jesse Romano, Mike Hinkens, Grant Castelluzzo, Jeff Dowhen, and Erik Elstran in the quick little skatepark edit.

Filmed: Mike Hinkens, Grant Castelluzzo
Edited: Mike Hinkens
Song: Chak Chouch Chak Chouch – Sinn Sisamouth ”

Ledge Heaven with Madera BMX and Friends

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The Madera team and some other get a laid back ledge session in…

During a recent trip to California, the Madera team were out filming at a ledge spot with a handful of others that showed up for the good times Here’s a behind the scenes look at what went down during the session on and off the bikes between Erik Elstran, Mike Hinkens, Grant Castelluzzo, Dylan McCauley, Jeff Dowhen, Broc Raiford, Jacob Cable, Mike Stahl, Jordan Godwin and more. This was a pretty productive session, so check out what went down!

“The Madera team spend a Sunday at one of the most ridiculous ledge spots in LA. And in typical SoCal fashion, you never who else may end up at the session—this time around guests include Jordan Godwin, Broc Raiford, Jacob Cable, and more. While Elstran put in work on a wild tech move for multiple hours, we caught Godwin annihilating the spot, and much more randomness as well.” – Ride BMX

Erik Elstran Video Bike Check

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Get a closer look at Erik Elstran’s current Sunday Bikes setup!

Here’s a fresh video Bike Check that Ride BMX dropped with Erik Elstran giving us a closer look at Erik’s current Sunday Bikes setup with a bunch of Sunday and Madera parts! Hit play and take it all n!

“Erik Elstran is without a doubt one of the most interesting and creative riders in BMX. His style is one of a kind, but his bike is much easier to emulate. Erik’s bike is comprised from Sunday and Madera parts from top to bottom. Here’s what he rides and why…

Frame: Sunday Motoross, 21″
Fork: Sunday Octave
Bars: Sunday Broadcaster
Stem: Madera Mast, 45mm
Grips: Odyssey Broc Raiford
Barends: Odyssey Par Ends
Headset: Sunday Low Stack
Seatpost: Sunday Tripod
Seat: Sunday Dinowest Tripod
Pedals: Odyssey JCPC
Cranks: Madera Bantam, 22mm
Sprocket: Madera Signet
Chain: Odyssey Bluebird
Front Tire: Sunday Street sweeper, 2.40″
Front Wheel: Odyssey 7K-A rim, Madera Pilot v2 hub, Madera C4 guards
Rear Tire: Sunday Street Sweeper ,2.40″
Rear Wheel: Odyssey 7-KA rim, Odyssey Clutch freecoaster V2, G-Sport Uniguard
Pegs: Sunday Seeley” – Ride BMX

Erik Elstran – BMX Creativity At Its Finest

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When you see Erik Elstran’s name pop up, you know you’re in for a treat…

If there’s one guy who never fails to blow our minds every time we see him ride, it’s Erik Elstran! Every time he gets on his bike, he’s getting real creative and having a ton of fun doing it. Here’s a short but sweet video that’s proof that he is always doing some amazing things, since he cooked up all of these tricks in a single session! So rad.

“When it comes to Erik Elstran’s riding, the only thing you can expect is the unexpected—and that it’ll be awesome. While on a recent trip to SoCal with the Madera team, Erik fired out five totally unorthodox clips at a very ordinary skate plaza.

Music:
“Drift Along”
Clueless Kit
soundcloud.com/cluelesskit” – Ride BMX

Madera In Minnesota – Raw Files

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Get a look at a bunch of leftover footage that didn’t make the cut for the full Madera In Minnesota edit!

Minnesota is a place that rarely comes to mind first or even second as a place for a BMX trip. What most people don’t know is that there are a bunch of great spots hidden here. This past summer the Madera team decided to see just what was hiding in the land of 10,000 lakes and ended up coming through with a great video from the trip (which you can check out below). In fact it was so productive they had a bunch of leftover footage from b-roll that didn’t make the cut, crashes, randoms and laughs that they didn’t want to go to waste. Check out just under 6 minutes of clips!

“The last Madera trip went so well that the crew ended up with more than enough footage to make a trip video so we decided to make a raw clip video from the left overs and outtakes. Some of this stuff is simply too entertaining to let go to waste. Check it out and get into the good times that a tight knit crew can have on the road.” – Madera

Just incase you missed the actual edit that dropped the other week, here it is below!

“Madera is family, so when the TM wanted to plan a trip for 2017, he made sure it would be a place where almost everyone associated with Madera could meet up and shred. It just so happens that the place he picked, Minneapolis, is chocked full of spots as well. Over the course of 10 days, almost everyone associated with the Madera team came through and the result is 10 minutes of diverse and banging footage. From rails to walls and ledges to wedges, the Madera guys shredded hard and had a blast doing it. Take a look at what kind of riding happens when good friends who are badass bike riders get together in a cool city with an amazing videographer.

Riders: Dan Foley, Dan Kruk, Dylan McCauley, Erik Elstran, Mike Hinkens, Taylor Thompson, Jeff Dowhen, and August Zeratsky.
Filmed and Edited by: Grant Castelluzzo
Graphics by: Sam Downs
Music:
1. A$AP – Twelvyy
2. Diamonds and Temples – I wanna be your motto” – Madera