1. TCU Presents: Chad Kerley’s Vitamin Water Invitational.
I’m not sure if contest footage has ever made the top ten list before, but there is no doubt that this deserves to be on it. Chad Kerley’s Vitamin Water Invitational was the most progressive street contest to ever exist, and if you haven’t sent he footage yet, you are really missing out.

2. Welcome to Fit: Florent Soulas
Florent Soulas has the most manual control of anyone I’ve ever seen. Racers included. How no one gave him a full ride earlier is beyond me, but props to Fit for snatching him up.

3. Greg D’Amico’s Section from BMXFU “Guy Stuff”
Greg D’Amico is one of those underrated guys that you don’t see every week online, but when he does put something out, it’s worth the wait. Don’t sleep on this.

4. Tom Villarreal’s Madera Spring 2012 Edit
Tom Villarreal takes all of his riding to the next level for his latest Madera edit. His fast lines got faster and his tech tricks got more tech. I can’t wait to see what he does next.

5. Ronnie Napolitan & MARKIT After Dark
Lighting up a dark skatepark with lights is kind of played out IMO, but taking lights to the trails is pretty fresh of an idea to me. The Markit guys knew just where to place those lights to make it look rad. Everyone associated with Markit are amazing riders, so you know Ronnie handled those trails with ease.

6. Nick Bullen in AZ Edit
Nick Bullen blew me away with his new edit from his new home of Arizona. The jump in riding level from his last footage to this is big. Get used to the name now, cause he isn’t going anywhere.

7. Mark Burnett Video.
At 13 years old, Mark is probably the youngest kid to ever make this list. What this kid is capable of already is ridiculous. What will he be doing by the time he’s 18?

8. Steven Hamilton Street Edit
Steven Hamilton is riding the best I’ve seen from him in years. What is even cooler to many, is that he seems to have not been influenced by current riding trends at all, and has a style much as he did in the early to mid 2000’s.

9. Andrew Castaneda Lotek Edit
Anyone that has done a crankarm grind knows how small of a balance point it has. How you can hop over a notch in a rail and keep going on the crankarm smoothly is beyond me. This edit didn’t just make the list for one good trick though, the entire edit is dialed.

10. Phil Demattia Kink Welcome Edit
Phil goes kickflip crazy for his Kink edit, but not just in a repetitive filler way, but in some really unique and difficult tricks that really took me by surprise. Some of the rail magic he lays down is insane as well.

Here’s a few now video posts that may be of interest:

Jeff Martin on Skavenger

Jamie Bestwick Speaks on His Relationships with Fellow Vert Riders

Harry Main on Snafu Pro

1. Clement Baes Welcome to DUB Edit
DUB’s new French connection starts his stay off with the brand in style, with a wild street edit. If you ride street, I’m sure you’ll love this.

2. Brian Yeagle Welcome To Tree Edit
Brian Yeagle has so much bike control and style, it’s no wonder that a brand like Tree would snatch him up. This is the type of riding you could just watch all day.

3. Wolfman Quintin Edit
Wolfman goes fast and handles some really ballsy stuff for his new Quintin edit. I was really impressed when I first saw it, and am still after watching it again.

4. Steven Moxley in the Sour Fever DVD
If you like insanely tech ramp riding, look no farther. Steven Moxley unleashes a barrage of wild park moves for his Sour Fever DVD part.

5. Alex Kennedy and Simone Barraco in Israel Edit
Nike put these guys up in Tel Aviv for 12 days and got them a filmer, and did it ever pay off. These two demonstrate a level of skill that very few can match right now. Almost any clip could have been the banger.

6. Glenn Salyers in South Bend Edit
Glenn takes it to the streets and shuts down a bunch of spots in South Bend that I’ve never seen before. Awesome all around.

7. Craig Passero: Lotek “Fader” Shoe Promo
Originally Craig’s “BMXFU: Guy Stuff” DVD part, it’s been re-branded for Lotek and it is unbelievable. To say that Craig Passero is underrated doesn’t even begin to cover it.

8. Subrosa Lahsaan Kobza at El Mirage
Lahsaan causes a ruckus at a park in AZ, jumping over sleeping girls, almost hitting skaters, and putting down a ton of hot lines in between.

9. Animal At The Bakery
Mike Brennan, Butcher, and Jared Washington put The Bakery to use in a way that we’ve never quite seen previously. So street, so good, and Butcher is still on the top of his game after all these years.

10. The Con Mixtape
The Con Mixtape is 12 minutes of clean, crisp HD goodness featuring Bruno Hoffman, Max Gaertig, Boy Janhssen and many more. It’s all good, but towards the end it gets way over the top.

Here are a few non-video posts from this week that may be of interest:

Seth Kimbrough Noctis Cranks Interview/Giveaway Reminder

Harry Main Buys a Lambo!

