Join co-founder of The Factory Dustin Grice as he kicks off the Polar Plunge in Grand Rapids on Saint Patrick’s Day!
A “World’s First” with Special Olympics Minnesota and Zorbaz on Pokegama Lake, Starring Local Professional Dustin Grice.
Witness Live in person at Zorbaz, in Grand Rapids on Saint Patricks Day Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2pm when Dustin sends his bike off a jump completely upside down, rotating a full backflip, right into his first ever bone chilling Polar Plunge.
Join the fun as we try to reach our goal of raising $10,000 via Plunge.org!
Ride MN’s “White Knuckle Jam”
Saturday March 25th 2017
3pm-8pm
Bicycle Moto Cross Freestyle Contest, Subversive Art Show, and Electronic Dance Music Beat Down
Free for spectators, hangout & join the fun. Normal admission to Ride, with additional separate contest pools/entries below:
5$ each discipline entered
WINNER TAKES ALL IN EACH COMPETITION!!!
[Contests][classes tbd]
Best Trick(box jump)
Highest Air(box jump)
Best Trick(quarter pipe)
Highest Air(quarter pipe)
Highest Air (Trailsy)
Smoothest line(Trailsy)
Best flatland trick
Highest Bunny Hop
Flyest RIDE
DJ’s
Mad Mardigan
Centrific
Jobot
Monostatic
Bromme
Ryan C
Amy Picket
Angelica
Artists on Display
Boxy Mouse
Anderson Illustration
Pseudo Manitou
Vending by
Dingman’s
BMX Shop
[The Factory]
3300 NE 5th st Minneapolis Mn
$20 to ride.
Free for key holders.
Sponsors:
Ride MN
The Factory
Red Bull
Deco BMX
Link Foundation
Lil Pros Tour
Dingman’s
Albes
Truth BMX Products
No way !! Michael Duncan Jr is giving away a FREE KEY to The Factory on Christmas Day !! 🎄🎁🔑 Free 4 month membership, you & your family can ride FOR FREE all winter long 24/7 visit his Insta & YouTube for details https://youtu.be/1cxPVHXKOng
On December 20th, The Factory in Minneapolis invited everyone out for their first ever Minnesota Mayhem BMX jam and Team Contest that Kenny Short organized. It was definitely a different approach than most BMX contests in the world. The concept was pretty straight forward. Have six of the youngest riders at the contest take turns picking team mates of all ages and skills, then they would go head to head on three different sections of the park. Each team had their own jam, racking up points that would be calculated toward one score as a team.
Above is a BMX video giving you a look at the highlights from all the riders on each section!
RESULTS: Street: Team Jack Mini Ramp: Team Isaac Box Jump: Team Zander Overall: Team Nathan
Judges: Kenny Short, Evan Moyle and Ben Polaschek
Best Trick Winners: Reed Bleymeyer and Nick Johnson – Reed with a flip tuck no hander (10 years old) and Nick Johnson landing a 720 barspin back to back.
Contest sponsors: To Die For Clothing, QBMX, 3rd Lair Skate Park, NoWear BMX, Ride MN, Deco, Rays MTB, The Link Foundation, Shadow Conspriacy, Subrosa, Stay Strong, Lil’ Pros BMX, InterBMX, BMX Union
Wow ! Local BMX Charity The @LinkFoundation has just announced that they will cover tomorrow’s $20 contest entry fee for the first 5 riders who register and donate a toy to The Factory’s Toys for Tots Drive ! Registration if from 10am-12pm, contest starts at 1pm 👌🏼 #buildyourscene #ridethefactory #bmxgroms #toysfortots #bmx #linkfoundation #mnbmx #ridemn @kennylikey !!
The funnest new contest in Minnesota! This contest is open to anyone that rides bmx and will be held with a team format where kids to pros in teams of 4-5 riders will be scored based on their riding as a group.
There will be 3 areas of the park being judged and the highest team average score wins. The 3 areas will be the small section, the mini spine, and the box jump/quarters to bank. Each team will be given a 5 minute jam in each section, when all teams have rode each section we will add up scores and have a winning team!
Registration will be open from 10am to noonSunday Dec. 20th entry is $20 per rider. Teams will be selected by appointed captains, captains will be selected the day of by the judging panel. Team sizes and number of teams will be decided after registration closes. The contest will kick off at 1pm.
