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Last night Vans honored its 50-year heritage alongside thousands of guests who gathered at the House of Vans in New York and Austin to celebrate five decades of cherished “Off The Wall” memories. On the heels of the newly released campaign The Story of Vans, Brooklyn mainstay House of Vans and beloved SXSW pop-up House of Vans at the Mohawk, were transformed to showcase an imaginative representation of iconic moments from Vans’ legacy. To top off the enthralling Vans’ 

The world‘s greatest  Freestyle BMX Event – the snipes BMX COLOGNE – will be held again on July 2 and 3, 2016, in the Jugendpark. „CELEBRATING BMX“ is the motto and on these two days, the spotlight will be on the fun of the spectacular stunts and tricks as well as the fascinating lightness of the sport. On the first 

Vans, the original action sports footwear and apparel brand, is pleased to announce the global launch of The Story of Vans on this historic day, Vans’ 50th anniversary. On March 16, 1966 Vans opened in Anaheim, Calif. as a small family-owned brand with big dreams. 50 years later, the Van Doren spirit lives on as one of the largest youth culture brands in the world, fostering a culture of creative expression through action sports,

After two and half years of travelling, riding and filming The United crew is stoked to announce that their long awaited STILL UNITED DVD is now available! Needless to say everyone went in and filmer/editor Peter Adam has put together an amazing piece of work with a raw, uncompromising, feel-good approach. With too many highlights to mention throughout, the video wraps up with one of the gnarliest yet technical sections caught on film to date.

Featuring: Jeff Kocsis, Christian Rigal, Geoff Slattery, Corey Martinez, Alax Valentino, Nathan Wiliams. Plus: Jack Birtles,

The Atlantic Bike Stunt Alliance (ABSA), which organizes the Trans Jam BMX Contest Series, announced their 2016 contest schedule today. In its seventh year of operation, the series, based in the state of North Carolina, has hosted stops in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greenville, and Athens, Georgia. The contest will operate five contest dates during a three-city tour. The 2016 Trans Jam BMX Contest Series schedule is listed below:

Stop 1:

As part of House of Vans London's commitment to bringing you the best in music and creative culture, for free, Vans are extremely excited to announce the stellar line-up of musical talent who’ll be helping celebrate 50 Years “Off The Wall" on Friday 18th March. The 3,000sqm creative space, skatepark and music venue will welcome a fusion of some of the biggest names in electronic, grime and rock. Pioneer of the UK

For pro riders it can be tough to get on the Simple Session riders list. These park and street riders made it and will be riding at the Saku Suurhall 29 April - 1 May (if they make finals). See who are on the list already (more to come) and book your trip to Estonia today.

BMX
Kevin Peraza MEX
Brandon Loupos AUS
Ben Wallace GBR
Matt Ray USA
Billy Perry USA
Anthony Panza USA
Jake Leiva USA
Kevin Fabregue FRA
Cam Peake GBR
Brock Horneman AUS
Daniel Wedemeijer NED

NASS Festival & the International BMX Freestyle Federation (IBMXFF) have announced today the BMX World Championships will be held in the UK for the first time in 28 years. The world’s leading freestyle BMX athletes will descend on the West Country in time for NASS, the action sport and music festival which takes place on the 8th – 10th July, near Bristol.

The event promises to be one of the largest global BMX freestyle events of the year with more than 450 professional and amateur

Matthias Dandois' signature Haro forks are now available: "After some changes to samples making sure we got it right, the La Bastille fork went into production".

Here are the specs:
- 100% heat treated chromoly fork
- CNC 1 piece fluted steer tube with internal threads and