Snafu Sold To Matt Bischoff.

1. Orchid’s 2012 VX Mixtape.
Orchid’s Philly riders go hard for this edit and are sure to impress you.

2. Dan Foley Behind The Scenes 3.
Any footage of Dan is sure to make the top list. His smoothness and style is on such another level, even warm up clips and scraps are more than worth watching.

3. Dave Mahoney and Matt Leviege Edit
Regardless of some opinions about Dave’s wardrobe or the song selection, when you look at the riding (which is what really matters in my book) this deserves a spot on the top this week.

4.The Chicken’s “ElRoy 4: Through The Dirty Lens” Section
All of the “Through The Dirty Lens” sections that have been released so far are pretty rad, but Chicken’s stood out the most to me. I suggest you watch them all though.

5. Get It Together 2012 Edit
Zack and his crew hit up their home park of Ridgway. You can tell they have long since had this place wired.

6. Ryan Guettler and Friends Woodward Road Trip Edit
Of course Ryan Guettler is the man here, but keep an eye on Danny Josa. He took his brakes off a while back and his riding seems to have progressed a lot since I last saw footage of him.

7. Jake Frost Fit Edit
Real raw street. Don’t get much better.

8. Verde Matt Priest & Lima Austin Skatepark Edit
Two super stylish dudes handle some concrete parks with the ease and style most of us could only dream of having.

9. Chris Finnigan: Road to Recovery
We won’t be seeing too much of Chris Finnigan for a while due to injury, but at least his last edit for a while was a strong one!

10. Max Gaertig’s “Grindhouse” Section
Max Gaertig made the “Grindhouse” DVD, so you imagine the type of care he took to produce a killer section for himself. The halfcab whip master does not disappoint.

Here a few non-video posts that may strike your fancy:

Chase Dehart Interview.

Pat Casey Off Volume; On Haro.

2013 Subrosa Catalog

Here’s the top ten video of this week, as I saw it, in no order.

1. Short Matt Whyatt Edit
Matt Whyatt is getting ready for the Nitro Circus Tour (and all the contests this year as well I’m sure) and is doing so by sending wild tricks over huge dirt jumps and hitting up the local parks.

2. Etnies Eastern European Vacation
You know the Etnies team is made up of some of the best riders out there right now, so when they all get together for a road trip, expect nothing less than a wild edit from them.

3. Mike Gray & Jack Leonard Cali Park Edit
These two, along with a little help from a few friends, put together an edit full of amazing lines at some park in California.

4. Crispy Stream Brock Olive Edit
These are all suppose to be clips that were easy from Brock, which is really hard to believe. Watch it and I’m sure you’ll understand why.

5. Ryan “Biz” Jordan Verde Video.
This many years later, Biz proves that he’s still got it.

6. Russell Wadlin’s The Hunt Part
If you like riders that think outside of the box, this edit will get to pumped to ride.

7. Van Homan Duo Video.
It’s really good to see Van wearing a helmet these days, because he’s still sending it full force, and we don’t need any more K.O. clips like the 180 rail fall in Criminal Mischief.

8. Emil Eriksson Subrosa Video.
Emil’s street style is classic. I hope we get to see more soon, because this was too short and too good.

9. OSS Salt Lake City Skatepark Video.
The OSS team is made up predominantly street riders, but they all show that they can handle a park just as well.

10. MARKIT Crew Skatepark Video.
What a way to cap off the week and this list. Five minutes of complete skatepark destruction. When this is web edit material, it’s hard to imagine how amazing the DVD will be.

Here are a few news stories you might want to check out:

El Toro Is No More.

Joe Simon’s Filming Pet Peeves.

Randy Taylor Off Mutiny Pro Team

1. Chad Kerley’s Hunt Section.
I always like to point out that the videos are not listed in any particular order, but this week I’ll call it out: This is the best video to hit the web this week, and it’s been an amazing week for videos.

2. Cory Wiergowski Albes Video.
Cory Wiergowski pushes himself every edit, and has really been racking up some nice edits since he moved to AZ. That pegs hard 180 at the end is intense.

3. Dillon Lloyd’s Hunt Section.
Here’s the video part that was only beat by Chad in The Hunt. That second to last clip is so scary. Top notch quality all around.

4. Stevie Churchill & Dylan Starks Hunt Section.
The Hunt sections dominated the BMX internet this week, and here is the split section Stevie Churchill and Dylan Stark made. Two of the most promising young riders out there right now joining forces? Yeah, brace yourself.

5. Gabe Brooks Quintin Web Video.
Gabe is on a roll. Seems like every week Gabe has another impressive edit coming out. He continues the pattern with a banger for Quintin.