Top team will win a cash prize(which will be based on total number of riders to enter) all other teams will win prize packages that will include product from the contest sponsors which include, The Factory, Shadow/Subrosa, QBMX, Ride MN, Deco, To Die For Clothing, No Wear, 3rd Lair, Lil Pros Tour, Stay Strong, Link Foundation, and InterBMX
Huge thanks to all the sponsors for helping out as well as Dustin and Evan for all they have put into the Factory and helping to put this contest on! Should be a fun day for everyone, tell your friends and send it!!! -Kenny Short
“St. Cloud, MN, has announced it will host the Mega Jump Action Sports Experience on July 12, as part of the Downtown Walk about. The Mega Jump Action Sports Experience is a jaw-dropping action sports stunt show designed to leave audiences speechless. Their claim is to have the largest jump in the industry, giving riders airtime to attempt dangerous trick at perilous heights. In addition, the show offers give-aways, including new bicycles.
The event will also host the Strider Bike National Championship. Strider Sports International, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of children’s no-pedal balance bikes, hosts the Strider Championship Race in St. Cloud, presented by Scheel’s and the St. Cloud Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau on Saturday, July 12th from 9am-3pm. This groundbreaking race will give toddlers and small children a chance to put their Strider Balance Bike skills to the test through a series of obstacles and ramps at Lake George Municipal Complex. The unique Strider Championship Series caters directly to children between two and five years old who want to experience the thrill of racing. Children of all sizes and skill levels are welcome to participate. STRIDER No-Pedal Balance Bikes are developed for both learning the ropes of riding and honing advanced skills in racing.
About the Downtown Walk About
The Walk About is part of the international “Open Streets” movement hosted by the St. Cloud Downtown Council. These events typically involve the temporary closing of the streets or, rather, opening up of selected streets to motor vehicle traffic, making them available to all non-motorized transportation and people of all abilities. With key messages and strategic execution, open streets events can be a powerfully persuasive experience that invites the public to re-imagine the streets as not just a place for motor vehicles, but a place for people. The 5K Fun Run (no registration or experience necessary) starts at Brother’s Bar & Grille on 5th Avenue at 9:00 am. All other Walk About activities, over 80, are between noon – 4pm throughout Downtown. Ride your bikes to the event and take in all of that is happening throughout the day.”
See more at: http://www.sportsdestinations.com/destinations/minnesota/news/stunt-show-strider-race-coming-st-cloud-july-12-7819#sthash.9BHLOCLB.dpuf
TCFF Co-Founder Dustin Grice and our show announcer Jeff “JMC” Mclearen headed out to a large pro dirt contest in Arizona this past weekend to compete with some of their friends Aj Anaya, Big Daddy, Victor Salazar, Colton Satterfield, Josh Hult, Ben Voyles, and many others. The contest was a fundraiser for a local rider who was killed in the military, and the city is building a memorial skatepark in honor of him. We love seeing parks go up in other cities, keeps our sport growing !
After a battle through the windy qualifiers, Dustin managed to make it into the finals by one spot.. 10th place. But that didn’t slow him down at all… Taking the first run in the finals, Dustin threw down a solid run with his signature “***** dropper” trick, a 360 topside no footed cancan to late downside/opposite tailwhip. After a solid first run, he threw down another run of bangers which can been seen in the video above.
The contest was based on the average of the two best runs out of three for each rider. Dustin changed it up in his last run and tailwhip the roll in (photo below, and the only on to even trick the roll in), 360 the first set, 360 invert the second set, 270 cancan tire grab into the hip, and 360 opposite whip on the last set.
The competition wasn’t easy though, especially with Voyles throwing down backflip barspin to tuck no handers on the first set, flip whips on the last set, and Josh Hult with opposite double tailwhips and 360 double downside tailwhips..
However 3 solid runs and a handful of bangers brought Dustin and TCFF the 1st place spot on the podium.
This isn’t Dustin’s first win this year either, check out his bio below from the event handouts…
Our boys traveled out to San Francisco to cheer on some of our favorite pro riders during the finals at Dew Tour this weekend.. Check out the rad dirt course ! Who’s ready for indoor dirt at The Factory ??
Check it out ! Summit Skatepark in Lake Elmo, MN is having their 3rd BMX comp this November 3rd ! Raffles, prizes, giveaway, bunnyhop contest, all details are on the flyer, get the date on your calendar & we’ll see you there !!
15 year old shredder Colton Walker finished first in Free Flow Qualifiers contest last month in Milwaukee, and after a weekend of riding with Brett Banasiewicz “Maddog” at his skatepark in Indiana called “The Kitchen”, they both headed to Dew Tour this weekend in Ocean City for the finals !
Colton finished 9th in the Free Flow finals after taking a slam & only completing ONE run. Other competitors said if Colton would have had another solid run he would have had a good chance of placing top 3 !!
