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Mic’d Up With Ryan Nyquist – Simple Session 20

February 9, 2020

Whenever the snack champion, Ryan Nyquist, gets a camera and a mic in front of him, you know you’re going to get a ton of laughs. Ryan was Mic’d up during a Simple Session practice. As expected, Ryan was full on trash talking, getting some gossip on the money situation from contests and sponsors, throwing down, wanting to ride for Corny and more. This is just shy of 19 minutes, and well worth a look if you want to get some laughs and see some dialed riding.

“It’s been four years since I did a mic’d up with Ryan Nyquist (in the Ride BMX), so I figured it was time we do another. Jump on board with the legend as he pokes and prods his fellow competitors (mostly Boyd Hilder) during practice at Simple Session 2020.” – Our BMX

Simple Session 2020 – BMX Street & Park Qualifying Highlights

February 9, 2020

Yesterday things got fired up as the BMX Street and BMX Park qualifiers went down for Simple Session 20 kick off in Tallinn, Estonia! Along with full replays of the live streams from both contests, we also get a look at a TON of highlight footage giving you a look at all the action that went down between the park and street guys. No shortage of bangers and plenty of angles to catch it all. Scroll through and check it all out with all the videos that have surfaced from qualifying below.

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Simple Session 20 – Day 2 Practice Highlights

February 8, 2020

Simple Session 2020 is in full swing, and there’s a steady stream of videos popping up from the riding that is going down. Here’s a couple videos giving us a look at what went down during BMX Park and BMX Street practice on day two! The qualifiers are going down today with finals going off tomorrow, so expect about 50 more videos in the coming days.

Check out more videos below…

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On The Ride – Marvin Mayer

February 8, 2020

Here’s one for the people who like some real clean film work and a laidback vibe used for BMX videos. This one is fairly light on the tricks, as it’s mostly footage of Marvin Mayer cruising the streets of Frankfurt, Germany, but the filming and editing are real solid making for a great watch. This one is well worth a look!

“‘On the ride’ shows the in Mainz based BMX rider Marvin Mayer cruising through Frankfurt and showing of easy skills.

This project was Directed by me (Nima Rafiee) and Filmed with Tim Krämer in assistance with Hendrik Bema and Flemming Fuchs.

Song #1: Figub Brazlevič – Méditerranée
Song #2: Maedwun – Reminisce

Special thanks to Justin Peach for his support and critique and to Pille Filmverleih Wiesbaden for their spontanious action in supporting us with equipment.” – Nima Rafiee

Lara Lessmann On Red Bull

February 8, 2020

Lara Lessmann is now doing it for Red Bull!

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no words can describe how happy I am about joining the @redbull @redbullgermany family!✨? Super happy to get my first helmet from @danieldhers ? ?: @annjadunaya #givesyouwings #bmxgirl #bmx #thankful #simplesession2020
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It always seems that we see a bit of sponsor news pop up at Simple Session, which makes plenty of sense with it being early in the year and there being no shortage of cameras around to take in the event. It looks like Lara Lessmann will be bringing her wings with her to the course this weekend because she’s now doing it for Red Bull. We’re pretty sure Lara is the first female freestyle BMX rider to represent Red Bull, which is awesome to see. Lara has been tearing it up for the past few years and we’re sure we’ll see plenty of great riding from her this weekend and into the future! Check out her post on Instagram above where she dropped the news.

Manual BMX Store – SUR LE TERRAIN

February 8, 2020

Here’s a rad new 16 minute mixtape from the Manual BMX Store crew over in France for your viewing pleasure! This is a mix of footage of some familiar faces and a few we weren’t too familiar with going to work on spots, parks, trails and more. This BMX video absolutely delivers with no shortage of dialed riding, a few laughs and more! Hit play and check it out!

“The first full video from the Bordeaux shop arrives! The guys have compiled a year of clips for this 16min mixtape!
With full parts by Fred Lajoinie, Lucas Autret, Alaric Streiff, JB Bagnol and Alexis Rossi! Without forgetting a mix with all the other friends.“

Sunday Bikes – Ben Allen “All Out”

February 7, 2020

As a follow up to Ben Allen‘s “All In” video from the end of 2018 (re-embedded below), here’s Ben’s latest video for Sunday Bikes called “All Out” that is PACKED with great riding from Texas to Maryland and more. Ben slays rails galore with grinds, tires rides and more, sends it off roofs and much more. Ben delivered once again, so hit play and check this BMX vide out!

“From Texas heat to security guards in Baltimore, this project hasn’t been easy. But I’m stoked it came together the way it did. From tech moves to big scary set ups I think you can tell I went ALL OUT for this one . I’d like to thank Walter Pieringer for filming and being available despite my full time work schedule.” – Ben Allen

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Volume Bikes – Jarren Barboza Signature Stem & Seat Promo

February 7, 2020

Volume Bikes dropped this short but sweet promo video featuring Jarren Barboza putting his signature stem and Pivotal seat to work out in the streets. As always, Jarren delivers with some top notch riding to enjoy, so hit that play button and check it out!

“Jarren Barboza´s signature Top Load stem & seat are AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE!.

Filmed and edited by Fernando Gomarín Olaiz.

Song: “Pray For Em” (instrumental) – Meek Mill” – Volume Bikes