Do you know who Colin Varanyak’s favorite rider(s) is?
If you had to pick who Colin Varanyak‘s favorite rider is, you probably wouldn’t guess who the first name comes to mind. However, you might pick a few of the OTHER favorite riders that he also picks. Hit play to let Colin tell you who the riders are that influenced him growing up.
“Favorite Rider’s Favorite Rider is a new Ride series that sheds light on the influences of your influencers. Dropping every Wednesday at 10am.
This week is Colin Varanyak, who broke all the damn rules and didn’t narrow it down to one rider… ” – Props uploaded the Bobbie Altiser Profile from Issue 79! Here’s a rad one we were hoping would make its way online. Props uploaded the Bobbie Altiser Profile from Issue 79! For this part, Bobbie sits down to talk about how he got into BMX, what lead to him running front and back brakes, where he rides, what motivates him, mustaches, his shop with some ramps and more. This is also packed with some excellent riding footage as well. Everything about this kicks ass, so hit play and enjoy! “Issue 79 & historic box sets available at PropsBMX.com Midwest tech wizard Bobbie Altiser discusses his time in BMX, from getting his first Haro Backtrail X3 to starting his own bike shop in Hannibal, MO. Music: Editor: Chris Rye Nowear BMX coming through with a promo featuring Jacob Thiem putting his new signature stem to worK! Here’s a short but sweet promo video Nowear BMX just uploaded featuring Jacob Thiem putting his new signature Jacob Thiem Park Stem to good use at the Nowear Compound. If you don’t know by now, Jacob is an absolute machine on a bike and has a super deep, and super dialed bag of tricks. Hit play for a look at the stem, along with some amazing riding. We’re not sure how he pulled that Twix Footjam, but he made it look way easier than it has to be. After you watch the video, you get can more details about the stem right here “Jacob Thiem unleashes with loads of banger clips, the first “Twix footjam” and his own signature BMX part. Music: Devo Steve Kolb coming through with a batch of footage from his winter sessions at Asylum Skatepark… This past winter was a brutal one in the Midwest. Fortunately for Steve Kolb, he had the Asylum Skatepark to ride and keep the sessions going. Although it’s hot as hell out and summer, Steve decided to put his clips together from his winter sessions and whipped up this rad new edit. As always, Steve gets super creative and does a lot of tricks most people are doing! Hit play and check it out! “Steve Kolb escapes the brutal Chicago winter by shredding up The Asylum Skatepark bowl and the new addition to the street section. A variety of bmx tricks and stylish moves are demonstrated on the NoWear Bmx Mike Dinello Signature frame with a hint of creative riding on unique obstacles. Edit featuring clips of Matt Dykema as he contributed to filming this video. Follow Steve on Instagram @krazy_kolb and his sponsors @nowearbmx, @mudslingersbikeshop, @chicagoactionsports, @oldfatguybmx, @thebarendguy to support the midwest Bmx scene. Edit filmed with the IPod Touch 5 using Imovie Software. Justin Schwanke is back with a fresh batch of clips from the city… It looks like Justin Schwanke has been working on a new DVD with the Weird & Revered crew. Over the time they have been filming for it, Justin has ended up with a ton of extra clips, so he whipped up this new edit. We’re not sure how most of the clips in this are extras since they kick a lot of ass, but we’ll take his word for it. Hit play and check it out! “The word, “citified,” represents the transition from rural to urban life. Going from living in the country to city can be a big change, especially when you find that you now have a whole community of BMX to get to know. Through trying to connect with the local scene Justin and the Weird & Revered crew found it was very fragmented. So they decided to try and bring it together through filming a local Edmonton (Canada) scene DVD. Through this filming Justin has stacked some extras which make up this video. Video by Weird & Revered” – DIG Mike Hoder damn near died while trying to jump a bridge… As you probably know by now, Mike Hoder is an absolute BEAST on a bike and he’s definitely not scared to send it. When he was working on his Hot Dogs Who Can’t Read Section, he tried to jump OVER a bridge. Unfortunately it didn’t go as planned and Mike got a pretty good scare, but got out of it without dying. Here’s a video showing you the crazy crash from multiple angles. So crazy. “Hoder eats shit in spectacular fashion trying a dream setup. Footage was originally in Hot Dogs, here’s a bunch of the behind the scenes as well as some unseen angles of the fall.” – S&M Bikes Want to learn how to bunnyhop on a BMX bike? If you’re just getting started with riding BMX, you probably have been battling it out to figure out how to bunnyhop. The latest how to video from Brant Moore is here to help teach you how to et the trick done. This covers everything from how to get the hop going to some tips on how to get your hops higher as well. Check it out, then grab your bike and get to hopping. “The bunny hop is not only the first building block to the rest of freestyle bmx, but also the most important building block. Almost everything within bmx utilizes aspects of the bunny hop in one way or another, which is why it is such a great first step for someone just starting to ride BMX. In this video I define the bunny hop, talk about the prerequisites that come before it, and then dive in depth to the steps necessary to learn bunny hops.” – Brant Moore Scotty Cranmer and crew built an interesting new obstacle challenge… There’s no denying that Scotty Cranmer and the rest of the guys have come up with some real interesting things to ride since they stared the channel. Here’s a look at a crazy 48 pipe ladder like thing they built for the Fight Your Fight Jam. Obviously the guys had to built it and then test it, and this video shows how it was done. Check it! “We built a new obstacle that we will be bringing to the Find Your Fight Jam in honor of the BMX icon Kevin Robinson and to raise money for his family. This obstacle is a rope ladder of 48 plastic pipes that you need to ride over and through all 20 feet of it! We also went to my bike shop and rode BMX bikes on some ramps!” – Scotty CranmerProps BMX – Issue 79: Bobbie Altiser Profile
The Magnolia Electric Co
“Whip Pool Will”
“Hammer Down”
“North Star”
Camera: Chris Rye, Jerrod Glasgow & friends”
Nowear BMX – Jacob Thiem Signature Stem Promo
This JTP stem is CNC machined right here in the good old U.S. of A. and available in multiple colors.
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Song: Whip It” – Nowear BMXSteve Kolb At Asylum Skatepark
Song: The Offspring – The Nitro Youth” – Steve KolbWeird & Revered – Justin Schwanke: Citified
Mike Hoder VS The Bridge
How To Bunnyhop For Beginners
Scotty Cranmer – 48 Pipe Obstacle Challenge
