If you’re a product nerd, it has been an exciting time when it comes to hubs. As of late, we got a look at the long awaited Flybikes Magneto Cassette Hub and the new Eclat Seismic Hub that are making some big changes to the way cassette hubs work, now it looks like the Freenight Planetary Coaster Hub that has been in the works for quite some time now is available. This one is unique because it’s basically a freecoaster and a cassette hub in one utilizing a system that’s been used before, but modified to make it work much better. Here is a short video Night Rider BMX Shop put together giving you a look at the driver internals and just how it all works. After you check out the video, you can learn more about the hub over on the Freenight Website where they have photos, specs and details on the hub for you to get a look at.
“The long awaited Planetary Coaster internal parts.
This new and innovative hub allows you to enjoy a Cassette feeling while riding forward, and Freecoaster slack moving backwards.
Hi, and welcome to the inside of the freenight hub.
The freenight hub is a planetary coaster. To understand what it means, I’ll start by explaining the basic idea.
Let’s begin with the driver. Each pawl is kept down by a spring, and the driver engages when the pawls are lifted by a clutch disc. If you know your history, you might have seen this before. That idea was very nice and simple, but it had one major trouble – there was no control over the clutch disc.
This is where the planetary clutch comes to work.On the side that faces the driver, there is a clutch disc with ramps for each pawl. When moving forward, the ramps are always close to the pawls, so we get immediate engagement. Moving backwards, the ramps are always far away from the pawls, so it prevents unwanted engagement. In other words – moving forward you have minimal slack, and moving backwards you have maximum slack, it’s that simple.
There will be more videos explaining the inside of the clutch itself, and also tutorials for hub assembly, all coming soon.
For more details please visit our website www.freenightbmx.com or look for #freenightbmx on Instagram
Thank you for watching!” – The United crew recently spent a rainy day cruising at the M32 park over in the U.K! Here is a fresh edit from the riding that went down. No shortage of grinds and lines cooked up for this one. Take a look! ““A few of the United boys stayed in Bristol UK for a week after NASS. We got pretty lucky with the weather, apart from one day of straight rain, so instead of sitting in going sight seeing we decided tho hit the M32 spot, hand made by the Bristol skaters under a motorway – the perfect escape from the rain. We had the idea to maybe get a couple of clips on the VX to make a little edit and it soon escalated into everyone doing mind blowing lines. So here it is, one day at the M32 spot with Ben Gordon, Kris Bunnage, Harry Mills-Wakley , Fernando Laczko and Miki Fleck. Enjoy!“” – Emerson Morgan Filmed and edited by Emerson Morgan There’s just not enough trails footage popping up these days. Luckily, Freedom BMX caught a session at the Motion Trails over in Germany and ended up putting together this short but sweet video to enjoy. If you’re looking for some dirt in your life, you’ll definitely want to hit play on this one. The Motion Trails look like a ton of fun to ride. “The Motion Trails in Bremen have been around for several years, but in the recent past, it has unfortunately become somewhat quiet around the spot. Luckily, that has since changed again, as the hilly landscape in the AWO Funpark Kattenturm is currently experiencing something of its second spring. This is not least due to Michael Hanfler, who relocated his center of life to the beautiful Hanseatic city two years ago and began to breathe new life into the Motion Trails, which for some years had been more or less vacant. On his Instagram account (@michaelhanfler) you can watch him and his two comrades Lennart Preuß and Gabriel Goldsack stamping new hills and features almost daily in wind and weather. Accordingly, the trails since our visit, which took place in the spring between the German Open and the “Live Your Backyard Dream” -Contest in Oldenburg and in which Paul Thölen was also a bit thrust. All frequent flyers are heartily encouraged to stop by at the Motion Trails Jam in Bremen next weekend to test the latest creations of one of Germany’s most diligent Buddies! Further information about the Motion Trails Jam in the AWO Funpark Bremen-Kattenturm can be found in our event calendar: https://freedombmx.de/veranstaltungstipps/motiontrails-jam-2019.html Video: The Medialist The Stoned Street crew over in Estonia threw a street jam the other weekend. Here’s a video with just under 11 minutes of footage giving us a look at what went down while out cruising a bunch of different spots. The quality of the footage is a little