What were you doing when you were 14 years old? If you are Garrett Kohler you’re spending a few months at Joyride 150 up in Canada stacking clips like a champ! Young Garrett is only 14 years old, but he has the grind game on lock along with a ton of nose balance and style. Check this one out because we have a feeling we’ll be seeing plenty more of this kid in the future!
Fit Bike Co. – Ethan Corriere Welcome to the Pro Team
Fit Bike Co. finally got around to uploading Ethan Corriere‘s official welcome to the Pro team video that came out a few weeks back. We figured it was too good to pass up, so here it is for your viewing pleasure! Hit that play button and take a look at some heavy clips Ethan stacked to make the bump up official. Ethan is a crank arm grind wizard.
“Ethan Corriere landed a spot on the PRO squad on Jan. 1, 2016. He worked on this Welcome Edit for a few months after he earned the bump, and if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a much watch. Bald is beautiful. HB, Calif. represent!
Rider: Ethan Corriere
Filmed & Edited by: Francis Castro
Music: “Wulf Takahashi,” Xavier Wulf”
Brad McNicol – Malaga Skatepark GoPro POV
Brad McNicol has been on it with the GoPro videos lately. Here’s a fresh one giving you a little POV perspective from some riding time he caught at the Malaga Skatepark with Rory Mclean, Luke Jackson and Adam Moncrieff. Although the skatepark was a little wet, it looks like it was a productive and fun session. Check it!
Big Toys – Alexander “Shurva” Rudenko Welcome Video
It looks like Alexander “Shurva” Rudenko has a little more support over in the Ukraine! He has just been added to the Big Toys squad in Kiev! Check out this fresh welcome video where Alex throws down some heavy grind combos and lines at his local skatepark. We’re always so pumped on the level or riding that Alex is on and this video doesn’t disappoint.
How BMX Handlebars Are Tested
Have you ever wondered how BMX Bars are tested?… Other than guys sending it down huge stair sets, over massive doubles or by blasting quarter pipes… Well, Odyssey released this quick video giving you a look at how they test their bars against a few competitors. Odyssey have put a lot of faith in the quality of their product thanks to their 41Thermal heat-treating process that gives them a lifetime guarantee so these tests must be pretty effective to figure out just how to make a strong handlebar! Take a peek!
Does anyone else geek out over videos like this or is it just us?
“As part of our mission to make the best BMX parts possible, we continue to refine the 41-Thermal® process at all stages of manufacturing. Each step in the process is held under strict scrutiny, and we continue to examine the strength and durability of all our parts.
In our previous Stampy tests, we have blown away the industry standard “EN tests” for forks and cranks, and now it’s time to take a look at handlebars. In our latest test, we have taken bars with very similar height, width, and sweep dimensions, and tried to replicate a lifetime of nose-diving into the ground and pulling up on the bars for a sprint to gain speed in a confined space.
The Stampy handlebar rig drives down on the grip sections right where your hands would be with 1000N (that is about 225 pounds of force) per side, and then pulls back up with another 1000N (225lb). It drives down at a 45 degree angle, just like you would in real life. However, unlike a real rider, the Stampy rig can do this 18,000 times per hour, for as long as it takes to break the handlebar. To get an idea of what that’s like, you can fill a backpack with bricks until you weigh 225 pounds and then attempt to do 30,000 one-arm push-ups, and 30,000 one-arm pull-ups.
As expected, when we tested our bars against our competitor’s bars that had similar geometry, we outperformed them once again. Our worst bar was 33% better than the best of the rest, and our best bar was over 400% more durable than the worst. So remember, when you are buying bars, although they may look very similar, they are not all “the same”.
When you see how hard we push to make the best parts; to make them better and better every chance we get, it is easy to understand why our legendary lifetime warranty against bending and breaking is still around 17 years after we first introduced it. And when you see the contrast between our bars and our competitors, you can also quickly see why most of their warranties have long since been quietly canceled or modified with complicated terms and conditions that usually limit the warranty to manufacturing defects alone.”
Chandler Golden 2016 iPhone Edit
It’s been a little while since we’ve seen a BMX video out of Chandler Golden, but he’s clearly been busy putting in work as always. Here’s a quick video he put together with clips he had stored on his iPhone from a couple months worth of skatepark and street spot sessions. As always, Chandler puts his deep bag of tricks to good use from grinds to flips. Real solid watch even though the quality is a little rough.
“2016 iPhone edit. Here’s couple clips from the past couple months I’ve decided to just throw together. Hope you enjoy.
Rider : Chandler Golden 19yrs old.
Sponsors : Filibertos Mexican food & ETHIKBMX.”
Adam Piatek – Young ‘N Free
Adam Piatek has been on fire for quite some time now and based off this brand new BMX video, it doesn’t look like he’s slowing down any time soon! Watch as he absolutely slays spot after spot with grind combos, freecoaster action, manuals, barspins and more! You won’t be disappointed. Plus, the film work is damn good, too.
“Having just celebrated his nineteenth birthday Adam is set to cause some heads to turn in BMX. We’ve been seeing nothing but overwhelming talent from Vancouver recently and Adam is right at the forefront. Brought up in Port Moody, Adam spent his early days drawing gazes at the Port Couqitlam park before turning pro for Macneil at just seventeen. Although it was short lived since parting ways Adam has continued to go beyond his limits and after spent a year working on his latest video. Well actions clearly speak louder than words right? Remember the name, you’re likely going to be seeing and hearing it for years to come.
Filmed and edited by Rayden Wickop” – DIG
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Dilly Jam 2016
Despite the weather in Minnesota being a little bit on the moist side of things last weekend, the annual Dilly Jam still went down thanks to an overpass, a few rails, a kicker and a box. Check out this short but sweet highlight reel giving you a look at some of the action that went down from Erik Elstran and a handful of others!