The latest BMX Videos, Products and News!
Stolen just released this short but sweet video featuring Jackson Ratima putting his signature Highjack frame to good use out in the streets. Hit play to check out just what Jackson cooked up, then you can get full specs and details on the frame here — Stolen Bikes Jackson Ratima Signature Highjack Frame
“Jackson out riding his new “HighJack” frame around SF and BCN with Bob Randel behind the lens. Jacksons signature Stolen frame is available now at BMX retailers around the globe.”
John Hicks has been working with Chad Kerley on a new video project, but had a few clips that weren’t going to make the cut. Hit play to check out a little over 4 minutes of raw “scraps” to tide you over until that video drops. Chad is an absolute machine.
“This is some footy we had to get out, because it was getting old! New project with Chad in the works!“
Now this is a TV show we could watch! It looks like we might just be seeing Corey Wiergowski, Ron Thomas and Seth Klinger on TV! Here’s a promo video for a new “reality” show called “Stunt Builders” that features these guys building ramps for different events and projects. Although this promo leads us to believe it’s not going to be focused on building rad skateparks specifically, it does feature a lot of BMX and could be real interesting. Hit play and check out the trailer. We’ll keep you posted when we know more about this show!
“Stunt Builders, produced by AGA Nation, takes the best elements of reality TV “build shows” and combines them with fast-paced action sports. The cast are characters, the situations are challenging, fueled with excitement and tension in every episode. The stunts are always amazing, providing a ‘wow’ factor at every turn. The Stunt Builders team has created stunts and events for sponsors such as Spectrum Health, The National Guard, Mountain Dew, US Navy, SCION and others”
Curious what Mikey Tyra is running for a setup? Mikey recently dialed in a new 2017 Dak Frame decked out with Cult and Primo parts from top to bottom. Hit play to watch the build and let Mikey give you a run through, followed up with some riding clips at TRP Skatepark in Detroit. Dialed bike, dialed riding… Can’t go wrong with this one.
“A lot of you have been asking for this bike check, so here it is!!!
I wanna give a huge thank you to Cult & Primo for supporting me & making sure my bike is solid! ”
The Presence BMX crew coming through with a new mix from the Le Taz Skatepark up in Montreal. Hit play to watch Corey Dewey, Francis Pasquino, Justin Kirnan, Jeremy Deme and Steph Vouladakis go to work on all the ledges and rails the place has to offer! Plenty of real solid riding to take in, in this one!
Over the years, BMX has pretty much put it’s main focus on metal materials such as 4130 Chromoly, 7075 and 6065 Aluminum, Hi-Ten steel on entry level bikes and occasionally titanium, despite very high cost to use the material. Obviously we’ve also seen an increase in plastic use with the nylon and polycarbonate mixtures used for plastic pegs and plastic pedals, too. This morning we spotted an interesting piece on Cycling Industry News that talks about the current use of Graphene in bicycle manufacturing and the potential of 3D Graphene (explained in the video above) that could be a game changer. Allegedly this material uses 5% the density of steel, with 10 times more strength. What does that mean exactly? It means it’s a lot LIGHTER and STRONGER than traditional steel, which is why this could be an interesting material for BMX. Over the years, the BMX industry has battled with the weight versus strength balance to create products that are not only light weight, allowing it the ability to control your bike better, but strong and reliable, so you don’t have to worry about it breaking when you send it down a stair set, over a big box jump or down at the trails. Since this new 3D Graphene material is still in development, and BMX tends to be a little behind in adopting new technology, it’s an interesting idea to consider. We don’t know the kinds of costs involved, but maybe, just maybe, some day you will see this material popping up in our little world.
“A team of MIT engineers has successfully designed a new 3-D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength, making it one of the strongest lightweight materials known. (Learn more here.)
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.
Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT
3-D printing footage and experiment simulation: Gang Seob Jung/Zhao Qin
Graphene animation: Pond5/edited by Melanie Gonick”
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below!
Brant Moore keeping his serious of drawing Pro riders going. This time around he decided to draw Mat Hoffman! Since we know Mat has been big into painting and art lately, we have a feeling he will be stoked on this one. Hit play to watch Brant draw this from start to finish! If you are digging these videos, you can also watch Brant draw Dave Mirra and this video of him Drawing Scotty Cranmer.
“Graphite pencil drawing of Mat Hoffman using only a Dixon Toconderoga #2 pencil.
If you’d like a print of this drawing, send me an email for more info.
Brant_Moore@yahoo.com”
Roman Khayrutdinov sent through a link to his welcome to Skills Wear video from his local skatepark over in Russia. Roman brings a solid mix of tailwhip combos, flips, stretched no handers, spins and more to the table keeping things interesting from start to finish. If you’re into some dialed park riding, this is definitely one for you to take a look at!
Filmed by Andrey Osip
