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How To Adjust BMX Brakes – Kings Ride Shop

May 15, 2020

Want to learn how to adjust BMX brakes to get super smooth pull and great stopping power?

We’ve seen a bunch of great videos showing how to adjust BMX brakes thanks to guys like Brant Moore, but when it comes to brakes, there isn’t enough videos that will help people figure out how to dial their bikes in! James at Kings Ride Shop put together a video showing how to adjust BMX brakes on a new complete bike with some great tips and examples showing you how to get those brakes dialed in so they pull smooth and lock up nice, even with the cheaper brakes that come stock on some bikes! Having dialed in brakes can make all the difference when you’re learning tricks like fufanus, tail taps, abubacas and, you know, stopping in general!

“Here is an overview on BMX brakes, gyros and straight cable, how to adjust them at the lever, certain cable materials, and different style calipers.” – Kings Ride Shop

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BCN Amigos

May 14, 2020

Just when you thought the Barcelona footage was starting to dry up! Here’s another rad video coming from the BMX mecca for your viewing pleasure. This features a mix of great riding and spot usage throughout the city. Although the pandemic cut the trip short, it looks like these guys had plenty of footage to work with!

“Chris Patrick Tilk began shooting clips with Stephan Atencio (Wethepeople), Max Cvetkovic, Andreś Caviedes, Ian Zapata, Jaume Sintes, and Mauro Valencia for 4 days and then lockdown reared its ugly head. Chris decided to draw a line under it and throw the clips together for this BCN Amigos piece. FLIP-MODE! There’s some serious talent in those streets.” – DIG

United – Ben Gordon 6 Weeks From Stuttgart To Barcelona

May 14, 2020

Now this is what a good time looks like. Ben Gordon spent a few weeks bouncing between Stuttgart, Germany and Barcelona, Spain cruising spots with is friends this past winter. All throughout the trip, Ben stacked a ton of great clips for this new BMX video for United. If you weren’t itching for a trip with your friends, this will definitely get you scratching.

“UK winters are generally horrendous for riding, even when it’s dry you’ve got too many thermals on to move. Myself and a couple mates decided to boycott as much of winter as we could and planned a 6 week riding trip to Stuttgart and then to Barcelona. The trip was fraught with mishaps from the onset: storm Dennis delaying our flights, bikes not turning up in Germany for two days, constant injuries and good old Covid-19 cutting the trip a week short. Aside from the downsides, it was one of if not the best trip I’d ever been on, never laughed so much in my life. This video is the product of all-round lolz and Euro cervezas for five weeks.” – Ben Gordon

Spencer Scott – NC Work Trip

May 14, 2020

Now this is rad! Spencer Scott took a trip to North Carolina for work, and ended up getting to ride every single day at a bunch of different parks and some trails! It looks like he even got to take a little trip down to Florida as well! Hit play to check out a ton of great riding. Spencer brings a ton of style to the mix making for a super good watch. It’s pretty wild that we’re pretty sure we haven’t seen footage of Spencer before, but he’s a complete shredder. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more of this dude in the future!

“Went to North Carolina for 3 months for work with Rausch installing coke machines in fast food restaurants at night. We got to ride almost everyday. We also got to dig and ride Gully Trails with Binny Orrell. Thank you Mike for bringing me along and Binny for letting crash

Filmers: Mike Rausch, Binny Orrell, Steven Gledhill

Song: Predators Mind by Shepherds Crook” – Spencer Scott

How To Break A BMX Chain With A Chain Breaker

May 14, 2020

Want to learn how to break a BMX chain with a chain breaker? Here’s how it’s done!

When it comes to working on a BMX bike, it’s all pretty straightforward and easy, but one thing in particular that an be a bit of a struggle, especially just starting out, is breaking a BMX chain and reconnecting it. The crew at Lux BMX just uploaded this new How To video showing you how to break a BMX chain with a chain breaker, and how to put it back together on a standard BMX chain. Most BMX chains work this exactly way, but you will want to use the Shadow Conspiracy Chain Breaker for their Interlock chain. Otherwise pretty much all other chains you can use a standard style chain breaker like the one in the video, or the Park Tools CT 3.3 breaker for example. Hit play to see how it’s done, with some great tips an examples. If you’re near Australia, hit up the Lux BMX website to see what they have available for chain breakers at the moment!

“Evan Jaques is one of the founders of and owners of LUXBMX and has worked in the bike industry for the past 20 years. Riding BMX his whole life, Evan learned from a young age how to work on his bike and turned this childhood hobby into a life long obsession, career, and lifestyle.
In this episode of Quick Fix with Evan, he shows you how to break both a regular and half link style chain.” – Lux BMX

After watching this video, do you have any tips or tricks that were missed in this video? Let us know what you got in the comments down below! Not sure about one of the steps? Let us know what you’re wondering down in the comments below as well. We would be glad to help you get sorted out!

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Colony BMX – “Take A Ticket” Promo

May 13, 2020

Oh man, this looks like it’s going to be amazing! Colony just released the promo for their “Take A Ticket” full-length video that’ll be dropping online next week. Hit play for a taste of what’s to come! This is bound to be packed with banger riding, and with Cooper Brownlee behind the filming and editing, you know that it’s going to look amazing, too! Hit play and check out the trailer and get stoked!

“Watch the new trailer for our full length video “Take A Ticket”.

For a year or so now we’ve been filming for a few video projects, “Take a Ticket” was one of those projects and we’re stoked to have the full video dropping next week! Full sections from Zac Dangerfield, Jayden Fuller, Clint Millar, Paterico Fallico, Alex Hiam and Chris James.

Along with a mix section with Jake Wallwork, Paulo Sacaki, Koby Clayton, Marcel Gans, Konstantin Andreev and Dean Anderson.

Shot and cut by Cooper Brownlee.
Additional filming from Jayden Fuller, Clint Millar, Paterico Fallico and Pat Freyne.” – Colony

Cult – Brandon Begin “Knock ‘Em Down” Clips

May 13, 2020

Cult coming through with another batch of footage from their “Knock ‘Em Down” video! This time around we get a look at a ton of Brandon Begin clips! Hit play to watch him put his pegs, pedals and tires to proper use on a ton of spots with a mix of footage with clips from the full video, and some b-roll, crashes and more not in the video!

After you watch this, go re-watch the full “Knock ‘Em Down” video here!

“More raw footy form KNOCK EM DOWN, this time with Begin. More vids like this on the IGTV!” – Cult

GT – Dan Conway: Motivational Driveway Shredding

May 13, 2020

The quarantine sessions have been going hard lately, an it’s been rad seeing so many ramps popping up! GT Bicycles checked in with Dan Conway to see how his sessions have been going down! Check it out as he throws down on his driveway setup that has a spine, quarterpipe, a rail, a ledge and more. Hit play to watch an lay down plenty of heat! Definitely stoked to see the brakes getting a lot of love!

“While laying low at home watching videos to pass the quarantine time, Dan Conway has been getting inspired to try some tech combos on his new driveway spine ramp. Despite Dan’s reputation as a gnarly rail boss, the dude can and will ride anything you put in front of him and it’s been awesome to see him hone in his transition skills over the last few years.

Filmed and scored by Dan Conway
Edit: Jeff Zielinski” – GT Bicycles