Disposed: Nike in San Antonio

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Interview: Edwin De La Rosa

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Disposed: Colony X Vans in Adelaide

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Top 10 Defgrip posts of 2011

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Scrapbook 2011: Nuno Oliveira

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— January, 2011 —

Alex Magallan Sunday Video

January 24, 2011

Alex Magallan: Emerald Video from Sunday Bikes Sunday built up some hype over the weekend on Twitter for this new edit from Alex Magellan, and it was more than worth the wait. Check it out above, the production is as on point as Alex’s riding.

Matthias Dandois/Vans Video

January 24, 2011

I’ll be the first to admit that my flatland knowledge is incredibly limited, but style, flow, and originality on a BMX bike are instantly apparent in a rider of any discipline. I’m into anything Matthias Dandois puts out, and his new edit for Vans is on point.

Rooftop’s 2010

Rooftop’s 2010

January 23, 2011

Rooftop put together an amazing recap video with all the random stuff he’s filmed over the past year. Even though it’s pretty much identical to my life… You know, going to Iraq, skydiving onto tropical islands, etc. it’s cool to watch it from someone else’s perspective… haha. yeah right! This video is so awesome. I’ve [...]

At Home w/ John Dye

January 23, 2011

Not familiar with John Dye yet? Well then, 4 Down have you covered with this informative piece ya fuckin mongrel.

Lance Armstrong Does Drugs

Lance Armstrong Does Drugs

January 21, 2011

“You know who rides bikes? Crackheads ride bikes”… Just watch. So good! Haha.

Takeover Tour 2011

Takeover Tour 2011

January 21, 2011

The BMX/Skate lovefest continues with this sweet promo that Glenn sent through for the TAKE OVER TOUR 2011, which sounds pretty rad. A few Months ago Stevie Williams (street legend) and Nigel Sylvester (well on his way to be a legend) realized they wanted to work on a project together. Not only was I honored [...]

Props: OWNED Summer 2011

Props: OWNED Summer 2011

January 21, 2011

Props just announced the lineup for the first OWNED video. Sick! More info HERE. Bio’s HERE.

The Outdoorsman by Quintin

The Outdoorsman by Quintin

January 21, 2011

This hat is dope. That’s all. Pick one up HERE.

The History of Oakley

The History of Oakley

January 20, 2011

This past year, I got the chance to go down to the Oakley headquarters in California to check out the re-issue of the infamous B-1B grip that Oakley was working on. While I was down there, I took the opportunity to put together a video giving a little history and background to the brand. Oakley [...]

Preview: Case Issue 5

Preview: Case Issue 5

January 19, 2011

Our designer Louis was screen printing some of his personal work and decided to see how the cover image looked. We were all into how it turned out so quite literally thought ‘fuck it’ We’ll run a screen printed front cover. Netley sent through a preview of the next Case mag, which is out this [...]

Magnetic Man – Getting Nowhere ft. John Legend

January 19, 2011

Four apocalyptic BMXers feature in the new music video for Magnetic Man’s single Getting Nowhere ft. John Legend. via @adechong

Bigplaytime 2010

Bigplaytime 2010

January 19, 2011

Will Elsom from Bigplaytime sent over this rad edit featuring a bunch of photos and stuff from the past year. I’m really stoked on how this is put together and it really makes me wish I was 17 again with nothing on my mind but BMX and girls. You can watch the video after the [...]

Bacchus Racchus

Bacchus Racchus

January 19, 2011

We get a lot of submissions to Defgrip and most of them fall into a similar category, but sometimes you get the epiclly random one that doesn’t make sense, but at the same time are amazing. This video “A long lost underground classic video from The What, the greatest band you never heard” definitely falls [...]

John / Landon

John / Landon

January 19, 2011

Longtime Defgrip supporter Landon Perenteau sent over this edit of him and his friend John Hunt. It’s on the longer video, clocking at at just over 10min, but quite fun and well put together, so definitely check it out!

WTP Do Gran Canaria

January 19, 2011

Check out this sweet edit of the WTP crew in Gran Canaria, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometers (~93 miles) off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1350 km (~838 miles) from Europe. Put together by the ever talented Richard Forne.

The Albion

The Albion

January 19, 2011

There’s a new project brewing called The Albion, which is a new magazine out of the UK. This release wasn’t meant to be public just yet, but the cat is out of the bag, so here we are. Having spoken to the guys about this, and considering the talented people involved, it sounds pretty exciting. [...]

Disposed: Act Like You Know

Disposed: Act Like You Know

January 18, 2011

The Act Like You Know DVD “Still Here” just dropped and to go along with the release, the crew put together a great Disposed series. You can pick up the DVD here and enjoy the photos! “The majority of these photos are from the last three or four months of filming for our second full-length [...]

Print Ad: Subrosa

Print Ad: Subrosa

January 18, 2011

Check out a new ad from Subrosa featuring Miles Rogolish.

Simpel Session Clothing

Simpel Session Clothing

January 18, 2011

The Simpel Session contest in Estonia is getting closer (Feb 5-6) and to go along with the contest this year, they have produced a small run of clothing, including a t-shirt (above) designed by Travis Collier. Pick up some shirt on the Simpel Session online store!

Archan Nair

Archan Nair

January 18, 2011

Archan Nair is an illustrator based out of India with some great collage work. Thanks to Laura Keener for the link!

Print Ad: Almond

Print Ad: Almond

January 18, 2011

Here’s Almond’s latest print ad featuring Jared Washington.

Fully Cocked “the vortex”

Fully Cocked “the vortex”

January 18, 2011

Check out a fun compilation edit featuring a bunch of footage from the video Fully Cocked. “Hello from austin, hope all is well. I put out a video from the Austin area a few months ago called Fully Cocked (copies are still available through Empire and Goods), and instead of uploading the whole DVD on [...]

Act Like You Know

Act Like You Know

January 17, 2011

Click below to check out a promo for the new ALYK video entitled “Still Here”, and then go pick it up HERE. On a related note, check out a Q&A with Bobby Simmons regarding this project over on ESPN. How dope is that cover? Simplicity for the win!!! Via-TCU

Brisbane Floods: Before and After

Brisbane Floods: Before and After

January 17, 2011

We’ve all heard about the devastating floods that are affecting Brisbane, Australia right now. ABC News today released a tool that allows you to see before and after high resolution aerial photos of the areas affected. The scale is terrifying. Colony is raising funds for those affected by the floods in Queensland with 100% of [...]