Author: Matt Coplon

Woodward is nothing short of a bmx utopia. And every year I’m given the honor of being able to visit for a week. Despite three days of rain, we were able to take shelter in the tunnel system of indoor ramps that litter the camp. Luckily though, by day 4, I was able to get…

Congrats to Geo Benitez on this classic X-Up: Winner of the Heat Stroke/Etnies photo contest from last Saturday. Our 3 judges chose their favorite 3 photos from the top selection of 11 total. Geo’s X-Up was on each list. Congrats to him! An Etnies prize bag will be in the mail next week. Thanks again…

Thanks to Etnies for hooking up product for the 2014, Heat Stroke Contest in Ft. Myers. With their sponsorship, we wanted to do something a little different. So between 11am and noon (during practice), we set up Etnies stickers on 5 different obstacles, and on those obstacles shot candid shots of riders utilizing each. From…

I want to thank Dave Brumlow for all his hard work over the past couple years putting the FL-Bmx series together.  For this September Issue of Plus, I was honored to have some pics published in print. But more so, I was stoked to have captured several riders who make our scene in Florida an…

Instruments: One of several edits to be released documenting the Tampa Bay Scene both in state and on the road. Clips span from January to July 2014: a succession of sister edits to follow. Enjoy Tampa Bay. We do. Clips of David Gibson, Spencer Foresman, Scott Ehlert, Niles Harper, Dre Tylee, Dillon and Shane Leeper,…

I first met Geo sometime around 2001. Central Skatepark in Clearwater: At one of the many bmx comps held there. He was maybe 16. A little dude on a bike, doing serious moves. One in particular (A long feeble to 180 on a large edge) , definitely placed him on the radar of “badassery” early on….