rough around the edges, but it’s still a solid watch. Take a look! “Crazy STONED STREET ATTACK BMX JAM in Tallinn, Estonia. Security tackles, INSANE street riding by everyone and nothing but good times. Everyone killed it but official results are here: 1) Joona Peijari, 2) Martti Lainevool & 3) Krists Kanuks. See you next time!” Haro Bikes coming through with a fresh video featuring Mike Gray out cruising around Toronto during some late night sessions at parks and street spots. Hit play and go along for the ride! This is a real solid BMX video! “After Dark the streets of Toronto shift from avenues of commerce to a nocturnal playground for the night owls and street artists. Areas that are off limits during daylight hours are open to those who venture in the shadows after dark. Headphones in and music on, Mike Gray flows through the shadowy streets to bring you his latest edit that aims to capture that feeling of freedom After Dark. Filmed and Edited by Matt Tipold” – Haro Bikes Subrosa coming through with another Down For Whatever for you to enjoy! This time around Mark Burnett, Jabe Jones and Bjarki Hardarson went to work on spots around New York City! Hit play to see what they got into while out cruising, having a good time on and of their bikes. “Before a recent trip to Oregon, Subrosa riders Jabe Jones and Bjarki Hardarson swung through New York to visit and ride with Subrosa pro Mark Burnett. The dudes are always riding and filming, so they came back with the second installment of their “Down For Whatever” series. Featuring Subrosa riders Jabe Jones, and Bjarki Hardarson, as well as clips from Mark Burnett and Lewis Colascione. Check out Down For Whatever: Filming: Editing: The 6th annual Cornhuckit Jam went down at the Nowear compound the other weekend, and it was another big success. As expected, there was a big turn out of riders from all over, no shortage of amazing riding and the weather looked to be on point, too! Here’s a look at all of the riding, good times and more that went down from the dirt jumps to the ramps and even a flatland session in the new building that will eventually house the new indoor skatepark that Nowear have been putting a ton of work in to make happen. “Highlights from the 6th annual Cornhuckit jam in Unadilla NE. This years jam was nothing short of amazing! Huge thank you to everyone that made this event possible. The focus of “Cornhuckit” this year was to raise funds for “The Nowear Compound Nonprofit Corporation” and it’s mission to build a free indoor BMX training park open to any and all. Our biggest addition to the 2019 jam and the Compound was “Dean’s Drop” Anyone Interested in stopping by on your travels and riding at the compound? Simply message Karl through Nowear’s website nowearbmx.com or any of our social media platforms. Edit was filmed and produced by: Mason White The crew at Ride UK caught up with Dennis Enarson to talk about some of his top 3’s from tricks to riding spots and riders. This gets Dennis’ perspective on each thing, along with a bunch of great riding footage from the archives that’ll definitely remind a few of you of some crazy videos from the past. “If you had to pick just 3 tricks you could do, 3 spots you could ride, and 3 riders you could ride with, what would you choose? In MAGIC NUMBER, that’s what we want to know. We kick things off with Dennis Enarson. Let us know what you thought of his answers – anything surprising or were they what you expected? Music by LITE / Post Earth / Spielbergs (full credits in video)United – “Sleepy 32”
Motion Trails Session In Bremen
2. Camera: Thomas Stellwag (AllRide BMX Distribution / 360 Degree Sportshop)” – Freedom BMXStoned Street Attack 2019
Haro Bikes – Mike Gray “After Dark”
Subrosa Brand – Down For Whatever: New York
Iceland https://youtu.be/WZUkMBKpATk
Jabe Jones/ @jabejones
Bjarki Hardarson/ @bjarkihardarson
Jabe Jones”2019 Nowear Cornhuckit Jam Highlights
A weekend filled with BMX, local food and live music.
We succeeded with flying colors! Over $5k raised from the day.
This is a feature that will remain at the compound indefinitely. A semi drop with an adjustable wedge system that allows both intermediate level riders to go big like the pros. Dedicated to a dear friend who recently passed “Dean Busch”. Dean was well known and admired in the race industry and also enjoyed all types of of riding. Dean was the rider that jumped anything and everything. He would always take the time to help any kid or rider learn how to jump or go big.
Dean will be forever loved and missed. We invite any rider to stop by and experience “Dean’s Drop” in honor of his memory.
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Music by: Burn Affect” – Nowear BMXMagic Number – Dennis Enarson
Archive footage courtesy of Demolition Parts, Markit, Cinema BMX, Vital BMX, Alli Show, Haro Bikes, Vans.
Video by Robin Pearson” – Ride UK