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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Premiere: Skavenger

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Animal Kenmare Backpack

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— August, 2011 —

Dave Parrick Gear Check

Dave Parrick Gear Check

August 31, 2011

Here’s a quick gear check with up and coming filmer/editor Dave Parrick. Chances are pretty good that some of this stuff was used during the filming of the new Empire video, which should be out around Thanksgiving. Thanks to Tom for setting this up.

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Blog Etiquette 101

August 31, 2011

It has been brought to our attention that certain BMX news outlets ( no sites will be named ) are guilty of improperly handling Defgrip content. No bueno. Here goes: Should you acquire (i.e. – poach) exclusive content/news/material from another site to post on your own, it is proper blogging etiquette to credit the original [...]

Mike Aitken / Incus Brand

August 31, 2011

Mike reached out to me regarding a new brand he is supporting, called Incus. Check the video above and read what Mike has to say below. Incus isn’t just another brand….but a blank canvas that lets it’s artists be portrayed in his surroundings & which way he/she chooses…. With that being said we welcome you [...]

Ben Hucke PHX to PDX

August 31, 2011

Check out this new Hucke edit from Shadow, filmed and edited by Ryan Chadwick… Make sure you make it to the last clip… So good. “This edit has been a while in the making and we are proud to finally release it. The riding is a culmination of two trips we took, one in Phoenix, [...]

Baker’s Dozen: Christian Rigal

August 31, 2011

More goodies out of the Bakery.

Interview: Clou Studio

Interview: Clou Studio

August 30, 2011

Travis Collier and his friend Ryan Romero have started their own creative studio called Clou and we got together with them to talk about their studio, design, and their home town of Vancouver . Keep reading to check it out!

Miles Rogoish ++ Subrosa ++ Defgrip

Miles Rogoish ++ Subrosa ++ Defgrip

August 29, 2011

Here’s a cool piece on Miles Rogoish where he discusses riding, filming and how he got to where he is now, mixed in with some great clips from before he broke his collarbone. Thanks to EVERYONE involved for hooking this up. Interview by: Tony Ennis Filmed by: Tony Malouf, Jeff Wescott, Tony Ennis, Garrett Reynolds, [...]

The 10 Commandments of Steve Jobs

The 10 Commandments of Steve Jobs

August 29, 2011

To say that Apple / Steve Jobs has changed our world and the way we live (for better or worse) would be an understatement. You don’t get to where they are without some out of the box thinking and some erratic behavior. Check out the 10 Commandments of Steve Jobs. via – the daily beast

New Empire Team Rider is…

New Empire Team Rider is…

August 29, 2011

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Official Summer Simpel Edit

August 29, 2011

On 20th of August, tens of thousands of passing spectators on Helsinki main square witnessed the second Stadi Summer Session, summertime edition of Simpel Session, going down to the history books as the biggest BMX contest ever thrown in Finland. The open-air contest brought together 67 top riders from 20 countries, with Gary Young (USA) [...]

Train Running

August 28, 2011

Saw this on reddit. Wait for the move at 0:48!

Dramatic Time Lapse of the Day

August 27, 2011

Check for the deer at 1:57.

Print Ad: Shadow Conspiracy

Print Ad: Shadow Conspiracy

August 26, 2011
Sneak Peek: 2012 Sunday Completes

Sneak Peek: 2012 Sunday Completes

August 25, 2011

Sunday has put together this cool sneak peek of their upcoming 2012 complete bikes for us, and for you all. These bikes should be available around late September, and the Sunday site will have more info & detailed pics soon. Click below to check out the bikes.

Dig 84 Cover

Dig 84 Cover

August 25, 2011

Dakota Roche graces the cover of the new DIG. More info soon.

Disposed: Ten Pack East Coast Tour

Disposed: Ten Pack East Coast Tour

August 24, 2011

The Ten Pack crew is back again for another summer of tours across Canada. Harley Hasket hooked us up with a bunch of snaps from their Canadian East Coast tour. Check em out!

Jackson Ratima / Quintin

August 24, 2011

Here’s a cool edit of Jackson for Quintin. Keep an eye out for the upcoming “western Philosophy” hat.

Update on The HUNT Project

Update on The HUNT Project

August 24, 2011

Justin Kosman sent through an update to get us up to speed on The HUNT project. Should be gooood. Final 14. The Hunt BMX Video Project enters final stretch. It’s been a long summer of clocking footy and uploading clips and the final fourteen have arrived. Broken arms, crashed hard drives, corrupt files, and missed [...]

Hoang Grippin!

Hoang Grippin!

August 24, 2011

Here’s Hoang Tran enjoying nature in a new Defgrip shirt. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

TRNSPRTNATION

TRNSPRTNATION

August 24, 2011

If you live in Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, San Francisco or Washington DC and admire their transit system and like poster art, than TRNSPRTNATION is for you!!!

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Print Ad(s): Subrosa

August 23, 2011

Here is Suborsa’s latest print ad. This was featured in Ride U.S., The Albion, Ride U.K. And BMX Plus. The ad shows off our new Gravedigger Tire and Subrosa pro rider Mark Mulville. We hit up this cement box jump in an abandoned Range Rover Dealership. Mark and I got this photo down right before [...]

Photogallery: Summer Simpel 2011

Photogallery: Summer Simpel 2011

August 23, 2011

Summer Simpel Session just went down this past weekend in Helsinki, which I’m sure was a good time.Simpel Session’s usually are. Risto sent through some cool chill pics courtesy of Julius Konttinen (with a few from Mats Kahlstrom) of the event. Click below to check out the gallery.

Boyley Jam 2011

August 23, 2011

From Channel 4Down: Let’s Do This 10! Video from the 10th Annual Boyley Jam which went down on the 20th August in Hastings. Huge shout out to everyone that came and got involved with the carnage, you make this happen. Shout out to 4Down, Seventies, The Source and Hastings Police for kicking down the prizes. [...]

Analog Vinyl Sampling

Analog Vinyl Sampling

August 22, 2011

This is a really interesting, ambitious and time consuming experiment that I’ve never seen before. Basically, Ishac Bertran cut out sections of one record to replace with similar sections from another record to create something new. Ultimately, the end result is not as cool as I’d hoped, but still a REALLY cool experiment nonetheless. From [...]

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