Tom Arkus Archives – BMX UNION

Vinyl BMX – U.K and France Trails Trip 2022

December 13, 2022

A week cruising some amazing trails spots from the U.K to France!

Here’s a rad one Tom Arkus uploaded on the Vinyl BMX channel from a trip he took with Mark Potoczny and David Leep to ride trails over in the U.K and France this past summer. Here’s a look at what went down during some of the sessions at a handful of very dialed spots.

“Damn did it feel good to go to Europe after Covid Lockdowns. Carley, Myself, Leep and Protoz decided we will visit the Meca of trails in England. This was all filmed on a iPhone at our leisure. We spent over a week in the U.K. Riding then we ended up going to Normandy, France for Gillians massive Jam.

Featuring: Mark Potoczny, David Leep, Gillian, Marc, Red Belge, Foessy, Cam McCreadie, Wilson Haines, Sven Littfinski, Max Dunn, Phil Auckland, Antoine Morvan, Phil Muesli, Martin Wardle, Michael Hanfler, JB Bagnol, Jonathan Faulkner, Chad Cowell, Sam Hooker, Dimitris Araouzos, and Friends.

Very huge thank you to all the locals that let us blow up the trail spots and homes, till next time homies!

Visit www.Vinylbmx.net for Photo updates from the Trip.” – Tom Arkus

Vinyl BMX – ID

April 4, 2021

Whenever Vinyl BMX drops a new video, we know we’re going to be in for a treat. This is a new mix of footage from the past few years with solid riding and filmwork at some of the best trails spots. Needless to say, if you’re looking to get your trails fix in, this is the one you’re going to watch. It sounds like Tom Arkus is sitting on a ton of footage and we might be getting a few more of these videos this year, which would be pretty damn rad since there aren’t enough trails videos popping up these days, and usually the footage and / or editing is pretty rough. Check it!

“A long overdue montage of some really incredible spots in Pennsylvania and England. This video features sick riders from the U.S. & Europe. Nate Halahan, Luke Halahan, Dunny, Brian Coleman, Tom Arkus, Chase Zink, Steven Mueller, Mark Potoczny, Mike Potoczny, Foerske, Red Belg, Gillian, Bentley, Cam McCreadie, Brandon Christie, Pi, Weexly, Dimitri, Phil, David Leep, Wingham homies, Gro Trails Crew, & Friends.

Filmed By: David Leep & Tom Arkus
Edited By: Tom Arkus

Music By: Dozer “Big Sky Theory”

Full story behind the video on vinylbmx.net” – Vinyl BMX

Vinyl Trip 2020 – Part 2: New Zealand

December 13, 2020

Part two of the Vinyl BMX trip down under has arrived. The first part was footage from their time in Australia (Vinyl BMX – Australia Trip 2020 – Part 1). This time around we check out what they got into during their time in New Zealand. As expected, the trails are dialed, the riding is awesome and the vibe is great. This looks like it was a ton of fun!

Vinyl BMX – Australia Trip 2020 – Part 1

November 24, 2020

This year has been terrible for traveling, but it looks like Tom Arkus was able to get a trip to Australia in back before the shutdowns and everything got crazy. Here’s part 1 from the trip packed with non-stop trails goodness! Hit play and take it all in. We’re definitely looking forward to part 2!

“Gillian from GroTrails put together a neat video from the beginning of 2020. We as a group ended up making it to this years HVT Jam. As soon as we got home, first week of March Covid-19 hit us all at once… I feel like we will have plenty of content stashed away to keep some of you entertained throughout the winter.” – Vinyl BMX

Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9

November 23, 2020

Here’s one we’ve been excited to see. Bobby Valentine has released “Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9 as a start of a series of videos leading up to the full-length “Welcome To Pittsburgh 69” video. Hit play for 11 minutes of footage featuring Mark and Mike Potoczny, Tom Arkus, Cameron Nicols, Chris Doyle, Luke Nate and Shane Halahan, Kevin McNamara and more!

“Summer/Fall 2020 edit of a small part of the Pittsburgh BMX scene. This is a precursor to Welcome To Pittsburgh 69 which will be released in the Fall of 2021. Welcome To Pittsburgh 69 will be ten times the video that Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9 is, it’s mathematically guaranteed.

Music:
Doc Watson: Sitting on Top of the World
Weed Eater: Weed Monkey
Diamond Rugs: Hightail
The Damned: These Hands
The Damned: I Feel Alright
Cardi B: WAP feat. Megan the Stallion
Death: Freaking Out” – Bobby Valentine

COVID PA Trails Session

July 12, 2020

It has been a while since we’ve seen a video pop up on the Vinyl BMX Vimeo account! Here’s a fresh one from some of the sessions going down in the woods and Tom Arkus‘ driveway trails out in Pennsylvania in this new video Tom put together featuring a bunch of familiar faces like Mark and Mike Potoczny, Chris Doyle, Mason Ritter, Bobby Valentine, the Halahan brothers and more. This is a super good watch and definitely a BMX video you won’t want to pass up!

“During these unpredictable times we made the most of it shredding the trails. Featuring Pa Locals. Filmed by David Leep. Edited by Tom Arkus.“

Chris Doyle – Unreleased Footage

April 10, 2018

Tom Arkus dug into the archives and pulled out some unreleased footage from 10 years ago…

Yesterday it was announced that Chris Doyle had collapsed during a Kink Trip and he was hospitalized. There wasn’t a lot of details on just what happened, but we do know that Chris is recovering and is going to ride another day, which is great news. With the news circulating, a ton of riders have been coming out to show support for Chris. Last night we got a look at the Chris Doyle Benefit T-Shirts that Kriss Bennett is working on, and now today we get a look at some unreleased footage Tom Arkus had from 10 years ago that features Chris riding at Tim’s barn and Ray’s MTB in Cleveland. Although this footage is 10 years old, you might have some trouble seeing that since Chris’ style is so timeless. Give this a watch, then go pick up a Benefit T-Shirt Right Here for $20 to help Chris and his family out with the medical bills.

“A film by Tom Arkus featuring Chris Doyle.

Music By: Psilodigm “Just Chillin” 2.5 EP”

In Memory of Denis Mowgly

January 11, 2018

The French trails scene has lost a great rider and person… Rest in Peace, Denis Mowgly.

The BMX world has lost too many great people over the years. A few weeks back, the scene over in France lost Denis “Mowgly” Darbeau who had passed from heart complications while running. Denis was a big part of the trails scene over in France, but was one of those riders that crushed it on everything he touched, which is clear in this video Tom Arkus put together from time he had spent with Denis. We highly suggest you give the video a watch since it’s a reminder of just how talented Denis really was on a bike and the good vibe he put off. Also, if you want to help out Denis’ family, they have a Fundraiser page setup that you can donate some money to. Rest in Peace, Denis. You won’t be forgotten!

“Loosing a friend is never easy, especially at such an early age. It has been very difficult to accept. It took me some time before I could watch any video footage of Denis. He is a dear friend that I admire very much. Denis left a positive impact on the trail community all across the globe. I wanted to share some footage I had of him from a couple of Trail Trips we did when we where younger.” – Tom Arkus