Retrospective: The Final Street Series

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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Ride PA BMX – Issue Two (Available Now)

Ride PA BMX – Issue Two is now available for purchase through our online store. Issue Two consists of sixty-four, full color, gloss pages of original content spanning the summer of 2017 through the winter of 2018. Issue Two includes a free two-sided 11″x17″ folded poster featuring Brain Foster and Jeff Purdy. Supplies are limited. A second run of the zine will be available in a few weeks and a digital version will be available online free after the second run is sold out. You can read a comprehensive list of the zines content after the jump.

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Ride PA BMX – Issue #2

Ride PA BMX – Issue Two will be available for purchase in mid to late April. The second issue is composed of sixty-four, full color, glossy pages of original content spanning the summer of 2017 through the winter of 2018. Issue Two includes a free two-sided 11″x17″ folded poster featuring Brain Foster and Jeff Purdy. Special thanks to all the contributors, photographers, and editors.

Interviews:
Joby Suender
Dave Krone

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Photo Gallery: Creekside Woods Fall Roast 2017

Following on the heels of our recent gallery of photos from the Creekside Woods annual Fall Roast shot by Frank Ashbridge comes a second gallery shot by our friend Kyle Dipilla. Kyle made the trip out for the day and shot an extensive gallery that provides not only a great look at some of the riding that took place, but also the atmosphere of the event. The gallery includes shots of Bobby Lutz, Andy Celins, Michael Kasama, Michael McLoughlin, Keith Yahrling, Gene Barclay, Ed Huett and more. Big thanks to Frank and Kyle for shooting the event and Andy for having us out to his trails. You can check out the full gallery after the jump.

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Photo Gallery: Creekside Woods Fall Roast 2017

On Sunday, October 22nd, the Creekside Woods hosted their annual Fall Roast in the woods of Bensalem. The event was very low-key and consisted mostly of the trail locals and a few others that made the trip out for the day. Frank Ashbridge (Shutter Destruction) was on hand during the event, as was Kyle Dipilla to shoot photos for respective galleries. Frank’s gallery is up first and includes photos of Bobby Lutz, Andy Celins, Michael Kasama, Michael McLoughlin, Keith Yahrling, Ed Huett and more. Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for Kyle’s gallery dropping soon. Big thanks to Frank and Kyle for shooting the event and Andy for having us out to his trails. You can check out the full gallery after the jump.

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Ride PA BMX – Issue #1

To coincide with National BMX Day, we are proud to announce the official launch of our new zine. Ride PA BMX Issue #1 will be available in mid to late August and spans the Spring / Summer of 2017. The zine is 5.5″ x 8.5″, printed in full color on gloss paper and features over 60 pages of original content from the Pennsylvania BMX scene. A digital release of the zine will also be available for free once copies of the zine have sold out.

Special thanks to all the photographers, riders, writers and Matt Smith. You can check out a complete list of the zines contents after the jump.

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2016 Calendar Review

Every year, Pennsylvania is home to a number of jams, video premieres and other events. Closing out our series of year end features is our 2016 Calendar Review. The third and final installment in the series highlights some of the more notable events that took place over the last year. This years list is composed of a dozen events that helped shape 2016 and made the year one to remember. We hope you’ve enjoyed our trip down memory lane and don’t forget to stay tuned, we’ve got plenty in store for 2017.

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Catty Woods Halloween Jam 2016

Last Sunday (September 23rd), The annual Catty Woods Halloween Jam went down despite some inclement weather conditions over the weekend. Frank Ashbridge was on hand once again during the event on behalf of his Shutter Destruction project. Frank shot a bunch of photos which he was kind enough to share with us for this gallery as well as an Instavid composed of footage from the jam Frank shot. However, due to Instagram’s new copyright restrictions the video had to be uploaded to YouTube instead. You can view the entire gallery after the jump.

All photography by Frank Ashbridge.

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Photo Gallery: The Street Series 2016

The Street Series presented by Monster Energy was held yesterday for BMX day in the city of Philadelphia. Frank Ashbridge was on hand at the set meet up location at Franklin Paine’s Plaza to shoot some photos for his Shutter Destruction project. Temperatures reached nearly one hundred degrees and rain poured down later in the day but the event still produced a huge turn out and a lot of great riding went down. Make sure to check out the gallery of photos below provided by Frank and don’t forget to check out Shutter Destruction for more.

Photo Gallery: Catty Woods Labor Day Jam

Catty Woods held their annual Labor Day jam on Saturday, September 5th. Frank Ashbridge was on hand for the event to shoot photos for his Shutter Destruction project. Frank was kind enough to send through a photo gallery from the event which he shot and edited. You can view the gallery after the jump.

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Photo Gallery: Shutter Destruction ‘The Hosed Jam’

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On Friday, May 29th, Action Wheels Bike Shop hosted a jam titled ‘The Hosed Jam’ at the skateplaza in Bethlehem, PA. Frank Ashbridge was on hand for the event to shoot photos for his Shutter Destruction project. Frank was kind enough to send through a photo gallery from the event which he shot and edited. You can view the gallery after the jump.

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2014 Calendar Review

2014 Calendar Review

Every year, Pennsylvania is home to a number of video premieres, jams and other events that are hosted in the area. As part of our Year End web-series, we wanted to take a look back and highlight some of the more notable events that took place this past year. Before we throw away our 2014 calendar, we put together this list of ten events you should have had marked on your own calendars.

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