Steve Crandall

Coffee sipping pilot of a red FBM frame and a Nikon camera.

Posts from Steve:

The People’s Champ

Phil Jones- FBM Bike Co. 2015 from FBM BMX on Vimeo.

Phil jones, the people's champ, doing his thing, and killing it. FBM Bikes 2015!

Lost in Transition

DIY Paradise in Richmond Virginia. Build your Own Fun.

Hands down one of the best spots I have ever been to with my bike montana had told me we we were gonna try for it but the freedom boys made it happen! Its not just the glory hole but the whole experience that made it so outstanding from camping and psyching up to loading up the bikes in the raft. When you get your first glimpse a feeling comes over you that only those who have been could know. From there on out it was hoots and hollers with crazy echoes and riding pipe till we were out of gas. Thanks again to everyone that made it an experience of a lifetime

‘”ryan

As seen on Trailbound (scope for more photos!)

STORY // RYAN SEIFRIED
PHOTOS // RYAN SEIFRIED / MIKE HERNANDEZ

Where house?

An old building, left for dead, likely contaminated with asbestos and other pollutants, where its refuse is repurposed to make shelter from the rain and recreation for people in the fringe…

I woke up this morning to my usual routine, amidst outskirt weather patterns from a hurricane, flood warnings, it was stormy and I did my morning tasks, which included taking out the trash, walking through the rainy alleyway, on my way to get a cup of coffee a few blocks away.

Almost far enough away to ignore, I heard the beckoning call of an older gentleman asking for help, ‘hey man, can you help me… Could you be a good samaritan?’

I looked over to a dark green pickup truck, filled with metal scrap, which was the direction I was heading anyway, and shrugged a friendly mannerism, accepting the invitation to help the old guy out.

I get closer to the truck, outside a neighbor’s apartment, my body language asking how I can help, and the dude gestures towards a safe. A medium sized portable safe with wheels, tipped over on it’s side, 4 feet from the blueish white smoke pouring out of freighted shitbox pick-up truck’s exhaust. I knew right then it wasn’t a simple favor, and it wasn’t his safe, so I told him- ‘I’m not helping you fucking lift that shit…’ and kept walking towards the coffee shop. It took me two or three steps to realize how snarky my reaction was…

The friendly patron of the alley way soon turned into a towering menace ghoul, somewhere in-between Fred Sanford and a taller, meaner Bill Duke, throwing pieces of metal and shouting at me as I kept stride right past the scene of a scrapper’s pending crime spree… ‘All Right THEN MOTHERFUCKER, Don’t help an old man out…’

I passed by on my way home, no more truck full of recyclables, just a wet sentry safe and some picked through debris, happy I avoided being an unwitting accomplice to a heist on my way to get coffee…

