Merritt BMX: Eeshond Kirk Summer 2019

Eeshond Kirk spent the summer of 2019 riding with friends and stacking footage for his first Merritt web video. The video, which was released online earlier today, includes nearly three minutes of street riding cuts that were filmed and edited by Buck Milliken and Shilo Staniech. There are some heavy rail combos and steezy street riding moves in this one sure to get you hype. Click play and check it out!

Cam Girvin – Welcome To Merritt

PA to NY transplant Cam Girvin has been a part of the Merritt BMX crew for a few months now, but last week Cam and Merritt released an official “Welcome to Merritt” edit online. Although we realize this is a little late, good archiving won’t allow us to pass it by. Cam’s welcome edit is a little over a minute of pure street bangers. Fit Bike Co. has also recently added Cam to the familia so congrats to Cameron.

The Fifth Annual Hosed Jam

On Saturday, May 11, 2019, the Action Wheels Bike Shop hosted their fifth annual Hosed Jam at the Bethlehem Skateplaza. Merritt BMX also held a meet-up and Skatepark session that coincided with the event bringing out some of the Merritt crew to mix it up with the locals for the day. Jess Grinager was on hand to document the event and dropped this video on his YouTube channel a few days ago. Click play and get hosed!

Casey Starling In Pittsburgh

Casey Starling took a trip to Pittsburgh for the Winter Welcome Jam at The Wheel Mill this past weekend and managed to film a bunch of solid clips while he was in town. Merritt released a roughly minute long video from the trip online yesterday which includes footage from a street session before Casey headed indoors at The Wheel Mill.

The Fourth Annual Hosed Jam

On Sunday, June 3rd, Actions Wheels Bike Shop, and Merritt BMX hosted their fourth annual Hosed Jam at the Bethlehem Skateplaza. Justin Care and Brandon Begin were on hand during the event while Action Wheels owner Scott Effting documented the action. The video contains riding from Chopper, Kurtis Post, Ricky Loyek, Zach Zeh, and more. Click play and check it out!

Top 12 Videos Of 2017

Jeff Purdy – Rail Hop during the final Street Series.
Photo: Kyle Dipilla

With only a few days remaining in 2017, it’s time once again for our annual year end list of the top videos from the past year. Take a look back with us 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. Simply put, there are no winners or losers. With that in mind, we invite you to sit back, re-watch and enjoy.

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Action Wheels First Annual Halloween Jam

Action Wheels Bike Shop will be hosting their first annual Halloween Jam on Saturday, October 28th at the Keck Skatepark. The jam signifies the end of the annual 2Dodgy Halloween Jams as the torch has been passed on. The jam will begin at 4pm and is sponsored by Merritt, Animal Bikes, The Shadow Conspiracy, Daily Grind, S&M, Kink and many more. Peep the flyer for more details, follow Action Wheels on Instagram for updates and don’t forget to wear your costume!

Justin Care | Merritt BMX

Merritt has just released a new edit featuring Justin Care on their website. The video was filmed and edited by Dan Conway over the last year and is full of heavy street riding moves, smooth tech. lines, and a bunch of progressive up rail combos. These guys did a great job keeping this one under wraps and Justin delivers another in a series of solid edits on behalf of Merritt. Unfortunately, Justin broke his wrist on a rail hop last night and will be sitting out for the next few weeks. Click play and enjoy.

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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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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Merritt BMX: Justin Care – Tech VS Burly

Merritt BMX has released a new web-edit featuring Justin Care. The video showcases Justin’s signature “Upload Stem” being put to use with a perfect combination of both technical and burly street moves. Justin covers all his bases from huge railhops with big drops to some wild Icepick grind and Tailwhip variations. You don’t want to miss this one. Don’t forget to follow Justin & Merritt on Instagram @justincare / @merrittbmx for more.