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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2010, 06:31:35 AM »
I remember reading Freestylin' in junior high and seeing photos of Ruben in full on Dyno gear tearing up the AFA circuit... Very inspirational seeing him progressing his riding to this day. Does his brother Robert still ride at all?

Robert does indeed still ride.   I think he might still do shows aswell. 

Both were huge inspirations to me.
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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2010, 07:06:46 AM »



Happy Birthday to R-Dog! :beer:


What the hell!!! I didn't know someone made the cover riding the basic bowl!  Nice!
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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #17 on: May 11, 2010, 11:11:21 PM »
I was trying to get this posted on The Come Up. Does anyone here know some one there?

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2010, 12:22:56 AM »
Cool!  I've ridden those trials a few times.  I stayed away from those big jumps though.

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2010, 12:43:16 AM »
This is what you have to do.

http://thecomeupbmx.net/info/





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"This ain't segregation this is freestyle folks". - Ruben Castillo

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #22 on: May 15, 2010, 08:05:37 AM »
really dope vid. Ruben's been around for sooooo long, its awesome to see him still riding flat, and pulling great links : )

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2010, 06:57:37 PM »
Hey correct me if i'm wrong,but wasn't ruben partly responsible for designing/conceptualising the GT SHOW frame which spawned the whole short toptube development in flatland bikes......? ;D
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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2010, 08:11:14 PM »
Yeah you are correct. I don't know excatly how many people were involved with the project but Ruben was one of the leaders in the creation of the GT Show.


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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #25 on: May 16, 2010, 08:19:24 PM »
I'm so stoked on this, Ruben's been riding and totally flowing forever; it's so great to see him recognized and get some current riding filmed. I think the last big video part I've seen of him was back on those Revenge videos. Ruben is still riding so brilliantly, just total inspiration from The King :ph34r:

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #26 on: May 18, 2010, 03:05:54 AM »
Heh, I remember watching Ruben when he seemed barely big enough to see over his bars! (only a slight exaggeration).

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #27 on: May 18, 2010, 06:33:40 AM »
I went over to "The Kings" Castle and hooked him up with "The King of Freestyle" DVD. It includes

a modified version of the Web Edit plus
More footage from Empire BMX, 9th Street and Rubens personal riding spots.

As a bonus I threw in the video that sparked this project. 120 Psi and Rolling. He was compleatly stoked on how everything turned out. I will take request if you want a pieace of this history. I will make a copy apon request. I will place a pay pal link on bmx freestyler soon. Run Time is about 16 minutes.

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2010, 06:36:10 AM »
Mark was RC at the last Voodoo Jam?

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Re: "The King of Freestyle" with Ruben Castillo
« Reply #29 on: May 18, 2010, 07:06:26 AM »
Yes the both were. Robert at Ruben!