Johnny Raekes Archives

Source BMX – Battle of the Brands: Best of Street

January 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

The Source BMX “Battle of the Brands” video contest put Subrosa, Fiend, Cult and BSD head to head and it lead to some awesome videos. Here’s a compilation of the best riding from all the teams packed into a video for the street clips (although there are some park clips mixed in there). Even if you watched all the team videos, this is a super good watch. It’s easy to forget how many bangers went down for this. Take a look!

“Source BMX presents: Best of Street Edit from Battle of the Brands! Subscribe for more BMX videos like this! We compiled the best tricks from BOTB in one video. Featuring Garrett Reynolds, Colin Varanyak, Matt Closson, Johnny Raekes, Kriss Kyle, Dan Paley, Alex Donnachie, Sam Jones, Dakota Roche, Chase Dehart, Corey Walsh, Brandon Begin, Mark Burnett, Jabe Jones, Matt Ray, Lewis Colascione” – Source BMX

Fiend – Dark Days

December 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

You know you’re in a treat when the Fiend squad drop a new one! This time around they go to work on spots around Las Vegas and you better believe the spots lead to some heavy clips! Hit play because this is a must see for sure!

“ “DARK DAYS” features Garrett Reynolds, Colin Varanyak, Johnny Raekes, Ty Morrow, Antonio Chavez, & Matt Closson in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Film: Tony Ennis

Music:

Nirvana
“Something In The Way”
Nevermind

Nirvana
“All Apologies”
In Utero” – Fiend BMX

Fiend – Source BMX Battle of the Brands Riding Video

October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Fiend team stuck to sunny San Diego in Southern California for their Source BMX Battle of the Brands video! Garrett Reynolds, Colin Varanyak, Matt Closson and Johnny Raekes loaded up the van to cruise street spots and parks around the area, knocking off challenges and throwing down plenty of dialed riding on everything they came across. Hit play and take a look at what went down.

Filmed and edited by Tony Ennis

Vote for your favorite video on the Source BMX Battle of the Brands Website!

Watch the Source BMX Battle of the Brands – Fiend Challenges Video

Fiend – Always Fiending

May 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

When the Fiend crew have a new video, you know it’s going to be a Must See that you can’t pass up! Here’s a look at Always Fiending that features Colin Varanyak and Garrett Reynolds absolutely CRUSHING it out in the streets with a mix of footage from the rest of the squad filmed throughout the world! As expected, everything about this BMX video from the riding to the filming and editing, and spots is super dialed. Get on that play button and take in all the bangers!

After watching this, go re-watch the “Fiending” video from 2014 and the Fiending In Sydney video,

““ALWAYS FIENDING” features full parts from Colin Varanyak (@colinlikewhat) & Garrett Reynolds (@reynoldsfiend) with appearances by Lewis Mills (@lewismillss) Ty Morrow (@tymoe) JJ Palmere (@jjpalmere) Antonio Chavez (@antonio1chavez) Matt Closson (@mattclosson) Mati Lasgoity (@mlridebmx) Augie Simoncini (@augiesimoncini) & Johnny Raekes (@johnnyraekesjr)

Filmed in Shanghai, Barcelona, Sydney, California, Nevada, Lyon, & New York

Film: Tony Ennis (@tony_ennis)

Additional Film: Ben Norris (@benorriss), Calvin Kosovich (@calvinkosovich), Alex Donnachie (@alex_donnachie), & Garrett Reynolds (@reynoldsfiend)

Music:

Colin Varanyak:
Ultimate Spinach
“(Ballad Of) The Hip Death Goddess”
Ultimate Spinach

Bruce Springsteen
“I’m On Fire”
Born In The U.S.A.

Team Montage:
Ultimate Spinach
“Fifth Horseman Of The Apocalypse”
Behold & See

Garrett Reynolds:
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
“Hammer Song”
Shout: The Essential Alex Harvey” – Fiend

Johnny Raekes “Headlights” B-Sides

May 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

The other day Johnny Raekes‘ section from the “Headlights” DVD was released online. Now, we get over 20 minutes of raw clips that were filmed while working on the video. This is packed with scraps, second angles, crashes and random clips that were filled along the way. Hit play and take it all in. After you do that, go give his full part a watch here — Johnny Raekes “Headlights” Section

“20+ Minutes of raw footage, raw talent, and raw determination from Johnny Raekes. What does it really take to produce a video part like Johnny’s in Headlights!? Watch and find out…

Video by Mike Mastroni” – Our BMX

Johnny Raekes “Headlights” Section

May 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

Here’s another dialed section from the Ride BMX “Headlights” DVD for you to enjoy! This time around we get a look at the intro and Johnny Raekes‘ section! As many of you know by now, Johnny is on a whole different level and his riding is nothing short of insane. This section has no shortage of proof of that with so many crazy combos and lines. Hit play and enjoy all the bangers!

“The latest film from Ride BMX. Headlights is a pure BMX riding film that celebrates BMX at its most core. Featuring full sections from Demarcus Paul, Johnny Raekes Calvin Kosovich, Broc Raiford, Jake Seeley, and more.” – Echoboom Sports

Animal Bikes – “Take It” Mixtape

June 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

Animal Bikes coming in hot with a new mixtape for your viewing pleasure…

Whenever Animal Bikes release a new video, you know you’re going to see some magic. The “Take It” mixtape is a mix from a ton of their riders from around the world from Chase DeHart to Courage Adams, the Niranonta brothers, Joby Suender, Matt Miller, Johnny Raekes, Ralph Sinisi, Pegy, Fathead and many, many more! Get on that play button and enjoy!

“Animal Bikes blesses your week with a ten minute dose of fire from Agustin Gutierrez, Joby Suender, Mad Mike, Chase Dehart and a whole lot more of the squad. This is all the motivation you’ll need to hit the streets today.” – Ride BMX

100 Foot Flat Rail BMX Jam

April 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

What happens when you drop some of the best street riders on a 100 foot long rail? You get some crazy grinds and lines.

When it comes to rails, it’s not every day that you get the chance to ride a 100 foot long flat rail. The Ride BMX guys recently got their hands on this rail and decided to invite out a bunch of heavy hitters to ride the mega rail and see what they could come up with for grinds and lines. Needless to say, things got crazy. Check it out!

“Garrett Reynolds, Chad Kerley, Devon Smillie, Bruno Hoffman, Lewis Mills, Dan Lacey, Johnny Raekes, Anthony Perrin, Demarcus Paul, and more session what is possibly the worlds only 100-foot-long flat rail! Absurd. Thanks to our dudes over at Transworld Skate for letting us break it out…” – Ride BMX