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Mat Hoffman Paints Legendary High Air Photo

There are a number of photos that might come to mind when you think about photos of BMX, but there’s one that pretty much all of you probably have burned into your mind. The insane photo of Mat Hoffman blasting the huge quaterpipe he built back in 1994 in his quest for the highest air. We have seen this photo countless times, and every time it never fails to blow our mind and keep up staring at it. As many of you know, Mat has taken up painting as a hobby of his the past few years and he’s actually really good. After getting a bunch of requests, he decided to paint the legendary photo of himself. Below you can find a timelapse video of him piecing this amazing painting together, making it looks damn close to the original photo. Take a peek!

Think that air is crazy, watch Mat set the high air record back in 2015!

I've been asked many times to paint this photo @marklosey took of me on my big ramp in 94. I finally took it on for John Rokos. Whew. That took patients. #paintingandhealing #mh_paints DM for commissions. Thanks for your support.
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Here’s a photo of the final painting…

Here’s the original photo..

“Pro Town: Greenville” – Full Video

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Mark Losey has just uploaded the entire “Pro Town: Greenville” BMX video he produced online for everyones viewing pleasure! This video came out back in 2011 right around the time Greenville was a huge BMX scene. Although things have calmed down there over the years, it’s still one of BMX’s most well known places in the world. This video features Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist and pretty much every other big name rider that has called the place home over the years, giving you some insight into what it was like living there, along with plenty of amazing riding and hilarious extras. Hit play and take this all in! Rest in Peace, Dave. It’s safe to say this video would likely not have happened without you.

“How did a small town hidden in North Carolina become the epicenter of competitive action sports? And what happens when best friends become each others’ main competition? With 34 pros and 21 Gold Medals, Greenville, North Carolina is unlike any town in any sport. The pros themselves explain how Greenville became so important, and what life is really like in Pro Town USA. Featuring elite action sports athletes including Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist, Ryan Guettler, Colin Mackay, Allan Cooke, Colin Winkelmann, Marcus Tooker, Austin Coleman, Josh Perry, Kelly Bolton, and many more. This 44-minute film examines what makes this incredible scene tick, with some of the best action of all time, and access that could only come from a true insider.”

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Traveling with Dennis Enarson

All photos by Mark Losey / Nike BMX

If there’s one huge perk to BMX, it’s the option and freedom to ride anywhere you want in the world. Everywhere you go there are new spots, new people, new experiences just waiting for you and you have your bike to give you all the reasons in the world to hit the road. Dennis Enarson is a traveling machine with more miles logged in a year than most traveling businessmen, so we figured we would hit him up with a few questions to find out some of his favorite and least favorite parts of traveling are! Let’s see what he had to say!

Name: Dennis Enarson
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Mark Losey on BMXComps.com

The other day Mark Losey announced a new project that he has been working on called BMX Comps, which takes a closer look at professional riders rankings based on the contests they attend and how well they do. In a sport like BMX that doesn’t really have set “rules” and a lot of perspective that is based off the opinion of ones views on a riders style or bag of tricks they can unleash on a course, along with so many different styles of contests and how they are judged, it can be hard to see just where a rider stands. Mark sat down and took a look at all these different events happening around the world and found some common ground that allowed him to calculate 100+ of the top contest riders from around the world score to see just where they ranked. We were really curious about this system, so we caught up with him to talk a little bit about how he did it and just what BMX Comps is all about! Let’s see what he had to say!

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Mark Losey Launches BMXComps.com

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This is pretty rad. Mark Losey has been working on a new website called BMX Comps that takes a closer look at all of the major BMX contests of the year, compiles data and ultimately gives a better idea of which riders are really on it as far as contests go. Check out more below and then check out the site!

“Two years ago I put all of the different contest results I could find into a single spreadsheet. Seeing them all together seemed like they could be combined—somehow,” Losey said.

After getting suggestions and criticism from various organizers and riders, Losey settled on a system. “Each event’s points are determined by how many top pros were in the finals at that event. It’s not based on prize money, course, or anything else. This method allows every Pro event to count. It also encourages riders to compete in more contests.”

One thing Losey clarified is that this is not an official rank. “This system is highly subjective, as not every rider had a chance to compete in every event. It’s basically an organized snapshot of what happened in BMX contests over the past year.”

Losey added, “This has the potential to present riders with one less ambiguous way to qualify for events. If contest organizers were able to invite the top three, five, or ten from this ranking, they could still have enough room in their events to invite past winners, up-and-comers, sponsor obligations, etc.”

To see the complete rankings and points for Park, Bowl, Street, Jumping, Vert and more (from 2013 & 2014), go to: bmxcomps.com/comps-rank/

Park Top 5
1. Logan Martin
2. Daniel Dhers
3. Kevin Peraza
4. Daniel Sandoval
5. Alex Coleborn

Jumping Top 5
1. Kyle Baldock
2. Pat Casey
3. Chris Doyle
4. Ryan Nyquist
5. Daniel Sandoval Street Top 5
1. Garrett Reynolds
2. Dennis Enarson
3. Chad Kerley
4. Dakota Roche
5. Alex Kennedy

Bowl Top 5
1. Chase Hawk
2. Gary Young
3. Daniel Sandoval
4. Drew Bezanson
5. Jason Watts”

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Pro Town: Greenville on iTunes

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Definitely check out this video. It’s definitely interesting to hear some of the stories like how the town got started, what drove Nyquist and Mirra apart, Colin Winkelmann’s life and more.

“The BMX movie “Pro Town: Greenville” is now online! Hit up iTunes or Wax and you will be able to rent or purchase the film today. The 44-minute action-packed documentary shows how “Pro Town” came to be. The film is packed with incredible riding and exclusive interviews with Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist, Ryan Guettler, Colin Mackay, Rob Darden, Josh Harrington, and many more.” – Mark Losey

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Props – Issue 11: BS Finals – Daytona Beach, FL

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Go to PropsBMX.tv for more videos.

“Back in the mid-90s Mat Hoffman’s Bicycle Street contests were the shit, with street, vert, and flatland all being represented with both pro (stuntmen) and am (stuntboy) titles. The finals were held in Daytona Beach, FL in the fall of 1995.

Featuring Mat Hoffman, Dennis McCoy, John Parker, Josh Heino, Taj Mihelich, Chad DeGroot, Joe Rich, Rooftop, Rick Moliterno, Jay Miron, Michael Steingraeber, Kevin Robinson, Dave Osato, Stuart King, Eben Krackau, Rob Sigaty, Sandy Carson, Jon Taylor, Mike Ocoboc, Trevor Meyer, Chuck D, Rob Nolli, Jimmy Walker, Jason Brown, Todd Lyons, John Englebert, and other top riders of the day. Stew Johnson and Mark Losey even get clips!

This was shot in Hi8 cameras 16 years ago so the video might look a little sketchy.

Music
Bracket | “Green Apples”
Alligator Gun | “Sinker”
The Misfits | “We Are 138″” – Props