“The VANS BMX Pro Cup Qualifier made it’s annual stop here to Woodward Camp in Woodward Pennsylvania. The riders were stoked, the weather was perfect and our announcers Darryl Nau and Steve Crandall were behind the mic for the play-by-play.”
Filmed and Edited: Josh Babu and Richie Velasquez
Clint Reynolds
Photo: Josh McElwee
The annual Vans Pro Cup East Coast National returned to Woodward East on June 27th, 2019, and saw Clint Reynolds return to back up his 2018 win along with Chase Pauza (second place) and Jayden Mucha (third place) rounding out the top three. Josh McElwee was on hand to document the event and has a gallery of photography on the Vans Pro Cup website which you can view by clicking here.
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!
Photography by Kyle Dipilla
On April 20th, 2019, the first stop of the FBM X DIG D.I.Y. World Championship was held at the Lost Bowl in Richmond, Virginia. Ride PA BMX contributing photographer Kyle Dipilla loaded up his gear and drove out for a weekend of second-hand smoke and BMX madness. You can view the complete gallery of photos after the jump. Kyle did a great job capturing the atmosphere of the event and some pretty choice riding photos as well. Don’t forget to follow Kyle on Instagram for more photography.
Read More “Photo Gallery: FBM X DIG D.I.Y. Worlds Stop One”The first stop of the FBM X DIG D.I.Y. World Championship went down at the legendary Lost Bowl on 4/20. Jess Grinager made the journey from Hellertown, PA to Richmond, VA to document the event and released the subsequent video which also includes footage from a session after the contest at Powers Bike Shop. There’s a ton of great riding in this paired with some wild 4/20 vibes. Click play and don’t forget to subscribe to Jess’s YouTube channel for more.
Photo by Murphy Moschetta
The Next Generation Jam is an annual catalyst for good times and youth encouragement. These annual jams are made possible thanks to the hard work of the Halahan family and Michael Potoczny. The 2019 Next Generation Jam was held on Saturday, April 13th, at The Wheel Mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This unique event is always full of smiling faces of all ages, good vibes and great times. Murphy Moschetta captured a gallery of photos which you can check out by clicking here.
“The Next Generation Jam brings youth shredders from all over America to come together and jam like the big dudes! The jam is for all kids, all abilities and all bikes. The only goal is to have fun on two wheels. The Halahan Family and Mike Potoczny have partnered up for the last 6 years to grow youth BMX and build the community and start the kids off right. This year’s jam at The Wheel Mill is going down April 13th from 12-8pm. Although the prizes and contests are for riders 18 and under, we invite riders of all ages to come out and shred and have good times.” – Michael Potoczny
Another Welcome Jam is in the books! The 2019 Winter Welcome Jam took place at The Wheel Mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, January 26th. The Least Most website has posted a gallery of photos from the event shot by Murphy Moschetta. You can also find more shots from the event by Murphy posted on The Wheel Mill’s Facebook page by clicking here.
“The Winter Welcome Jam is going down (at The Wheel Mill in Pittsburgh, PA) January 26th. The day is full of events from Grindworks Street-ish Jam, Deluxe Lap Challenge to Profile Racing Best Whip and much more. A new event for this year is the Subrosa Rail of Doom with Trey Jones. Make it to the end of this beast of a rail and you’ll with $100 and a free entry into Swamp Fest. Join us for some high fives and bikes at The Wheel Mill.” – Michael Potoczny
Don’t forget to follow @thewheelmill on Instagram for more updates!
The Berks Street bike shop and its owner Steve Tassone hosted a ‘Sunday Street Ride’ this past Sunday, October 28th. The event started with a meet-up at the Berks shop at 10 am before disbursing into the streets of Philadelphia at noon. Gene Barclay was on hand and documented some of the action which he released earlier today on his YouTube channel. The video includes riding from George Duran, Jeff Purdy, Eeshond Kirk, Davon Johnson, and many more. Shout-out to Steve at Berks for putting on another in a string of events for the Philadelphia BMX community.
Words & Photography by Tasha Lindemann
The woods of Catasauqua, PA were filled with changing leaves, witches, cowboys, and 20 inch bicycles for the weekend of October 20th, 2018. Pennsylvania’s summer rainstorms have wreaked havoc on many trail riding sessions. This weekend was the perfect opportunity to make up for lost time, laps were never-ending and many riders rode into dusk, holding on to any last bit of sunshine.
The 3rd annual ‘Schwantz Best Trick Contest’ was absolute mayhem, including Decades, Double Whips, a Big Daddy Bike Transfer and celebrity judging from Cory Nastazio. John Beutner of Indiana pulled the win with a 180 Lookback.
A new contest added to the Halloween Jam this year was ‘High Air on Boomers’ and the competition was fierce! Mere inches separated competitors; Cody Diggs, Clint Reynolds and John Beutner, but in the end Cody Diggs pulled off the win.
The Halloween Jam was successful because of the dedicated locals and the incredible sponsors. Thank you to S&M, Fit, Empire, TRA, Mutiny Bikes, Action Wheels Bike Shop, and Block Bikes! To learn more about upcoming jams or ways you can help Catty and Posh, check out pawoods.com.
Read More “Photo Gallery: Catty Woods Halloween Jam 2018”The annual Catty and Posh Woods Halloween Jams were held this past weekend on October 20th and 21st in the woods of the Lehigh Valley. Earlier today, Jess Grinager released a new video on his YouTube channel which he filmed during the Catty Woods Halloween Jam. The video includes footage from the 3rd annual Swantz Best Trick Contest, the first ever High Air Contest on the Boomer step down, and much more.
