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Lumia Pureviews – Back To Vietnam with Hoang Tran & Joris Coulomb

March 20, 2015

Hadrien Picard has done it again! With the help of two Lumia phones, he was able to produce this amazing video from a trip to Vietnam with Hoang Tran and Joris Coulomb who recently spent some time traveling and riding the country! This is one BMX video you won’t want to pass up!

“A video shot with Lumia 930 & 1020

Come with us to a new exotic destination with the return of american rider HOANG TRAN to Saigon where he was born before his parents left the communist regim. Joined by the charismatic JORIS COULOMB, he comes back for the first time to this megalopolis jammed by scooters bike, looking for unique spots and rare bmx locals. Accepting the challenge of this not easy trip, Hoang and Joris managed to made it a total success as shown with this short document filmed entirely with some Lumia 930 & 1020 by Hadrien Picard. Take your time, have a coconut juice and enjoy this 5 minutes of pure BMX” – Lumia Pureviews

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2015 East Coast Street Mix

March 17, 2015

A little while back, Brett Rohlfing took a road trip all along the east coast from Florida to Ohio and all the way up to New York. While he was on the road, he stacked a bunch of clips from John Manaras, Alex Magallan, Roy Taveras, Spencer Foresman and Zack Gerber getting some time on street spots they came across! Check out this fresh BMX video loaded with solid riding that came from the sessions that went down along the way!

Filmed and edited by Brett Rohlfing

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Sun Ringle – Reed Stark 2015 Video

March 17, 2015

There’s no denying that Reed Stark is an ABSOLUTE beast out on the streets (and well, really anything he rides)! Check out this brand new video for Sun Ringle where he puts those Big Baller rims of his through some crazy riding hopping over unsuspecting cars and taking some big drops after grinds! Highly advise you hit that play button on this BMX video because it’s a MUST SEE! Hell yeah, Reed!

“Filmed in the streets of Minnesota.
Reed planned to 360 over that alley and had no idea a car was pulling around the corner. The dude driving was obviously psyched after, but let Reed know that he was driving a classic car and if things hadn’t have gone so smoothly, nobody would be smiling.
Film/Edit: Kyle Stark
Additional Filming: Reed Stark
Thumbnail photo: Devon Lampmanual
Song: “Goldenchevrolet” by Bones”

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Editorial: Perceptions

March 16, 2015

Photo: Photogallery: X-Gams Austin 2014
Words by Henry White

“Perception: The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.: “the normal limits to human perception”.

I wanted to include the definition just to be clear. I’ve had a running thought in my head about societies perception on Action Sports and their participants. We, the participants, all know they have it wrong, well at least my generation does, but the road then wasn’t quite as paved as it is for the next generation. Hard to realize that X-games has been around since 1994, but where would we be without them. It could be said that the catalyst of success in our industry was the X-games. It could even be said that they are our generation’s answer to the Olympics. As a matter of fact, though relatively new, BMX Racing as an Olympic competition hasn’t raised as big of an audience as the world of BMX Freestyle.

So why is it that society still views it in a negative light like it’s not as big and popular as the NFL, MLB, or NBA? I would blame the marketing, we’ve all been labeled, typecasted even. “Extreme-games”, it’s all in the name, marketed as such because the participants and viewers are not boring! We tend to exceed the normal limits of behaviors set by societies perception. Say what you will about the radical fans of traditional sports, I’m not knocking them, but show me a sport that has just as many if not more viewers that are actively participating in that sport. Our personalities have a tendency to be loud, outgoing, and adventurous types, clearly exceeding the normal limits of society. For us, you could even say that our game never ends, we are an industry of constant progression, and continual motion.

The beautiful thing about society is that it’s not linear, always changing in one direction or another, thus far my generation and those before me have been witness to an amazing evolution. With each decade new technology, a new mastery of balance, and amazing architecture that was beyond our wildest dreams and never considered ridable. Quite an incredible journey it’s been seeing as our industries roots date back to some gnarly downhill SoCal backyard races. By the way, if you haven’t seen Joe Kid on a Stingray, you’re blowin it!

I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m tired of society seeing our industry as nothing more than a dangerous activity. Sure, the next generation will have it better, but what about now? I guess we just have to live it, and show them the unlimited possibilities, though they’ll probably never get it. For those that do, we embrace you, and encourage you to join our ranks and get to pedaling!

Misguided perception or not, we stand together as a strong community, and we should all be damned proud of it!” – Henry White

What do you think of Henry’s thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.

Interested in writing your own Editorial piece? Get in touch.

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Mat Hoffman and the Lars Ligament

March 15, 2015

There’s no denying that Mat Hoffman has done some crazy things on his bike, but it turns out he’s also not scared to send it when it comes to things like surgery, too!

There’s no denying that Mat Hoffman is an absolute BADASS. Even though you have probably heard plenty of stories about Mat, I’m sure some of you have never heard the story of the experimental ACL surgery he did WITHOUT anesthesia that he actually helped do the work on. Here’s a video that Taj Mihelich illustrated to go along with Mat telling the story… Even the drawings will make you a little queasy if you aren’t good with pretty graphic stories, haha. Needless to say, this is just one of MANY reasons why Mat is a legend in and outside of BMX! The real question is… Are there that many people out there that would actually go through what Mat did to make something like this happen?

“In 1999 Mat Hoffman endured an experimental synthetic ACL replacement surgery with no anesthesia. He stayed awake while doctors drilled through six inches of bone. Story told by Mat Hoffman and illustrated by Taj Mihelich.”

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Flybikes in Malta

March 14, 2015

If you follow Flybikes on Facebook or Instagram, there’s a good chance you saw one of the teasers for their new Malta video from the trip that Stefan, Sergio and Roey took! Well, they just dropped the full video and photogallery from the trip and damn is it good! Check out some amazing riding and some dialed film work in this. That rock quarter thing looks amazing to ride! Hit play and start your Saturday off right! After you watch the video, go check out the photogallery over on their Malta Microsite!

“Trips are an adventure and with a group of guys like this, it’s guaranteed fun. Sergio Layos, Stefan Lantschner and Matt Roe headed Malta, a small Island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea with warm weather, old architecture and good food for a few days of spots and sights!

The riding spots were limited, but the natural trannies of Gozo were well worth the travel and there was endless good times that were had.

Thanks to Malta BMX for all the hospitality and good times.” – Hugo Almeida

Filmed and edited by Hugo Almeida

Music by Mike Ghost”

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Volume Bikes “The Finer Things” Giveaway

March 13, 2015

Have you been wanting to see the new Volume Bikes DVD “The Finer Things“? Well, here’s your chance to WIN a copy along with a few The Union stickers! We’re going to make this one super easy… All you need to do is leave us a comment in the comments section below and tell us who your favorite Volume Bikes rider is and why you want to see the video! Get creative, get weird… Whatever you want! We’ll pick the best comment and get this video on its way to your doorstep! We will pick a winner TUESDAY, March 17th (St. Patricks Day), so get to it already!

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Photogallery: 2015 FLBMX Series: Albacoa by Josh McElwee

March 12, 2015

Last weekend was the fourth stop of the FLBMX Skatepark Series that stopped in Albacoa skatepark! Although the weather didn’t quite cooperate for part of the day, they were still able to throw an awesome contest that had amazing riding and good vibes! Our good friend, Josh McElwee, was on hand to snap some dialed photos and came through with a new photogallery featuring the likes of Mark Mulville, Chad DeGroot, Matt Coplon, Keith Schmidt, Trey Jones, Jabe Jones, Jack Straiton and more! Check out all of the photos in the link below!

Check out the full photogallery here!