Building A Network For BMX CulturE
I started this site as a response to seeing our BMX culture being discussed by outsiders who had limited and shallow understandings of who we are because they had limited and shallow options from where to learn about us.
Aside from high view count YouTube videos, celebrity social media accounts, and the main media sites devoted to sharing BMX (yet restricted by the reality of their overhead, sponsors, and audience), I believe that BMX culture, in its more artistic and complex forms, is relatively hidden to both outsiders as well as many of our own people.
This site is only one piece of that multifaceted and complex culture and though it has begun to find a footing amongst those looking to understand the depth of BMX culture, it certainly cannot--and should not--claim to be “the other” cultural website on the web. In truth, there are a multitude of sites, crews, and videographers devoted to a similar mission as this one: to document and share some meaningful, artistic, thoughtful, and authentic part of BMX culture outside of the mainstream representations of it.
This page is meant to help build a network between those outlets in order to encourage community in BMX as well as to allow for the spread of various ideas and perspectives that are not often heard. It is my hope that this page can serve as either a starting point or as a stop over point for those on a journey to understand this thing we call the freestyle BMX lifestyle.
An important note: This page should continue to grow and I rely on you readers to let me know what other sites should be connected here. Please submit any ideas below.
Happy trails,
Mike
Aside from high view count YouTube videos, celebrity social media accounts, and the main media sites devoted to sharing BMX (yet restricted by the reality of their overhead, sponsors, and audience), I believe that BMX culture, in its more artistic and complex forms, is relatively hidden to both outsiders as well as many of our own people.
This site is only one piece of that multifaceted and complex culture and though it has begun to find a footing amongst those looking to understand the depth of BMX culture, it certainly cannot--and should not--claim to be “the other” cultural website on the web. In truth, there are a multitude of sites, crews, and videographers devoted to a similar mission as this one: to document and share some meaningful, artistic, thoughtful, and authentic part of BMX culture outside of the mainstream representations of it.
This page is meant to help build a network between those outlets in order to encourage community in BMX as well as to allow for the spread of various ideas and perspectives that are not often heard. It is my hope that this page can serve as either a starting point or as a stop over point for those on a journey to understand this thing we call the freestyle BMX lifestyle.
An important note: This page should continue to grow and I rely on you readers to let me know what other sites should be connected here. Please submit any ideas below.
Happy trails,
Mike
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https://buildinggnarnia.com
A website creating multiple forms of media (writing, voice, video) that critically and intellectually analyze BMX and skateboarding
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http://90east.bigcartel.com
An online store of a clothing, video, and zine producer dedicated to authentic representations of our culture, for BMXers and by BMXers
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https://www.doleckivisuals.com
A website of a renowned BMX photographer documenting BMX culture and travel through photos, videos, zines, and books of BMX
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http://www.challengerbmxmag.com
The online presence of a DIY zine/newspaper that hosts multiple contributors who create light and fun pieces as well as researched and serious discussions regarding various aspects of BMX
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https://pushitastop.com
A personal media site devoted to documenting BMX through various mediums and with various styles and perspectives
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https://leastmost.com
A blog featuring writing, photography, and other media from various cultural icons
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www.unscenehistory.com
A website devoted to documenting the history of the Brisbane freestyle community that features various projects and primary sources
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www.propsbmx.com
The home page of an institution in BMX: The Props Visual Video Magazine that features access to years of BMX video history as well as assorted other historical media.
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www.bmxmdb.com
A online database attempting to collect and organize all BMX videos ever produced and put to tape or disc.
http://blog.defgrip.net
A curated BMX media experience that posts intermittently, but always with the intention of sharing something "worth sharing."
An online shop and blog that hosts thoughtful interviews as well as produces DIY zines
-
https://streetmystics.wordpress.com
A site hosting original writing and interviews regarding the street riders’ lifestyle and mindset
-
https://buildinggnarnia.com
A website creating multiple forms of media (writing, voice, video) that critically and intellectually analyze BMX and skateboarding
-
http://90east.bigcartel.com
An online store of a clothing, video, and zine producer dedicated to authentic representations of our culture, for BMXers and by BMXers
-
https://www.doleckivisuals.com
A website of a renowned BMX photographer documenting BMX culture and travel through photos, videos, zines, and books of BMX
-
http://www.challengerbmxmag.com
The online presence of a DIY zine/newspaper that hosts multiple contributors who create light and fun pieces as well as researched and serious discussions regarding various aspects of BMX
-
https://pushitastop.com
A personal media site devoted to documenting BMX through various mediums and with various styles and perspectives
-
https://leastmost.com
A blog featuring writing, photography, and other media from various cultural icons
-
www.unscenehistory.com
A website devoted to documenting the history of the Brisbane freestyle community that features various projects and primary sources
-
www.propsbmx.com
The home page of an institution in BMX: The Props Visual Video Magazine that features access to years of BMX video history as well as assorted other historical media.
-
www.bmxmdb.com
A online database attempting to collect and organize all BMX videos ever produced and put to tape or disc.
http://blog.defgrip.net
A curated BMX media experience that posts intermittently, but always with the intention of sharing something "worth sharing."