Ride UK BMX Archives

Tom van den Bogaard & Levi Weidmann @ Spot of Tallinn

When Tom van den Bogaard and Levin Weidmann roll up to a session, you know that you’re going to see something rad go down. Here’s a look at what these two threw down during a “jetlagged” session at Skatepark of Tallinn after a harsh 2 hour flight to Estonia for Simple Session. Despite this being a pretty laid back session, these guys still stacked some real solid clips for you to check out. Good mix of tricks and plenty of style!

“Two dutch lads ripping up the impressive Spot of Tallinn skatepark! Tom van den Bogaard & Levi Weidmann quickly got to work and sent some good lines.

Filmed by Martin Grainger
Photos by Adam Lievesley” – Ride UK

Dean Cueson – Magic Number

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Ride UK coming through with a new round of Magic Number for you to check out. This time around they caught up with Dean Cueson to get a look at a few of his Top 3’s! Hit play to check out what he had to say about tricks, spots to ride and people to ride with!

“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. Here’s Dean Cueson for Episode 4. Check the previous episodes on our channel with Dennis Enarson, Jordan Godwin and Ryan Nyquist.

What do you think of Dean’s answers?

Music: Ravi Gunslinger / The Roots of Orchis / Dead Man (credits in video)” – Ride UK

Simple Session 20 – BMX Park & Street Finals Highlights

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And just like that, another Simple Session has wrapped up! As expected, it was a wild one with no shortage of amazing riding from BMX riders from all around the world. Above and below is a look at BMX Park and BMX street finals! There are also videos with Rim Nakamura an Felix Prangenberg‘s winning runs if you’re tight on time!

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Ruben Alcantara Discusses Fingers Crossed BMX

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The other day a video surfaced online giving us the first look at Fingers Crossed, a new suspension BMX bike project that Ruben Alcantara, Garrett Byrnes and a few others have been working on. The video got a lot of attention, and there were A LOT of questions that came up from how are these bikes being made, will they go into production, what is the point of the bikes and more. The crew at Ride UK caught up with Ruben for an interview where he discusses all of those things in better detail, answering pretty much all questions we’ve seen pop up. You can check the interview out right here. You can also check out the promo video again below!

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Magic Number – Ryan Nyquist

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Ride UK coming through with another round of Magic Number. This time around they sat Ryan Nyquist down to find out what his 3 tricks he would do, 3 spots to ride and 3 riders to ride with for the rest of his life if that’s all he could do. This has a bunch of classic riding clips from Ryan spanning from 1998 all the way up to some more recent clips. Ryan’s answers are great and a few of the answers were unexpected, so hit play and take it all in!

“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. After kicking off the series with Dennis Enarson and Jordan Godwin, we continue with the living legend, Ryan Nyquist.

What do you think of his answers?” – Ride UK

Backyard Jam 2019 – Series Final Highlights

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The Backyard Jam Series Finals went off at Adrenaline Alley the other weekend and it was an absolute banger of a contest. We’ve seen a handful of raw cut videos from the contest, but here’s a full on edited version with park and street highlights from the AM’s and Pro classes courtesy of Ride UK! If you want a look at what went down, this is definitely the video to check out!

“One of the wildest weekends in UK BMX history! Backyard Jam made its triumphant return this year, with four qualifying rounds to find the UK’s best amateur riders, then a series final with those riders up against a list of invited pros.

Check out the Ride UK recap of all the best riding in Am Park, Am Street, Pro Street and Pro Park.

Filmed by Robin Pearson & Martin Grainger
Edited by Robin Pearson
Cover shot by Adam Lievesley

Music by Meatbodies / Crack Cloud / Moon Duo” – Ride UK

Backyard Jam 2019 Crash Compilation

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The other weekend at the Backyard Jam finals, there was no shortage of amazing riding. With amazing riding usually leads to some crashes, bails and heavy slams as well. Here’s a compilation giving us a look at some of those crashes! If you’re looking for some pain, take a look!

“A few spills from the @backyardjambmx finals weekend. Thankfully no major injuries. Plenty of slip sliding. Shoutout to everyone for sending it!” – Ride UK