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Karl Hinkley 2022 Video Bike Check

October 10, 2022

Check out Karl Hinkley’s current Nowear setup!

There’s a time when every BMX rider thinks about having their own signature frame or product, or even starting their own brand. Most of the time those ideas or goals don’t end up happening, but every now and then there is somebody out there that finds a way to make it happen. Karl Hinkley is one of those people who likes to make his dreams a reality. Over the years Nowear went from a couple t-shirt designs, to Karl going all in on making frames, bars and other parts that he wanted to see happen. These parts definitely stand out, and ultimately Karl has been able to build up a bike of his very own. During the 10th annual Cornhuckit Jam, Brant Moore caught up with Karl to take an in-depth look at his current brakeless setup. Hit play to let Karl give you the run down of the setup, along with the story behind the Nowear parts!

Cornhuckit 2021 – The Movie

October 17, 2021

A few weeks back was the 9th annual Nowear Cornhuckit Jam at the Nowear Compound in Nebraska. Every year the event gets bigger with new ramps and setups to ride and no shortage of riders who come from all over to enjoy the weekend. Here’s a video Brant Moore put together with 55 minutes of footage giving you a look at everything that went down this year from the intro Karl Hinkley gave to all the riding and good times. Take a look because this is one hell of an event that’s made just to bring riders together for a fun weekend of riding.

“Nowear BMX’s Corn Huckit jam is truly something special.
Pure BMX inclusivity for literally everyone and it is amazing. Do yourself a favor and make it to the next one, you’re not going to regret it!!” – Brant Moore

Nowear Compound Tour

February 17, 2021

Over the years we’ve seen a bunch of videos from the Nowear compound out in Nebraska, and every time there’s something new to ride. Brant Moore took a trip out there the other weekend, despite the snow and freezing temperatures, to ride their new indoor, heated, skatepark. While he was there, he got a tour of the place, which is kind of hard to see everything thanks to the snow, but it’s still pretty cool to see just how big this place really is. There’s also details about how you can go there to ride for free if you want! Take a look!

“Join us on a tour of the world’s ONLY free BMX paradise, the Nowear Compound!
In the middle of Nowear Nebraska lies the Nowear BMX Compound; an amazing place for anyone to come and ride almost any time..FOR FREE!!” – Brant Moore

Brant Moore – Going Nowear

February 15, 2021

The other weekend Brant Moore took a trip out to Nebraska to ride the Nowear Compound. Here’s a video showing us what went down, along with some non-riding clips mixed in there. As expected, Brant and the other guys all cooked up a ton of great clips with plenty of creative and unique riding.

“Going Nowear!
Featuring guest clips from Karl Hinkley, Sam Bussell, and Mason White!
I visited the Nowear Compound in Nebraska last weekend and this is the first video from the adventure. We had an extremely productive weekend of filming and so much awesome riding happened that I wanted to make a real edit from it. I’ve also really enjoyed making real edits alongside my usual riding videos on these trips. It’s entirely possible to do it all in BMX. From “vlogs”, to tips and tricks videos, to podcasts, to edits, to a full length dvd; BMX is my entire life and I am so thankful that youtube is getting closer and closer every day to making that even easier.

Thank you all for being here!” – Brant Moore

Off Camber Podcast – Karl Hinkley from Nowear BMX

April 29, 2020

If you’re looking for an interesting podcast to listen to, here’s a new one that popped up called the Off Camber Podcast. This first episode we’ve seen is an interview with Nowear BMX owner, Karl Hinkley, discussing the new indoor park they built that’s free for anyone to use, the brand and products and more. Karl is 110% BMX all the time and has put in sooooo much work over the years to keep the party going. This is definitely worth a look!

“In this podcast, we talk with Karl Hinkley, owner of Nowear BMX and Nowear Nonprofit. He has built a FREE indoor skatepark for any rider to visit. He also talks about how his business started, his unique frames, and working on ramps with his son.” – ACE Bike Media

Krazy Karl – BMX Solitude

April 10, 2020

Although everyone is pretty much on lockdown these days, that hasn’t kept Karl Hinkley from riding since his property is just a big BMX playground! Hit play to check out a bunch of rad clips he’s been filming during his solo sessions inside the new Nowear indoor park! As always, Karl brings a super good mix of tricks with plenty of creativity that you aren’t seeing from other riders. Hit play and check this out!

