After six months of quietly riding for S&M, Mark Potoczny has officially joined the ranks of the Shield team with the release of his Welcome to S&M video. Mark has been a staple in the Pittsburgh BMX scene for years, and his spot on S&M is both fitting and well deserved. You can read more from S&M after the jump.
Filmed by: Stew Jonson, Tom Arkus and David Leep
Edited by: Stew Johnson
Last year Bobby Valentine restarted his Welcome To Pittsburgh video series with the release of W2P 6.9, with the intention of the video being a precursor to a full-length video. To close out 2021, Bobby sent through the trailer for his upcoming full-length video, Welcome To Pittsburgh 69. The full-length video will include parts from Mark Potoczny, Ryan Wert, Mark Mulville, Tom Arkus / John Beutner, and Little Jon and will be available in both physical and digital formats. The trailer also features riding from the aforementioned names as well as Kevin McNamara, Nick Vergillo, Mason Ritter, Colin Shafer, Joey Juaristi, Tim Lyons, and Nathan & Lukas Halahan.
Words and Photography by Tasha Lindemann
Two epic jams, squeezed into 48 hours the weekend of October 9-10, 2021. The trails were dialed and the S&M team was in town, it was bound to be a good time. Saturday, Catty Woods hosted their annual Halloween jam, complete with a costume contest and high air challenge on McRoast. The competition was steep, and Cory Foust walked away with the high air victory. Lou Delfino received the people’s award for “B.O.T.Y. (Bike of the Year)” Sunday was the start of a new Posh Woods jam, ‘Mosh at Posh’. The riders sessioned the Butcher jump with some of the best turndowns and tables I have ever seen! They were awarded ‘Best Table’- Tom Arkus, ‘Best Turndown’ – Eric Hennessy and ‘Raddest Rider’ – Clint Reynolds. Thankful the weather held for such an epic jam! Thank you to the trail’s locals for putting in so much hard work!
Read More “Photo Gallery: Catty Woods Halloween X Mosh At Posh”Tom Arkus from Vinyl BMX put together a montage of footage he filmed at several trail spots in Pennsylvania and England. The video titled “ID” is paired with a write-up about the production and filming of the video on the Vinyl website, which you can read by clicking here. “ID” includes riding from Nate Halahan, Luke Halahan, Brian Dunlap, Brian Coleman, Tom Arkus, Chase Zink, Steven Mueller, Mark Potoczny, Mike Potoczny, Foerske, Red Belge, Gillian, Bentley, Cam McCreadie, Brandon Christie, Pi, Weexly, Dimitri, Phil, David Leep, and more.
After a lengthy hiatus, Bobby Valentine has kickstarted the ‘Welcome To Pittsburgh’ series back up with the latest installment, Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9, which dropped online this morning. The video was filmed during the pandemic plagued summer/fall of 2020 and features riding from Mark and Mike Potoczny, Tom Arkus, Cameron Nicols, Chris Doyle, Murphy Moschetta, Lukas, Nate, and Shane Halahan, Kevin McNamara, and many others. You can read more details about the project, after the jump.
Read More “Welcome To Pittsburgh 6.9”
Ever Peacock – 2018 High Air Champion
Words by Brian Coleman | Photography by Kyle Dipilla
2018 was a wet one. Record-setting rainfall levels for almost the entire trail season had left trail locals all over the northeast feeling a bit bewildered, and frankly, pretty frustrated. Fortunately, the jams we host at Posh and Catty are a catalyst for great times no matter what the weather throws at us. When there is a small army of visiting trail shredders eager to get the trails running by any means necessary, the trails are likely going to run in any weather short of a Category 4 hurricane!
Read More “Photo Gallery: Posh Woods High Air Contest 2018”PAWOODS posted a new edit filmed at the Catty Woods during the end of the trail season. Featuring riding from Tom Arkus, Ryan Popple, Jared Carter, Robbo and more. Filmed and edited by Douglas Foulke.
