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Simple Session 2016 – Qualifying Highlights

May 1, 2016

Did you catch the Live Stream of Simple Session qualifiers yesterday? Well, if you didn’t you’re in luck because there has been a flood of footage from the guys at Ride, DIG and Freedom giving you a look at all the wild riding went down! Don’t miss the Simple Session 2016 FINALS Live Stream!

“Nothing slowed down in Tallinn’s Saku Suurhall Arena for the qualifying day of Simple Session 2016. Lots going on in both street and park elements of the course from an amazing mix of riders. Tomorrow’s final and best trick will be interesting!

Filmed & edited by Jonny Ashworth” – DIG

“All the best riding from the Qualifiers at Simple Session 2016!

Music:
“See U Another Day” by harris cole
“SCENERYSCIENCE” by CLEME
http://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/

Sloppy filming/editing/bad color correction: Ryan Fudger” – Ride BMX

“Qualifying for the final at the Simple Session , one of the hardest levels in BMX . We have summarized the highlights from the heats of the 16th edition for you in four minutes.

Music: The Magnificents – “M.I.A.”” – Freedom BMX

Larry Edgar‘s 1st place qualifying run courtesy of Ride BMX.

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Simple Session 2016 FINALS – Live Stream

May 1, 2016

Here it is! The live stream for Simple Session 2016 presented by Red Bull! Watch as 20 of the top BMX riders in the world go head to head to see just who will take the win. This is a super diverse crew of riders that bring technical grinds to massive airs, street influence to crazy park combos. Needless to say, this contest will bring a little bit of everything. Enjoy! You can also watch it on the Red Bull Website with a live chat.

Colony BMX – Simon O’Brien 2016 Video

April 30, 2016

Colony coming through with some fresh footage of Simon O’Brien laying down some amazing flatland action for your viewing pleasure. Hit play and take it all in because you should know by now that Simon doesn’t disappoint!

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Simple Session 2016 – Qualifying Results

April 30, 2016

Photo: Eisa Bakos

Today was the qualifying round of Simple Session and as expected, things got wild! The top 20 riders (out of 69 total) will be making it into the FINALS tomorrow with Larry Edgar, Mike Varga and Kevin Peraza taking the top 3 spots today! Check out the full list of riders who will be out on the course tomorrow below!

“1. Larry Edgar – USA
2.Mike Varga – Canada
3.Kevin Peraza – Mexico
4. Nick Bruce – USA
5. Colton Walker – USA
6. Ola Selsjord – Norway
7. Irek Rizaev – Russia
8. Sean Ricany – USA
9. Jack Clark – Great Britain
10. Brock Horneman – Australia
11. Brandon Loupos – Australia
12. Pat Casey – USA
13. Daniel Dhers – Venezuela
14. Broc Raiford – USA
15. Romans Gorovojs – Lativa
16. Max Chuprina – Australia
17. Joel Bondu – Canada
18. Paul Thölen – Germany
19. Kenneth Tencio – Costa Rica
20. Courage Adams – Spain

You can view the full list of 69 riders and their placing RIGHT HERE!

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XSA Invitational 2016 Highlights

April 30, 2016

It’s a busy weekend for BMX. Not only are is the Simple Session contest going down in Estonia, but the XSA Invitational is going down in Sochi, Russia as well! Above is 8 minutes of highlights from the contest! As expected, plenty of dialed riding went down and it looks like there was a big crowd taking in the show as well.

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Frayed Magazine X Lucho Vidales

April 30, 2016

Frayed Magazine have released their 4th round of their series featuring a few of BMX’s finest photographers. This time around we learn about Lucho Vidales and how he got into photography, BMX and more. Great video, awesome photos. Take a peek, especially if you’re a aspiring photographer.

“Lucho isn’t chasing a goal or seeking a destination. He’s experimenting with where his journey is taking him and enjoying every moment of it.
Lucho, originally from Argentina and now based in Barcelona, welcomed us into his home city to gain an insight into his photography. We travelled out there with Pro BMX rider Mike Curley, who took to the streets of Barcelona. See what Lucho created in his film portrait.”

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Product: Subrosa X Slayer – Thunderbeast Frame

April 30, 2016

Yesterday, Subrosa announced the Subrosa X Slayer Collaboration that features 4 bikes, a Pivotal seat and a special edition Thunderbeast frame that will be hitting BMX shops and mail-orders worldwide in October. We figured it would be a great time to take a closer look at the Thunderbeast frame, so let’s get into it!

The Scott Ditchburn signature Thunderbeast frame is made from 100% 4130 chromoly with a 75-degree head tube angle, 69-degree seat tube angle, 9″ stand over height, 11.6″ bottom bracket height and a 13.5″ (Slammed) chainstay length. The frame features a heat-treated head tube, gussets with the Subrosa logo on the top and down tubes, double butted top and down tubes, an ovalized down tube to help resist denting, an integrated seat post clamp, MID bottom bracket, Investment cast seat stay bridge and chainstay wishbone, thicker tubing on the chainstays to help resist denting that flatten at the dropouts for hub guard clearance, laser cut 6mm thick, heat-treated drop outs and low profile removable brake mounts.

The Subrosa X Slayer Thunderbeast features a red to raw fade / blood splatter color with a custom Subrosa X Slayer head tube badge. The frame will be available in 20.5″, 20.75″ and 21″ with a weight of 5.1 lbs. (21″) through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Subrosa starting in October. You can pre-order your frame today if you want to guarantee that you get one!

More photos below…

You can check out the full collaboration here — Subrosa X Slayer Collaboration

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More Simple Session 2016 First Practice Highlights

April 30, 2016

Last night we posted up the First round of practice footage from Simple Session 2016, then this morning we ended up with three more BMX videos from the practice time during Simple Session, so hit play and take in all the angles possible. As you can tell by the videos, there’s no shortage of cameras around, so we’ll be posting up more from qualifiers and finals all weekend long and into next week.

“I won’t pretend that you’re even reading this before you hit play on the video. Check highlights from the first (and only this year) practice session at Simple Session 2016. And be sure to be up early to check the live feeds…

Qualifiers @ 8:30am EST on Saturday 4/30
Finals @ 10am EST on Sunday 5/1

Music:
“ALD-52” by Apple ii” – Ride BMX

“Ride BMX and DIG guys are the fastest guys ever. You can already see their videos from the first day SS16 on-line, but our very own Pavel Ivanov tries hard to keep up, so we are able to watch all the interesting movements from Вмхашка’s point of view as well.

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MUSIC:
ASAP Rocky – Celebration”

Simple Session 2016: Day 1 Highlights – More BMX Videos

“First impression and practice riding from day one of Simple Session 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia. Riders include Nick Bruce, Daniel Dhers, Mike Varga, Larry Edgar, Kenneth Tencio, Kevin Peraza, Colton Walker, and more.
Credit: Vital BMX”