Bart de Jong
The annual Simple Session in Tallinn, Estonia brings a big part of the BMX Freestyle community together for the first big gathering of the year. During the cost and wet winter months when outdoor riding is rough, simply not a lot of (outdoor) events take place. Seeing the BMX family again for the first time in the new year has always been a big part of Simple Session. The Thursday ice hockey match between BMX and Skateboarding was lost for the first time. It definitely had something to do with Reed Stark arriving a couple of hours late. He was gutted he missed it and so was any BMX-er who was watching the game. Yes, it's all about the good time, but winning makes the good time even better. Let's get that win back in 2020 when Simple Session hits its 20th B-day.
With two days of practice split by Skateboarding and BMX the riders had some time getting used to the Nate Wessel designed course. It had a Street as well as a Park section but riders could use whatever they felt like so there was no line splitting the course in two. Still, Street riders were expected to hit up the rails/ledges/flatbanks and the Park riders used the big jump, quarters and spines on the other side. All was linked up well and if you did not find anything to your liking you should take up flatland riding instead.
After missing his bike on arrival things didn't look too great for Matt Ray (USA). Thursday's practice session was missed but on Friday the baby was back and Matt got used to the course quickly to win
Don't pretend you're not a creep. Hong Kong BMX Featured riders: Georg Sngr, Oscar Wong, Sam Lee, Brett Decker, Soula So, Hin Chui, Chu Leung, Brian Ho, Ball, Yeung, Wong Jie, Bo Gor, Tsz Lok, Hong and Ryutaro Higa
Name: Rachel Jones
Age: 23
Hometown: Newcastle, Australia
Race number: 58
Sponsors: Remix BMX
Bike check:
-Frame: Speedco Velox Carbon Pro
-Forks: Avian Versus Tapered Carbon Fork - 10mm
Anne Hofsink and i got a private session in at the new Samcity park. Had a good time filming this indoor session, show some love in the comments if you like it.
The Human Wall Ride! 20 Trick challenge riding the backyard skatepark but there is a catch, Trey Jones has to use Big Boy as a ramp! Big Boy has to wear a piece of plywood and lay down on top of ramps so Trey can use him to do tricks! The final challenge is epic and absolutely amazing! We built Big Boy into the curved wall ride and somehow Trey actually made it around the wall ride and Big Boy survived!
Simple Session 2019 BMX Street & Park Practice feat. Felix Prangenberg, Courage Adams, Lewis Mills, Jack Clark, Bruno Hoffmann and many more. Bevor es heute ab 15 Uhr auf der Simple Session 2019 in Tallinn (Estland) bei den Best-Tricks-Contests und BMX-Finalläufen rund geht (Link für den Livestream weiter unten), haben wir zum Warmgucken schon mal die Highlights vom Street- und Parktraining aus der Saku Suurhall für euch. Yeww!
Felix Prangenberg just won BMX Street @ Simple Session 2019. Congratulations! Here's what he threw down. Als erster Deutscher hat Felix Prangenberg hat den Streetcontest auf der Simple Session in Tallinn (Estland) gewonnen. Und nicht nur das, er ist auch der erste Deutsche, der in überhaupt, der bie dem größten Hallencontest der Welt in Saku Suurhall ganz oben auf dem Siegertreppchen steht. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Wir haben seines Runs für euch. Zur Erklärung: Im Finale zählte der bessere Lauf, was im Falle von Felix der erste war. Aber weil er im zweiten auch noch gut abgeliefert hat, wollen wir euch den natürlich nicht vorenthalten.
Another year packed full of travels, riding, new spots, new tricks and some slams. Enjoy some of the best footy selected by Darryl Tocco from last years missions!
Name: Sae Hatakeyama
Age: 19
Hometown: Kanagawa Japan
Race number: 85
Sponsors: Redbull, Shimano, Bell Helmets, Oakley, Faith Race, Tioga, Motocross International
Bike check:
-Frame: Wiawis
-Forks: Wiawis
-Headset: Wiawis
For my 20th year anniversary of documenting BMX I wanted to make a video using my first ever digital video camera (from 1998) All of this footage was captured during various 2018 riding sessions. 1998 - 2018 - 2098.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.