Matt Ray Archives – BMX UNION

Backyard Jam 2019 – Adrenaline Alley: First Practice

The Backyard Jam series is going off at Adrenaline Alley in Corby this weekend and a ton of riders took made the trip for it. Here’s a look at a raw cut of footage from the first street practice that went down! No footage from the park practice, but we’re sure there will be plenty of footage to check out after the contest wraps up! Until then, check this out and get stoked!

“Got to Adrenaline Alley in Corby, UK just in time to catch the last practice sesh for Backyard Jam 2019. The line up for the street contest is stacked with heavy hitters and the practice session was heated! With a phenomenal park and loads of talent riding, there’s little doubt that tomorrows event will be insane. Peep moves from Alex Kennedy, Mark Burnett, Matt Ray, Miki Fleck, Joe Foley, Alex Donnachie, Dan Paley, Harry Mills Wakley, Dan Conway, Rich Hernandez and Anthony Perrin.” – Our BMX

Subrosa Street Rail Session

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It has been a while since we’ve seen a proper video from a Subrosa Street Rail session! Here’s a video Subrosa put together featuring their team getting a laidback session in on a few of the rails and extension kits that are available. This is loaded with great riding and a good reminder of some of the setups you can create with the rail and adaptors. Check out the video, then hit up the Subrosa Webstore to get a look at all of the options and pricing. These rails are perfect for a quick driveway session or to mix things up at a spot.

“We had a bunch of Subrosa team riders in town for Sparkys Jam, and around the same time we got a bunch of Subrosa Street Rails in stock at the warehouse.

So we got Simone Barraco, Joris Coulomb, Matt Ray, Trey Jones, Mark Burnett, Bjarki Hardarson, Jiri Blabol, Miguel Smajli, Jabe Jones and Lewis Colascione and caught an afternoon session on each of the Subrosa Street Rail kits to show you some awesome riding, and what the Subrosa Street Rail and all the kits can do.

The rail and kits are available at Subrosa Dealers worldwide and shop.subrosabrand.com”

Who has picked up one of these rails? What do you think of it? Do you have any questions? Let us know in the comments down below!

NOTE: This post contains affiliate links and we could receive a small commission that supports the site if you were to buy a Subrosa Street Rail from the Subrosa webstore. We would never recommend a product if we didn’t think it was quality!

X Games 2019 BMX Street – Live Replay

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The BMX Street Finals went off last night at X Games 2019 in Minneapolis! As always, you could find the top BMX street riders in the world on the course ready to throw down. Up top you can find the full live replay giving you a look at everything that went down in every riders run! Below you can find the medal runs for Garrett Reynolds, Matt Ray and Chad Kerley who all found them on the podium when the dust had settled! Needless to say, there was no shortage of amazing riding that went down during this one.

Shadow Conspiracy X QBP In Oregon

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The Shadow Conspiracy sent Mark Burnett, Matt Ray, Jabe Jones and Bjarki Hardarson out to Oregon with the QBP crew to hit up a bunch of shops and cruise with the locals! Here’s a video giving us a good look at what the guys got into along the way! If you want to see more, make sure to check out Mark Burnett’s Field Notes: Oregon with QBP video.

“Let’s show some love to local bike shops, and get in some riding while we’re at it. The plan was simple but the outcome was distinct. QBP, one of Shadow’s distributors in the US, wanted to bring the Shadow team out to Oregon to support a few shop events and hang out with the local riders. Mark Burnett, Matt Ray, Jabe Jones, and Bjarki Hardarson were all pretty fresh to the Pacific Northwest, which made for a really fun vibe of discovery during the whole visit. Sprinkle in some of the best concrete parks in the country and we were bound to have a good time.
Thanks to The Lumberyard, Santiam Bicycles, Hutch’s Springfield for hosting events. Thanks to KC Badger, Kayla Lockhart, Shad Johnson, and Ryan Barrett for being tour guides. Thanks to all of the locals that met up and made the trip so fun.” – Ben Austin

The Shadow Conspiracy – Mark Burnett’s Field Notes: Oregon with QBP

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Recently, some of The Shadow Conspiracy crew took a trip out to Oregon to do some shop stops with the QBP guys. Here’s a new Field Notes from Mark Burnett giving us a look at what he got into with Jabe Jones, Matt Ray and Bjarki Hardarson along the way!

“Mark Burnett is back at it. In the latest episode of Mark Burnett’s Field Notes, the guys head to Oregon with QBP. Join Mark Burnett, Bjarki Hardarson, Matt Ray, and Jabe Jones as they cruise through Oregon visiting shops and riding skateparks.
Thanks to The Lumberyard, Santiam Bikes, and Hutch’s Bike Shop for having us and hanging out. Also a big thanks to Ben Austin and QBP for coming along for the ride.
Now go enjoy this episode of Mark Burnett’s Field Notes.

Filmed and Edited By: Mark Burnett”

Subrosa Street Rail – Matt Ray and Matty Long

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Matt Ray is back on his Youtube game and uploaded this new one to check out. It’s a little vloggy, but it’s mostly riding from a session he caught with Matty Long on a Subrosa Street Rail. The session was pretty laid back, but both of these guys stacked some solid clips. Plus, it’s been way too long since we’ve seen Matty Long’s name pop up. Needless to say, this is worth a peek. You can pick up a Subrosa Street Rail over on the Subrosa website.

“Brought my two street rails over to Matty’s for a session one afternoon. Sessioned them for a while , got whole foods , rode some more , kicked it with his dogs. Overall it was a good day.
These rails are perfect for learning new tricks or even just staying dialed with tricks you’ve already got. Cant thank Subrosa enough for hooking me up with these.” – Matt Ray

Shadow Conspiracy – Matt Ray VVS Stem Promo

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The Shadow Conspiracy coming through with a new promo video featuring Matt Ray putting his signature VVS Stem to heavy use out in Arizona! Matt is on a whole different level and this video will definitely have you scrolling back to re-watch some of these clips! Hit play, take it all in, then hit up the Shadow Conspiracy Website to learn more about the stem!

Also, if you want more riding from Matt, make sure you watch his Matt Ray “AZ Heat” video!

“The latest addition to our collection of stems, the Matt Ray signature VVS stem. Matt’s very particular about his ride and wanted
the optimum bar position, stability, control, and a front load. The VVS stem combines that with Cold Forged construction to give you maximum strength.
Watch Matt destroy some AZ street spots and put his new VVS Stem to the test.

Filmed and Edited By: Ryan Chadwick“

The Shadow Conspiracy – Matt Ray “AZ Heat”

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It wasn’t the heat of the desert, it was the heat Matt Ray brought to these spots that likely contributed to a 69% increase in Global Warming. The Shadow Conspiracy just dropped this new video featuring Matt absolutely slaying spots out in Arizona. Hit play to watch him destroy everything in sight from ditches to rails and more! Absolute MUST SEE.

“The bar has been raised with this video.

Matt Ray visited AZ right before the summer heat to film his latest all street edit and to celebrate the release of his new VVS Stem.

Visiting the classic and new spots of the valley, Matt brought his tech and burly style to the table.

Go watch Matt handle the AZ Heat now.

Filmed and Edited By: Ryan Chadwick”