All photos and captions by Josh McElwee
Andrew Castaneda greeting a friend moments before heading out.
Dakota Roche, pre-ride sparkling water break.
Tony Neyer and Aaron Brenner give the group some info about the plan for the day.
Monster Energy – Home Turf: Mike Varga
Wow! This new Mike Varga BMX video from Monster Energy is an absolute BANGER! Watch as Mike goes absolutely wild on his private ramp setup that he built. Everything from the riding, to the ramp, to the film work is amazing. Hit play RIGHT NOW! You will not regret it one bit.
“Every rider dreams of having their own backyard setup. A private place with perfect ramps, that can be ridden at any time – a place that becomes their own. Mike Varga made that dream a reality: Meticulously designing and constructing one of the best backyard ramp setups we’ve ever seen. Watch as Mike goes to work on his “Home Turf”.”
The Street Series – Los Angeles Filming Mission
What are you doing on February 20th? Well, if you’re in the Los Angeles area, you need to be heading to Thee Block to meet up with the Monster Energy team to hit the streets to get in on filming for the up coming year of The Street Series! If you’re looking to meet and ride with Dan Lacey, Dakota Roche, Ben Lewis, Ed Zunda, Alex Donnachie and more, this i the place to be!
“On February 20th 2016, @Thestreetseries and @Thee_block are holding a jam in LA and we want you to #BEAPARTOFIT
Aside from the usual fun, this Jam is being filmed for an upcoming #BMXDAY promo and we want as many riders there as possible to make for a good time and a rad video.
Get to #THEEBLOCK for 12:00 on the day and cruise with the following riders
@Dan_Lacey
@Dakroche
@_Bennyl
@EdZunda
@Alex_Donnachie & More
Please share and be sure to come along if you can #THESTREETSERIES” – Monster Energy
Ben Lewis Bike Check
Photos: Will Stroud
It has been a little while since we’ve caught up with Ben Lewis, so when we saw he dialed in his bike before making a trip over to the U.S. to film for the Etnies “Chapters” DVD, we figured it would be the perfect time to take a closer look at his Fit Bike Co. Benny L V2 setup decked out with Fit and Animal Bikes parts and to find out what he has cooking with his sponsors and plans for the year now that 2016 is under way! Ready? Let’s take a closer look at this unit!
Name: Ben Lewis
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Harry Main Off Monster Energy
Welp. It looks like the Harry Main sponsor changes weren’t quite done yet. Today he announced that he has parted ways with Monster Energy after seven years. No word on why or if Harry has something else lined up, but I’d be willing to bet that was a noticeable pay check to lose.
“No longer riding for Monster Energy. This year we have parted ways after 7 years together we are both doing separate things which is cool! Had such a sick time with these guys and unforgettable moments! Thanks for everything!”
Monster Energy – Kevin Peraza Is On Fire
With a title like that, you better believe this is one of those wild MUST SEE BMX videos! Monster Energy just dropped this banger of a video featuring Kevin Peraza absolutely destroying some of his local skateparks and spots! Stop reading and HIT PLAY!
“While most riders make the move to Southern California, Kevin is happiest at home in Tucson surrounded by family and friends. For the last year he has ridden his local spots, visualizing new lines and tricks on the familiar ramps. When it came time to put it on camera Kevin was unstoppable. Whether it was coming up with a way to create green fire, building a massive wall ride or pulling never been done tricks, when Kevin sets his mind to something he always gets what he wants.
Credits:
Film – Dylan Pfohl
Backup Filmer – Eddie Peraza
Music – Easy Rider by Fox and the Law”
The Day BMX Took Over The Streets Worldwide
This past summer, Monster Energy‘s Street Series contest decided to do one full day of BMX all over the world with jams going on in the U.S., U.K, Latvia and Japan. Check out this highlight reel from each stop all in one video. It was definitely a wild one and it sounds like we’ll be seeing it go down once again this summer!
“The Street Series Jams went global in 2015 in support of #BMXDAY and they couldn’t have gone any better! On the 18th of July we saw multiple street jams going off worldwide, all in the name of having fun on bikes. We were there with DIG for the five main events in Glasgow UK, Riga in Latvia, Nagoya in Japan and San Francisco/Chicago in the US… and we thought we’d put them all together and show you what went down that day in one single recap edit. One of the most exciting factors of street jams is the fact that anything can happen and this year was no different. High speed gaps, run-ins with cops, crazy locals and mobs of riders weaving their way though cities… this is how you do it!
And that’s not all; we’re stoked to announce that you can look out for a 2016 Street Series jam in support of #BMXDAY jam near you on July 23rd. Look for more new on DIGBMX.com early this year. #BEAPARTOFIT
Filmed by Peter Adam, Veesh , David Leep, Will Stroud, Ben McPherson” – DIG
Watch our video from The Street Series stop in Chicago!
Ryan Guettler Off Monster Energy
With the end of the year hitting at the end of this week, the sponsor changes for 2016 will be starting to hit hard. Today, Ryan Guettler will no longer be apart of the Monster Energy program for 2016! He made the announcement on Instagram…
“After 13 years of good times I want to announce I will no longer be riding for @monsterenergy No use crying over spilled milk, we’re already the luckiest guys on the planet. #BMX“.
It sounds like he’s not all too disappointed by the news, so that’s a positive. Ryan still remains a pro rider and team manager for Hyper and Snafu, along with the pro teams for Vans and Ethika.