Declan Murray – can plant to nose pick can?? That could be completely wrong seeing as he does some wildly creative tricks. This was at FBM’s White Walls Jam and I was so stoked to be riding with all the people I’d met that I probably only put my bike down once that day and that was to try and get a snap of whatever off the wall trick @DECLANMURRAY was doing. check out his wild paintings / riding on lumber-torque.tumblr.com
I took this photo of @logan_heiman right before he popped a tire trying to get a clip for a video we never ended up finishing. Logan was being a tour guide since this was my fist time cruising around Richmond, but a few spots in I think we ended up calling because of dead batteries/ a long walk back to the car. S/O to Logan for showing me around and always being down to ride!
Casey Smith is rad. He has a good time riding bikes and this windy and below freezing this day was no exception because @caseysmithsonian was still killing it and having fun.
If you follow me (@kalebbolton) on Instagram you know take too many photos of my bike. After a fresh coat of paint I was taking some photos and two neighborhood kids rolled up on me on with their Power Wheels and said they wanted to be in the photo. So I took this, hopped over their rides, and they went on with their cruise stoked.
Bar in the snow. It started snowing pretty hard and I figured a bar in the snow would make a good photo. I setup my camera and a one dollar thrift store flash in my backyard and had my little sister push the button until we got a good one. My camera was completely covered in snow but it was worth it.
Me and Jarett Houk met up at Williamsfarm skatepark as we did pretty often at when I was staying in VA Beach. We always got a clip/ photo when we rode so this day was no different. Jarett’s currently doing another round of training in the Marines. I rode with him a few weeks ago and he still shreds harder than ever.
My dog exploring a cornfield. Roey is awesome. She goes everywhere with me and my lady so chances are if you’ve seen me then you’ve seen her. There’s also a 98 percent chance she’s barked at you.
Fence ride. Living in the middle of nowhere where literally no one rides means you ride what you can and you have to make everything you want to ride. That also means you get pretty good at using the 10 second timer on your camera to get photos. I made a lip in a big ditch in my backyard and set the camera up behind the fence to get this photo.
I took this photo in Tree Man’s back yard while on a trip to Memphis with FBM. I’m couldn’t tell what “Tree Man’s” real name is, but I know hes one of the coolest people you will ever come across. He has the most dialed D.I.Y. ramp setup in his backyard and gave us a ramp to use at the Lucero Family picnic. Anyway, while looking in awe at the setup he has these kids ride into the backyard with a wagon and a bike interested to see who parked a black bus across the street from their house. I snapped this then Dillon Leeper and and Eric Holladay asked if he wanted some stickers for his bike, and he replied “….where dey at?” hahaha. So they hooked him up with FBM stickers and he pedaled down the street stoked.
I met Shane Buell (@alleycatofthecave) and Trenton Culver (@gingerking814) one night at Williamsfarm Skatepark when they came from PA to stay in VA beach for a while. Shane asked if I wanted to take a photo so we shot this right before it got dark.
Trey Jones one hander at FBM’s Lost Bowl Jam. No description needed. Trey RIPS! Deah.
@Eric_Holladay Pedal slide to turndown in Memphis. Holladay is way too good. He cranked this out first try; no problem. The FBM Memphis trip is the first trip I’ve been on, so it was crazy watching Eric and Dillon ride. Of course I knew they were good, but you don’t really realize how good people are until you ride with them at the same spots. Thanks Steve Crandall, Eric Holladay, and Dillon Leeper and FBM for bringing me along. It was definitely a good time!

Philthy Session

9 / 13 / 15 Session / A Philthy Feature from FBM BMX on Vimeo.

Pickin’ N Skiddin’

“I live right along a beautiful Redwood Forest up in the Santa Cruz mountains and my Saturday mornings usually begin by hiking around, riding bikes or playing tunes in the presence of their beauty. This day I packed the banjo on the surly rack and headed for ye ole’ trestle bridge. The tune I’m playing is the instrumental of a song I wrote while traveling Idaho in the winter called ‘make like a local.’ It’s played on an open back banjo in the old time clawhammer style. Get in touch if you want to ride some bikes an play some tunes!’

‘”chris Via Trailbound!

Seamus Mckeon Video!

Seamus Mckeon- FBM Bike Company from FBM BMX on Vimeo.

Potty Cash

Jay Lonergan

I got to visit some friends in PA. and ride Posh and Catty woods, it was a great weekend.

Here are a dozen photo from my visit, Click Here to donate to help keep the woods going for riders to enjoy!

Thanks Guys… -Steve

Steve Crandall

Jay Lonergan

Jack!

Little Stauff, Jay Lonergan, Marky T, Evan Eisenhart

Jay Lonergan

Dave King

Darren Bouldin, Kitt West, Eric lee

Marky T

Darren Bouldin, Kitt West, Eric lee

John Burnie

Sean Ryan

Andy Schwartz

Local Bike Shops…

Here are four quick mini documentary style video from FBM/ Profile and QBP’s Maiden America tour this summer, visiting local shops and promoting BMX on a local level. (more…)