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Monster Army Recon Tour – Skatelab

July 30, 2013

Here’s a look at what went down during the Skatelab skatepark stop on the Monster Recon Tour! The kids out in California have definitely been getting wild on the box jumps at these contests, but this one looks like it was more geared towards the street guys this time around. Take a peek at what went down!

“SOLANA BEACH, Calif., July 30, 2013 — The Monster Army Recon Tour presented by Replay XD held the ninth stop at the famous Skatelab in Simi Valley, CA. The Recon Tour blew the doors off the building by hosting the first BMX contest in over a decade. The course was street oriented and challenged the riders to show their technical skills on the stair sets, down rails, and the bowl on the upper level of the park.

Emmett Thomas, who is no stranger to the Recon Tour series, showed his technical skills and walked away with the win in the 13-15 age group. Next up was the 16 + division where a battle for 1st was brewing between Cory Clark from Palmdale, CA and Andrew Coleman from Benson, AZ. Cory barely edged out Andrew in the end and claimed the top podium position and all the bragging rights. The Play Open division was really stacked and all the riders had their work cut out for them. Brian Fox from Deerfield Beach, FL impressed the judges with his speed and power on the course. He had technical tricks backed by big lines and transfers that no other competitor was doing. Brian earned the 1st place podium finish, but because he already had a wildcard spot in the Play Am Finals from an earlier Florida series, 2nd place finisher Ed Percival will be taking home the golden ticket and the 9th spot to compete in the Play AM finals.

The day wrapped up with a rail jam contest on the stair features with the winner taking home a Hyper frame. The athletes put their bodies on the line by doing some of the most technical tricks we witnessed all day. Dave Canary took home the Hyper frame with a fakie full cab down the wedge gap in the last seconds of the competition.

Special thanks to our tour partners Monster Army, Hookit, Replay XD, A3, Vans, XRyderz, Madcatz, Pro-Tec, Movietickets.com, Hyper BMX, Mike Spinner, Fat Tony, and Todd from Skatelab.

Final results from each division:

Play Open Final Results: 
1st- Brian Fox
2nd- Edward Percival
3rd- Sebastian Smith

16 + Final Results: 
1st- Cory Clark
2nd- Andrew Coleman
3rd- Fernando Hernandez

13-15 Final Results: 
1st- Emmet Thomas
2nd- Connor Hart
3rd- Jack Straiton“

Monster Recon Tour: Premises Park

July 24, 2013

The Monster Recon Tour made it’s way to Tucson, Arizona for the Premises Skatepark where it looks like a ton of awesome riding went down. It’s crazy to see how good kids are now days and this video is a good example showing you just how good the upcoming scene in Arizona is!

“The eighth stop of the Monster Army Recon Tour presented by Replay XD at Premises Park was insane! Three levels of screaming fans rattled the scaffolding throughout the building so hard that no one even realized they were in the middle of a full on monsoon. Ryan Guettler slayed it on the mic (as usual) and made sure everyone lost their voices by the end of the contest. We have never witnessed this much energy and excitement from the fans and athletes and Arizona definitely proved to us that BMX is here to stay.

The 13-15 age group kicked off the contest, setting the tone for a day all about good music, crazy riding and straight raw talent. Antonio Chavez from Chandler, AZ is one of the youngest cats around but knows how to win contests. Next up was the 16+ group where River Walden proved he was worthy of the top spot in a division full of flair whips and front flips. Finally we reached the Play Open division with 27 competitors all battling for the golden ticket to make the Recon Tour Play Am finals at Mike Spinner’s house. The energy and excitement in the building was bursting through the seams. Mother Nature wanted to get involved and say hello with a massive monsoon that put us in a rain delay for 30 minutes. This was the perfect time for the most insane product toss of the tour with the DJ dropping beats and Ryan Guettler even stage diving from the second story of the Park. The rain stopped and the contest continued with the most exciting and drama filled finals we have held yet. Everyone was putting their body on the line with huge transfers and endless combos of tricks. The drama continued with Wesley Hark and Alex Hiam going head to head throwing everything on the line. Wesley had the fire in his eyes and proved that he was not walking away without the golden ticket. He threw down the biggest barrel roll transfer anyone has ever done in the park to date. He earned his ticket and became the 8th rider to make it to the Play Am Finals.

Special thanks to our tour partners Monster Army, Hookit, Replay XD, A3, Vans, XRyderz, Madcatz, Pro-Tec, Movietickets.com, Hyper BMX, Mike Spinner, Ryan Guettler, David Peraza, Fat Tony, Ian Abbott and his Premises Park, and every single person who volunteered from the Premises staff to make this such an amazing event.

Final results from each division:

Play Open Final Results: 
1st- Wesley Hark
2nd- Alex Hiam
3rd- Corey Foster

16 + Final Results: 
1st- River Walden
2nd- Orus Bronson
3rd- Cory Clark

13-15 Final Results: 
1st- Antonio Chavez
2nd- Kirk Bratt
3rd- Trevyn Gibbs“

DUB 2013 Street Series – Round 2: Frankfurt

July 6, 2013

We saw an edit from the DUB Street Series stop in Frankfurt, Germany the other day in this VIDEO from Freedom BMX. Here’s the official edit from Monster that just dropped giving you a look at some different angles, clips that weren’t in the first edit and a bunch of commentary from DUB’s ringleader, Jack! Take a look because this is what a good time looks like!

