Joseph Frans Archives

Empire BMX – “Good Idea” Vol. 1

March 27, 2020

The follow up to “Bad Idea” has arrived. Well, part one at least! Empire BMX have released the first video from the “Good Idea” series! This first video features a TON of riders, but primarily focuses on Chase Hawk. The video is packed with park, street, trails, pools, DIY spots and more, with no shortage of dialed riding to see from Chase and plenty more familiar faces from Empire team dudes to OG’s and locals in the Austin, Texas area. Hopefully Vol. 2 isn’t too far behind because we definitely want more of this! Hit play and enjoy!

After watching this, why not go and watch the full “Bad Idea” video while you’re at it!

“The world is a crazy place right now, but we hope Vol 1 of our new video series clears your head for a little while, and makes you want to get out and pedal. Good Idea Vol 1. features a full Chase Hawk part, and hits from a large crew of players. it’s always a good idea to let Chase and the crew light the way!

Filmed and edited by Bob Scerbo” – Empire BMX

“Skapegoat #11” – FULL VIDEO

May 16, 2019

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!

Terrible One – Joseph Frans: Days Gone By

April 13, 2018

Joseph Frans never disappoints!

Here’s a fresh one Terrible One uploaded featuring Joseph Frans crushing it down in Texas at a few different parks and the old T1 ramp. This video was filmed about two years ago, but just made its way online now. That’s okay though, because style never goes out of style and Joseph brings a ton of that to the table. Get on that play button and enjoy!

“This footage of Joseph Frans is about 2 years old and was put together by Joseph’s good friend Josh Brown. Josh came to visit Austin on a few different occasions, and filmed Joseph a little bit from time to time. This vid is a little peek into his time spent here. It’s always so good to see Joseph ride no matter what year it is. Nothing but goodness right here.” – Joe Rich

Empire BMX – Swamp Stomp 2018

March 8, 2018

Empire BMX giving us a look at what the squad they sent to the Florideah Swampfest got into!

The other week a heavy crew from Texas loaded up and made their way to the FloriDeah Swampfest courtesy of Empire BMX! Here’s a video that Empire just dropped featuring Aaron Ross, Joseph Frans, Lucas Schaller, Devin Fredlund, Jeff Wescott and Dylan McCauley out cruising street spots and skateparks during the trip. This is a mix of riding footage and some of the fun they got into off their bikes. Based off the video, it looks like they had a damn good time and managed to pack a ton of stops into their trip. Oddly enough, it doesn’t have any actual footage from the Swampfest, but there’s already 20ish videos online from it anyway. Get on that play button and check it all out!

“In retrospect, the idea didn’t seem especially novel. Get a nice mix of riders together to represent some of the brands housed in our facility on N. Lamar, throw them in a van with no clear vision or schedule, and see what transpires on the road to Swamp Fest

We’re not here to change anyone’s mind about what a BMX video should be, how it should be conceptualized and executed, or the scientifically determined mix of riding and B-Roll to keep the mainstream viewer engaged enough to continue viewing past the algorithmically determined “just right” number of seconds. We just wanted the crew to hit up Swamp Fest, respectfully represent Texas, and maybe throw down some hammers along the way. With a cast made up of Aaron Ross, Joseph Frans, Lucas Schaller, Devin Fredlund, Jeff Wescott, and Dylan McCauley, all under the talented eye of Jeremie Infelise, they made us proud. The crew braved a tornado and multiple Hurricanes, but completed their appointed task: have fun, shred spots, and return the rental van undamaged and with the contractually obligated amount of fuel in the tank

Thanks to Mutiny Bikes, Terrible One, Aaron Ross, Jeremie Infelise, any and all locals along the way, and Trey Jones!” d

Joseph Frans and Lucas Schaller – Euro Trip 2017

October 2, 2017

Lucas Schaller and Terrible One‘s very own Joseph Frans loaded up for a trip on over to Spain to ride their bikes at a bunch of different skateparks, street spots and more with a few friends over on that side of the world! Here’s a look at what they got into! Great riding, good vibe and a solid choice of music. Enjoy!

“Joseph Frans and I decided to make a trip to Europe to meet up with our friends Stef Guner, Jonas De Winter, and Jente Vermeir to ride some bikes and travel across Europe. This was my first time to leave the United States and it was one of the best trips I have ever been on that could not have been possible without them! Hope you enjoy my souvenir of the good times!”

Terrible One – “Sleeping Giant No. 1” Flipbook

December 16, 2016

Terrible One coming through with a dialed new Flipbook giving us a look at their teams setups from bikes to skateboards, plus a few riding photos for good measure! Hit the flipbook above to check out Joe Rich, Ruben Alcantara, Garrett Byrnes, Joey Calderone, Mike Molineri, Shawn “Elf” Walters and Joseph Frans‘ current rigs! You know this is one you’ll want to take in, so get to it!

“Fifty-two pages of Bike checks (Ruben, Joey, Garrett, Mike, Elf and Joseph), Skateboard checks (Ruben, Garrett and Joe) and some other stuff… Thanks for everyone’s help in putting this thing together.” – Joe Rich

Fly Bikes – Austin, Texas Edit

March 20, 2013

Oh damn! Fly Bikes sent Kevin Porter, Ruben Alcantara, Stefan Lantschner, Shane Weston, Devon Smillie, Joseph Frans and Kevin Kalkoff to Austin, Texas for some team bonding and awesome riding. Check out the video they left the place with that’s an absolute MUST SEE! After you check out the edit, hit up the DIG website to check out some dialed photos by Andrew White!

“Austin, Texas was the destination for our most recent Flybikes trip. Kevin, Ruben, Stefan, Shane, Devon, Joseph and Kevin Kalkoff all headed to the live music capital of the world for 10 days of hanging with good friends and amazing riding sessions hitting up famous spots as well as some awesome unknown gems. We hope you enjoy this as much as the team did making it. Also, be sure to check out two awesome photo galleries from DIG BMX Magazines own Andrew White”

Defgrip – Japan: A Travelogue

February 20, 2013

Defgrip dropped this brand new video giving you a look at the trip that Walter Pieringer took with a heavy crew to Japan. This looks like it was such an amazing trip. Wish I could have been on this, haha! Check it!

“I recently had the opportunity to travel to Japan with Brian Yeagle, KC Badger, Joseph Frans, Broc Raiford, Chad Kerley, Alex Magallan, and Greg Illingworth. They went over there to do demos, but afterwards Brian, KC, Joseph, and I rented a car and took off on our own with the goal of seeing as much of Japan as we possibly could. It was much more of a recreational trip than a riding trip, and we had one hell of a good time. I put together this little video with bits of footage I shot while shooting for a Ride UK article and some footage Joseph shot with his GoPro. Nothing beats exploring interesting and unfamiliar places with your friends.” – Walter Pieringer