Bart de Jong
La pépite du bmx français rentre chez BMX Avenue avec la marque Odyssey, vidéo street avec son pote derrière la caméra Louis Nicolas Talon
Merci à Sportimport pour le matos Odyssey.
Profile's Launch Box is a series of Profile team mixers, launched on your lunch break, during each season of every year. They are a collaborative effort of randomness: All footage is submitted to my inbox where I puzzle them together using whatever music I happen to be listening to that day.
2024 was a year to remember, filled with unforgettable races, big moments, and nonstop progression. Here’s a look back at some of my favorite highlights before we head into the 2025 season!
Friday morning. Up early. Heading to Anaheim. Next to the Supercross ("A2") also the first round of the Monster Energy BMX Triple Challenge is on the schedule. The BMX Dirt comp is part of the Supercross Fan Fest entertainment and the big pro purse (over $120.000 divided over 3 stops) brought all the big boys to California. Climbing up that roll-in takes some balls. It's small and high, and I'm sure up there it's a tad wobbly too. And then looking down on the three massive jumps.... It didn't seem to hold back any of the participants though and it didn't take long before tricks were thrown.
But we were on duty for Twin Air to take some photos of their factory team bikes and riders. Friday was media day and our passes got us on the infield so we could mix it up with the Supercross athletes and get some content for FATMX at the same time. In the world of BMX you need to multitask sometimes to make ends meet and as long as it involves anything BMX related or motocross, you can sign me up for it. Friday is usually the quieter day in the pits with riders and mechanics having more time available. We got a lot of stuff done which felt good. Meanwhile the BMX Triples had done their practice and qualification. With the top 16 making it to Saturday's semi-finals it meant that 30 riders did not make the cut. The level was actually insane and with 1 run out of 3 counting for the competition the riders were able to send their best tricks.
With possible rain on the weather report for Saturday we had no clue what was going to happen. We did do Chic-Fil-A for lunch and were running out of time to hit a Raising Canes restaurant.
Why you NEED Timers to level up your BMX Racing Training!
Demolition riders are well known for going fast and going big, and that memo didn't get missed by Australia's Ben Winters. Massive threes, big grinds, hefty transitions - Ben can do it all.
Unfortunately Let's Roast have had to close their doors, but to celebrate their awesome achievements, we'll be uploading sections from the second DVD - 'Chicago Blues'. First up we've got Ethan Grothe and a whole load of grinds of the street connoisseur variety.
Waking up, and it's sunny! What a surprise. Maybe not, but that sun is welcome, every single day. After the morning rounds on the internet, answering email and social posts we had an appointment with the two Dutchies at the Chase Bank which used to be a gas station. It's where you park to go to Sheep Hills. To get a drink, you now have to cross the road but the parking spots have remained and the homeless are still hanging out there. After checking out Arjan and Tom's tour van they decided to put their bikes together for a morning session at Sheep Hills. At moments like these you wish you had brought your bike but we had not. Unfortunately. Anyway, it was their first time at Sheep so a little lap was done to check out what was rideable and what wasn't.
Being at a new place for the first time is always a bit strange. What is possible, what line can I remember, how far are the jumps, how much speed do I need? For Sheep Hills to be dry in the winter is pretty unique. We've been here when it was flooded, completely, but since it had not rained since February the place was in decent shape. People ride here on the daily we were told, especially towards sunset, but at 10am no SHL's were there. School, work, we get it. After some scouting Arjan and Tom got to work on their first BMX session of the trip. It didn't take long for them to find lines that worked and we took out the camera to snap some shots. With both of them surviving it was time to pack up to hit the next destination.
I'm No Longer Riding BMX Professionally
Longhorns, 75 degrees in February and ditches … THIS IS TEXAS!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.