Vans Pro Cup East National Gallery

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.

Ride PA BMX – Issue Two (Available Now)

Ride PA BMX – Issue Two is now available for purchase through our online store. Issue Two consists of sixty-four, full color, gloss pages of original content spanning the summer of 2017 through the winter of 2018. Issue Two includes a free two-sided 11″x17″ folded poster featuring Brain Foster and Jeff Purdy. Supplies are limited. A second run of the zine will be available in a few weeks and a digital version will be available online free after the second run is sold out. You can read a comprehensive list of the zines content after the jump.

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Ride PA BMX – Issue #2

Ride PA BMX – Issue Two will be available for purchase in mid to late April. The second issue is composed of sixty-four, full color, glossy pages of original content spanning the summer of 2017 through the winter of 2018. Issue Two includes a free two-sided 11″x17″ folded poster featuring Brain Foster and Jeff Purdy. Special thanks to all the contributors, photographers, and editors.

Interviews:
Joby Suender
Dave Krone

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Ride PA BMX – Issue #1 (Available Now)

We are proud to announce that Ride PA BMX – Issue #1 is now available through our online store. Issue one is composed of sixty pages of original content spanning the Spring / Summer of 2017 as documented by a variety of contributors and is printed on 5.5” X 8.5” gloss pages in full color. Supplies are limited. A second and final run of the zine will be available in a few weeks and a digital version will be available online free after the second run is sold out. You can read a comprehensive list of the zines content after the jump.

Dedicated in memory of Lorenzo Velazquez.
Rest in Peace.

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Ride PA BMX – Issue #1

To coincide with National BMX Day, we are proud to announce the official launch of our new zine. Ride PA BMX Issue #1 will be available in mid to late August and spans the Spring / Summer of 2017. The zine is 5.5″ x 8.5″, printed in full color on gloss paper and features over 60 pages of original content from the Pennsylvania BMX scene. A digital release of the zine will also be available for free once copies of the zine have sold out.

Special thanks to all the photographers, riders, writers and Matt Smith. You can check out a complete list of the zines contents after the jump.

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Vans BMX Pro Cup Coverage

Jamie Cooper-Ellis, Brandon Loupos and Ronnie Napolitan.
Photo: Colin Mackay

The final Regional Qualifier for the Vans BMX Pro Cup was hosted at Woodward East on June 29th with qualifying held the day prior (June 28th). The contest took place inside Woodward’s newly renovated concrete bowl, The Cage. The event was an all out battle between sixty riders for the invite to the first-ever Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championship in Huntington Beach, CA this August. In the end, Woodward local Ronnie Napolitan emerged victorious taking first place with Jamie Cooper-Ellis coming in second and Brandon Loupos in third.

We have assembled some of the coverage from the Vans BMX Pro Cup for your viewing pleasure after the jump.

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Featured Video: Mike Stahl And Rainer Etsweiler And Friends

Posted is a new Grindlab edit featuring Rainer Etsweiler and Mike Stahl. The edit also includes a mix of friends footage featuring Garrett Darr, Kevin Little, Brad Weilich, Jordan Prince and many more. Filmed by Rainer Etsweiler, Mike Stahl, Mike Fede and Josh McElwee.

Photo Gallery: Josh McElwee

Mike Stahl - Opposite Hangover Toothpick

Josh McElwee got together with Mike Stahl (above), Rainer Etsweiler and Kevin Little to shoot some photos during last weekends unseasonably warm weather. Some of you may have seen the photos floating around Instagram over the last week however we reached out to Josh who was kind enough to send us over some high resolution copies. If you are not already, make sure you are following all of these guys on Instagram @joshmcelweephoto, @instahled_it, @raineretz, @kevin4130 for more. You can view the entire gallery of photos after the jump.

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