As all of you know by now, Courage Adams has super human abilities on a BMX bike and it is damn near impossible to comprehend how he does a lot of the lines and combos he comes up with while out riding. The amount of balance and bike control is unreal. Here’s a new fan compilation of his latest Instagram clips all packed into one dialed edit or your viewing pleasure! As always, Courage cooked up some insane clips with heavy nose balance, manuals and grind combos. Hit play and enjoy this!
Let’s Help Out Phil Jones!
Here is a bit of news for you guys to check out. Back in February Phil Jones took a nasty slam that landed him in the hospital. We had heard he was hurt, but we didn’t know just how bad until today when we came across the GoFundMe Page setup to help raise some money for some surgery! Phil has insurance, which is a huge help, but it sounds like he will need about $25,000 to get surgery to hopefully recover some of his hearing. You can check out the full details below, or visit the GoFundMe Page to donate. Anything helps and if you can’t afford to donate, you can always share this to help spread the word so maybe a few others that can will see it! Phil is a super good dude and has been crushing it on a bike for years!
“Phil Took a bad spill at the local pump track in his hometown of Gastonia, NC on February 18,2019. He spent a week in ICU due to the serious injuries he sustained. Phil fractured his skull and sinus, suffered a brain bleed and even more tragically, Phil lost hearing in his right ear.
As as many of you already know, Phil had a similar accident in 2006 that robbed him of all hearing in his left ear. This recent accident has left him totally deaf.
Phil currently has tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills and it’s expected to increase. He has been referred to a surgeon in Charlotte as his only hope of regaining any hearing through cochlear implant surgery. The surgery is roughly $75,000 each ear. His insurance will cover most, but his deductible, out of pocket and the 20% he will be responsible for will be extremely expensive.
We are reaching out to all of Phil’s BMX fam, his friends, his woodworking customers and friends and anyone that can help him recover from this devastating injury as quickly as possible.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to Phil to help covers his medical expenses.
Lets all help Phil to get back to what he loves!”
Check out the GoFundMe Page to donate!
Kostya Andreev 2019 Video Bike Check
Curious what Kostya Andreev is running for a setup these days? Here’s a fresh video Bike Check where Kostya gives you a full run through of his current Colony setup, along with some dialed riding clips for good measure! This is in Russian, but it has English subtitles and there’s a full parts list below. Either way, it looks like a real dialed machine! Take a look!
“Frame: Colony Sweet Tooth 20.75
Bar: Colony Sweet Tooth 8.8
Forks: Colony Guardian
Stem: Colony Square Back
Grips: Colony Candy Floss
Bar Ends: Colony Konka
Seat: Colony Combo Seat CC
Cranks: Colony 22’s 175mm
Sprocket: Colony Merit
Pedals: Colony Fantastic Plastic
Headset: Colony
Front rim: Alienation deviant
Rear rim: Alienation felon
Hubs: Profile mini Ti
Spokes: Usa brans Ti
Tyres: Shadow Serpent 2.3
Pegs: Odyssey Rifle
Chain: Shadow interlock“
BMX News – 3/15/2019
It’s Friday and that means it is time for Brant Moore to give you a full recap of all the best BMX videos, the new products and the latest news from the past week for you to catch up on what you must have missed! It was a solid week filled with plenty to see, so hit play and take it all in, then find everything Brant talks about in the video below!
Odyssey – Jacob Cable “Technically Speaking”
Here’s one we’ve been anxiously awaiting! Odyssey have released Jacob Cable‘s new “Technically Speaking” video, and damn did it deliver! Jacob’s riding has always been amazing, but this is hands down his best video out with insane lines and combos that’ll leave you hitting rewind over and over again to take it all in. Hit play and check this banger of a BMX video out because it’s an absolute MUST SEE.
“Jacob Cable is about to blow your mind. Jacob’s technical riding speaks for itself – the unthinkable combos, his impeccable precision and extraordinary energy and flow – and he looks like he’s barely breaking a sweat. Of course the reality is that these are stunning feats of control, balance, and patience, and Jacob understands something about bikes that most of us don’t. So sit back, and try to appreciate how hard this shit must be. You’re gonna want to stay til the end.” – Walter Pieringer
S&M Bikes – Justin Shorty Spring Thing
The warmer temps are finally starting to show here on the northern hemisphere (sorry everyone on the flip side), and that has been allowing riders more time to ride! S&M Bikes‘s Justin Shorty didn’t let the winter slow him down and he ended up stacking a bunch of clips over the past few months for this new edit. If you’re looking for grinds, this is well worth the look!
“Spring has finally sprung, but recent rains didn’t stop Justin Shorty from double pegging his way around the Valley the last couple months. The Navajo Rail slayer and his steel pegs strike again!
