It started with planned trip to Texas for the 3rd stop of the USA BMX Freestyle series – but then we got a DM from Cody Hennings. Cody is a local rider in the Dallas/Fort Worth area who also happens to own a private indoor ramp-filled warehouse called the Safehouse. We quickly took him up on his offer to check out Safehouse, and team Mongoose headlined by Mykel Larrin and Ben Wallace spent a full day riding this BMX utopia!
If you were one to catch Ben's Heritage video last year you’ll already know he’ll choose to ride dirt any day of the week... And just as well; Ben's signature mix of original tricks and clean style all at height make his riding a site to behold. After several years in the USA, there’s something extra refreshing about just witnessing Ben do his thing at the set of trails he grew up riding in the UK. Sit back and relax...
Just three dudes being ridiculous on a small miniramp in the north of England. Watch Alex Coleborn, Ben Wallace and Tom Justice make light work of some pretty rare lip tricks.
Name: Ben Wallace
Age: 33
Hometown: Tadley, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Monster energy, Mongoose bikes, Bell bike helmets, CTI knee braces, Stay strong apparel, British cycling
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Right now it’s the new room at Adrenaline Alley; The Warehouse
-BMX video: Miracle boy and Nyquist
-Website: Autotrader.co.uk haha always looking at new cars
-Web video: I honestly can not say because there’s so many good ones but without sounding vain My new mongoose Heritage Part that’s just being released
-Food: Ramen and Indian food
-Twitter to follow: Sorry don’t use Twitter
-Person on Instagram: The rock/Dwayne Johnson
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Alex Coleborn, Declan Brooks, Jared Eberwein
Mongoose Pro Ben Wallace has been turning heads in the BMX contest circuit for years and is showing no signs of slowing down. It's not all BMX with Ben though. He’s also a father and a husband, with his wife expecting their second child. Ben and his growing family are still figuring out where they want to live, all while Ben is hitting contests and being a BMX legend!
Monster Energy congratulates Ben Wallace for his flawless showing at the first ever Nitro World Games park event and Monster Army’s Brian Fox on his Best Trick victory. Wallace’s well-rounded approach to the unique bowl made his runs stand out among the best in the world, while Fox put body and bike on the line in the 20-minute jam event. A private event at a brand new facility nestled north of San Diego, the inaugural Nitro World Games event brought out the best riders in the world looking for their portion of the $300,000 prize purse. But it wouldn’t be a quick road, as Ben would have to battle his way through Quarter and Semi Finals to even have a shot at walking away with a trophy and some cash.
Wallace was on point the whole way through, combining everything—big tricks, boosted airs, speed, unique lines, and technical tricks—in his runs time and time again. He kicked off each run with a massive lookback transfer into a vert quarter, but he upped the level in his very last run in Finals to seal the third place finish.
From that very first transfer Wallace kept the speed going through a unique line that seemed impossible to everyone watching. Stylish and boosted one-footed X-ups, toboggans, and no-handers filled each wall, a different huge transfer with a tailwhip, and then cutting an unreal line to a flair across the longest quarter in the park. A double tail-whip over the box, an alley-oop lookback, a whip over the triangle spine, and an insane double tail-whip pocket air were the remaining bangers of his run.
Few Sessions on the ramp with Dennis Enarson,Jacob Bailey and Ben Wallace. I suck at filming and wasn't in this one much but this is good look of everyday sessions with us.
A transplant from the UK, Ben Wallace has been living in California for 4 years taking advantage of the picture perfect weather to ride his bike. This video shows a lot of the local spots that Ben goes to and rides them only like he can. Welcome to the California Republic.
Insanely good riding by Drew Bezanson, Kriss Kyle, Jason Watts, Greg Illingworth, Ben Wallace, and Nick Bruce while out at Woodward West for the Mongoose video contest. You absolutely don't want to miss the riding featured in this!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.