Berks Street Sunday Street Ride

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.

Photo Gallery: Stink Pit 5 Premiere

Jeff Purdy warming up with a 360 over the spine.
Photo by Dave Homer

On Saturday, August 25th, the Stink Pit crew premiered their latest video ‘Stink Pit 5’ in Aston, Pennsylvania. The event was hosted at Ryan Serrano‘s new house and included a DIY ramp session, a BBQ, the premiere of the video, and a bonfire to cap off the night. Shortly after, Ryan reached out to us with some photos from the event shot by Dave Homer. The photos took a while to obtain, but they are finally available for your viewing pleasure after the jump.

Special thanks to Ryan Serrano, Dave Homer, and the Stink Pit crew.

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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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The Second Annual Hosed Jam

On Saturday, May 28th, The second annual Hosed Jam presented by Action Wheels Bike Shop went down at the Bethlehem Skateplaza. Scott Effting was on hand to film the event and put together this edit featuring riding from Devin Albino, Ryan Muschlitz, Jay P, Dylan Heckman, Aeden Feher, Coty Gibson, Davon Johnson and many more.

Raw Life Week 10: Slimy Donuts BBQ

Last weekend the East Coast was hit by Hurricane Joaquin. Despite the rain and heavy winds, the Slimy Donuts crew hosted a BBQ at the Paine’s Park in Philadelphia. With most of the park being wet the guys had to make due with what they could but still managed to get some solid clips. Featuring riding from Will Barr, Davon Johnson, Ryan Duffy, Mark Kristol, Sean Roscoe, Bobby Thiede and more. Filmed and edited by Chris Girouard. Make sure you check out his weekly ‘Raw Life’ series on YouTube by clicking here.