Retrospective: The Final Street Series

The Street Series was originally started in the U.K. by Tom Creasy, DUB BMX, and Monster Energy. In its six-year lifespan, The Street Series grew from an idea into a globally recognized event staged in cities around the world and held in support of BMX Day. The final Street Series took place on Saturday, July 22, 2017, and was hosted in Melbourne, Moscow, Paris, London, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Dan Lacey returned to host the event in Philadelphia for the second year in a row, and with the assistance of Matt Miller and the Chocolate Truck crew, guided the crowd of hundreds of BMX riders from spot to spot through the neighborhoods of North Philadelphia.

One year later, we reconnected with some of the locals that were in attendance as well as our contributing photographers, Sam Downs, Frank Ashbridge, and Kyle Dipilla, for a look back at the final Street Series in Philadelphia. Frank Ashbridge also edited together some previously unseen footage that he filmed during the 9th and Poplar stop of The Street Series.

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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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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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Photo Gallery: The Street Series 2017

On Saturday, July 22nd, The Street Series presented by Monster Energy took over the streets of North Philadelphia in support of National BMX Day. The event brought riders from around the world to the city of Philadelphia for the final Street Series. Kyle Dipilla was on hand during the event on our behalf and shot a substantial amount of photos for inclusion in this gallery. You can view the gallery after the jump which includes choice shots of Mike Guth, Dan Conway, Casey Starling, Matt Blew, Tom Dugan, Jeff Purdy, Justin Spriet and many more. Don’t forget to check out Kyle’s photography website to view more of his work by clicking here.

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The Street Series 2017 | Ride BMX

Earlier today, Ride BMX uploaded their recap video of The Street Series that was held this past weekend (July 22nd) in the streets of Philadelphia in support of National BMX Day. Justin Benthien was on hand during the event on behalf of Ride BMX and filmed and edited the nearly fourteen minute raw footage style video. Congratulations once again to “Mad” Mike Guth on taking home the ring at the final Street Series. Click play and check out some choice moves throughout the day by Dan Conway, Mad Mike, Jeff Purdy, Justin Spriet, Tom Dugan, Van Homan, Casey Sterling and many more.

The Street Series 2017 | Anthony Panza

Anthony Panza along with a couple of friends took the bus from Chinatown in New York City to Center City, Philadelphia to partake in The Street Series in support of National BMX Day. Panza has uploaded a new vlog from The Street Series documenting his entire trip and the days action. The video is well filmed and edited with a duration that’s just shy of nineteen minutes although it takes about six minutes to get to the footage from The Street Series. Click play and check out the savagery and don’t forget to hit Panza’s YouTube channel and subscribe for more videos.

The Street Series 2017 | Brendan Mulrooney

Casey Starling – Double Peg Grind
Photo: Brendan Mulrooney

This past weekend, Brendan Mulrooney made his way to Philadelphia for The Street Series along with hundreds of other BMX riders in celebration of National BMX Day. Despite the mayhem, heat and photographers clawing for position, Brendan managed to turn out a really well shot gallery of photos for the BMX Union website which you can check out here. After you are done make sure you check out Brendan’s website for more of his work and don’t forget to check back here for more coverage of The Street Series.

In The Cut – The Street Series 2017

DIG’s latest installment in their ‘In The Cut’ series takes aim at The Street Series which invaded the streets of Philadelphia yesterday (July 22nd.) Rob Dolecki was on hand during the event to capture some of the madness on DIG’s behalf. The event turned out hundreds of BMX riders that took over the streets (and rooftops) of North Philadelphia for their chance to win the ring and celebrate National BMX Day. In the end, Mike Guth took home the ring with some heavy moves throughout the day including a big 180 over a handrail and a backwards rail to 180 out.

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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Philadelphia 2016 Street Series Jam

Ryan Navazio has released his latest Navi Arm production in association with Endless Mag based out of the U.K. earlier today. Navaz covered The Street Series presented by Monster Energy in Philadelphia this past weekend (July 23, 2016) in celebration of BMX Day. You can also check out a photo gallery on the Endless Mag website full of great shots from the event by clicking here.

Filmed and edited by Ryan Navazio.