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Monticule BMX Instagram Slam

December 19, 2025

The Monticule BMX team take on an Instagram Slam.

It has been a long time since we’ve seen an Instagram Slam video pop up, but Our BMX brought it back during a session with the Monticule crew out in California. Check out what they got called out to do and what got done.

“What started off as a jam quickly turns into a classic Instagram Slam. With Monticule behind the wheel, we quickly jumped into things. Hit play and catch Garrett Reynolds, Chad Kerley, Dan Kruk, Guy Scroggie, and Hobie Doan take your instagram comments and turn them into clips at Linda Vista Skatepark in California.

Monticule also kicked off their new winter catalog this week. Check out the new threads here:
https://monticule.co/

Shout out to SD Wheelworks for providing some cash for tricks at the end of the day. Make sure to hit up the shop if you’re in the SD area and check out their web store: https://www.sdwheelworks.com/” – Our BMX

Unclicked Podcast – Taj Mihelich

December 16, 2025

Taj Mihelich sat down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast.

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived. This time around Ryan Fudger and Mike Escamilla have the one and only Taj Mihelich to sit down to tell his story from how he got his start, all the way through his BMX career, his art, music and much, much more.This covers a ton of ground over the course of 3 hours, so hit play and take it all in!

“The title is correct, Taj Mihelich is in the Unclicked studio! And I couldn’t be more happy to type that out. Taj is a hero to the BMX community and a shining example of style, creativity, and doing things your own way. He’s always been authentic to himself, never letting trends or outside influence distract from his vision. Whether it’s riding, art, or making music, Taj has always stayed true to himself. I can keep saying nice things about Taj, but I won’t keep you much longer, hit play and enjoy an in depth conversation with the living legend Taj Mihelich. We also got special guest host Mike Escamilla to help us dig deeper into Taj’s history.

Taj has a new book out, Ban the Fan. It can be found here: https://thinkupgoodthings.com/

TOC:
00:00 – Taj Mih‍️Erich
15:00 – Matt Hoffman
34:35 – Austin
42:00 – Vert‍️
1:00:05 – Signature Frame
1:04:28 – Leaving Hoffman️
1:20:12 – T1
1:30:15 – Shoe Design
1:45:19 – Etnies️
2:11:01 – Relationships
2:27:14 – New Beginnings
2:34:10 – Texas Toast
2:45:36 – First Time on Stage
3:14:00 – Bellingham
3:16:51 – Art
3:30:52 – Embracing the Unknown” – Our BMX

Odyssey “On Lock” Jam & Premiere

December 9, 2025

Check out highlights from the Odyssey “On Lock” jam and premiere!

The crew at Odyssey have been busy putting in work for their new full-length video “On Lock”, and it’s ready for everyone to enjoy. This past weekend Odyssey threw a jam and premiere at their warehouse in California, and it was a full day of riding, good times and a look at the video. Check this out then get ready for the video to premiere online later this week!

“In continuation of their 40th year celebration, Odyssey hosted a jam and premiere of their new full-length video, On Lock, this past Saturday. It was a full day of BMX with Veesh spinning tunes, Speedy G slingin’ t-shirts, free Rambler waters flowing, and a bunch of the Odyssey team and locals chilling and riding. Just prior to the main event, Odyssey surprised Mikey Andrew with the well deserved bump to pro, and then the video kicked off. Don’t fret if you couldn’t make it to the premiere because On Lock goes live on the web this Friday!” – Our BMX

Dan Kruk – Lead By Example

November 28, 2025

Check out Dan Kruk’s incredible “Lead By Example” video part!

If you haven’t checked out the “Lead By Example” video yet, you’re completely blowing it! If you want to know what you are missing, you have just a few days to get a look at Dan Kruk‘s full section that is one banger after another. Amazing riding, spots and film work. Go get a copy of the video RIGHT HERE for $5.

“Simply put, Dan Kruk equals cutting-edge street riding trickery at the highest level. Dan and long time friend & filmer Grant Castelluzzo have been working together for ages and their collaborative efforts are never short of amazing. We have a limited screening of his section from Lead By Example until Monday, Dec 1st.” – Our BMX

“Dan Kruk might be one of the hardest working riders I know and despite all of his success I still personally think he’s underrated. The level of the riding in his LBE part is unmatched and his style is uniquely his own. From his eye for spots to the tricks he decides to do on them, this part will hold up over time. When I was thinking of which part to put online first, Dan’s immediately came to mind. Dan’s part is probably one of my favorite things I have ever edited and I hope that you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed filming and putting it together.

