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Our boy Broc Raiford took top honors at the first ever Vans BMX Invitational, and rightfully so. Check out the video above.

For more Broc, check out his signature RAFT stem and grips.

During the recent Miami trip, DIG sat down with Brandon, Travis, Justin, Matt and Broc and hit them with some questions on the spot. Click play and enjoy!

Click below to watch the full Odyssey VS. Miami video.

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While on the Miami trip, DIG caught up with Travis Hughes and threw some questions his way. Click HERE to check it out and check out his Welcome video below.

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Hit the DIG site to see what Broc Raiford is currently running.

Make sure to check out Dig’s Photo Journal of our Miami trip with words and photos from Andrew White:

Walter was in the lead ski boat with the guide so that he could film the group. So he and the irate guide watched as half of the boats idled with little idea of what the fuck was going on, while one boat, captained by the very 17 year old Travis Hughes was going nuts. He was hauling ass at the rest of us, zig zagging in and out, and generally disrupting shit. And he was having a blast. We realized the tour was basically a lost cause and were mentally trying to pick up the pieces and figure out just what these guides had intended. At a certain point I looked over at the ski boat and saw the guide with his hands in a choke-hold around Walter’s camera.

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Miami. What a crazy place. The entire Odyssey team spent a week in this outrageous palm tree and concrete jungle, and every day was a struggle. Tom Dugan, who’s back was already tweaked prior to the trip, had his bike stolen the first day. Jacob Cable fell deathly ill and was bedridden for most of the trip. Our Airbnb host tried to steal our bike rack, and our jet ski tour guide lost his shit when we were, according to him, being too reckless on the jet skis (he worries too much and also needs to chill). And we got kicked out of a lot of spots. And not just kicked out, but brutally screamed at and degraded, or even physically attacked. But the Odyssey team will not be stopped. These guys rode as hard as they could every day, banded together against those trying to prevent us from doing our thing, and filmed a damn fine video, even in the face of so much adversity. Enjoy!

Featuring Aaron Ross, Brandon Webster, Broc Raiford, Gary Young, Justin Spriet, Jacob Cable, Matt Nordstrom, and Travis Hughes.

View the Photo Journal at DigBMX.com →

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While on the recent Miami trip, Matt Nordstrom shot a bike check and did a quick Q&A with Andrew White from DIG BMX, click HERE to eyeball it.

Tom Dugan, Nathan Hostick, and Jeremie Infelise take the Empire kicker out on the town. Enjoy!

Hit play to hear Broc talk you through his signature RAFT stem, which is available now.

FEATURES

• Six bolt clamping configuration
• Headset pre-load bolt recess (32mm diameter)
• 6061-T6 aluminum, CNC machined

SPECS

• 50mm reach
• 30mm rise
• 11.4 oz

Travis doesn’t know it yet, but he just got bumped up to the Odyssey pro team. Congratulations dude!

Like with most pro bumps, this was a pretty easy decision to make. Travis is so good at bikes, it can be pretty hard to comprehend sometimes. Also hard to comprehend is that Travis is still only 17 years old, especially when you realize he’s already been repping Odyssey for two years now. He’s been such an important part of our AM team, steady killing it on every trip and for every video, and it’s been a real treat watching his riding progress at such a ridiculous pace over the past couple of years. It’s been clear for a minute the time has come to turn him pro – check out his video and you’ll see what I mean. The kid’s got it.

– Walter Pieringer, Odyssey TM

Video by Sauce, photo by Chris Eiland.

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