6. Pete Sawyer: Welcome To We The People Pro.
I don’t think I have a clue who this guy is, but we should probably all make a point to learn the name after seeing this edit. It’s strong from the start and never lets up.

7. Grant Castelluzzo’s Hunt Part.
Tech grind master Grant C lets everything that he has in his bag of tricks rip for his Hunt part.

8. Erik Elstran – Tulsala.
Erik Elstran shows a huge amount of progression and continued creativity in his latest video. You probably should watch it twice to make sure you absorb it all.

9. Cooper Brownlee Colony Video.
Cooper has to be one of the smoothest, most dialed freecoaster/4 peg guys out. He really seems to step it up a notch for this one.

10. Biz In Demolition “Last Chance”.
Biz has been around for a long time, but much like Jason Enns last week, shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, he’s gotten better as time goes on.

Here’s a few news stories to check out:

Ryan Guettler Speaks On The Current State Of Sponsorship.

Major Changes Made for 2012 Dew Tour

Chad Kerley Interview.

1. Chris Zeppieri In AOTC2.
Chris Zeppieri put in some work for AOTC2. If you like riding more on the tech side of things, you’ll dig this.

2. Bone Deth Behind The Scenes: Babes 101.
I’m sure some of you will disagree with this pick, but it is half dressed women doing ridiculous things. Despite not featuring any riding, it sure stood out to me…

3. Tom Dugan “Full Throttle” Etnies Video.
We all knew that Tom Dugan was good before this edit, but most of us had no idea just how good until it came out. He has always been known for his ramp skills, but he takes it to the streets in a serious way that he haven’t seen from him prior.

4. Anthem II: Geoff Slattery Declassified
Geoff Slattery stacked so many clips for Anthem 2 that he pretty much made two full parts. We don’t see footage from Geoff every week, so you really should take it in whenever any new footage of him shows up, especially of this caliber.

5. Gabe Brooks Demolition Video.
Gabe Brooks has been on fire ever since he came back on the scene. Here is the latest from a rider I expect to be killing it for a long time to come.

6. Tom Blyth’s “Thousand Yard Stare” Section
Tom Blyth’s “Thousand Yard Stare” section is flat out amazing. That’s it. 100% awesome.

7. Artem Agapov Video.
This guy grinds and spins both ways so well, I really can’t tell what is his natural spin/grind side for sure, and that’s pretty rad to me.

8. Seamus McKeon & Logan Derberry In Charlotte.
You get the feeling that these guys weren’t trying to make some big standout edit, and that it was just for fun. These guys are good enough to ride like they always do and still end up with a standout video.

9. Kostya Andreev Cocaroach Edit
Kostya Andreev looks like a real life video game with the amount of tricks that he packs into any given air.

10. FTLTY Crew In Barcelona.
On this one I have to echo Adam’s comment: “Alex Donnachie really steals the show”. That sums it up for me, that dude is amazing.

Here are a few non-video related posts that might be of interest.

RIP Mike Tag.

Bobbie Altiser Joins the Colony Team

A Snake Shit On Tom Dugan’s Head.

Here are the top ten videos from last week as I see it, in no particular order.

1. Cult: “Talk Is Cheap” Promo.
54,000 views in six days. If you aren’t one (or more) of those views, you need to get on it.

2. Alex Raban In The Caliwumpus DVD.
Alex has had some great videos hitting the internet lately, and no matter how much of his riding I see, I never get tired of it. Alex Raban is seriously underrated.

3. Dan Nielsen/Sam Bussell Park Edit
I’ve had the opportunity to ride with both of these guys, and they both ride like this on a regular basis. I’m so happy that someone finally was able to capture just how good both of these guys are.

4. Brock Olive Colony Video.
You know you are a beast when a predator to over whip isn’t even your banger clip. Brock Olive is a mad man, and extremely deserving of his new found slot on the Colony pro team.

5. Jason Enns Volume Video.
Criminal Mischief was the first BMX VHS I ever had, so it’s really cool to me to see Jason Enns out there this many years later still shredding. Even if you don’t have the same nostalgia going on as I do, I’m sure you’ll still enjoy it.

6. Relentless Energy Street Spots Video
Jambul, Alex Kennedy, Ben Lewis, Scott Ditchburn, Dan Lacey and Bengo session some Liverpool spots. When you put top notch spots together with some of the UK’s best street riders, what is there not to like?

7. Jordan Reid’s “On Mommas” DVD Section
To make a three and a half minute long section without some filler is a difficult undertaking, but Jordan makes it happen for the “On Mommas” DVD.

8. Tony Neyer’s “The Hunt” DVD Section
If you’ve been to a skatepark, or out riding with your friends since Friday, you’ve probably already heard someone talking about this section being online and how good it is. If you still haven’t seen it, here is your chance.

