Clint Reynolds
Photo: Josh McElwee
The annual Vans Pro Cup East Coast National returned to Woodward East on June 27th, 2019, and saw Clint Reynolds return to back up his 2018 win along with Chase Pauza (second place) and Jayden Mucha (third place) rounding out the top three. Josh McElwee was on hand to document the event and has a gallery of photography on the Vans Pro Cup website which you can view by clicking here.
Anthony Panza has uploaded a new video on his YouTube channel from a two day trip to Philadelphia with Lewis Colascione, Stephen White, and Jake Layton. The crew spent two days riding some of the more well-known spots in Philly and stacking clips. There’s a ton of great riding in this by everyone, but Panza’s nose manual on the Puerto Rican Playground ledge was a real highlight. Hit play and check it out and don’t forget to subscribe to Panza’s YouTube channel for more videos.
Following the release of ‘GT Bikes: Complete Story II‘ which was filmed by Ryan Fudger, Ryan released a new installment in the Our BMX ‘Battleclip’ series documenting Dan Conway going to war for his first ever Hangover to Crank Arm 180. You can read more about the video in Ryan’s own words below.
“GT’s Complete Story 2 came out today and I happened to be the guy that filmed it, so I threw together this Battle Clip of sorts with Dan Conway. Now, this isn’t some blood and gore… The trick is relatively mellow, but a few things you should know. First, we had been out for nearly 12 hours this day, so everyone was incredibly beat. Second, Dan was riding his signature GT BMX complete bike, so he wasn’t 100% comfortable on it. And most importantly, Dan had never done this trick before, but the setup was perfect for it and he felt like he could get it done, soooo….”
GT BMX Freestyle athletes Brain Kachinsky, Dan Conway and Albert Mercado were shipped to L.A. with their brand new 2020 complete bikes and set loose. See what they get up to on their signature line of bikes, straight outta the box.
See the Complete Story I here:
Zach Bearley has uploaded a new video to his YouTube channel that was filmed over the first half of 2019 in the streets of Pittsburgh. Zach’s riding is a unique blend of spot usage and technical ability that’s fun to watch. There’s a lot of really solid riding in this one but the ender is wild. Click play and check it out!
PA to NY transplant Cam Girvin has been a part of the Merritt BMX crew for a few months now, but last week Cam and Merritt released an official “Welcome to Merritt” edit online. Although we realize this is a little late, good archiving won’t allow us to pass it by. Cam’s welcome edit is a little over a minute of pure street bangers. Fit Bike Co. has also recently added Cam to the familia so congrats to Cameron.
Our BMX has uploaded Joby Suender‘s section from Animal Bikes 2018 mixtape, Take It. Joby has a real knack for finding some of the grittiest setups the City of Philadelphia has to offer and riding them with trail-like smoothness and style. Joby also runs the BMXlife program, which aims to help at-risk youths develop healthy lifestyles through BMX. You can pre-order a BMXlife X Illumine Collect shirt through 5/27 which benefits the program and helps get more kids on bikes this summer by clicking here.
Here’s a new one from Brandon Boyle that has been in the works for quite some time now. Compiled over the last three years, ‘No Handrail Is Safe’ features riding from Angus Tuttle, Brandon Boyle, Carlos Veliz, Chase Culver, Colby Richard, Ed Sedlak, Isaac Boyle, Justin Groft, and Rainer Etsweiler. There’s some really heavy riding in this, but the last two tricks are going to get you amped to go out and ride, click play!
BMXlife has partnered with Illumine Collect to offer a limited edition T-shirt to benefit the program. For those that don’t know, the BMXlife program is aimed at helping at-risk youths develop healthy lifestyles by getting them involved in BMX. The program is based in North Philadelphia and run by Joby Suender (Animal Bikes / Chocolate Truck) and ODAAT (One Day At A Time). The shirt was designed by Casey Smith and pays homage to the old school era Radical Rick cartoons. The pre-order runs until 5/27; you can pre-order yours by clicking here.
On Saturday, May 11, 2019, the Action Wheels Bike Shop hosted their fifth annual Hosed Jam at the Bethlehem Skateplaza. Merritt BMX also held a meet-up and Skatepark session that coincided with the event bringing out some of the Merritt crew to mix it up with the locals for the day. Jess Grinager was on hand to document the event and dropped this video on his YouTube channel a few days ago. Click play and get hosed!
Photography by Kyle Dipilla
On April 20th, 2019, the first stop of the FBM X DIG D.I.Y. World Championship was held at the Lost Bowl in Richmond, Virginia. Ride PA BMX contributing photographer Kyle Dipilla loaded up his gear and drove out for a weekend of second-hand smoke and BMX madness. You can view the complete gallery of photos after the jump. Kyle did a great job capturing the atmosphere of the event and some pretty choice riding photos as well. Don’t forget to follow Kyle on Instagram for more photography.
Read More “Photo Gallery: FBM X DIG D.I.Y. Worlds Stop One”The first stop of the FBM X DIG D.I.Y. World Championship went down at the legendary Lost Bowl on 4/20. Jess Grinager made the journey from Hellertown, PA to Richmond, VA to document the event and released the subsequent video which also includes footage from a session after the contest at Powers Bike Shop. There’s a ton of great riding in this paired with some wild 4/20 vibes. Click play and don’t forget to subscribe to Jess’s YouTube channel for more.
