IN PHOTOS - THE FBM X DIG DIY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 2018

Who can have the most fun?

30 Oct 2018

Build Fun- RAMPLIFIED

Crandialing. Scotty Cranmer and Steve Crandall eyeballing the course for the 2018 DIY World Championships.

3 jokers… Cranman, Cranmer and Big Boy

Eye on the prize, Mayo teeter-tottering on the brink if absurdity.

Declan Murray with a saran wrap off of an organic tree camo custom pole jam.

Kids of the black hole…

Latane Coghill barspin pole jam on teh Kaleb Bolton submission for BYO riding obstacle, a pole jam made out of logs.

Unknown tree camo pole jam tailwhip, wet pavement, Chevy Bowtie!

Justin Griffin winning a (spray painted) golden Samurai Sword for weirdest trick on the teeter totter!

Chris Childs is not a pussycat!

Declan Murray can can curved wall around the cats paw!

DIY Merch and trophy display. Liberal arts BMX degree in use…

The CORGI - DIY MVP!

Dunno his name but his IG is @jnelly90

Guitars and Cinderblocks.

Sketchy ramp to bike rack gap to Derek Duster…

Tied for first and half place, and winner of the heavyweight belt- rail challenge stoke.

Matt Tavares, barspin, 50-50 to barspin. Clean.

Declan Murray, Soap Shoe Dance… It’s a make.

Colby Benoit; full rip-ride to two pegs on the homemade bike rack.

Artistic interpretation…

Zoo AKA Eric Miller, a crucial gorilla from Pittsburgh on the RAMPLIFIER!

Chris Childs, DIVE BOMB!

Literally, A Strieby Juice, Brian blasting the Ramplifier.

Free Wifi- Chris Childs lofting some jive on the internet, Stoke booster!

The ‘Sender’ Block…

A symptom of the day- non stop smileage- Ginch man sending it.

Declan Murray- Tabled 180 of the kicker ramp.

Tailwhip to flat over a 3000 pound cinder block.

Colby Benoit, HUGE table to flat, this was one of those moments that what so rad, and brutally raw it could have been done in any era or niche within BMX and people would have been stoked!

Jay Schlie 40 something year old jump to flat!

Colby Benoit, more brutality, no hander 180!

Dirty Bobby, flat out RULING!

More weird awesomeness via Declan Murray- champion status.

West Virginia Underground Legend, Jam Micheal- downside whip!

And again....

A Lookback at some DIY madness.

Gary Ginch during sound Check for Cruelsefix 20 seconds before going into a blistering cover of ‘Burn the Witch” by Venom

BIO- Matty Cranmer

More ZOO action on the Ramplifier, Eric Miller contender for overall title.

Joey Spinoza

Rayban flair, Eric Holladay roasting the RAMPLIFIER during the Cruelsefix set!

More badassery from Jan Michael

This might be the moment Matty Cranmer won High air…

James Lukas, serious fufanu on the dials of the RAMPLIFIER.

Seat Grab, big air- Scotty Cranmer

Hall Hammer on drums!

Garrett Guilliams, AKA the Ginch man- Cruelsefix

This is Awesome…. Cruelsefix - Zoo.

Roadie Handjob, Super Fun Happy Land.

Ginch.

Ski- Cruelsefix!

Photos by Murphy Moschetta

"The BYO (build your own) Fun and the DIY World Championship finals, one of the most prestigious events in all of action sports, went down last weekend. The fifth and final stop, after events in the U.S. and the U.K. took place in the parking lot of Powers Bike Shop, in Richmond Virginia. showcasing some of the worlds most celebrated athletes in BMX and beyond. Riders traveled far and wide to compete in front of a panel of esteemed judges for prizes including a Golden Cinderblock, a Samurai Sword, a 24 karat gold Fender guitar, a hot dog, a taxidermy 8 point buck, and awards from Profile and FBM. Events included high air, best trick, weirdest trick on a teeter totter, high 5 a cat in a curved wall, handrail challenge, who can build the best ramp, and who can have the most fun." - Steve Crandall

Watch the video HERE.