Events

Vans BMX Pro Cup Coverage

July 3, 2017 by Purcey

Jamie Cooper-Ellis, Brandon Loupos and Ronnie Napolitan.
Photo: Colin Mackay

The final Regional Qualifier for the Vans BMX Pro Cup was hosted at Woodward East on June 29th with qualifying held the day prior (June 28th). The contest took place inside Woodward’s newly renovated concrete bowl, The Cage. The event was an all out battle between sixty riders for the invite to the first-ever Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championship in Huntington Beach, CA this August. In the end, Woodward local Ronnie Napolitan emerged victorious taking first place with Jamie Cooper-Ellis coming in second and Brandon Loupos in third.

We have assembled some of the coverage from the Vans BMX Pro Cup for your viewing pleasure after the jump.

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“Sorry For Partying!” Premiere

June 20, 2017 by Purcey

The world premiere for Tom Nguyen’s new video “Sorry For Partying!” will be taking place this Friday, June 23rd in Philadelphia. The premiere will be hosted at PhilaMOCA located at 531 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA between 8-11pm. There is no entry fee for the event which will also feature art galleries by Freako Rico, D’ana/Itscovl and music by Astro 8000.

“Sorry For Partying!” was filmed by Tom Nguyen over the last two years and features riding from Adem Gunaydin, Andrew Lettieri, Andrew White, Arty Barrera, Baboon, Brandon Bunting, Brett Tocco, Breyon Woods, Chase Dehart,Chris Aceto, Chris Carter, Chris Schaeffer, Chris Griouard, Colin Varanyak, Court Freeman, Dave Raffa, Drew Quinlan, Eddie Muscle, Eeshond Kirk, Eric Tkacz, Fateem Williams, Jake Grelli, Jared Manganelli, JD Whitehead, Joby Suender, Joe Camp, Joe Niranonta, John Yoh, Josh Vodopija, Kevin Vannauker, Luke Gajtkowski, Marnold, Matt Mazzone, Mcthuggin, Menardo Simon, Mikey Almodovar, Mike Swift, Mike Ware, Mike Verdecchio, Nick Barrett, Nick Maltese, Old Man Dirt, Pat Cregan, Pat Schlitzer, Ryan Niranonta, Sean Guest, Steve Jones, Steve Tassone, Tenna, Tenzin Nyandak, and Vick Behm.

You can check out the trailer for “Sorry For Partying!” after the jump.

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GrindWorks Pittsburgh Street Jam 2017

June 16, 2017 by Purcey

On Saturday, June 3rd, the GrindWorks BMX crew held their “2017 Pittsburgh Street Jam”. The event had a good sized turn out and Andrew Vargason put together an edit from the day’s ride. The event was documented by Tyler Cramer, Matt Perkins, and Andrew Vargason with some additional filming by some of the guys in attendance. The video is composed of over fourteen minutes of footage from the day and there’s some really heavy stuff in there. Despite a few injuries (that curved wall gone wrong looked nasty), the day seemed like a hell of a good time. Hit play and check it out!

You can also check out the GrindWorks Pittsburgh Street Jam video from 2016 after the jump.

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Berks Street Grand Opening

June 5, 2017 by Purcey

After serving the Philadelphia areas BMX needs for nearly two years now, Berks Street is opening a store front location at 3419 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, PA, 19134. The shops grand opening will be held this Friday, June 9th at 7pm and will double as a zine release party for Rob Dolecki’s ‘Maintain III’ as well as a movie night which will include Ratkid’s upcoming Skapegoat section, Maintain II.V, The Whale Flipcam Extravaganza, and trailers for Chocolate Truck Two, AM:PM 4, and the upcoming Atown Trash DVD.

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The Third Annual Hosed Jam

May 25, 2017 by Purcey

The third annual Hosed Jam presented by Action Wheels Bike Shop was held on Sunday, May 21st at the Bethlehem Skateplaza. The event was hosted by Montana Ricky and organized by Scott Effting. Scott also filmed the event and turned out this edit which includes riding from Justin Care, Brad Weidlich, Okie Doke, Dylan Heckman, Anthony Rosario and many more.

