Matt Priest Bike Check

Matt Priest has had a pretty awesome past year. He recently made the switch to Verde for the new year, got voted as #1 U.K dirt rider of 2011 in the Ride UK Readers Choice Awards, hit a few contests, travelled quite a bit and continued to make BMX look good. I figured it would be a good time to catch up with Matt, so we got a quick run down of his new setup and found out what else is new with him these days. Let’s take a look at what he had to say…

Name: Matt Priest
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Profile Racing – Phil Aller PBR Visa

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Recently, Profile Europe‘s Team Manager, Phil Aller, made his way out of the cold, wet weather of the U.K and into the sun of California. Phil put together this brand new edit for Profile that shows some of the street spots, parks and backyard ramp setups he got to ride while he was here. Check it!

10 Things To Look Out For In 2012

Just like every year around this time, there’s a lot of sponsor changes for pros, brands announcing some new products and things start getting fired up for the following year. One thing is that right now, there definitely have been some big changes happening the last few weeks. If you caught Adam’s Top 20 of 2011 on The Come Up or Brian Tunney’s 2011 Sponsor Changes or his Look back on 2011 on ESPN you got a good look back on 2011. I figured it’s a new year and I’d toss out ten things to look out for in 2012. Have a look and then definitely drop your 2 cents into the comments on things you expect to see as well.
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Grant Castelluzzo Bike Check

All photos courtesy of Greg Dickson

Over the last few years, Grant’s name has been coming up more and more. Each time a new edit comes out, he blows minds with his ability to control a bike unlike, well, pretty much everyone. When his latest edit for Profile dropped a week or two back I decided it would be a good time to find out a little bit about the machine he has been using to kill it lately. It turns out, he recently recovered it after being stolen so it might look a little rough around the edges, but still gets the job done. Let’s take a peek…

Name: Grant Castelluzzo
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Review: The Year of 2011

Well, would you look at that… 2011 is almost over. Where the hell did the year go? If there’s one thing I’ve come to realize is that the older you get, the faster the world turns. I’m not saying I’m old by any means, just after riding for nearly 12 years, the days fly by faster and faster and I’ve come to accept that as long as I keep riding, I’ll keep having good memories that I can look back on by the end of the year. I just went through my photos and selected out a few that stood out to me from the year. Due to life taking over, I didn’t get the chance to travel nearly as much as I would have liked, but I still managed to do a few cool things. Let’s take a peek…
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United “Downtime” – Full Video

So, unless you were already drunk by the time the video was released yesterday, there’s a good chance you already watched the United “Downtime” video. If you haven’t, well, stop reading and press play already. I’ve watched the video twice already and I’m not only really impressed, but I’ve come to a few conclusions that I tweeted which you can check out after the jump…

There’s more that I could say for conclusions but I figured 7 was more than enough reasons. It’s Christmas so there’s a good chance you don’t have anything going on today so kick back and watch this already. Happy Holidays everyone!

“Full length United Downtime dvd from December 2011 now online for your viewing pleasure. This dvd was originally available with The Albion BMX Magazine #5

All music listed in the credits”

You can download this on iTunes by visiting the United site.

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Mike Meister – Freestyle Is The Best Style

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The last few weeks have been busy for Mike Meister. He has spent time in Colorado, Michigan and Alabama. In that time, he was filming until the snow put an end to any chance of getting out and riding street. Mike put together this quick but rad new edit for The Union with what he had for clips between him and Jeff Brown. Definitely always psyched to check out some fresh footage of Mike, so give it a look!

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Insight: Quintin Apparel

Quintin Co. has been on the scene since 2009. In that time, they’ve made it clear they are down with BMX by sponsoring guys like Ben Lewis, Gabe Brooks, Aaron Ross and Jackson Ratima. They have also done a number of collaboration hats with multiple brands like Mutiny, Odyssey and even The Union (hopefully out early 2012. Fingers crossed). It’s easy to forget they make things other than just hats. The other day I received an early Christmas present in the mail and I was pleasantly surprised to find a box from Quintin. Thinking maybe they got the hats done early, I opened it to find shirts and a sweatshirt which I was psyched about. Always good to freshen up the wardrobe. Since I felt like their clothing doesn’t get much shine, I decided I’d snap a few photos to give you guys a closer look…
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Photos: Cody York

If you have spent some time in BMX, you have probably seen one of Cody York‘s photos. His photos have graced the pages of pretty much all of the major BMX magazines, ESPN‘s BMX site, Red Bull and more over the last few years. I figured it was due time to find out a little bit more about Cody, how he got into photography, what he has been working on and more. There’s a ton of real good photos in this, so make sure you take some time to check those out. Aspiring photographers, there’s plenty of advice in here for you too. So let’s find out more about Cody and his work…

Name: Cody Stephen York
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On The Horizon: DUB

Over the last few years, I have watched DUB go from web videos, to massive jams, to a full blown rider owned clothing brand. This core group of heavy hitting street riders has gown and expanded with a highly respected reputation in that time as well. Recently, Jack added yet another venture to the mix to better support the riders who support him by opening The Loot. Seeing this put me over the edge and I knew it was more than a good time to find out a little bit about this ever growing brand. Let’s see what DUB is all about…
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