OneLoveJam2016 from One Love BMX on Vimeo.
Darin Wright over at One Love just dropped the annual One Love Jam edit, with over 100 riders in attendance. It was a great day at Newport Beach, California! Featuring great riding from Dub, Adam Kun, Gabe Kadmiri, Bo Wade,Lindsey La’akea Bode, Kevin Nikulski, and many more, hit play for this one!
Quest BMX Video Contest Results are in!
Bienvenue dans l’équipe
When we worked with JF on his new deal and moving on from QuestBMX, we knew he’d be hard to replace. His personality, attitude, and style were integral parts of our team. We knew we wanted to replace him with someone as special; not just on the bike, but off as well. We decided to do a video contest with no real restrictions. To let the riders be themselves. This way we could get a quick, true glimpse of the rider on the bike. It also brought riders to light who may not have been on our radar; which is great. So now we are able to take these riders, each with an amazing web edit, and get to know them alittle better. We wanted the riders and fans to get involved and help us out as well. The fans voted which narrowed our choices down to the Top 5. So out of these 5 we focused on which rider fits the mold we envision.
Ultimately, you want to find the right fit. We think sometimes the best rider isn’t necessarily the best fit with a brand’s image. What the video contest helped us do was open up dialogue with a group of riders we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to. In the end we wanted to find the rider who best fits our vision. Who fits as a teammate. Someone who can help promote the brand beyond our reach. We aren’t just looking for a “contest winner”. We are looking for a “torch bearer”. Someone who will be a positive light for QuestBMX in person, at jams, at contests, and behind the scenes on social media and in videos etc. We feel honored and excited to announce that Jeremy Brosset is the next pro rider on the Quest Team! In addition to Jeremy receiving the sponsorship deal we have another announcement!
We were blown away by Gurvan Le Bloc’h. The attitude and energy he showed in his entry was infectious. We are excited to announce that he will be joining the QuestBMX team for 2016 also! We are beyond excited with these additions. We look forward to working with all the great riders on our team in 2016 and beyond.
-Steve Lapsley
Quest rider and team manager
Thank you, to everyone who participated in this contest! We are very pleased with the quality of video entries we received. These riders are world-class professionals. We wish we could offer a sponsorship to them all! The reason we used the voting system to narrow down the top 5 entries was to get a proper gauge via global feedback. We wanted the flatland community to express their opinions and form their own emotional attachments. We watched closely. We paid attention to voting statistics. We even chatted with some of the riders. Ultimately, the fans picked the top 5 before we sat down with our current team and JFB to decide who would be the best fit and couldn’t be happier with our two newest pro riders! Welcome to the team!-
-Dan Sirkin
Quest owner
Paul Covey put together some quick words and great photographs from last weekend’s annual One Love jam in Newport Beach, California. Head over to the snakebite site for the good stuff:
http://www.snakebitebmx.com/one-love-jam-2016-freestylin-at-newport-beach/
Dub made his way down to San Diego after the One Love jam, check out this quick back wheel link Shawn White shot at Balboa Park.
STRASSENKINDERN IN HONG KONG from Wildschnitt on Vimeo.
Hit play for a dialled “Strassenkindern in Hong Kong” edit from Waldemar Fatkin & Camilo Gutierrez! Amazing production and of course, great riding to boot! Definitely a fun one to watch!
Originality never gets old, the Dorkin in York 8 Wheelies DVD dropped in 1994. 22 years ago, and still to this day this section with Jesse and Edgar hits hard! Mark Eaton kills it on the mix, and the flow of this section, inspirational riding and style to so many of us over the years! Respect!
Alejandro Marques just got a new 9″ bar from We Bicycles and hit this sweet rolling line to celebrate.
The Spaceark crew once again hold it down, BMX School style at the Meriken Park in Kobe, Japan! Enjoy!
Danny Sirkin over at Quest BMX just published the top 5 riders from the Quest BMX Sponsor me contest voted by you the fans…
“It is with great excitement that we announce the FINAL top five finalists for the Quest BMX video contest!
In no specific order, they are:
Sakis Doumas
Percy Marshall
Gurvan Le Bloc’h
Jeremy Brosset
Williams Perez
A very sincere “congratulations” to everyone who has been a part of this journey thus far! We will announce the winner of the sponsorship this weekend on Flatmatters!”
Stay tuned! For now,let’s focus on the top 5 the fans voted for:
James McGraw just dropped some big news on his FB page, read the official press release below:
“I’m very excited to announce that I will be putting a new twist on an old idea. With help from Todd Carter Joe Cicman and John Yull, we are proud to announce the introduction of a true American flatland circuit. The AFA “American Flatland Association” In the 80’s the AFA “American Freestyle Association” put American Bmx on the map with grassroots contest coast to coast. The new AFA is focusing it’s energy on the American flatland scene to showcase the amazing talent that is here in America and seemingly gets overlooked. We will be holding four events this year. They will be both east and west coast, starting in Orlando, Florida then Detroit, Michigan, Los Angeles, California and Colorado Springs, Colorado. This should give everyone a chance to attend at least one event. We are currently locking down the dates and will post the official schedule in the coming days. Stay tuned for dates and more information!”
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