Kink BMX dropped a new eight-and-a-half-minute video on their YouTube channel, filmed in Philadelphia earlier this summer. ‘Citywide’ was filmed during a ten-day stay in The City of Brotherly Love and features riding from Darryl Tocco, Jacob Cable, Nathan Williams, Lucas Figlesthaler, Casey Starling, Harrison Arcari, Matt Miller, Emma Finnegan, Santiago Laverde, and Ben Hittle.
Casey Starling took a trip to Pittsburgh for the Winter Welcome Jam at The Wheel Mill this past weekend and managed to film a bunch of solid clips while he was in town. Merritt released a roughly minute long video from the trip online yesterday which includes footage from a street session before Casey headed indoors at The Wheel Mill.
The Street Series was originally started in the U.K. by Tom Creasy, DUB BMX, and Monster Energy. In its six-year lifespan, The Street Series grew from an idea into a globally recognized event staged in cities around the world and held in support of BMX Day. The final Street Series took place on Saturday, July 22, 2017, and was hosted in Melbourne, Moscow, Paris, London, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Dan Lacey returned to host the event in Philadelphia for the second year in a row, and with the assistance of Matt Miller and the Chocolate Truck crew, guided the crowd of hundreds of BMX riders from spot to spot through the neighborhoods of North Philadelphia.
One year later, we reconnected with some of the locals that were in attendance as well as our contributing photographers, Sam Downs, Frank Ashbridge, and Kyle Dipilla, for a look back at the final Street Series in Philadelphia. Frank Ashbridge also edited together some previously unseen footage that he filmed during the 9th and Poplar stop of The Street Series.
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On Saturday, October 14th, 2017, the Kink BMX crew including Matt Miller, Tony Hamlin, Joe Niranonta, Jake Petruchik, Casey Starling, Breyon Woods (Bdub), and Kink video producer Darryl Tocco rolled through the streets of Philadelphia for a jam co-hosted with the Berks Street BMX Shop. The Kink crew was met with near perfect weather and an anxious crowd of BMX riders ready to throw down. The event made use of an empty parking lot at the John H. Webster Elementary School located across the street from the shop. A makeshift street course was assembled using a number of moveable obstacles including several rails and boxes, a bolted down pole jam, and even a fence for the afternoon. Shout-out to Gene Barclay for shooting the event on our behalf, Steve at Berks Street for constantly working to bring the BMX community in the Philadelphia area together and the Kink crew for always supporting the Philly scene.
Photography provided by Gene Barclay
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Jeff Purdy – Rail Hop during the final Street Series.
Photo: Kyle Dipilla
With only a few days remaining in 2017, it’s time once again for our annual year end list of the top videos from the past year. Take a look back with us at some of the videos that we felt made the strongest impression on our viewers and the scene as a whole. The list is in no particular order and is not based off of any web statistics or analytics. Simply put, there are no winners or losers. With that in mind, we invite you to sit back, re-watch and enjoy.
Read More “Top 12 Videos Of 2017”Kink BMX and Berks Street hosted a jam at the Berks Street BMX Shop in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 14th. Darryl Tocco was on hand to document the event and released the subsequent video titled “Out Here Werkin” earlier today on the Kink website. The event took place in the parking lot of the John H. Webster public school across the street from the Berks Street Shop using several rails, boxes, and even a fence. “Out Here Werkin” includes riding from Casey Starling, Mike Guth, Joe & Ryan Niranonta, Matt Miller, Breyon Woods and more.
On Saturday, July 22nd, The Street Series presented by Monster Energy took over the streets of North Philadelphia in support of National BMX Day. The event brought riders from around the world to the city of Philadelphia for the final Street Series. Kyle Dipilla was on hand during the event on our behalf and shot a substantial amount of photos for inclusion in this gallery. You can view the gallery after the jump which includes choice shots of Mike Guth, Dan Conway, Casey Starling, Matt Blew, Tom Dugan, Jeff Purdy, Justin Spriet and many more. Don’t forget to check out Kyle’s photography website to view more of his work by clicking here.
Read More “Photo Gallery: The Street Series 2017”Earlier today, Ride BMX uploaded their recap video of The Street Series that was held this past weekend (July 22nd) in the streets of Philadelphia in support of National BMX Day. Justin Benthien was on hand during the event on behalf of Ride BMX and filmed and edited the nearly fourteen minute raw footage style video. Congratulations once again to “Mad” Mike Guth on taking home the ring at the final Street Series. Click play and check out some choice moves throughout the day by Dan Conway, Mad Mike, Jeff Purdy, Justin Spriet, Tom Dugan, Van Homan, Casey Sterling and many more.
Casey Starling – Double Peg Grind
Photo: Brendan Mulrooney
This past weekend, Brendan Mulrooney made his way to Philadelphia for The Street Series along with hundreds of other BMX riders in celebration of National BMX Day. Despite the mayhem, heat and photographers clawing for position, Brendan managed to turn out a really well shot gallery of photos for the BMX Union website which you can check out here. After you are done make sure you check out Brendan’s website for more of his work and don’t forget to check back here for more coverage of The Street Series.
