The guys over at AVE BMX over in Poland have done us all a huge favor and released their full-length BMX video “Alter” online for our viewing pleasure! This video features some damn good street, park and trails riding from Michał Mycek, Dawid Godziek, Miłosz Siajkowski, Michał Sępkowski, Kuba Zinserling, Radosław Dźwigała, Łukasz Pluta, Marek Jadczak, Ben Lewis, Filippakos, Jason Eustathiou, Panos Maranas, Vita Kacha, Jakub Juza and Ludek Sedlar. The filming and editing handled by Mateusz Kanownik is also so clean! Highly suggest you kick back and enjoy all 51 minutes of this!
Editorial: The BMX Industry and Community
Photo: Kurt Hohberger / Texas Toast 2013
Words by Henry White
If you haven’t picked up on it, I have a lot of views on the industry that many don’t like to talk about. My biggest pet peeve is the oppression we have all endured just for loving our sport. Maybe you haven’t experienced the struggle, that’s ok I won’t hold it against you, but there are many out there that will, in fact there are a lot that will. To many riders, BMX isn’t just about what you can do on a bike, it’s about the experiences you’ve had and how you translate that into your riding, aka your “style”. Which can be a beautiful thing, but that’s not what gets me riled up, it’s those who hold themselves over another because they’re not at the same riding level, it’s crap, bullying and not needed. Who cares what tricks you can do, shouldn’t we all just be enjoying ourselves and helping each other progress, after all BMX is just a leisure recreational activity right…or is it?…
Happy Days with Bruno Hoffmann
Our friends over at Freedom BMX dropped a FIRE new BMX video featuring Bruno Hoffmann getting down on the streets of Germany! Needless to say, Bruno came through with some dialed lines and charged some big rails! This is a MUST SEE BMX video for sure! Check it out!
Photogallery: Devon Denham March 2015
It’s always a good day when we can release a new photogallery from our friend and photographer Devon Denham! This time around we have a batch of BMX photos that span the course of the last 5 years or so featuring the likes of Ryan Howard, Jon “Gremlin” Bechtold, Jake Coulson, Chad Kagy, Jimmy Levan, Dan Diehl, Mitch Doran, Dan Norvell, Eric Mesta, Brian Hinkel, Scott Steele and Tony Cherry! You can check out the full photogallery by visiting the link below!
CHECK OUT THE FULL PHOTOGALLERY
Editorial: Police Escorts and Cemetery Wandering in Barcelona
Words and photos by Justin Schwanke
In the last few years of my life I’ve contracted the travel bug. It’s a strong virus with symptoms of vagabond desire, a craving for adventure, and a longing to be well-cultured. For me, the bicycle seems to be the paramount device to assist in spreading this virus, and connecting with other infected individuals. As a proud victim of this infection, I hope to share my stories and experiences in this series, bicycles involved or otherwise. In doing so, perhaps I may be able to achieve the status of a parasite and inspire others to contract the travel bug themselves…
Quicky: Shawn McIntosh
It has been a little while since we have caught up with Shawn McIntosh, and between a whole slew of signature products, a banger of a section in the Fit Bike Co. “Holy Fit” DVD, recently making a trip over to the U.K for the 4Down One Up video contest and making the move back to Oregon from California, we figured it would probably be a good time to catch up and see what was new with the guy! Let’s see what he had to say!
Name: Shawn Mac
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Cult – “The First Five Years” Book
Today, the mailman dropped off a little surprise that we didn’t expect from the guys over at Cult. Inside, we found a copy of their new book “The First Five Years” that looks back on the first five years of the brands existence. The book is filled with photos, print ads and words that cover trips, events and really just a look at the diverse family that Robbie Morales and the team have formed since its inception in 2010.
It’s kind of crazy how something like this can spark a memory you forgot about. The first thing I thought looking into this was one from Interbike in 2009 hearing rumors that Robbie was working on something new and there would be some interesting things coming about. That was my 2nd or 3rd Interbike and the industry was still pretty new and unfamiliar territory to myself, but you could feel the excitement and tension revolving around how Cult all came to be. It was hard to not take notice and want to find out what was going on.
Since then, the entire Cult (CVLT for those of you who remember the early days) program has definitely proven that the decision to make some moves to do something on their own terms (I say they because it was far more than just Robbie that were driving forces behind making this happen) was right for them. Honestly, in BMX’s tight economy that has really seen some pretty rough times over the past few years, it wasn’t an easy accomplishment to even make it five years, but today they’re still here and one of the most well known brands in BMX. They have seen hardships, a good amount of resistance or hate from some riders and plenty of good times along the way and this book is a good reminder that BMX is more than just about tricks or bikes.
I know The Union wouldn’t be where it is today without the support of Cult, or really any of the other amazing brands in BMX that have been helping to grow and push this sport of ours in new directions and places, and this book is a reminder of that for us personally.
With that being said, I’d like to give a huge thank you to Robbie, Neal, Veesh, Javee and all the guys behind the scenes at Cult making that ship float on a daily basis. On to the next five years.
You can learn more about “The First Five Years” and pick up a copy for $19.95 in the Cult Webstore now.
Review: Macneil – “Any Means Necessary” DVD
It’s always a good day when a new DVD pops up in the mail. We recently got our hands on a copy of the new “Any Means Necessary” DVD that Macneil released a few weeks back! After checking it out a few times, we figured it would be a good idea to toss together a quick review to give you guys some insight into what to expect from the video if you’re on the fence about picking it up! Let’s do this…