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Max Gaertig – 17 Years On Wethepeople

When you look at BMX and their teams, there can be a lot of rotation as far as riders joining and leaving teams. Whether the rider gets a better offer and makes a switch, they just fade out with adult life responsibilities, get injured and never really make a comeback, or they just turn out to be a dick and nobody wanted them on the team anymore, there are a lot of reasons for why a rider will ultimately end up not being sponsored by a brand. However, every now and then there are some outliers. Riders that are amazing on a bike and off, continue to progress and produce, and continue to be an asset worth supporting for years and years. That list of riders is fairly short considering the average career of a professional athlete on any level (except for maybe field goal kickers in the NFL and professional bowlers) can be pretty short lived. Max Gaertig is one of those riders that has stood the test of time! Although he’s not popping up all too often these days, he’s still out there crushing it on his bike and continues to be a valuable member of the Wethepeople team after 17 YEARS of riding for the brand. We can’t even begin count the number of Pro riders that have come and gone in that time frame. Hell, half of you checking this out have probably lived in a world where Max has rode for Wethepeople longer than you have existed, haha!
(Man, we are getting old)
Either way, Max is going on 17 years strong and Wethepeople whipped up this short but sweet video showing their gratitude for him. It also sounds like we can expect to see something cool coming in the next few months. We’re not sure if it’s a new signature product or just a fresh edit, but either way we’ll be stoked to see it. Congratulations, Max! Hell of a milestone. Keep it going!

“His video parts have pretty much defined forward-thinking street riding for generations, he set benchmarks way back and although at the time he may never have given it much thought he was always pushing progression at an astonishing level. Our gratitude for Max goes beyond anything and we are thankful for 17 years of Mad Max… Look out for something super cool early 2020 with Max…” – Wethepeople

Check out a bunch of photos and a few more words about Max over on the Wethepeople website!

Doomed Promo

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Jordan Godwin has launched Doomed Brand with a banger of a mixtape…

Here’s one we know a bunch of you have been waiting to see. Here’s the first promo video from Doomed BMX. This mixtape is packed with just over 15 minutes of dialed riding from a ton of familiar faces, a bunch of random and weird video clips and a little look at some of the new Doomed apparel. Take a look!

“It’s Doomsday 18/5/18. This is the first promo from British brand Doomed and features Jordan Godwin, Regan Riley, Felix Prangenberg, Dan Coller, Jordan O’Kane and a fuck load of familiar faces including Dan Kruk, Dillon Lloyd, Max Gaertig and more.

The doomsday drop is now live and you can purchase limited items by getting on DoomedBrand.com” – DIG

Wethepeople BMX – “Foundation” Mix Section

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Check out the mix section from Wethepeople BMX’s “Foundation” DVD…

The sections from Wethepeople‘s “Foundation” DVD continue to flow online. Today we get the mix section that features Moritz Nussbaumer, Will Jackson, Max Gaertig, Fooman, Jordan Waters, Paul Tholen, Robin Bourhis,

“ The WETHEPEOPLE crew set out in January 2016 to film for their third full-length video and travelled to over 10 countries, explored over 20 cities, and destroyed themselves mentally and physically in the process. This mix section contains a couple our all time Euro faves, Will Jackson and Max Gaertig and more!

Filmed and Edited by Calum Earnshaw.”

Allride BMX – Intro + Max Gaertig “Bro Cam” Section

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Allride Distribution have started uploading sections from their “Bro Cam” video from 2009!

Here’s a little surprise the Freedom BMX crew surprised us with today! They’ve decided to start uploading sections from their old Allride Distribution “Bro Cam” video that came out 8 years ago! They’ve kicked things off with the intro, followed up by Max Gaertig‘s section. This is an absolute treat because this is loaded with great riding we haven’t had the chance to see until now! Take a look and expect to see more from the video here soon! Don’t forget that Max is the cab whip master.

“Max Gaertigs Part aus der “Bro Cam”-DVD von AllRide BMX Distribution (2009)

Video: Thomas Stellwag & The Medialist
Graphics: Imoht Kenorz”

Animal Bikes – Max Gaertig 2017 Video

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You cannot go wrong with some fresh Max Gaertig footage! Here’s his latest video for Animal Bikes that is packed with grinds, the best damn half cab whips in the game and more! Check it!

