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How To Make Your BMX Brakes Work Better

Want to learn how to make your BMX brakes work better? Here’s a video GT put together where Scott Hamlin gives you some great advice on how to change on your brake pads for a new set, along with how to adjust them just right. After that, he gives you some advice on how to clean those rims of yours to give you even more braking power. If you have ever had issues with your brakes not quite grabbing well, this video showing you how to make your BMX brakes work better should do the trick! Hit play and take it all in!

Need new brakes or you’re thinking about picking up a set for your bike? Check out all the brakes that Source BMX have in stock now!

“For the children and the dudes just getting into BMX. Learn how to fit a pair of threaded brake pads to your bicycle with ease in this episode of Seriously Fixed. Check your bolt grade and size (such as m6 , 8.8 grade) to find the correct torque setting for any bolt. All work should be completed by someone that is competent with tools and mechanics, if not, always find an adult or local bike shop who can assist.” – Our BMX

Do you have any tricks or tips of your own to make your BMX brakes work better? Do you have any questions about something to do with your brakes? Let us know what you’re thinking in the comments down below!

Also, make sure you check out a few of the other posts in the related posts down below for even more tips on how to get your brakes dialed in!

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G-Sport – Oil Slick Rollcage Rim Promo

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Here’s some slick news from G-Sport! They just announced that they have a limited run of these oil slick Rollcage Rims for you to get your hands on! Up top is a quick promo featuring Ethan Corriere lacing up a set of wheels with the rims, then heading out to put them to work out in the streets. The riding is solid and the rims are slick as oil. You can pick these up through BMX shops and mail-orders like Source BMX that carry G-Sport worldwdide now!

“Surprise! 2019 marks the 25 Year Anniversary of GSport, and we’ve produced a Limited Edition run of our popular Ribcage rims in this Oil Slick finish to celebrate the milestone. Available now worldwide through shops. Watch Ethan Corriere shred a pair.”

Tempered Bikes – Filthy Drains Jam 2019

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The annual Filthy Drains Jam that Tempered Bikes throw down in Australia went down recently, and it looks like it was another awesome time. Here’s an eit with highlights from the day giving us a look at the riding on the ghetto ramps, dirt jump and more, along with a look at what went down off the bikes as well! Big turn out, plenty of sunshine and some great riding. Can’t go wrong with that combo!

“TMPRD Filthy Drains Jam 2019

Filmed and Edited by Mike Vockenson” – Tempered Bikes

Backyard Jam 2019 – AM Winners Highlights

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The 2019 Backyard Jam finals lead to a ton of wild riding all weekend from the Pros to the AM riders. Here’s a video Ride UK whipped up giving us a look at the bangers that the top riders from the AM contest threw down! These guys were going all in to win a spot at Simple Session!

“Check out the top two riders in the amateur park and street finals at Backyard Jam 2019 at Adrenaline Alley. Backyard Jam linked up with Simple Session so these four riders are now invited to ride at Simple Session 2020!” – Ride UK

Fakt BMX – Romik Bykov 99% Moscow Spots

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Fakt BMX have added Romik Bykov to the squad. To celebrate, Romik went to work on spots galore around Moscow to stack a ton of solid clips for this welcome video! Romik put all of the spots he came across to proper use with plenty of grinds, whips, barspins and more!

“The official and long-awaited Welcome video of Romik Bykov in the FAKT BMX is 99% shot on Moscow spots during the summer season. During the filming, Romik faced a lot of troubles: problems with the law, constantly knocked out fingers (because of which there are not so many barspins in the video), broken parts, many kilometers traveled from spot to spot without using the subway!

The video turned out to be quick and not prolonged, 1/3 of the clips decided to filter, so that it was short and strong. So check out this OG guy from the south of Moscow! Make the sound louder and enjoy!” – Fakt BMX

Fit Bike Co. – Ethan Corriere’s “Sleeper” Complete Bike Build

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Fit Bike Co. dropped one of Ethan Corriere‘s signature 2020 Sleeper complete bikes at Epic BMX for Ethan to build up and dial in to give you all a look at it. Hit play to watch the bike get built up from the box to cruising in the parking lot.

“Watch Ethan Corriere build’s his signature “Sleeper” complete bike straight out of the box.” – Fit Bike Co.

BTS Photoshoot with Matthias Dandois

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When a brand like Red Bull wants to do a photoshoot with a guy like Matthias Dandois, you know the photos are going to turn out rad. Here’s a behind the scenes look at a photoshoot Matthias recently did in New York that mixed riding and lifestyle shots. If you are into photography or just want to see what actually goes into a photoshoot for a project like this, this is definitely worth a look!

“In this video, I take you behind the scenes of my latest Red Bull Athlete shoot featuring World Champion BMX rider, Matthias Dandois. I’ll go through exactly what I’m doing for each shot as far as the technical aspects such as lighting, composition and camera settings as well as some other bts skills like working, positioning and communicating with the athlete. HUGE thank you to Red Bull for making this possible and always giving me wing:) I hope you enjoy it!” – VisualRev

Backyard Jam 2019 – Best Trick Highlights

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During the Backyard Jam last weekend at Adrenaline Alley, there were street and park Best Trick contests that went down where some of the guys unleashed their wildest moves. Here’s a highlight video giving us a look at the bangers that went down between both contests. No shortage of heat to take in, in this one!

“The best trick portion of the Backyard Jam 2019 park and street events did not disappoint. Click play to get full coverage of all the bangers that went down.
Street Winner: Joe Jarvis
Park Winner: Jack Clark” – Our BMX