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The Factory Celebrates 6 Years With Expansion

January 22, 2017

If you have ever visited Minnesota to ride, there’s no doubt that somebody had mentioned The Factory to you as a spot to check out. Dustin Grice and Evan Moyle started the place in 2011 and it’s grown and evolved ever since. To celebrate 6 years, they have announced that the place has expanded to nearly 3 times the size with an all new “trails” section with boxes, hips and rollers. Hit play to get a look at it all and expect to see plenty of footage from this place in the near future.

“Exactly 6 years ago today, on January 21st 2011, Dustin Grice and Evan Moyle created “The Factory”, the world’s very first public 24 Hour Indoor Bike & Skatepark run by key holder memberships. Thank you all for so many incredible years together. We look forward to what is next!”

The Factory – Minnesota Mayhem Team Contest Highlights

December 23, 2015

On December 20th, The Factory in Minneapolis invited everyone out for their first ever Minnesota Mayhem BMX jam and Team Contest that Kenny Short organized. It was definitely a different approach than most BMX contests in the world. The concept was pretty straight forward. Have six of the youngest riders at the contest take turns picking team mates of all ages and skills, then they would go head to head on three different sections of the park. Each team had their own jam, racking up points that would be calculated toward one score as a team.

Above is a BMX video giving you a look at the highlights from all the riders on each section!

Team Isaac: Isaac, Mike Dinello, Carson, Luke

Team: Zander: Zander, Tristan Sagastume, Joel Lange, Jaden Lange

Team Wyatt: Wyatt, Alex, Kyle, Jared

Team Nathan: Nathan, Nick Johnson, Reed, Sage

Team Tyler: Tyler, Jared, Dallas Light, Trevor

Team Jack: Jack, Tommy Glidden, Ryker, Jordan

Check out the results below!
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Dustin Grice Video Bike Check

June 1, 2015

Dustin Grice just dropped a pretty interesting Video Bike Check up on his Youtube page for us to check out. About a year and a half ago, while he was at Adrenaline Alley, he built up a brand new bike. This bike check is interesting because it follows up a year and a half later at The Factory to show how well the bike has held up since. There are some guest appearances from Alex Coleborn and Mark Webb in this as well. Take a peek at the bike and some real solid riding in this BMX video!

“Join Dustin Grice & Alex Coleborn at Adrenaline Alley in Corby, England as they put together Dustin’s new bike featuring parts from Total BMX, Deco BMX, and Deluxe BMX. Talk about a dialed setup, 18 months later Dustin is still shredding the exact same bike back home at The Factory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That’s right, not one part has changed.”

Rafter Hang Drop-In by Kyle Heaser at The Factory

September 25, 2014

We have seen some ridiculous stuff go down at The Factory in Minneapolis, but this has to be one of the crazier things we’ve seen. Kyle Heaser, with a little help from some friends, some string and a few 2×4’s, was able to hang from the rafters and drop into the resi-bank. Take a peek!

“BMX has certainly seen riders jumping from rafters, but hanging by one arm with a bike and dropping into a ramp? Kyle Heaser has been on a mission lately… Don’t miss this one as Kyle figures out not only how he is going to carry his bike while hanging from the 22′ high rafters, but also how he will scale multiple rafters just to line himself up right above the 7′ ramp for the drop in. No ladders for this one folks. Filmed in Minneapolis at The Factory 24 Hour Ramp Facility. http://ridetcff.org

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Film by @dustingrice @tommylovezbmx @jonwodziak
Special thanks @kennylikey @trevorfitz @kylecatmeowllenix @evanmoyle
Edit by @dustingrice”

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Kenneth Tencio – Factory 3.0

December 6, 2013

I was wondering when this video was going to drop! This past fall, Kenneth Tencio made a trip up to Minneapolis to spend a month riding at The Factory! While he was there, he filmed this edit for you guys to check out. There’s a bunch of bangers in this one you will want to see! Hit play!

See what happens when Costa Rica’s finest visits The Factory for one month…

Riding: Kenneth Tencio
Editing: Dustin Grice
Filming: AJ Haines/Dustin Grice

Introducing The Factory V.3

October 29, 2013

Living in Minnesota has always had one major downside when it comes to BMX… Winter. Over the years we have had a lot of skateparks come and go and a lot of the time it’s because they just aren’t built right or the people running it don’t know what the hell they are doing. Luckily, over the years we’ve had a few different places to ride that are doing things right. One of those places is The Factory in Minneapolis that’s ran by Dustin Grice and a handful of other guys who have been pushing the scene around here in the right direction for years.
In the past three years, these guys have gone from just a few little ramps to help pass the winters in a little corner of a warehouse they rented to their 3rd version that’s a full on BMX training facility that’s open 24 hours a day to members looking to ride some big ramps or learn some new tricks.
Dustin hooked us up with the premiere of their new video they just dropped giving you a look at the new ramp setup and some of the bangers that have gone down since they wrapped up building. After you check out the video, hit up RideTCFF.org to find out more! This is how things are supposed to be done.

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Lil’ Fresh Dallas Light at the Factory

June 5, 2013

Haha, this is awesome. Dallas “Lil’ Fresh” Light spends some time at The Factory up in Minneapolis getting his shred on. He’s a young buck, but he’s got those bars and flips locked down and apparently plenty of game off the bike. Take a look!