There’s been a lot of really rad BMX videos coming out of Japan lately. Here’s a 16 minute long video featuring the Rampage Ridewear crew putting in work around Kansai over the course of last year. This video features Rim Nakamura, Shuhei Kawamoto, Hironobu Sakiyama and Tomoyuki Sakiyama all getting down on street spots, ramps and even a bit of trails. This is a real solid watch from start to finish. Take a peek!
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Gone Biking In San Diego
The Gone Biking videos continue. This time around Forrest Hawk, Eben Fischer, Morgan Long, Demarcs Paul and more spend some time cruising around spots in San Diego. Forrest strapped the GoPro on to take everyone along for the ride. Check it out! Apparently security was feeling extra nice that day since they got a few one last tries.
“The Cement Face crew drove up to San Diego, Ca on a Sunday to meet up with the homie @mattridesabike (follow him on Instagram because he f*#king shreds) and @demarcuspaul and did some biking around the Downtown area. Follow us on Instagram @fhawk90 @yomorganlong @ebenfischer @cementfaceart @nvrhome @mattridesabike @demarcuspaul”
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Foundation BMX X Civil Crew – Civilized
The Foundation BMX team and Civil Crew have teamed up for this new mixtape that features footage that has been collected out on spots for the past year. You can check out riding from Ethan Turton, Jamo Griffiths, Andy Skinner, Harrison Jones, Mike Higgo, Cai Jones, Morys Davies, Olly Rendle, Max Hutchings, Louis Robinson and Chim Pham. This video has a pretty chill vibe to it, but there’s a ton of awesome spots, real solid riding and clean film work. This is definitely worth a look!
Filmed and Edited by Mike Higgo
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Chris Carter Bike Check
Animal Bikes have been on it with the Bike Checks latest. They just dropped a fresh one with Chris Carter and his current Skavenger setup that he’s running decked out with Animal parts. This bike might not be the prettiest thing ever, but we’re sure it can take a serious beating out on the streets. If you’re curious and want to see more, you can check out a ton of photos, a parts list and more here — Chris Carter Bike Check
Kurt Hohberger Bike Check
It has been quite a while since I’ve done a Bike Check for my personal setup. I personally hate posting anything about myself, since I really do try to avoid promoting myself on here since that’s not what this website is for. However, the other day I was riding and was really stoked on the way the bike was feeling and figured it wouldn’t hurt to do a fresh bike check. I’ve been fortunate enough to keep the bike dialed in thanks to support from Flybikes and Profile Racing. Seriously can’t thank Matt, David and John enough for all the support. So, let’s take a look!
Frame: Flybikes Geo 21″
Fork: Flybikes Agua
Bars: Flybikes Montaña (Painted black)
Stem: Flybikes Roey
Headset: Mix of a few different headset parts, haha.
Grips: Flybikes Roey
Barends: ODI
Cranks: Profile Racing – 175mm
Sprocket: Profile Racing Spline Drive – 25 Tooth
Pedals: Flybikes Ruben
Chain: Flybikes Tractor
Seat: Flybikes Devon Smillie Tripod
Post: Flybikes Tripod
Front Hub: Profile Racing – Mini
Rear Hub: Profile Racing – Mini Cassette – 9-Tooth Driver
Rims: Sun Ringle Big Baller
Tires: Flybikes Ruben 2.35″ front and rear
Pegs: Flybikes Tubo plastic up front and a Cult metal peg in the back.
Hub Guards: Profile Racing Aegis Front and Back
Brakes: Flybikes Manual
Brake Lever: Flybikes Manual
Brake Cable: Odyssey Linear
Modifications: Cut bars and fork down a bit.
Flybikes Montana Bars that were stainless, but I painted them black to match the rest of the bike. I found anything over 9″ rise is too much, so I stick to the 8.75″ rise.
Brakes!? Occasionally I go brakeless, but I just end up crashing more, destroying kids at the skatepark or getting bored since it cuts down on the trick list for me. I stick to brakes for the safety and fun for the most part.