DUB X Monster Street Series – Frankfurt, Germany

July 3, 2013

Freedom BMX dropped this new video from the DUB X Monster Street Series in Frankfurt, Germany! There was a heavy crew, real good spots and a plenty of good times! Check out the video to see everything that went down!

1. Fernando Laczko
2. Ben Lewis
3. Eddie Baum und Dennis Erhardt

Monster Recon Tour – San Jose, California

July 3, 2013

Here’s a look at all of the wild riding that went down during the Monster Recon Tour stop in San Jose, California recently! The park is dialed and there’s definitely a ton of shredders that made their way out for this one. Even Colony‘s Alex Hiam, who has been hanging out in California recently, made his way out and took home the win!

“The seventh stop of the Monster Army Recon Tour presented by Replay XD was on fire, literally! Not only was the riding insane, but the temperatures reached well into the 100 + range. Despite the heat, all of the competitors were not backing down from the massive concrete park known as Lake Cunningham Regional Skatepark in San Jose, CA. Competitors traveled from all over California and surrounding states to compete for the glory of being the best. The day started off with the youngest competitor the Recon Tour has witnessed yet. Four year old Mason Moreno showed us that the future of BMX will have very strong talent by impressing the well known judges Victor Salazar, Kris Fox, and Alex Landeros. Ryan Guettler didn’t let the heat affect his announcing skills and kept the energy of the crowd alive all day. As the day went on the riding kept increasing in skill level just like the heat. The Play Open division ended the day in a huge way with all of the competitors putting everything on the line. 14 year old Paul Shariff took home second place by destroying the course and tricking everything in his sight. He won over the crowd with huge tricks like his front flip and his intensity throughout his run. Alex Hiam from Australia took home the first place position by doing tricks no one else was throwing. Tricks like decades, 360 whip to bar, flairs, and his creative lines was the reason he walked away with the number one position and the all expense paid trip to Mike Spinner’s Play AM Finals in Florida.

Special thanks to our tour partners Monster Army, Hookit, Replay XD, A3, Vans, XRyderz, Madcatz, Pro-Tec, Movietickets.com, Hyper BMX, Mike Spinner, Ryan Guettler, Fat Tony, the City of San Jose, Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park, Cindy Rebhan, Andrew Freeman , and Josh Balogh.“

Monster Recon Tour – Mission Valley

June 19, 2013

Here’s a look at what went down during the Mission Valley stop of the Monster Recon Tour. Looks like a heavy turn out and some wild riding went down. Take a peek!

“The first stop of the West Coast Monster Army Recon Tour presented by Replay XD was amazing. We kicked things off here in the West at the Mission Valley YMCA Krause Family Skate & Bike Park. Kids were pouring in from all over California, Neveda, Arizona, and even a couple from the East Coast. Ryan Guettler was on the Mic and the kids were throwing massive tricks all day trying to impress the judges. The sponsors were keeping the energy alive in the vendor area by blasting tunes and grilling food all day. All of the divisions had an extreme amount of talent and the Play Open division was stacked with competition. Rounding out the top five was Parker Heath, Derek Kenny, Wesley Hark, Declan Brooks, and Ross Lanier. Ross earned the first place position and the all expense paid trip to Mike Spinner’s backyard by putting together a run that was filled with high intensity and huge back to back tricks.

Special thanks to our tour partners Monster Army, Hookit, Replay XD, A3, Vans, XRyderz, Madcatz, Pro-Tec, Movietickets.com, Hyper BMX, Mike Spinner, Ryan Guettler, Fat Tony, and Charlie and Lazslo from YMCA.

Play Open
1st- Ross Lanier
2nd- Declan Brooks
3rd- Wesley Hark

16 +
1st- Brad Thomas
2nd- Tyler Vosburgh
3rd- Tyler Thompson

13-15
1st- Paul Shariff
2nd- Emmet Thomas
3rd- Antonio Chavez

12 and under
1st- Kaden Stone
2nd- Andrew Casarez
3rd- Jacob Blais

Monster – Leandro Moreira Overall at Caracas Trails

June 7, 2013

We’ve definitely seen our fair share of footage from the Caracas trails in Brazil lately… but the footage is always soooo good. Check out a fresh one from Monster featuring Leandro Moreira Overall putting in some time at these massive trails. Style and bangers for days. Take a look!

Edit by: Utida Tico

Through The Lens: Freedom of Speech with Jamie Bestwick

June 5, 2013

Jamie Bestwick BMX
I have to be honest with you here, there are times when I sit around and think for hours, days and sometimes a full week until an idea for a new column pops into my head. Week after week I have been searching for ways to keep things fresh and ways to keep people interested. I simply try to give a reason to check back every Wednesday to see what the new TTL will be about. For those that don’t know, I have officially started my East Coast summer at Woodward and for this week’s column I am very stoked to present an interview with vert legend Jamie Bestwick. Jamie is arguably the best vert rider on the planet and although he doesn’t like to admit that, I doubt there are any riders out there that would argue that fact. He is the type of rider that has an incredible drive to be the best at what he does. He has had a wild journey in BMX so far and has set the bar to an almost unreachable height. Jamie has won eight X Games gold medals in a row and shows zero signs of slowing down anytime soon. He is at the peak of his career and somehow remains level headed, modest and as down to earth as it gets. We recently spent some time hanging out on a quiet afternoon in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania and while we were hanging out I fired some questions his way, and this was the result. Enjoy.

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