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Action Wheels Bike Shop

April 18, 2017 by Purcey

Our good friend Scott Effting, who is an admin for us and also heads 2Dodgy, recently took over ownership of Action Wheels Bike Shop in Bethlehem. With Scott at the helm, the shop has already rolled out a new website and is holding a big “Spring Fever” sale April 24th through the 29th in addition to hosting the third annual “Hosed Jam” at the Bethlehem Skateplaza on May 21st. You can expect a lot of big things out of Scott and Action Wheels in the future and we want to wish him and the shop continued success. Don’t forget to check out the “Spring Fever” and “Hosed Jam” flyers for more details, after the jump.

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2017 Winter Welcome Jam Videos

March 2, 2017 by Purcey

The 2017 Winter Welcome Jam was held this past weekend at The Wheel Mill in Pittsburgh. Three videos from the event have surfaced online each in a different format. The first video which you can view above was filmed and edited by Brant Moore with additional filming by Owen Dugan. The second video which you can view after the jump, is a raw video that was filmed and edited by Matt Hovermale. And the third video which can also be viewed after the jump, is a vlog filmed and edited by Connor Thompson. All three of the videos are full of insane riding and do a great job showcasing the atmosphere of the event as well.

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2017 Winter Welcome Jam Photos

February 27, 2017 by Purcey

Van Homan sending a Tailwhip during the 2017 Winter Welcome Jam.
Photo by Murphy Moschetta.

The 2017 Winter Welcome Jam was held this past weekend (Saturday, February 25th) at The Wheel Mill in Pittsburgh, PA. The jam, which is an annual event and is spearheaded by Michael Potoczny and Mark Potoczny brings together both live music and BMX riders from all across the state of Pennsylvania and beyond for a day of great tunes, good vibes and riding. Murphy Moschetta was on hand during the event to capture some photos for a gallery which he uploaded to his website last night. You can check out the complete gallery of photos by clicking here. Don’t forget to follow The Wheel Mill, The Welcome Jam and Murphy Moschetta on Instagram for more.

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JIB: Tape #4 Premiere

January 14, 2017 by Purcey

After three years of documenting the BMX scene in Philadelphia, Jonathan Schimpf and Jib BMX are set to premiere their latest video, Jib: Tape 4. The premiere is being held in a warehouse in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia on Friday, January 20th. Hard copies of the video will be available for purchase during the premiere and will also be available for order through the Berks Street store the same day. You can check out the sixty second promo for Jib: Tape 4, after the jump.

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Photo Gallery: Creekside Woods Fall Roast

November 10, 2016 by Purcey

On Saturday, November 5th, Andy Celins hosted a Fall Roast back at the Creekside Woods located on the border between Northeast Philadelphia and Bensalem. Andy extended a personal invitation my way and it was a great opportunity to finally check out all the hard work that Andy and the locals have been putting in. Although I only live a few minute drive from the trails, I haven’t paid them a visit in a number of years. I arrived late in the day and only spent about two hours shooting around and talking with everyone in attendance. You can check out a gallery of photos from the Creekside Woods Fall Roast after the jump.

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Nilo Hodge | Catty Halloween Jam

November 3, 2016 by Purcey

Nilo Hodge recently uploaded some photos he snapped during the annual Catty Woods Halloween Jam on the East Coast Destruction website. You can read some words from Nilo about the jam below and don’t forget to check out all the photos by visiting the ECD website.

“Sunday was the annual Catty Halloween Jam down. The turnout was crazy, as usual. So many dope costumes and riders throwing down wild shit. I got there a little late, after the best trick contest but people were still riding to everything. Here’s a few photos from that day and sorry to whoever I hit in the face with my flash while jumping the shark fin.” – Nilo Hodge

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2Dodgy – Halloween Jam II

November 1, 2016 by Purcey

The second annual 2Dodgy Halloween Jam went down this past Sunday, October 30th, at Keck Skatepark. The event was sponsored by S&M, Kink, Merritt, Fit and Action Wheels Bike Shop. Although there was some rain in the weekend forecast, the jam went forward as scheduled and the rain held out until later in the day. Scott Effting filmed the event and put together this edit from the footage. There’s some pretty solid riding in this one as well as a high air content and death race. Hit play and check it out.

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