On Saturday May 14th, J&K Lockerby opened their doors to the public for the first and last time. The Lockerby ramps were quickly made popular when FIT released a video of Van Homan riding the warehouse and roof ramps located in Philadelphia. The video from the jam was filmed by Steve Crandall of FBM and features riding from Eric Holladay, Keith Lockerby, Adam Guilliams, Brett Downs, Van Homan, Garrett Anderson, Matt Samsky, Gary Ginch, and Garrett Guilliams.
Brian Wizmerski released his latest edit earlier today at noon. The edit consists of footage Wiz filmed over the summer of 2015 in the Philadelphia area including JK Lockerby Co. and FDR Skatepark. The video includes riding from Van Homan, Brian Foster, Sanchez, Chris Reyes, and Wiz himself all laced over the classic B.B. King song “The Thrill Is Gone”. The video is also dedicated in memory of Brian Histand.
Ryan Scott filmed and edited this new video of Van Homan showcasing one of his new Fit completes. The video includes Van building up one of his signature completes straight out of the box; and then riding one of the most interesting ramps setups in Philadelphia owned by J & K Lockerby. The edit wraps up with a roof top session with an amazing view of the Philadelphia skyline.
The Wheelmill will be holding a ‘Game of B.I.K.E. Tournament’ on Saturday, July 11th, 2015. The tournament will begin at 1pm with registration and practice at 10am. The tournament will feature guest pro BMX riders including Van Homan, Ryan Wert, Zak Early, Mason Ritter and Jeremy Ball. For more information including registration fees, classes, and sponsors make sure you check out The Wheelmill website for full details.
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.
You asked for it, you got it. The Holy Fit DVD will be premiering next Friday (September 5th) at the Piazza at Schmidts. The video will be playing at Gunner’s Run and on the big screen which is all ages. The premiere will be hosted by Van Homan, Jim Borio, Dan Conway and the rest of the Stinkpit crew.
The Fit Bike Co. website has a gallery of photos shot by Ryan Scott last weekend during the “East Coast Shop Roast” at Bikesport in Trappe, PA. Dan Conway, Jim Borio, Brian Foster, and Van Homan were on hand to ride and sign some autographs. There are also a few shots from the after party at the Little Devil compound.
Van Homan hit the road with Philadelphia local photographer Ryan Scott and traveled around the East Coast filming together. Although this is basically Van’s welcome edit for Almond Footwear it has a bit of a different feel than your typical welcome edit. There is also a photo of Van shot by Ryan on the Almond website you can check out here.
Bonus section from Little Devil’s collectors edition DVD. Matt Beringer, Kris Bennett, Van Homan, John Heaton, and Ali Whitton riding some french spots in 2003.
Filmed by Berengere Chabanis, Derek Adams, Matt Beringer, and Vincent Guedes.
Edited by Ryan Navazio.
Fit has a photo gallery posted from a recent road trip to Arizona with Dan Conway, Van Homan, Jack Elkins, and Justin Spriet. The crew hit the road to AZ to film for their upcoming DVD while Stew Johnson documented the trip. The gallery is composed of sixteen photos taken by Stew.
The Stink Pit crew have an article titled “A Rising Tide” in the April issue (#198) of Ride BMX. The article features some insight into the Stink Pit crew as well as some photos by Ryan Scott with a foreword by Van Homan. The April issue is on newsstands now so grab a copy from your local shop, newsstand, or by digital download via the Ride BMX app.