If you like what you see and you haven’t picked up the full “Lead By Example” video now is a good time to do that for a discounted rate for Black Friday weekend. Thank you for all of the support on the project.” — Grant Castelluzzo

Super Pro Session

November 22, 2025

Check out this heavy hitter ramp session.

Here’s one for the ramp riders! Check out what went down during a very productive two hour session with Logan Martin, Daniel Sandoval, Jaie Toohey Brady Baker, Kevin Peraza, Andy Buckworth, and Gustavo Balaloka caught a session at the Clairemont park in San Diego. Needless to say, these guys threw down plenty of hammers during a somewhat laid back session.

“Logan Martin and Jaie Toohey were in Southern California for a few weeks just hanging out. No events, no real plans…just a good ole fashion BMX vacation of sorts. Well, of course they found their way down to San Diego and we decided to bring the rest of the local Hyper squad (Daniel Sandoval and Brady Baker). Add in Kevin Peraza, Andy Buckworth, and Gustavo Balaloka and you have one hell of a super pro session.” – Our BMX

Unclicked Podcast – Chad Kagy

November 11, 2025

Chad Kagy sits down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast!

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived. This time around the one and only Chad Kagy to talk his story in BMX from how he got his first big deal with Hoffman Bikes all the way through his career on up to what he is up to today! This is a great listen, so get on that play button!

“Chad Kagy is in the Unclicked studio is week! Chad walks us through the ins and outs of his BMX career. Including some of his more serious injuries, his focus on X Games, and ultimately making the choice to no longer compete. Special guest host Mike Escamilla is in the studio too, helping things along. Hit play and get to know Chad Kagy!

00:00 – Chad Kagy
07:46 – Hoffman Bikes ‍️
25:39 – X Games️
46:22 – Video Games
50:12 – Specialized
1:02:36 – Mind Games
1:30:19 – Risks
2:02:25 – Mega Ramp
2:05:53 – Recovery
2:18:54 – Family
2:54:20 – Judging
3:15:15 – Advice” – Our BMX

Merritt – Jack Hennicke Welcome To Pro

November 7, 2025

Jack Hennicke has been bumped up to the Merritt Pro team!

The crew at Merritt recently gave Jack Hennicke the well deserved bump on up to the Pro team! To celebrate, Jack went to work stacking clips for this video officially welcoming him on up. Needless to say, Jack delivered with a ton of dialed riding that you won’t want to miss. Get on that play button!

“Hell of year for Jack Hennicke and here’s another banger to add to the list. Merritt welcomes Jack to pro! Jack turned pro for Merritt in July and this is his official Welcome video. Jack has been turning heads all year, it’s safe to say with his style and trick selection, the dude has a bright future ahead of him. Now sit back, hit play, and enjoy 4 min of heat from the Northeast.

Film/edit: Ralph Rodrigues” – Our BMX

The BMX Section

November 6, 2025

Check out the new BMX section at the Clairemont park!

The Clairemont park in San Diego has always had awesome ramps, but they recently got a makeover and now they look incredible! Here’s a video giving you a look at the new ramps Jason Watts‘ crew built, with dialed riding from Jason, Kevin Peraza, Dennis Enarson, Gary Young and more. The lines look pretty much endless and the whole place looks so fun. Take a look!

“All location, hours, and costs for the Mission Valley YMCA Krause Family Skate and Bike Park…aka the “Clairemont Park” can be found here: Clairemont Park Website

The “Clairemont Park” has been a staple in the BMX scene for nearly 30 years. It originally opened in Mission Valley, around ten miles from it’s current location, in 1997. At a time when there was only a handful of public parks and none that accepted BMX, the YMCA park was a haven and focal point for the entire scene in San Diego. So much so, that Gary and myself (Ryan) actually moved to be closer to the park. It’s where we learned how to ride ramps more than anywhere else. In 2001, the park lost the lease with the city because it required the space for broadcast production trucks for the 2003 Superbowl. It was a crushing blow to the scene, but the Mission Valley Krausse YMCA could see how important the park was and found a new home at it’s current location in 2002. The rest is history, as the “Clairemont Park” has been home base for generations of riders in San Diego and a destination for people around the world.
During Covid and with unsure plans of the future, Gary Young took a director role at the park and quickly fell in love with it. His hard work and dedication has breathed new life into the park in many ways, but none more noticeable than procuring the dollars to have Jason Watts’ ramp company, Universal Ramps, come build an absolute masterpiece… We filmed this over five or six days shortly after the park was finished and before it was open to the public, but as things tend to go with me, editing it became a hurdle. Hopefully it was worth the wait.” – Our BMX