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Poynter Brothers Park Jam 2021

July 14, 2021

Karl Poynter hit us with some news that his shop he runs with his brother is throwing a big jam on August 7th at the skatepark in New Castle, Indiana! If you’re in the area, this is definitely the place you will want to be! Check out the flyer for details!

“The long wait is over and we’re geared up for the #PoynterBros Park Jam 2021 – a fun event for the entire family!

We’ll have six different events for you to enter/compete in or just enjoy watching, and it’s all FREE!! We’ll also be giving away a ton of prizes including custom awards (along with additional prizes) to all the winners of each event. Plus, a product toss for everyone and a custom complete bike to the winner of Bowl of Balance!

Mark your calendar for AUGUST 7th. You do not want to miss this!” – Karl Poynter

Shook “It’s On” DVD

April 2, 2018

Boom… It’s on! The Shook “It’s On” DVD is now online.

Big shout out to Ryan Howard for taking the time to upload all of these Shook DVD’s the past week or so. Here’s a look at the Shook “It’s On” DVD that featured Jeff Klugiewicz, Kym Grosser, Karl Poynter, Jeff Kocsis, Mark Gralla, Eric Holley and Brad Simms, with a mix section that featured Tony Neyer, Andrew Moor, Dan Marion, Jeff Kennedy, Jeremy Barcik, Jesse Dewlow, Quinn Semling, Will Love, Eli Platt and Josh Suhre. This video was released back in 2006 and features a ton of familiar faces we’re still seeing riding from today. Once again, this video was produced by Chad Shackelford and turned out amazing from the film work and graphics side of things. If you have been watching the different Shook DVD’s over the past week or so, you have likely noticed how the videos have gone from a fairly loosely planned thing, to a pretty set direction and format that kept things flowing really well. Either way, awesome video that’s well worth a watch!

Shook “Scared To Look”

March 26, 2018

The Shook “Scared To Look” DVD from 2003 has resurfaced!

It’s always rad being reminded of a great video from the past. Ryan Howard uploaded the full Shook “Scared To Look” DVD that was originally released back in 2003 online for everyone to enjoy again. It’s crazy to think this video came out 15 years ago already, and we have a feeling a few of you checking this out might be younger than this video. Either way, this video that Chad Shackelford produced featuring Josh Suhre and BJ Gruitza, along with riders that went on to be Pro or crush it in the industry like Tony Neyer, Chase Hawk, Quinn Semling, Kevin Porter, Dave Jacobs, Karl Poynter, Chase DeHart, Vic Ayala, Brian Foster and many, many more. It’s pretty insane how stacked this video was and still is to this day. If you haven’t seen this, or it’s been a while since you have enjoyed it, this is a video you won’t want to pass up. If you prefer Vimeo, it’s also available that way below!

“Tracklist / Soundtrack
Section: Artist – Title

Josh Suhre: Air – Dead Bodies
Random 1: Les Savvy Fav – We Rock The Party
B.J. Gruitza: Les Savvy Fav – The Orchard
18 Trip Intro: Modest Mouse – BMX Crash
Random 2: Air – The Horror”

Deco BMX – Pass the Seat

December 2, 2016

Deco coming through with a unique promo video for their new Terry Adams signature seat. The team decided to pass one of the seats around and all pull together a clip or two. Hit play and take a look at what went down. This is a rad mix of street, park and flatland, keeping things interesting from start to finish!

“The idea for Pass The Seat is pretty simple. Get a seat and install it, film a clip, send the seat or PASS THE SEAT. Started with Terry Adams since this is his new signature seat available now. Pivotal, all black, FAT version, hollow chromo bolt, super light foam. Mat Olson starts the party with a self filmed run and packs and stacks the tricks. Matt Coplon got a lil artsy with a loading dock line. Karl Poyter long mannie line and seat grab bar spin in the middle was dope. Mannie Nogueira fresh off the boat and at his local spot with a new one and his was excited. Scott Weaver magic knee on the seat in circles is unreal. Ryan Torrance has been on some wild flip kick so might as well add it to smith grind. Chad DeGroot going backwards hop style from front wheel to back wheel. Taylor Bonds backwards tech and tbog smoothness. Dontae Styles 360 roof to flat with screams of excitement. AND Terry Adams bangs it out with a new one we did not see coming… whiplash to seat mannie to signature whip. DAMN. 5:54 min. run time.“

Deco BMX – Karl Poynter BMX Mannie Challenge

March 17, 2016

Do you love manuals? Well, you’re in luck because Deco just dropped the Karl Poynter Challenge. Hit play on the video above to get an idea of just what Karl’s looking for, then find out what you can win below!

“Karl Poynter has been killing the mannie game for years, here are a few of his recent ones. Damn these are good. Want to win some gear follow the rules below for new tricks/lines or existing ones to enter:

Here’s how to enter:
– Follow @decobmx & @karlqpoynter on Instagram
– Film your best manual clip.
– Post it, tag us, and use #DecoKPMannieChallenge
– If you have an existing clip just follow and #decobmx us
– Submit as many clips as you’d like…make them all #decobmx
– Top 3 winners will be announced April 1st

1st & 2nd place – Deco PC Pedals or Action Bars Pegs
3rd place – Deco Pocket Tee”

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Deco – 10K Trip with Chad DeGroot and Karl Poynter

June 26, 2015

To celebate Deco rolling over 10,000 fans on Instagram, Chad DeGroot and Karl Poynter did a little road trip around a few of Indiana’s cement parks! Between these two guys, you know you’re going to see some damn creative riding. There’s a lot of rocket combos in this that are awesome to see, that’s for sure. LOL at the parents teaching the kids how to graffiti at the end.

“With being so close to the Chicago Dew tour I decided to arrive early, get a car, and meet up with Karl Poynter for a quick trip riding some Indiana parks. With chasing rain drops for 3 days we did get some stuff done, more than we thought. Pretty amazing parks and wild scenes Indy has. We found enough time to get this edit done but plan on another since we just scratched the surface. Karl is so smooth and finds the lines that don’t make any sense but stomps them like its nothing. We were a good team for this, similar likes at parks, exchanging the camera, and shooting pics. Enjoy this edit and thanks for getting the @decobmx instagram to 10k #DecoBMX10k and follow @karlqpoynter and @chaddegroot #decobmx also stay tuned to www.DECOBMX.com for all the good stuff, product info, ordering, news, and everything to fill your Deco needs. TILL THE BITTER END. Thanks.” -Chad DeGroot

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Hardcore Sportz at Ray’s Bike Park

January 1, 2015

Karl Poynter just hit us up with a link to this fresh one of him and some of the Hardcore Sportz crew having a good time at Ray’s MTB in Cleveland!

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Karl Poynter Winter Jam at Fort Wayne Indoor Park

December 2, 2014

KP Day at The Indoor

If you’re in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area on December 13th, hit the Fort Wayne Indoor Park because Karl Poynter is throwing a jam and giving away a ton of free product from his sponsors! This is bound to be a good time, so make it out if you can! They have a Facebook Event Page setup to keep up with it as well!

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