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.

We hope you enjoy.

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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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Jeff Purdy – Daily Grind BMX

Daily Grind has just released a new edit featuring their latest team addition, Jeff Purdy. The video is composed of footage Jeff wasn’t using for any long-term projects although he has been heavily involved in shooting for the DG’s upcoming third DVD release, ‘Rerouting’. Jeff might not be a resident of Pennsylvania, but his routine visits and affiliation with many of the crews in the state have kept our eyes on him for years. Make sure you keep yours peeled for more from Jeff in DNS2 and Rerouting, coming soon.

Bonus: Check out a photo from the edit shot by Brendan Mulrooney, after the jump.

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Featured Photo: Jeff Purdy

Our ‘Featured Photo’ this week is a double dose of Jeff Purdy getting rad at the O’Hara Trails in Delaware County, PA. The first photo showcases Jeff properly dipping a Toboggan over a set and the second is a classic (and personal favorite) One Handed Tabletop. Both photos were shot by Brendan Mulrooney during a session at the trails last week.

If you haven’t been paying attention, Jeff was recently picked up by both GT Bikes and The Daily Grind and is currently heavily involved in filming for Stink Pit 5 and the L.O.W. BMX video. Brendan Mulrooney has also just started up an Instagram account for his photography which you can follow by clicking here.

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L.O.W. BMX Promo

Yesterday, Todd Myrick released a promo for the upcoming L.O.W. BMX first full length video. The promo is a little over a minute long and does a great job building the hype for the video. The L.O.W. BMX video will include full sections from Jeff Purdy, Eric Flores, Devin Hudson, Max Speck, Anthony Trimble, Dante Sadler and Eric Perez. Don’t forget to follow the crew on Instagram and stop by Todd’s YouTube page and check out all the L.O.W. BMX edits if you haven’t already.

Jeff Purdy On GT Bikes

GT Bicycles announced earlier today that Jeff Purdy has joined their freestyle BMX team. GT’s newly formed team is already stacked with some of street riding’s finest names and Jeff makes a perfect addition to the team which already consists of Brian Kachinsky, Jason Phelan, Albert Mercado, Dan Conway, Jeff Ludwig and Rob Wise. Make sure you follow Jeff and the GT Bikes Team on Instagram for more. Congratulations to Jeff and make sure you follow him (@juffpurdy) and the GT Bikes Team (@gtbmxfreestyle) on Instagram for more.

Photo Gallery: The Street Series 2017

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.

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The Street Series 2017 | Ride BMX

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.

Top 12 Videos Of 2016

As we approach the end of the year, it’s time once again to kick off our series of year end posts. Every year, we publish a long list of videos on this site. In the fast paced environment that is the internet they are here one minute and archived the next. But before we close the door on 2016, it’s time to take a look back 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. With that in mind, we invite you to sit back, re-watch and enjoy.

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Berks Street – Only In Philadelphia

Steve Tassone has been hard at work turning a dream into reality. Earlier today, Berks Street BMX officially launched their website / online store in addition to releasing the brands first promo titled “Only In Philadelphia”. Along with the launch of the website, Berks St. has also released their first zine which consists of 40 pages of 35mm photography taken by Steve Tassone. Berks Street will be hosting a photo gallery / zine release tomorrow night (Saturday, October 1st) at 7pm at the Indie Photo Lab located at 206 E. Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA. 19125.

You can check out some more info about the promo after the jump and don’t forget to check out the Berks Street website for all your BMX needs in the greater Philadelphia area.

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L.O.W. BMX Mixtape

Todd Myrick proudly presents the first L.O.W. BMX mixtape. Todd has been in the scene putting together edits for years and has done a lot of work with the Slimy Donuts crew. However, it’s good to see Todd produce something all his own. The edit features riding from Brad Whilden, Courtney Freeman, Patrick Cregan, Jeff Purdy, Eddie Malernee, Joel Pierazek, Dante Sadler, Will Barr and Adem Gunyadin. Despite a ton of bumps along the way everyone did a great job on this one.