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If you’re not familiar the #BIKELIFE movement that’s rapidly growing in cities all around the world, then you better hold on to your hat! There is definitely a movement goin’ on. SE Bikes recently brought BMX legend Todd Lyons and wheelie king Dblocks out to Philadelphia to meet up and ride with the Philly crews. Over 300 local riders showed up for the Philly Rideout including nearly 40 Philadelphia police officers, who heard about the ride through social media. The police presence was definitely a surprise, but rather than shut down the ride, they showed up to embrace it and keep the ride safe. It’s truly a unique experience to see cops on mountain bikes and in cop cars casually riding alongside of 100’s of BMXers doing wheelies and tricks in the streets. No politics, no racial tension, no drama. Just kids on bikes having fun!

The BIKELIFE movement is real. Check it out!

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Rapidly expanding Australian wheels-and-water lifestyle clothing company LKI has released an all-new motocross, BMX and mountainbike glove, the Form. Available in four colours – blue, white, teal and red – the Form glove has been developed the help of rigorous feedback from LKI athletes, including BMX Olympian hopeful Bodi Turner and Proformance Yamaha motocross racer Kale Makeham.

Features of the new Form glove include synthetic clarino leather, a palm durable spandex mould for optimal comfort and fit, digital sublimated prints and silicone palm and fingerprints for increased control.

This year's Pannonian Challenge will be held for the seventeenth time in the city upon Drava, Osijek, and will bring together all fans of BMX riding, skating, inline skating as well as fans of urban culture and music. We're expecting the finest names of the extreme scene to participate. A testament to the festival's growing success and scale is this year's hefty prize money which amounts to a whopping 50 000€.
 
Osijek is an unavoidable stop to all BMX-ers due to it becoming one of the stops of the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup this year. Because of this, the entire skate park was redecorated and this year you will be able to see it in a completely new light. Approximately 250 kilograms of paint, a couple thousand laths, about 500 wooden panels and over 36 000 screws were used in the redecoration.

All of the preparations are already finished so that as many as 400 athletes from more than 55 countries, nearly 50 musicians and

Shadow Conspiracy is proud to announce the Shadow Interlock Supreme chain now offers a LIFETIME WARRANTY to the original owner against all defects in materials and workmanship as well as bending, cracking, or breaking while under normal riding conditions. The Interlock Supreme chain has undergone years of extensive tests and revisions. From rugged machine testing to brutal real world testing with our in house Disaster Squad and the Shadow Pro Team, Shadow is confident to offer the first BMX chain with a LIFETIME WARRANTY. The proven strength and quality design clearly shows that the Interlock Supreme chain is the best chain on the market and the last chain you will need to buy.

If the Shadow Interlock Supreme chain breaks during it’s lifespan,

The Source are excited to announce the First 5 captains for the Battle Of Hastings contest to be held at the Source Park on September 10-11th. The first 5 captains are:

-Kriss Kyle
-Nathan Williams
-Ben Lewis
-Dakota Roche
-Greg Illingworth

We stoked to have these guys on board; some of World's most progressive riders, and can't wait to announce the others.

Joining a FISE World Stop as a rider is the perfect way to combine discoveries, fun and ride and challenging competitions. You will also meet, ride and share lifestyle with the world’s best riders, challenge yourself for the overall ranking and attempt to win some prize money. That’s also a nice opportunity to improve your reputation, create good contacts, extend your network and meet sponsors.

Being part of the FISE World Series presented by Honor is also the

Six Riders Advance From Pre-Qualifiers in Both BMX Triple Hit and BMX Best Tricks, In Addition To Three Newly Announced Wildcards, Joining Athletes Invited Directly to the Final Qualifying Event, Taking Place July 15 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The BMX final qualifying lineup for the highly anticipated Nitro World Games is now complete. Following the announcement of athletes invited directly to the final qualifiers

GoPro have released three new products that could work for anyone who uses the camera to film their own videos or webisodes. It'll give you different angles to get that unique shot that the competition doesn't have. It's always nice to mix it up. Here are the new innovations from the people at GoPro.

ESPN2 will televise live World of X Games: KRob Flips Providence, the Guinness World Record attempt for the longest ramp-to-ramp, no-handed backflip on a BMX bike on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11:30 p.m. ET. The backflip – from Kennedy Plaza in Providence, R.I. – will also be part of the World of X Games series on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT on ABC.
 
Four-time X Games BMX gold medalist Kevin Robinson will come

The Inaugural Battle of Hastings BMX contest will take place at The Source Park on the weekend of September 10-11th 2016. The World's top riders will compete in an innovative format for a share of the 18,000 Euro Pro purse. The original Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 and this year with the 950 year festivities, we're putting Hastings back on the international contest scene with our version of the Battle of Hastings to celebrate the first big BMX contest at the Source Park.

There will also be an open qualifier event for all riders including AM’s at the Source Park on July 23rd, in support of BMX Day 2016.