“The Nowear Compound hopes everyone is staying healthy and safe.
During the Quarantine and social solitude owner Karl Hinkley has been burning the midnight oil to finish the first phase of Nowear’s free indoor park project.
The park is shaping up amazing and the Hinkley family can’t wait to share it with everyone!
Follow Nowear on instagram and Facebook @nowearbmx.
We are all excited for a return to normal life where “The Nowear Compound” can reopen it’s doors to the public and continue to give kids and riders a free place to ride.
Everyone please join us Sept 19th for the 2020 Cornhuckit Jam.
Much love to all!” – Karl Hinkley

Support The 2020 Nowear BMX Contests!

March 5, 2020

As some of you know, the Nowear BMX crew out in Nebraska have been putting in a ton of work to build out a completely free for all indoor skatepark to ride. They’ve been doing some fundraisers over the course of the past few years and they’re getting super close to having the place all dialed in. They’ve been doing contests every summer and this year they have two in the works that will also double as a fundraiser for the park. Get full details on what’s in the works below!

“We are doing great at The Nowear Compound and are excited for what’s all in store for this year.
Our free indoor bike park project is going amazing and expect to have the park portion of the indoor done before this July.
We will then proceed to raise funds to finish the pump track room and final details.

We are hosting 2 big events this year with proceeds going towards our Nonprofit.

First event is July 18th Nebraska’s Cornhusker State Games and Nowear hosts the BMX freestyle contest at The Compound. The CSG organization provides us with EMT staff, porta potties and medals for all those who place. We are looking for additional sponsors to donate prizes to this event. This will be our first contest in the new indoor park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2372132696411871/
There are 7 different classes at the event and 3 place per class.

Second event is our 7th annual Cornhuckit Jam Sept 19th. We will be promoting this event more than ever to raise maximum funds for our indoor project. If we are successful in doing so we should be able to finish our entire indoor pump track and all by the end of 2020. We will have live music throughout the day, camping available, food and product vendors, mini bmx comps and all weekend open riding. We are asking for any and all help with product and prizes for this event.
We will host a minimum of 4-5 mini events and give plaques and prizes to as many riders as possibly who do well for their own levels
https://www.facebook.com/events/1036643886714076/

Nowear will show appreciation by hanging up any banners that are sent, paint logos of company sponsors on our outdoor ramps that will remain there throughout the year and of coarse do lots of shout outs and thank you’s on our social media platforms.

NOTE: BMX companies who help with either events are welcome to set up a booth and sell product at no charge.

Fliers are being made currently for the events. When the artists have finished we will begin to add sponsor logos so please send us yours in an email so we can add them.

Thank you everyone for your consideration in helping Nowear continue to grow and help both riders and the local youth.

For any further questions please feel free to contact:

Karl Hinkley
Nowear BMX
853 N 18 Rd
Unadilla, NE 68454
402-875-3344”

Riding the Foam Pit at The Nowear Compound

January 2, 2020

As some of you might have heard, the Nowear crew out in Nebraska have been busting their asses to build an indoor skatepark that is completely free for riders to enjoy. They’ve been operating as a Non-Profit organization and putting everything they get from donations to sales into this dialed new building. They have the structure up and now they’re starting to build out the ramps. For Christmas this year, they unveiled the foam pit and a bunch of riders came out to give it a test and learn some new tricks. It sounds like at least 6 kids have learned how to send a backflip because of it, so that’s pretty rad. Here’s a video showing some of the riding that went down. We would imagine we’ll be seeing plenty more ramps popping up inside the building soon!

“Nowear BMX is building a FREE indoor bike/skatepark in Nebraska. After 3 years of fundraising and hard work, they have a heated building up and their first ramp built!” – Ace Bike Media