Round 4 of the 2013 DUB X Monster Street Series is heading to Glasgow, Scotland on August 24th! If this stop is anything like the past few, it’s going to be a full crew and some amazing riding. Do not miss this!
DUB 2013 Street Series – Round 3: Rotterdam
We saw some footage from the Rotterdam stop of the DUB Street Series the other day, but here’s the official video from Monster that’s 7 minutes of pure BMX goodness from the day for you to check out! Hit that play button!
“On Saturday the 27th of July round 3 of the DUB 2013 Street Series hit the streets of Rotterdam, Holland.
With a huge turnout of of riders from Holland, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the UK even the rain could not stop play and and amazing jam took place!
Be sure to head over to monsterenergy.com to check out details of round 4 in Glasgow, UK on Saturday the 24th of August in association with BSD & DIG BMX Magazine!“
DUB X Monster Street Series – Rotterdam
Freedom BMX dropped this dialed video from the DUB X Monster Street Series contest that went down in Rotterdam last weekend! Check it out as Dan Lacey, Pete Sawyer, Diego Santos, Roy Van Kempen and many, many more put down some damn good riding on the spots they were able to hit up!
Monster Army Recon Tour – Skatelab
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
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
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
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
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.“