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BMX News – 4/5/19

April 5, 2019

It’s that time of the week for Brant Moore to dig through all of the videos, news and products from the past week and give you a full recap with a focus on the best content from the week. This week was dominated by Swampfest footage, but there was still a ton of other stuff going on! Check out the video above, then you can find all of the videos and links Brant discusses in the video above!

“Kid’s events in BMX are killing it right now and its so awesome to see!! There are several coming up with one being a contest series only for kids 16 and under. BMX needs to put a focus on this!

Also, 2020 complete bike details already?! Companies plan this far ahead, might as well tell us about it, right?” – Brant Moore

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Subrosa Brand – Behind The Video: Bjarki Hardarson

April 5, 2019

Subrosa coming through with a raw cut giving you a behind the scenes look at what went into making Bjarki Hardarson‘s welcome video that dropped the other week! This has over 12 minutes of B-Roll, second angles, crashes and more to check out that went down while working on the video. Hit play and take it all in, then go re-watch the full edit below!

“You’ve probably seen Bjarki Hardarson’s name popping up on the internet quite a bit lately.

First he was added to the Subrosa, and then soon after dropped a BANGIN Welcome video…

Then Swampfest came along and he proceeded to shred everything and was the only rider to make it across the Subrosa Swamp Rail!

Now he’s back to give you a behind-the-scenes look at some of the crashes, smashes, struggles and glory that went into the making of his welcome video.

Filmed By
Jabe Jones
Jona Jahchan

Edited By
Bjarki Hardarson
Jona Jahchan”

Tempered Goods – Dylan Steinhardt “Serpent Venom”

April 5, 2019

Tempered Goods dropped a fresh Dylan Steinhardt video packed with grinds for you to check out. After healing up from a crazy injury, it looks like he has been getting back into the swing of things properly. Hit play and check out what he stacked for clips!

“Australia’s Dylan Steinhardt is back in action! After healing from a nasty broken vertebrae and nine months of filming for this latest Tempered Goods video, we’re stoked to premiere his latest and greatest. Dylan went in big time for this one and i’m sure you’ll agree some of those rail rides are straight bonkers. If you’ve not watch Dylan doing his thing before, then sit back and enjoy. What a shredder!” – DIG

5050 BMX – Elijah Prieto 2019 Video

April 5, 2019

5050 BMX coming through with a fresh edit featuring an up and comer in Utah named Elijah Prieto! Here’s a look at a bunch of solid street and pool footage filled with grinds and style. Take a look!

“Elijah is a northern Utah local ripper that has been coming into the shop for a long time. We were super pumped when he told us that he had been filming an edit with the help of Austin Young and Adrian Evans and the Gold Blood Collective. We are super hyped on how it turned out. Enjoy!” – 5050 BMX

New Limited Edition Odyssey Twisted Pro Pedal Colorways

April 5, 2019

The Odyssey Twisted Pro Pedals are now available in three new limited edition colors; Hot Pink, Toothpaste and Toothpaste and Lavender Swirl. These colors are available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Odyssey worldwide now. The Twisted Pro pedals start out with a high-strength nylon composite body with the classic Twisted PC look, but it has a wider, longer and slimmer shape with 12 oversized molded pins per side. Inside you can find traditional looseball bearings and a chromoly spindle. These pedals weigh in at 14.6 oz. for the pair and 7.3 oz. per pedal.

The Twisted Pro Pedals are available for $19.99 and come in a whopping 12 colorways! You can check out all of the color options over on the Odyssey website!

Toothpaste and Lavender Swirl

Toothpaste

What do you think of the new colors? Are you feeling it, or not so much? Let us know in the comments below!

Not quite what you are looking for, check out more BMX Pedals!

Jacob Bailey On Colony + Bike Check

April 5, 2019

It looks like Colony have started hooking Jacob Bailey through The Secret BMX shop. Jacob has been crushing it on the contest scene for a while now, so it looks like he’ll have some extra support! You can get a closer look at his new setup over on the Colony Website with plenty of photos and a full parts list! Take a look!

The Rollback Podcast – Ryan Mills #2

April 5, 2019

The latest episode of The Rollback Podcast has arrived. This time around Kyle Carlson circled back around to catch up with Ryan Mills to talk about his new job helping fight the drug epidemic, all the riding he has been getting into, traveling and more. As always, Ryan brings a completely different perspective that many of us have never been in the position to have, so it’s always interesting hearing what he has to say! Hit play and take a listen!

Odyssey – Swampfest 2019 with Aaron Ross

April 4, 2019

What happens when you drop Aaron Ross in the middle of Swampfest with a camera and a microphone? Well, you get some hilarious responses and a look at the madness. Odyssey put together just shy of 30 minutes of footage for you to check out. This isn’t like any of the other Swampfest videos, so you’ll want to check this out!

“For Swampfest 2019, we sent Aaron Ross to be our man on the ground. We armed him with a microphone and set him loose in the Swamp! This event provides plenty of entertainment, so sit back and enjoy various interviews, assorted riding and general craziness.” – Odyssey