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Unclicked Podcast – Matt Ray

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The latest round of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived! This time around Dennis Enarson and Ryan Fudger sit down with Matt Ray for over an hour and a half of getting to know Matt a little better! This is a real good listen, so get on that play button and take it all in!

“Pick up the Unclicked / Traction Coffee collab! $7 from every bag goes toward paying travel expenses for a special guest—voted by you guys—to come do the show… Leave a comment with some suggestions.

Matt Ray has been on a cross-country trip for several weeks and one of the last things he did before heading home was sit down with us and discuss his early bmx days, roar’n at simple session, perfect barspins, and some upcoming life changes. Enjoy!

0:00 – Intro / Traction Coffee
2:50 – Matt’s two month adventure
8:30 – Growing up at Rye Airfield
19:20 – Street or Park rider?
27:10 – East coast vs west coast
32:10 – Shadow/Subrosa from the beginning
37:50 – Dropping out of High School
41:30 – Roar’n at Simple Session
46:20 – Bye Jordans, hello Etnies
51:00 – Nigel Sylvestor
56:40 – Mike Spinner
1:00:00 – Baby Matt Ray!
1:09:50 “People think I’m a jock”
1:15:50 – Barspins
1:21:16 – Not falling once during filming of Boston Massacre
1:34:10 – Instagram questions (some deece ones)
1:42:30 – The nose manual from Boston Massacre” – Our BMX

Subrosa – Matt Ray Signature MR2 Frame

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The MR2 frame from Subrosa has arrived!

Subrosa Brand MR2 Frame Matt Ray BMX

Thinking about picking up a new BMX frame? The latest version of Matt Ray‘s signature frame, the MR2 frame, from Subrosa has arrived.
The MR2 is made from full 4130 chromoly tubing with a 75-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 11.5″ bottom bracket height, 9.0″ standover height and a 13.3″ – 13.85″ chainstay length (13.5″ centered). The frame features a 120mm tall integrated head tube, top and down tube gussets, double butted top and down tube, integrated seat post clamp, a wide back end with a curved seat stay bridge and wishbone on the chainstay for plenty of tire clearance, a Mid bottom bracket and longer drop outs to allow more gearing options and ease getting your wheel on and off.
The MR2 frame is available in 20.5″, 20.75″, 21″ and 21.2″ top tube lengths with a 4.8 lbs. weight (20.5″) and two color options; Satin Translucent Orange and Black.

Check out more photos and details on the frame over on the Subrosa Website now!

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How To 180 Barspin with Matt Ray

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Matt Ray is keeping the How To videos going! Here’s a new one he dropped helping you figure out how to do a 180 barspin. If you have 180’s and you have barspins figured out, this quick video will help you figure out how to bring them together! Take a look!

“How to 180 Barspin in 90 seconds

Few points to remember:
-Get good pop
-Dial in being opened up
-Do some 180 bar twitches
-Get a good 90 barspin
-Land your first 180 barspin” – Matt Ray

How To Switch Barspin with Matt Ray

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Thinking about learning how to switch barspin? Here’s a How To video that Matt Ray put together with a bunch of great tips and examples on how to spin the bars the opposite way than you normally would! If you want to learn a new trick, give this video a watch!

“Quick and straight forward “How to” switch barspin.

Few simple steps that i think are essential for a dialed switch bars
-Focus on getting a good pop
-Dial in pinching your bike for stability
-Figure out the motion and the catch
-Give it a confident first attempt and work from there” – Matt Ray

Subrosa – Matt Ray “The Lot”

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Subrosa keeping their “The Lot” series going strong! Here’s their latest featuring Matt Ray crushing it on the ramps in the Sparky’s Distribution parking lot! As expected, Matt put his deep bag of tricks and ability to ride anything to good use! Hit play to check out what he threw down!

Check out…
Shadow Conspiracy – Trey Jones “The Lot”

Subrosa – Mark Burnett “The Lot”

“You asked for it, so we brought Subrosa pro rider Matt Ray down to Florida to hit a few heavy session in The Lot at Sparkys Distribution.

Matt obviously went next level, and even unlocked a couple new transfers. Check it out!

Filmed by Jona Jahchan
Edited by Jona Jahchan” – Subrosa

Calling The Shots with Matt Ray

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As you probably know by now, Matt Ray can pretty much do anything on a bike. So, the guys at USL BMX decided to find out what he can’t do by letting the fans call out tricks for Matt to do on Instagram. Hit play to see what he threw down and if there was anything he couldn’t pull off.

“If you would like to submit trick request for the next calling the shots episode follow us on Instagram @USLBMX and keep a look out for the next chance to submit trick request!

Film: @GRANTCBMX
Edit: @FRANCISGCASTRO” – USL BMX

Source BMX – Battle of the Brands: Subrosa Lost & Found

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Source BMX coming through with some more behind the scenes footage from the Battle of the Brands video contest! This time around we get over 22 minutes from the Subrosa team! Unseen riding, plenty of laughs and more! Check it out!

“SOURCE BMX presents: Battle Of The Brands / Lost & Found / Subrosa BTS
Desperate for even more Battle Of The Brands footage? Well the Subrosa Brand crew threw together this rad behind the scenes edit from their trip consisting of a bunch of unseen riding and shenanigans!

Mark Burnett
Jabe Jones
Matt Ray
Lewis Colascione
Filmer: Wes McGrath

Locations: New York/New Jersey” – Source BMX