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Matt Ray – Quarantine Bike Build Session

Matt Ray uploaded a fresh little video from some riding time he caught on a sunny day, along with a look at his fresh setup he dialed in with the latest version of his signature MR2 frame that has some new and improved geometry. As always, Matt delivers with some super dialed riding, and the bike looks like a dialed unit as well!

“I met up with Aaron and Maicol at Hadley last week during the quarantine for a little session, I trust that they don’t have coronavirus so it was cool to ride with them. Its strange time right now but being able to ride has made it pretty easy. Hadley has so many lines and watching Maicol ride there really shows whats possible.

I build up my new Subrosa MR2 frame. We changed the geometry a bit but this frame is still just a prototype so we will see how it feels. The stand over was 8.75 on the first version and this frame has a 9″ stand over. The BB height is taller and the drop outs are deeper for more rear end options.
I rode my Subrosa street rail after for a quick little session but plan to film way more on it during this lock down.” – Matt Ray

Matt Ray Early 2020 Compilation

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We’re not sure who the guy is that is always putting together these Instagram compilations, but we have a feeling he’s been on lock down and has some time on his hands because he has been pumping out a ton of these BMX videos for everyone to enjoy! Here’s another one for you. This time featuring Matt Ray crushing it on parks and street spots. As always, Matt delivers plenty of crazy riding that you won’t want to miss. Even if you follow him on Instagram, there’s a chance you might have missed a few of these clips. Take a look!

Check out more compilations below…

Dillon Lloyd Early 2020 Instagram Compilation

Lewis Mills Early 2020 Instagram Compilation

Dennis Enarson Early 2020 Instagram Compilation

Chad Kerley Early 2020 Instagram Compilation

Devon Smillie Early 2020 Instagram Compilation

Stevie Churchill Early 2020 Compilation

Garrett Reynolds 2019 Instagram Compilation

Monster Energy Street Style BMX – Finals Highlights

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Here it is! The finals highlights from the Monster Energy Street Style BMX contest that went down in Texas last weekend! This is just over 30 minutes of raw footage showing all the highlights from the 16 riders that made finals, so there’s a ton to take in, and plenty of great riding to see. Hit play and take it all in!

Final Results:
1st. Matt Ray
2nd. Larry Edgar
3rd. Eli Kravetz

“Downhill (and uphill), trailers, containers, barriers, and some wood to make it all work… Monster Energy’s Street Style BMX. Here’s highlights from the 16 man final…” – Our BMX

How To Barspin with Matt Ray

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We’re not sure how many how to barspin videos we’ve seen over the years, but it never hurts to get some new perspective. This time around we have a how to video from Matt Ray where he gives you a ton of tips and examples of how to get the trick done. If you’re trying to learn how to barspin on a BMX bike, this is the video for you. If you need more help, check out all of these how to barspin videos right here! If you can’t figure it out after all that help, we’re not sure what will do the trick for you.

“SKIP TO .52 SECONDS- if you’d like to skip intro

So I’ve been wanting to make a how to bar-spin video for a while now and here it is! This is my first how to video I’ve made and i hope it helps you learn bar spins.

If you want to post about learning barspins you can hashtag (#mattraybarspin) and i’ll make sure to check it often to keep up with anyones progress!

Comment any other tricks you’d like to see a “how to” of!
Thanks for watching as always.”

Backyard Jam 2019 – Adrenaline Alley: First Practice

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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.