“Max Gaertig has been holding it down for Animal in Germany for years and it’s always sick to see new footage from him. Super tech mixed with burly and some great spot use to top it all off—classic Max Gaertig from start to finish.” – Ride BMX

Wethepeople – Max Gaertig Bike Check

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Wethepeople have released a new Bike Check with the one and only Max Gaertig and his current Buck frame in translucent honey gold decked out top to bottom in Wethepeople, Animal Bikes and Eclat parts! Check out a bunch of photos, a parts list and a few bonus questions right here — Max Gaertig Wethepeople Bike Check & Interview

Review: Wethepeople – “Foundation”

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There’s been plenty of buzz going around about the new Wethepeople full-length video, “Foundation“, the past few weeks. Now that the video is officially available, we figured it would be a good time to do a quick little review for those of you on the fence or didn’t realize it was available yet!

The Wethepeople “Foundation” video is a look into the past year for the team. They started filming for this video in January of 2016 and spent the next 12 months bouncing around to 10 different countries, hitting up 20 cities in the process. To say the team was busy logging some heavy miles this past year would be an understatement.

The “Foundation” video features full sections from Ed Zunda, Dillon Lloyd, Mike Curley, Pete Sawyer, Max Gaertig, Felix Prangenberg, Moritz Nussbaumer, Dan Kruk, Jordan Godwin with footage from their flow and distributor riders from around the world mixed in for good measure. When you look at the line up, it’s easy to see that this video is STACKED full of guys that absolutely crush it out on the streets. With that being said, this is a 100% street video. You won’t find any trails or skatepark action in this one, so if that’s what you’re into… This video probably isn’t for you. This video is focused on the grinds and the streets.

The video was filmed and edited by Cal Earnshaw. We’ve been big fans of Callum’s work for a few years now and it seems like every time we see another project from him, we’re blown away with just how much more dialed and clean his work gets. With that being said, the “Foundation” video has some excellent film work. Everything is smooth as butter, there’s a good mix of close up and long lens shots and he didn’t over do it with second angles like we have seen in other videos in the past. We really liked that the transitions and any graphics in the video were clean and simple. Obviously that’s personal preference, but we’re all for the clean and simple route versus overly done graphics. The “Foundation” video just made us even bigger fans of Cal’s work.

The soundtrack selection for the video was unique as well. Sometimes you go into a video and every section is the same genre and feel. It works or some videos, but it can get boring quick. Luckily, this video mixes things up from start to finish with songs from Los Under Heavy, Action Bronson, Marley Marl, True Widow, Mogwai, Daddy Kev, The Charaltans, Cults and The Man.

The entire “Foundation” video runs for 35 minutes. In a world of super short clips or extended Vlogs that are 90% of random non-sense that kills time that you will not get back, we feel like this length was perfect for the project. There wasn’t much filler in the video, which means it’s a majority of dialed riding that will keep your attention from start to finish. Everything flows together really smooth, so it doesn’t feel like it’s 35 minutes long, either.

Would we recommend this video? If you’re looking for a dialed new street video, definitely! The video turned out damn good and we really enjoyed every aspect for the video from the riding to the spots, filming and editing, song selection and more. Plus, it’s super cheap in price. You can pick up the DIGITAL DOWNLOAD for $5 RIGHT HERE. We’re not sure if there will be actual DVD’s being made, but it would be rad to see that option… Does that make us Mid School?

What was our favorite section? That’s a super hard one. We’re a little biased toward Dan Kruk since we’ve been watching him since he was an unheard of young gun, his section was his first as a Pro rider. We’re big fans of Dillon Lloyd and Ed Zunda’s section, as well. But if we’re talking favorite section, gun to the head… Make the decision. We’d say Jordan Godwin definitely brought the heat.

That wraps it up! If you have already saw the video, let us know what you think about the video in the comments below!

Wethepeople – “Foundation” Trailer

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If you have been following Wethepeople team at all this past year, there’s a good chance that you are well aware that they have been putting in some heavy work for their new “Foundation” video that will be dropping in February! Hit play to check out this trailer to give you a little glimpse into what’s to come! This should be damn good. Get ready.

“The WETHEPEOPLE crew set out in January 2016 to film for their third full-length BMX video and traveled to over 10 countries, exploring over 20 cities and destroying themselves mentally and physically in the process.

Ed Zunda, Dillon Lloyd, Mike Curley, Pete Sawyer, Max Gaertig, Felix Prangenberg, Mo Nussbaumer, Dan Kruk, Jordan Godwin and a huge bunch of the Wethepeople family are all part of this feature length BMX video – all pieced together by the unrelenting filmmaker Cal Earnshaw.

Due for release in February 2017.”