Cody Anderson is the newest addition to the Crux Division crew. Check out this welcome edit that starts off pretty painfully, but gets real good after that. Check it.
Red Bull Circle of Balance Results
Real early today, the Red Bull Circle of Balance went down in Japan. If you wanted to catch it here in the U.S you had to be up around 3 or 4 in the morning just to watch the live feed. It sounds like things went off as expected. Above you can check out a teaser for the contest Red Bull released the other day and below you can find the full release on what went down and who won. Expect more footage from the actual contest to pop up here in the next day or two.
“Kyoto, 8 September 2012. For the third time in the history of the Red Bull Circle Of Balance, the victory goes to Spain’s Viki Gomez. The Spaniard made it through to the final round by eliminating Alex Jumelin from France and Moto Sasaki from Japan. In front of a sold out crowd at Kyoto’s International Conference Center, Gomez met up with Matthias Dandois (Fra), Jean-William Prevost (Can) and Hiroya Morizaki (Jap) who had battled their way into the final round of four.
The new time format in the fourth edition of the most prestigious contest in flatland was a big success. It created a good tension between the riders and gave the crowd Goosebumps looking at the clock which was ticking down while the riders used up every single second to show their tricks. Third place winner Jean-William Prevost from Canada couldn’t believe he made it on the podium. “I feel like this is totally unreal, I think I’m still dreaming. I stayed calm and stayed to myself and it worked this time.” The Canadian said.
The local crowd was hoping for Hiroya Morizaki to grab the win at the 2012 edition of the Circle Of Balance. The crowd got on their feet when the final 30 seconds kicked off and the vibe in Kyoto’s Conference Center was electric. Hiroya brought lots of original spinning tricks to the battleground but Viki Gomez did the same thing. The Red Bull rider did all new combos in his run and was simply stoked on pulling them. “It didn’t matter if I would win or not,” said the Spaniard, “I was happy to be pulling the tricks I had been working on for so long. To be able to do them at the finals of the COB is just amazing. I’m now going home and am going to take my brakes off and start working on new tricks for the next six months.”
The Rider’s award, a special prize which is voted by the 16 competing riders, went to Alex Jumelin from France for standing out all week.
Flatland BMX was lifted to new levels in Kyoto, Japan by the riders, and the organisation who both stepped it up leaving everyone wondering when the next edition is going to be held.
Results:
1. Viki Gomez (Spain)
2. Hiroya Morizaki (Japan)
3. Jean William Prevost (Canada)
4. Matthias Dandois (France)
Rider’s Award:
Alex Jumelin (France)”
QBP Now Distributing Deluxe & And Forks
One of the hardest things to do when starting a brand is finding the proper distribution channels in all of the different countries. Here in the U.S, there are quite a few options. However, there’s nothing quite like QBP. In my opinion, they are the best distribution company here in the U.S based on their 3 warehouse locations, amazing customer service and huge selection of products. Anyone who works in a shop here in the U.S probably knows what I’m talking about.
Mark Noble has been working real hard on finding a “quality” distributor here in the U.S for Deluxe and And Forks. It looks like all the pieces finally fell into place and starting in November, shops all over the U.S will be able to get their hands on both brands products through QBP which is awesome news for both sides.
Here’s a few words direct from the Deluxe…
“After almost a year in hiatus, we’ve now got some big news for the USA – Deluxe will now be available from QBP BMX. We’ll kick things off by having products and a demo bike on the QBP BMX booth at Interbike in Vegas in a week or so – so if you’re going, drop by and say hi. It means that in the very near future, it couldn’t be easier to get Deluxe in the States – a dream come true. Thanks to everyone at QBP for all your help! Let’s do this…” – Mark Noble
Goods – John Bristol & Friends “Shred Boner”
Goods uploaded the John Bristol and friends section which features Shad Johnson, Alex Herrera, KC Badger, Austin McCabe, Dean Dickinson and Chester Blacksmith from the “Shred Boner” DVD. If you haven’t checked this full video out, I suggest you pick up a copy.
Maxime Charveron – SOSH Episode 5
Maxime Charveron and Matthias Dandois spend some time in Lyon, Fréjus and Marseille, France riding and filming for some different projects. I noticed they mentioned Maxime was saving clips for a “Nike part” which I’m not sure if they meant web video, or if it means that they are silently working on another full-length DVD… Which would make sense why the U.S team has been taking some pretty heavy trips to some interesting countries lately… Just my two cents.
S&M – Rok Krivec Edit
S&M dropped a fresh new edit of their connect through Evolution BMX, Rok Krivec, throwing down some damn good street riding. You’re going to want to take a peek at this one for sure.
Play Contest – Official Introduction
PLAY CONTEST – Official Introduction Video – More BMX Videos
I’ll be honest and say I don’t really know the exact format of this contest, but with a line up like that, as long as those dudes are riding it’ll be rad.
“The riders are in Florida and already killing it. Watch as Alex Coleborn, Devon Smillie, Daniel Dhers, Andy Buckworth, Kevin Peraza, Erik Elstran, Kriss Kyle, and more completely destroy Mike Spinner’s backyard ramps. The contest coverage begins on Monday – GET STOKED!
Here is the final rider list –
Daniel Dhers
Kyle Baldock
Andy Buckworth
Devon Smillie
Rob Darden
Dan Foley
Trey Jones
Erik Elstran
Kevin Peraza
Tyler Fernengel
Kriss Kyle
Mike Spinner
Alessandro Barbero
Alex Coleborn
*Harry Main and Austin Coleman are not competing due to injuries.
Credit: Vital BMX“
How To Tailwhip a Wedge to Wedge with Mike Spinner
Here’s some advice on how to get tailwhips over a wedge to wedge from Mike Spinner.
“Mike Spinner has an epic park in his backyard, perfect to practice new tricks and to teach the world his favorites. Tailwhips are a full commitment trick says Spinner, so when you are first learning them he suggests standing on the ground and practicing whipping the bike around with your arms in order to practice landing your feet onto the pedals. Once you take your tailwhip to a flyout scenario you are ready to take it over a wedge. Listen in as Mike Spinner breaks down the tricks to tailwhipping a wedge in this Step By Step.” – Alli Sports