From humble beginnings, the 4130 Subway Series Ride has grown to become the largest BMX ride in North America (and probably the world).
Hitting streets of Hollywood, LA, Beverly Hills and points beyond, this ride draws hundreds of riders every month.
Now, for those folks that haven’t made it out to a ride yet, PSi films has teamed up with the 4130 crew to put together a documentary on the ride. The release date has been pushed out a bit (no confirmation at press time) but if this trailer is any indication, it looks like it’s gonna be a good one!
I joined these guys (both the LA and Vegas crews) back in 2011 for the first ride they did together (I’m actually in the pic above, under the Vegas sign) and it was an awesome time. Not to be missed if you can make your way out there.
It’s not often the bike industry gives away its secrets so freely, but Fairdale Bikes head honcho, Taj Mihelich is pulling back the covers for an in-depth look into the research and development of Fairdale’s line of bikes.*
Joined by fellow R&D test rider (and flatland legend) Leif Valin, Taj highlights how they test both their prototypes and current products. Even the 26″ Taj cruiser makes an appearance!
If this video doesn’t get you smiling, I don’t know what will.
a) Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself then providence moves too. William Hutchison Murray
While this isn’t cruiser news, I have to share the Justen Soule-filmed highlights video from the Toronto BMX Jam.
The Toronto BMX Jam is one of my favorite events of the year and the 2014 did not disappoint. The jam not only showcases some awesome riding, it’s a great opportunity for the BMX community to get together and have a good time.
But seriously, check out the bangers in this clip…especially the one at the end. Wow.
Like something out of the cult movie, The Warriors, two of America’s biggest BMX “gangs” are getting together this April for what promises to be an epic ride.
It all goes down last weekend of April and the Las Vegas Strip is going to be chock-a-block in BMXers.
Check out this video of the first time the Subway Series made their way up to Vegas in 2011. I was lucky enough to join in on that ride and let me tell you it was awesome!
If you’re in the area, you don’t want to miss this.
I’m not sure if Bobby Parker started the hashtag #twofourtuesday but he has certainly been the most avid user of it.
Reppin’ the 24 like nobody’s business, Bobby has been spreading the word with #twofourtuesday and his own brand of big wheel ramping for some time now.
Today is no exception. Check out this shot of BP shredding the project loop ramp at Fun Fest 7. Radabonzical!
If you’re not in one of the sunshine states right now, you’re probably dealing with the record low temps of this unbelievably cold winter.
It’s what weather forecaster types call the polar vortex.
It’s enough to drive a BMX enthusiast crazy.
Sure, there are a few options to cope.
If you’re near an indoor bike park, you’re just a short drive a way from your much needed riding fix. This is probably the best of the cold weather options…if you live in the right area.
Another option is finding an enclosed parking garage..this limits the type of riding you can do…think flatland, sprints, maybe some low-key street…but it’s still riding, right?
Or maybe it’s time to look old man winter in the eye and say to hell with it…suit up in some cold weather gear and pop some wheelies in the snow! Like rrdblocks does in this pic that originally ran on the SE Bikes FB page. Sometimes you have to take a stand.
A pioneer of modern-day street skating, sought-after artist and speaker, one hell of a character and still widely influential to this day…Mark “The Gonz” Gonzales is a legend in the skate world.
What’s he up to these days?
Still skating…but…and this where things get interesting…he’s now riding a Sunday Wave-C as he takes on the streets of SoHo.
It’s perhaps one of the oddest pop-cultural references to the movie RAD in recent memory.
In a new movie called Coffee Town (out now on pay-per-view) a character experiments with a recreational pharmaceutical and finds himself in a place “where love can only be expressed by BMX freestyle”…that is, the dance scene from the movie RAD. You know, the one that embedded the song Send me an angel into your memory banks like every BMX kid that came of age in the 80s.
Truly weird and cool at the same time.
Bonus info: Gabe Weed did the “stunt work” for this clip.
As the sun goes down on 2013, let’s take a look at some of the most notable cruiser news items of the past year.
10. “Duffman man says…oh yeah!”…in one of the most surprising collaborations in recent memory, CULT teamed up with the Simpsons to put out the The Simpsons/CULT Duffman Cruiser.
8. Don’t call it a comeback…but then again maybe you should…We the People returned to the 24” scene with the trails-y Atlas 24. Subrosa also came back with the DTT TTWOFOUR frame. Liquid Bikes debuted a new american-made Feedback V2 frame.
(Wayne Keller testing the Subrosa DTT TTWO FOUR frame)
7. The tanwall tire also made an impressive return…showing up on completes from We The People and Free Agent, in addition to an aftermarket tire from Stolen. Hopefully this trend will continue in 2014 with more aftermarket options.
3. Sunday continued to spread the word about new school 24s. Whether its Bobby Parker promoting #TwoFourTuesday, or Sunday featuring 24” riders in their FB feed, Sunday was reppin’.
2. Stolen Bikes’ strong showing at Interbike…with a solid lineup of completes, frames, aftermarket parts and the debut of a 26” model…Stolen showed everyone that they mean business when it comes to cruisers.
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