Profile Racing cranks and Spline drive combo with the Flybikes Tractor chain makes for a real good combination. I’ve been running those same cranks for a few years now. Can’t go wrong with a classic.
Front views.
The Matt Roe signature Roey grips from Flybikes are based off the old school Tri Ame grips that have been around for a long time. They use a slightly different design and a softer rubber compound. Really digging them.
I’ve come to accept that I’m that “old dude” at 27… Metal pedals and brakes? Yep. After a while you just know what you like, and metal pedals just grip better than plastic and last a lot longer. These are definitely my favorite pedals just above the Animal Hamilton’s and Welgo MG4’s.
Profile Racing Mini hub up front with an Aegis hub guard. Clean and simple. Add in the Sun Ringle Big Baller rim and a Flybikes Ruben tire and you have a sturdy wheel. I run the Flybikes Tubo plastic peg up front since I don’t burn through pegs as fast up front.
I run a metal Cult peg in the back just because I tend to burn through pegs faster in the back. It doesn’t slide quite as smooth as plastic, but I couldn’t even tell you how many grinds that peg has seen… Same with the Aegis hub guard from Profile Racing. I’m also running a cassette hub. I’ve dabbled with the whole freecoaster thing and decided it just wasn’t for me. Maybe I need to try some other options, but I just was over it after bashing my knee on the stem so many times, haha.
Some of you old guys might remember the old Flybikes 3 Amigos frame that had a seat stay bridge like this. They brought it back for the Geo frame and it was definitely a selling point when choosing which frame to ride, haha.
The Devon Smillie signature Tripod seat. Although Tripod seats don’t have as many options as far as angles go like Pivotal seats, I’m a big fan of the simplicity, clean look and lighter weight that Tripod has.
So that’s a look at what I’m currently running these days. Once again, but shout out to Flybikes and Profile Racing for keeping the bike running smooth. It might not be a setup that has all the latest trends, but it definitely keeps me happy!
Kink BMX – Casey Starling Video Bike Check
Kink sent through a new video Bike Check for you to take a look at! This time around we get a look at their connect, Casey Starling‘s current Solace setup that he’s running followed up with a bunch of riding footage from a few different skateparks! The bike looks dialed and the riding is real good. Take a look!
“Casey joined the Kink Flow Team earlier this year, and put together this in-depth bike check, going over his fresh Kink Solace Frame Build, with Kink and Merritt Parts. If you’re interested in more insight into the bike he put together, and why, with some heavy shredding to go with it…check it out and enjoy! Shot at Faber skate plaza and Colonia skate plaza.
Filmed and Edited by Mike Almodovar”
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The Cascadia Series – Arlington Skatepark Jam
There’s always something rad going on in the Northwest. Here’s a video from a jam that went down at the Arlington Skatepark! This has a bit of a laid back vibe to it, but a ton of excellent riding to take in. Overall, this looks like it was a damn good time. We’re looking forward to seeing what goes down at the next jam!
“A short video I filmed and edited from the Arlington, WA. BMX jam that Goods BMX, Seattle BMX and Atlantis Vancouver put on as a part of their “Cascadia Series” jams in the summer of 2016. This was the first of three stops. It was an absolute blast and everyone totally killed it! Thanks to everyone that showed up and even more thanks to everyone that let me point a camera at them!
Riders in order of appearance: Colton Kundsen, Jasper Jones, Hobie Doan, Yuma Minami, Corey Walsh, Andrew Riser and Corey “Diggy” Elmore.” – DFGESUS
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10 Year Old Girl Sasha Pardoe at Unit3Sixty
It’s always rad to see the young guns out there ripping it up on their bikes. Here’s a fresh one from 10 year old Sasha Pardoe who is holding it down for the ladies at Unit3Sixty Skatepark over in the U.K! Sasha might only be 10, but it looks like she has a bunch of bike control and getting a few tricks dialed in. Take a peek!