Filmed by:
Michael “Fast” Fascendini
David Villalobos
Taylor “LNC” Thompson
Tony “Lil Panther” Rodriguez
Kyle “Kale” Gregorian
Edited by: Justin Shorty” – S&M Bikes
“Go Fast Pull Up” The Jimmy Levan Story – Trailer + Pre-Order
Here’s one we’ve been seriously waiting for, for a few years now! Chris Rye has been putting in some heavy work to get the ““Go Fast Pull Up” The Jimmy Levan Story done, and it’s finally about ready to be released. Above is the final trailer to get you hyped, and they’ve opened up Pre-Orders on the Props Website with the DVD and some extra merch that will be shipping out starting April 8th! This is bound to be AMAZING, so get your credit card out and get your Pre-Order in now!
“GO FAST PULL UP ‘The Jimmy Levan Story’ – A Feature length BMX documentary.
FULL MOVIE AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
(SHIPPING APRIL 8)
UK/EUROPE – http://www.digbmxstore.com
USA- https://www.propsbmx.com
US BIke shops: https://www.propsbmx.com
UK/Euro Bike shops: http://www.4downdistribution.com
Props and DIG, with support from Vans, bring an epic BMX story to life. After 3-1/2 years in production, “Go Fast Pull Up: the Jimmy LeVan Story” has arrived.
Directed & edited by Chris Rye. | Produced by Chris Rye and Will Smyth
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As BMX evolved from the 1980’s into the 1990’s, a whole new generation of companies and riders rose to the forefront of the industry, forever changing its future.
Caught up in the fold was a young BMX racer from Louisville, Kentucky named James Menard LeVan. Along with his sister Susie, the pair traversed the ranks of the Midwest US racing scene, supported my their Mom’s ragtag track-side business.
After getting bored with pedaling fast around a track, Jimmy transitioned into dirt jumping and street riding, and soon found himself caught up in the mix as outside corporate companies entered BMX in the mid-90’s.
Using skills learned from years on the racetrack, Jimmy soon found himself at the helm of his own brand of street riding – jumping large gaps – which would ultimately elevate him to legend status within the expanding BMX scene, via Props Video Magazine and the pages of DIG BMX Magazine. ’Levangelism’ was born
With the “Midschool” era in full effect at the turn of the century, the BMX world was soon transformed as new rider-owned companies emerged, including Jimmy’s own brand Metal Bikes.
As the years went on, a string of bad injuries would plague Jimmy as his riding career began to slow down, until a fateful skateboard accident would forever change his world.
“Go Fast Pull Up” takes a look at Jimmy’s amazing story while stepping through important moments in BMX’s colorful history along the way.
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Running time: 105 minutes.
Featuring interviews with: Steve Crandall, Garrett Reynolds, Mat Hoffman, Chase Hawk, Susia & Karen LeVan, Sean Burns, Robbie Morales, Chris Moeller, Joe Rich, Brain Castillo, Taj Mihelich & lots more…
Please choose from Bluray or DVD format.
Packaging
“Go Fast Pull Up” comes with a square 8″x8″ 76-page high quality printed book. The cover features matte lamination with a spot gloss pass. The inside back cover has a specially designed pocket which holds the disc. Includes a sticker pack from Props, DIG and Vans.
Bonus Sections
– Lost UGP Spaceship ad
– Rescuing the eMac
– Chase Hawk fake ID
– Todd Lyons outtakes
– Britt Walford crutches story
– Seth advertisements
– Susie speed racer
– Teaser trailer
– Full length trailer
– Metal “Faded Glory” full video *Bluray only
– Metal “Dead Bang” full video *Bluray only
– Road Fools 1 full video (digitally re-mastered) *Bluray only
– Road Fools 2 full video *Bluray only
– Transit issue 3 Jimmy interview *Bluray only
– Props Issue 42 Metal Bikes road trip section *Bluray only
– Props Issue 70 Metal Bikes road trip section *Bluray only
Bluray Features
– 1080p interactive motion menu featuring high res photo loop w/music
– Full HD feature and bonus sections
– SD bonus videos sourced from 1st gen digital masters
– Chapter pop-up menus for main feature and full-length bonus videos
– Hidden easter egg full-length video
– Over 7 hours of high quality slow 2-pass H.264-encoded content (DVD 2 hours of SD MPEG2)
NOTE: The Xbox One may not play the Bluray disc due to an anti-piracy “feature” Microsoft has chosen to install on the device. Sony PS3, PS4 and most other stand alone Bluray players are supported.”
Point of Shooter – The Night Harvest Jam
It looks like Fernando Marmolejo was down in South Africa for the Night Harvest Jam to shoot photos from the contest. During the jam, he strapped his GoPro on to record a fresh round of Point of Shooter giving you a perspective from the photographer’s point of view, along with a look at some of the amazing photos he ended up with! Hit play and check it out!
“Back in South Africa but this time to one of the events with the best sunsets I’ve seen in my life, Night Harvest, in Cape Town. With BMX and MTB riders from all over the planet they play for a piece of cash prize !!!
Riders:
Leandro Moreira
Murray Loubser
Lukas Skiold
Matt Macduff
Pat Casey
Mike Varga
Bryce Tryon
Brock Horneman
We use the Olympus EM1 X cameras and the Olympus ZUIKO optics for this session:
8mm F1.8 PRO
17mm F1.2 PRO
25mm F1.2 PRO” – Fernando Marmolejo