9. Colin Mackay Kenda Video.
Colin Mackay puts down some smooth clips on dirt, street and trails for Kenda. Here’s another guy that’s been pro for a long time and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

10. Phil Jones Video.
Phil Jones really stepped up his game for his latest edit. I really had no idea he was on this level.

Here’s a few non-video posts from the past week that may be of interest:

Broc Raiford on Volume Bikes

Macneil Gets A House In Long Beach.

TCU Update 4/04/12.

1. Greg Henry In BMXFU’s “Guy Stuff”
Greg Henry really came through with his “Guy Stuff” section, and so did Chris Zeppieri with his clips. That last line is outrageous in terms of bike control.

2. Liam Zingbergs Colony Video.
Some of the stuff that happens in this edit doesn’t even seem real. Plus, the ease with which he does difficult tricks/lines is stunning. Liam Zingbergs is a name to watch for in the future for sure.

3. Greg Illingworth Edit
I was super pumped about this edit when I posted it, and after watching it again, I stand by my enthusiasm.

4. Stress “The New Time” DVD.
The Stress guys are known for making banger edits, so it’s only logical that when they set out to make a DVD, that it would be a highlight of the week.

5. Devon Smillie on Osiris Pro Edit
Devon seems to be progressing at an unusually fast rate. Check out all the madness that he so casually unleashed for his Osiris pro edit.

6. Geoff Slattery In United’s “This Is United”.
Since we don’t often see web edits from Geoff Slattery, I think some people are unaware of just how good/wild he is. His take on everything is pretty different from the average, which is always fun to watch, and he’s not afraid to go fast and send it when need be.

7. Shawn Mcintosh Primo Video.
Shitty is so on top of his game right now. Clocking in at just two minutes, he skips the filler and just gets down to what everyone wants to see: the best clips.

8. Connor Lodes Premium Video.
I feel like Connor Lodes doesn’t get the respect he deserves. Watch this video and tell me he isn’t a bad ass. You can’t.

9. Anthem II Declassified: Mark Mulville
When it comes to trail riding, Mark Mulville is one of the best. These Anthem 2 leftovers should back up my statement pretty well.

10. Josh De Reus Welcome to Tempered Edit
This four minute long edit went by like it was about 2 minutes long. This coming from someone that usually isn’t a fan of long edits either!

Here’s some news stories that may be of interest to you:

Profile Mark Mulville Matte Camo Colorway

Tree To Discontinue Frame Production.

Chad Kerley’s Vitamin Water Invitational Contest.

Thanks for checking The Come Up!

Holy.

Fuck.

This is unreal. A lot of the jokes are based on The Come Up’s 2012 media kit and our re-vamping of our ad rates (which most of you don’t know about and shouldn’t care about) but still… unbelievable. Can’t believe we finally earned our very own S&M parody ad. Today is a very important day.

Oh and some of you may not know that this is based on a very old, popular internet meme you can read about here.

1. Moritz Nussbaumer Welcome to We The People Edit
I’m really excited about WTP’s latest recruit. Tons of skill and it’s not all cookie-cutter tricks that you can predict every time, like a lot of videos these days.

2. Rob Wise In Demolition’s “Last Chance”.
Rob’s Demolition DVD section was one of the wildest parts to come out in 2011. If you haven’t seen this yet, you need to watch it now.

3. Jack O’Reilly Division Video.
Jack O’Reilly is a beast and the filming is so crispy. Dialed all around.

4. Gabe Brooks OSS Video.
Gabe has been getting a lot of hype lately, and if you don’t think it’s well deserved, I expect your opinion will change after you watch this.

5. Dave Thompson Video.
Dave Thompson does it again. That banger is unreal to me.

6. Jeremy Hacker In Arizona.
Jeremy Hacker’s new edit goes so hard. Someone should hook this kid up to ensure we keep seeing more edits from him.

7. Tammy McCarley Skatepark Session.
In this edit Tammy says that he is having more fun than everyone else at the park, and I believe it. Tammy always seems to be having a genuinely good time, which is awesome. This is most likely the last edit we will see of him for a while due to knee problems, but at least his last edit is full of fun and great riding.

8. The Package Volume 5
The Package series is always excellent in every way, and Volume 5 is no exception.

9. Zack Gerber’s Hunt Section.
If you didn’t see The Hunt DVD last year, here’s part of what you missed. Zack’s section has a real old school feel to me with fireworks and riding over cars mixed in with the tricks.

10. Sean Morr Madera Video.
I had no idea that Sean Morr was this good until I saw this edit. Now that he is riding with the OSS crew (who have cameras around all the time), hopefully that means you will see more from him soon.

Here’s a few news stories that may be worth taking a look at:

Subrosa Balum Flipbook

Allan Cooke Off Haro.

Ty Morrow and Shawn Mcintosh on Primo