Mike Potoczny Archives

BMX Scene Builders – The Halahan’s Meet the Potoczny’s

Here’s a fresh scene builders video with the Halahan brothers. This time around they drop into The Wheel Mill to talk with Mark and Mike Potoczny and get some laps in! Hit play to see what they talked about, along with a bunch of rad riding clips!

“scene / ‘sen : the place of an occurrence or action

builder / ‘bil-der : one that builds

The Halahan’s head to the Wheel Mill bike park in their hometown Pittsburgh, PA. The boys meet up with the Potoczny brothers to get the details on what makes the Woods Jump room so unique and how it’s possible for a set of trails to run year round in Pennsylvania.

Film and edit: Murphy Lee Moschetta” – DIG

Vinyl BMX – ID

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Whenever Vinyl BMX drops a new video, we know we’re going to be in for a treat. This is a new mix of footage from the past few years with solid riding and filmwork at some of the best trails spots. Needless to say, if you’re looking to get your trails fix in, this is the one you’re going to watch. It sounds like Tom Arkus is sitting on a ton of footage and we might be getting a few more of these videos this year, which would be pretty damn rad since there aren’t enough trails videos popping up these days, and usually the footage and / or editing is pretty rough. Check it!

“A long overdue montage of some really incredible spots in Pennsylvania and England. This video features sick riders from the U.S. & Europe. Nate Halahan, Luke Halahan, Dunny, Brian Coleman, Tom Arkus, Chase Zink, Steven Mueller, Mark Potoczny, Mike Potoczny, Foerske, Red Belg, Gillian, Bentley, Cam McCreadie, Brandon Christie, Pi, Weexly, Dimitri, Phil, David Leep, Wingham homies, Gro Trails Crew, & Friends.

Filmed By: David Leep & Tom Arkus
Edited By: Tom Arkus

Music By: Dozer “Big Sky Theory”

Full story behind the video on vinylbmx.net” – Vinyl BMX

Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9

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Here’s one we’ve been excited to see. Bobby Valentine has released “Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9 as a start of a series of videos leading up to the full-length “Welcome To Pittsburgh 69” video. Hit play for 11 minutes of footage featuring Mark and Mike Potoczny, Tom Arkus, Cameron Nicols, Chris Doyle, Luke Nate and Shane Halahan, Kevin McNamara and more!

“Summer/Fall 2020 edit of a small part of the Pittsburgh BMX scene. This is a precursor to Welcome To Pittsburgh 69 which will be released in the Fall of 2021. Welcome To Pittsburgh 69 will be ten times the video that Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9 is, it’s mathematically guaranteed.

Music:
Doc Watson: Sitting on Top of the World
Weed Eater: Weed Monkey
Diamond Rugs: Hightail
The Damned: These Hands
The Damned: I Feel Alright
Cardi B: WAP feat. Megan the Stallion
Death: Freaking Out” – Bobby Valentine

COVID PA Trails Session

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It has been a while since we’ve seen a video pop up on the Vinyl BMX Vimeo account! Here’s a fresh one from some of the sessions going down in the woods and Tom Arkus‘ driveway trails out in Pennsylvania in this new video Tom put together featuring a bunch of familiar faces like Mark and Mike Potoczny, Chris Doyle, Mason Ritter, Bobby Valentine, the Halahan brothers and more. This is a super good watch and definitely a BMX video you won’t want to pass up!

“During these unpredictable times we made the most of it shredding the trails. Featuring Pa Locals. Filmed by David Leep. Edited by Tom Arkus.“

The Wheel Mill – February Winter Warmer

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The Wheel Mill coming through with a fresh mix they filmed during some of the BMX and MTB sessions that went down during February to check out! This features a bunch of familiar faces like Chris Doyle, the Potoczny brothers and the Halahan’s, along with a bunch of the locals. This has a real good vibe and plenty of dialed riding to see, so hit play and enjoy!

“Our locals have been ripping and Murphy Moschetta decided to hop behind the lens to capture all the heat through the month of February.

Video by: Murphy Moschetta
Music: Wooly Woman – “In My Eyes””

Lip Lords Hitching Post Session At The Wheel Mill

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We can’t remember the last time we saw a BMX video filled with this many clips from a hitching post setup, but we’ll take it. Brant Moore hit us with a link to his latest video from a very productive session he caught with Mike Potoczny riding the hitching post setup at The Wheel Mill. As expected, both of these guys came through with a ton of creative and crazy clips in just a short amount of time. If you want something a little different that will spark your creativity, this should do the trick!

“Hitching post riding seems to be a lost art in BMX.
Mike Potoczny built this hitching post in less than 15 minutes at The Wheel Mill and then we shredded it for a couple hours to make this video!
Also featuring a guest clip from young shredder Noah Forker!” – Brant Moore

Mark & Mike Potoczny “The BMX In Our Blood” Podcast

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The BMX In Our Blood podcast caught up with Mark and Mike Potoczny!

Here’s one we’ve been waiting for! The BMX In Our Blood Podcast finally caught up with Mark Potoczny and Mike Potoczny! These two brothers have done so much for BMX from throwing massive jams at their trails (The Welcome Jam) to Mike’s heavy involvement with the The Wheel Mill, traveling a ton, hitting up events all over the place and much, much more. These two guys are what BMX is all about. Hit play to listen to these guys talk about growing up and living together, traveling, what they’re up to these days and much, much more. This is a real good listen, so take it all in!

“The Potoczny brothers, Mike and Mark…or is it Mark and Mike? Plenty of joking around about two of the legends of the Pittsburgh scene that continue to make their mark on the East Coast. Both have traveled extensively internationally but love Pittsburgh and will always call it home. Stories from the early days of racing South Park to creating one of the best indoor wood jump lines in the Country at The Wheel Mill in Pittsburgh where Mike works while Mark works as an accountant gathering financial information from all of their friends. Seriously, these two were a pleasure to talk to and it makes my day to have met siblings that are so tight. Enjoy and thank you for listening!
Find the brothers at www.thewheelmill.com or the same on IG
Support the podcast through the www.thebmxinourblood.com website or by sending me a message through @gromdad2000 on IG
We now have The BMX In Our Blood stickers when you donate or buy merchandise. Lastly, don’t forget the mark your calendars for the 4th annual fundraising jam on July 28/29 at the Powder Ridge Bike Park in Connecticut, this time benefitting the family of Kevin Robinson. Always looking for sponsors so let me know if you are interested!” – Joe Doherty

Jauntana Road Trip

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The Jaunt Crew loaded up for a trip to Montana…

It’s always a good day when Mike Potoczny drops a new video in the inbox! Here’s one from the Jaunt trip out to Montana where they spent their time exploring skateparks, ditches and more, as well as some sight seeing, paddleboards and more. Based off this video, it’s safe to say these guys had a damn good time. Take a peek!

“We headed out to Montana with Corey Zell, Tyler Valentik, Mark Potoczny and Mike Potoczny for some good times, hikes and riding.

Music:

Violent Femmes
“I Held Her In My Arms”

Broncho
“Try Me Out Sometime”” – Jaunt