This is the second time we have had a member from TCFF in the Dew Tour Free Flow finals, back in 2007 Dustin Grice placed 2nd in Orlando, FL. Lots of local talent right here in Minnesota. Our facility is helping keep them on top, and you are always welcome to come ride with us…
Then there was Brett… If you have not heard about Brett, you have now. At 17 years old, Brett Banasiewicz (aka “Maddog”) is arguably the best BMX rider in the world. This weekend Brett place 1st in the Dew Tour Pro Park finals. Pretty cool to see him riding with some of our members too !!
Big congrats to Colton Walker this weekend, look forward to seeing him back next year !!
15 year old shredder Colton Walker finished first in Free Flow Qualifiers contest last month in Milwaukee, and after a weekend of riding with Brett Banasiewicz “Maddog” at his skatepark in Indiana called “The Kitchen”, they both headed to Dew Tour this weekend in Ocean City for the finals !
Colton finished 9th in the Free Flow finals after taking a slam & only completing ONE run. Other competitors said if Colton would have had another solid run he would have had a good chance of placing top 3 !!
This is the second time we have had a member from TCFF in the Dew Tour Free Flow finals, back in 2007 Dustin Grice placed 2nd in Orlando, FL. Lots of local talent right here in Minnesota. Our facility is helping keep them on top, and you are always welcome to come ride with us…
Then there was Brett… If you have not heard about Brett, you have now. At 17 years old, Brett Banasiewicz (aka “Maddog”) is arguably the best BMX rider in the world. This weekend Brett place 1st in the Dew Tour Pro Park finals. Pretty cool to see him riding with some of our members too !!
Big congrats to Colton Walker this weekend, look forward to seeing him back next year !!
A big thanks to Fargo this weekend !! Check out the video Tristan created.. A few riders from the Factory rode the contest as well, Tristan finished 3rd Place in expert, Joel Lange 1st in Beginner and Abduhl 2nd in Beginner ! Also the little 10 year old cutie Dallas Light was out there shredding the intermediate class. Tristan even made the local news !!
Looking forward to next year !! Special thanks one more time to the sponsors Deco BMX, Stolen Bike Co, Fiction BMX, Link Foundation, and especially Vitaminwater for keeping us cool !!
We are pumped to be running the contest this weekend at Fargo local skatepark ! Check out some of the prizes we have from Deco BMX, Stolen Bike Co, Fiction BMX, Link Foundation, Vitaminwater, and more.. We are also running clinics earlier in the day where new riders can learn how to ride BMX bikes, ramps, etc. See you there !!
We are pumped to be running the contest this weekend at Fargo local skatepark ! Check out some of the prizes we have from Deco BMX, Stolen Bike Co, Fiction BMX, Link Foundation, Vitaminwater, and more.. We are also running clinics earlier in the day where new riders can learn how to ride BMX bikes, ramps, etc. See you there !!
TCFF Co-Founder Dustin Grice has been spending quite a bit of time riding dirt in Southern California this past winter, and threw down this past weekend at Ricardo Laguna’s Pro Dirt Comp at the Extreme Thing Music Festival in Las Vegas. Check out the video.
We put on a mini ramp jam with 3rd Lair at the Overpass Skatepark in Hopkins this past weekend, check out 3rd Lair’s site for results & more photos! Like Jay Schlie and Kenny Short’s costumes?? Special thanks to all of the sponsors, Shadow Conspiracy, Stolen Bikes, Sun Ringle, Duffs Shoes, Profile Racing, Deco BMX, QBMX, Vein, BMX Grub, Pink Link and Dairy Queen! We had LOTS of prizes for everyone!! Rims, grips/bar ends, seats/posts, sprockets, headsets, bars, stems, shoes, shirts, socks, gift cards, posters and STICKERS !! Red Bull girls even joined us !! http://3rdlairbmx.com/2011/10/mpls-mini-jam-results-and-photos-hopkins-overpass-skatepark/
We are proud to be putting on a brand new event with 3rd Lair at the Overpass Skatepark in Hopkins, MN called “MPLS Mini Jam” on the Overpass Skatepark mini ramp.
5′ tall spine mini 20′ wide w/ sub
Best run, air trick, lip trick, sub trick, fakie trick, costume, & bunny hop
$10 entry, free to watch
When:
Saturday October 15th at 2pm
Where:
Overpass Skatepark
100 Washington Ave S
Hopkins, MN 55343
Sponsors:
Shadow Conspiracy
Profile Racing
Stolen Bike Co
Deco BMX
Sun Ringle
Duffs Shoes
Vein BMX
BMX Grub
QBMX
Twin Cities Fantasy Factory
3rd Lair Skatepark
