Sam Downs Archives – BMX UNION

Ride PA – Bepiscrawdad

June 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Ride PA dropped this new one that Rainer Etsweiler put together for your viewing pleasure. Filmed over the course of the past two years, this 12 minute mix is loaded with non-stop gems from the streets and a little park action. If you’re looking for grinds, this video is for you. Hit play and take it all in!

“Bepiscrawdad is a video project two years in the making by a group of friends from Harrisburg and Philadelphia. The project was spearheaded by Rainer Etsweiler, with additional filming provided by most of the riders involved and Dan Conway. The video includes sections from Rainer Etsweiler, Angus Tuttle, Griffin Mann, and Mike Stahl with guest clips from Sam Downs, Noah Doss, Paul Lichtenstein, Andrew Thompson, Jesse Romano, and Grant Castelluzzo.” – Ride PA

“Distanced” BMX Trailer

May 4, 2021 Leave a Comment

Sam Downs has been putting in work behind the lens for a new video project, clocking a bunch of miles from the East Coast to the West Coast, filming with a bunch of different riders. Here’s the trailer giving us a taste of what’s to come! This should be awesome!

““Distanced” is a full length BMX project that has been in the works for the last year or so traveling between New York, Philadelphia, Miami, and California.

Featuring riding from Mike Stahl, Rainer Etsweiler, Sam Downs, Angus Tuttle, Dan Kruk, Grant Castelluzzo, Juan Lorenzo, Matias Barboza, Alex Avilla, Dom Simoncini, Dimitri McCombs, and Markus Hoyte.

Thanks to everyone involved with this one and be on the look out for the final product soon! Filmed and edited by Sam Downs.

Music is “Eclipse” by Pink Floyd” – Sam Downs

Two Weeks In Spain: Raw Footage 03

February 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Sam Downs coming through with another raw edit filled with clips from the two week trip him and a few friends spent cruising spots around Spain. This time around we get a look at what they got into in Badalona and part of Barcelona! Plenty of solid clips in this BMX video, so get on that play button and check it out!

“Filmed on our trip to Spain this past October. In this episode we begin our spot search in Badalona, a northeastern suburb of Barcelona. We then get the train to Madrid ending our two-week trip in Spain’s capital.

Video by Sam Downs
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Starring:
Joe Hanusiewicz
https://instagram.com/joeymonsta22
David Ortega
https://instagram.com/lostinmyskull
Sam Downs
https://instagram.com/samdowns
Robert Dong
https://instagram.com/deepintotherabb…
Irvin Lopez
https://instagram.com/livingoodlopez
Adrian Serrano
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Killian Prunier
https://instagram.com/killianprunier
Lil Jon”

Sam Downs – Two Weeks In Spain Part 2

February 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

Sam Downs put together another raw batch of footage from his two week trip to Spain! Here’s a look at a bunch of footage they collected while cruising spots around Badalona. This is a mix of b-roll, crashes and some landed clips, so it’s not the craziest, but worth a peek.

“Filmed on our trip to Barcelona and Madrid this past October. In this episode, we end our stay searching the streets of Badalona, northeast of downtown Barcelona. Next stop is Madrid…

Video by Sam Downs
https://samdowns.com

Meseroll Mixtape 01

March 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

The Meseroll Bike Shop crew out in New York coming through with a super dialed mix featuring the guys going to work on spots. This video features a whole bunch of different riders that bring a good mix of styles and tricks to the table to keep things interesting from start to finish. Not only is the riding and spots dialed, but the film work that Sam Downs produced for this is on point, too! Hit play and take it all in!

“Featuring:
Kevin Negron
Josh Bailey
David Ortega
Sam Downs
Andrew York
Markus Hoyte
Steven Mejia
Zeke Weber
Peter Straehle
Michael Greenwood
Tenzin Nyandak

Filmed by Josh Bailey and Sam Downs
Edited by Sam Downs

Music:
“The Finer Things” by Kankick”

Dirty Jersey Uptown Jam

July 5, 2018 Leave a Comment

Check out highlights from the Dirty Jersey jam in New York City…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3grcoiOxocE

This past weekend, the Dirty Jersey Crew took over the streets of New York City as a big crew rolled through the city hitting up spots all along the way. Here’s a look at what went down in this raw cut from Sam Downs!

“This past Saturday, the Dirty Jersey Crew put together a massive BMX jam that started in Harlem and went downtown to Chinatown hitting spots along the way.

Filmed and edited by Sam Downs (@samdowns)

Follow Dirty Jersey Crew on Instagram (@DirtyJerseyCrew)” – Sam Downs

Death of Winter Jam 2018

June 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Check out highlights from this years Death of Winter jam!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_3ZjdLv38

Anyone that has to deal with the winter knows that once Spring and Summer rolls around, the sessions get rolling in full effect! The annual Death of Winter Jam went down the other weekend out in Connecticut and, as expected, there was a big turn out and a ton of great riding going down! Check out the highlights!

“The Meseroll crew travels to Bristol, Connecticut to celebrate the life of fallen rider Gabe Cruz aka Junebug. This is becoming more and more like the plot of friv games other than what is described initially here. Taking into account this text, it should still be noted that it is possible to improve what is described by introducing game techniques, a striking example of which is the experience of Friv. This is the 5th annual Death of Winter BMX Jam hosted by Bikers Edge bike shop. Thanks to everyone helped make this possible! More trips coming soon!

Edited by Sam Downs“

Posted Up 3 – NYC BMX

June 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sam Downs has released the 3rd and final Posted Up video from the streets of New York City!

Over the past few months, Sam Downs has been releasing his “Posted Up” videos from the streets of New York City. Today the 3rd and final section dropped, and, as expected, there is no shortage of great riding featuring a whole bunch of riders. Great riding, real good spots and some clean film work. Can’t go wrong with that combo!

“The final installment of the ‘Posted up’ series is here, capturing the best up and coming riders in New York City. Thanks to everyone who put in work for this!

Filmed and edited by Sam Downs

Music
“Do Not Disturb” by Smokepurpp, Murda Beats (feat. Lil Yachty, Offset)

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