You have friends that ride, you all hang together and you produce some killer videos. It's your crew and that's something to be proud of. But you're not the first to find some like-minded individuals, get your shred on and produce videos. Since the dawn of man, and later on, tubular three-piece cranks and BMX bikes, video producing crews have existed throughout the realm of BMX. What follows are some of the most infamous of crews:

The Plywood Hoods

Originally a breakdance crew from York, Pa., the Plywood Hoods (consisting
of flatland innovators Kevin Jones, Mark Eaton, Mike Daily and more) broke
onto the scene in the mid '80s. Jones, now considered the father of modern
flatland riding, plied his trade, while Eaton picked up his mom's video camera
to document their exploits. Together, the Plywood Hoods released the first DIY
BMX video in 1988, dubbed "Dorkin' In York" launching Jones' career as an
legendary innovator and Eaton's as a legendary video producer. "Dorkin In York" produced ten sequels, a DVD box set, and ultimately led to Eaton producing the BMX history flick "Joe Kid on a Stingray." The videos also cemented Jones' place in the BMX history books, along with Chase Gouin and many other later additions to the Plywood Hoods. All that from riding flatland with some friends in a parking lot in Central Pennsylvania.

The Baco Crew

Just a few years behind the 'Hoods, the Baco crew (Chad Degroot, Chris
Rye, Dave Friemuth, Mark Hilson) started producing videos in the early '90s
documenting the Midwest scene from which they came (Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, greater Standard Country). With videos produced by Chris Rye, the Baco crew's motivations were much the same as the 'Hoods, but the video antics were turned up a notch. Degroot brought flatland into a modern age, sometimes barefoot and sometime in a dress, while Friemuth took technical spine and mini ramp riding to a new degree of difficulty, also sometimes while wearing a dress. The Baco Crew produced ten sequels, and helped raise modern talent in the form of Brian Kachinsky and Kevin Porter. The Baco series is currently out of print, but sections can be found scattered throughout the Web.



Club Homeless

From the depths of Texas came a "crew" video maker Dave Parrick once described as "Club Homeless." Documenting the scene around him, including riding from Kevin Gutierrez, Ruben Castillo, Eben Krackau, James Shepherd and himself, Dave Parrick created the Homeless series of videos in the late '80s to early '90s. Eventually, Homeless spawned a bike company and the Homeless crew became the Homeless team. From there, Parrick released the seminal Homeless video "Trash," which brought the handrail grind to the BMX masses in 1992. Following some differences with the brand owner, the team left Homeless shortly thereafter, and attempted to form a new crew dubbed "Family," but nothing could match the influence of the Homeless crew and "Trash."