ESPN Archives – BMX UNION

Storm Troopers Ride BMX?

December 14, 2015

Today has been a good one for the Star Wars fans out there. We just posted a video of Darth Vader Riding a BMX bike and Skateboard, and now we spotted a photogallery of a Storm Trooper getting a look at some dialed BMX products at the Empire BMX shop over on the X-Games website. Turns out Storm Troopers like to get down on BMX bikes, too… Maybe Darth Vader made it a mandatory thing? It’s hard to say, but we can tell you that they look pretty rad on a bike!

VIEW MORE PHOTOS ON THE X-GAMES WEBSITE — Star Wars Storm Trooper Goes Holiday Shopping

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Scotty Cranmer talks Youtube

December 4, 2015

Unless you haven’t been on the old internets lately, there’s a good chance you have caught one of Scotty Cranmer‘s latest BMX videos that he has released on his personal Youtube channel featuring himself, Matty Cranmer, Big Boy and a bunch of other people he crosses paths with on a regular basis. The videos so far have been real good, and it caught ESPN’s attention. Here’s a video where Scotty talks about the motive behind starting his own Youtube channel, what he has been doing and what he plans on doing with it in the future. It’s interesting to see how much Youtube has become apart of the BMX industry and how it has given a lot of riders an outlet to really expose their riding and personalities. Where things will go in the future? We will just have to wait and see.

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Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 Recap

November 12, 2015

The annual Fun Fun Fun Fest went down the other weekend in Austin, Texas and you better believe it was a good time. ESPN dropped this video giving you a look at some of the live music, Mat Hoffman being hilarious, skateboarding, art that was on display and of course, riding from the likes of Tom Dugan, Chase Hawk, Darryl Tocco, Paul Cvikevich, Evan Smedley, Clint Reynolds and more! Good stuff!

“BMX, skateboarding and music collide at the 10th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, featuring Chase Hawk, Collin Provost and more.” – ESPN

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Chris Doyle’s Local Spots

October 27, 2015

It’s a well known FACT that you cannot pass up a BMX video featuring Chris Doyle! ESPN BMX dropped this new video featuring Chris cruising a few of his local spots from trails, to The Wheel Mill to his local cement park. Hit play to enjoy all this goodness already!

“Spend a day with X Games Austin 2015 BMX Dirt bronze medalist Chris Doyle as he gets in a well-rounded day of riding in and around his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.”

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John Lee Jam 2015 Photogallery

September 10, 2015

A few months back, FBM’s John Lee took a nasty slam that landed him in the hospital for a while and he racked up some heavy medical bills. There was recently a big jam put together to help raise some funds for John! There’s a dialed photogallery by Keith Mulligan from the day giving us a look at the HUGE turn out, some of the fun they had between the mini bike races, sidehack races and more that you can check out over on the ESPN BMX website! BMX might not roll in the big money, but it has one hell of a supportive community that looks out for each other and this is a good reminder of that!

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Chase Hawk Born and Raised Contest – Day 2 Highlights

August 18, 2015

Yesterday we got a look at Day One of Chase Hawk’s Born and Raised AM Contest, now today we get a look at what went down in the actual contest for the Beginner, Intermediate and Expert classes at House Park in Austin, Texas! This contest had young guns all the way up to some well known AM’s throwing down and you better believe things got crazy. Check out the highlights and see for yourself!

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Chase Hawk’s Born and Raised AM Contest – Day 1 Highlights

August 17, 2015

Ah! Footage from Chase Hawk’s Born and Raised contest he threw in Austin, Texas this past weekend giving us a look at what went down! Above is a video ESPN BMX put out from day one of the contest which featured the bowl jam and Street best trick at House Park in Austin, Texas! As expected, there was a massive turn out and all these AM’s were throwing down some big moves from the well known guys to completely unheard of guys. Check it! Expect more from this contest soon!

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Chase Hawk – Born and Raised

August 12, 2015

Chase Hawk‘s first amateur contest that he’s throwing, the Born and Raised contest, is going down this weekend in Austin, Texas! ESPN caught up with Chase to find out a little more about the contest and what to expect from it! There’s also some riding from Chase and a few familiar faces at House Park for you to check out as well! Take a look!

Find out more about the Born and Raised contest here!

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