Matt Ray Archives – BMX UNION

How To Truck Driver with Matt Ray

November 23, 2021 Leave a Comment

Matt Ray keeping the How To videos flowing. This time around he has a new video teaching you how to truck driver with a ton of great tips and examples on how to get the trick done! Hit play, take it all in, then grab your bike and send it!

“Todays how to is the truck driver! This is probably one of my favorite tricks , it feels good and looks even better. You can do them in the streets , parks , or anywhere. If you can barspin and 360 then this is a trick you should add to your trick list.” – Matt Ray

How To Manual with Matt Ray

November 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

Have you been wanting to learn how to manual on a BMX bike, but you aren’t really sure how to do it? Matt Ray keeps his stream of How To videos rolling with this new video teaching you how to manual. Hit play for some tips and examples, then grab your bike and send it!

“Todays video I’m giving you some pointers on manuals! This a tricky one to learn but it’s all about finding your balance point. Lock into it and set a goal for how far you want to go. Hope this video help!” – Matt Ray

How To Tailwhip with Matt Ray

October 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

Have you been wanting to learn tailwhips, but you aren’t quite sure how to get the trick figured out? Matt Ray just dropped this video teaching you how to tailwhip with a ton of great advice, tips and examples. Hit play to let Matt give you a lesson, then grab your bike and send it!

“Todays video I’m giving you the run down on tailwhips! Hopefully this video can help you learn this trick , tailwhips took me a while to figure out so be patient trying this one!

Remember the steps-
1. Decide where you’ll be learning (Fly out/Flat Ground/On a bank)
2. Get the tail whip motion dialed , standing still spinning your bike or going for whip.
3. Use arms to keep bike underneath you.
4. Focus on getting bike between your legs
5. Catch your front pedal. Consistently!
6. Catch your pedals like you’re doing a no footer.
Be confident and take your time mastering each little step. Good luck!

Film cred- Nate Sonders” – Matt Ray

Matt Ray & Maicol Monsalve Power Hour

September 15, 2021 Leave a Comment

Sometimes it’s the small setups that can lead to the most fun. Here’s a new video Matt Ray uploaded from a Power Hour he filmed with Maicol Monsalve on two very small spine setups at a local park. Despite the ramps being pretty tiny, these guys were able to pull out their bag of tricks to make for a ton of riding clips. Check out what they came up with!

“We rode the Hadley spines for an hour and filmed as much as we possibly could in that time. This was actually really fun and I’m psyched on everything we filmed. Shoutout Maicol for killing it as always.” – Matt Ray

Matt Ray – Don of the Streets Jam 2021

August 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

Last weekend was the Don of the Streets jam in New York City that Austin Augie threw! As expected there was a huge turnout with a ton of Pros that came out as well for a full day of riding. Matt Ray got the jump and released the first video from the day giving us a look at some of the action that went down. Based on the footage it looks like there were a handful of teams there, so we can imagine we’ll be seeing a bunch of videos starting to pop up over the next few days. Get ready!

“Cruised out to NYC on Friday to link up with the Boston homies in NY for the weekend. Saturday we hit the Don of the streets jam which was put together by Austin Augie. He killed it on so many levels with this contest.

Check the clips , featuring-
Myself , Broc Raiford (winner) , Hoodhappy , Hobie , Devon Smillie

Thanks for watching!” – Matt Ray

Matt Ray – Cassette Chronicles

July 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

Matt Ray has been crushing it with the freecoaster for years now, but he decided to throw on a cassette and let his Instagram fans call the shots for him. Check out what was called out and what he was able to throw down! Looks like he had no trouble going back to the cassette!

“The other night i posted to my instagram (matt1ray) story for people to call out some cassette clips. We went through and checked off a few that stood out. Enjoy!

Shoutout Jona for filming.” – Matt Ray

Dan’s Comp – Matt Ray Welcome To The Pro Team

July 12, 2021 1 Comment

Matt Ray has been added to the Dan’s Comp Pro team! Check out this short but very sweet video to bring the news featuring Matt crushing it at the park out in Boston! You already know Matt brought the heat!

“We are thrilled to officially welcome Matt Ray to the Dan’s Comp Pro team! Matt is such a talented and humble individual with an infinite bag of tricks, and so much steez. Welcome to the family, Matt! Nothing but good times ahead.

Filmed by Jona Jahchan at Boston skatepark.” – Dan’s Comp

Matt Ray – Hyde Park Session

July 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

With the X Games coming up next week, Matt Ray has been getting in his sessions to make sure he’s ready. Here’s a short but sweet video from a session he caught at the Hyde Park! Plenty of real solid clips packed into this one, so take a look!

“Got the bike dialed in then dipped to Hyde Park for a humid sesh with Mike and Antonio. This parks a pain driving out too but 100% worth it , we always have a dope session.

Shoutout my boy Jona for helping film this.” – Matt Ray