Iiniku Jam – Meriken Park / Kobe Japan

Feel the good vibes from Meriken Park in Kobe, Japan as the locals hold a small contest as part of the Iiniku Jam. Great mix of riding styles from the likes of Morishita, Rin, Chiwa, Kein, Tom, Akimitsu, Takumi, Simomura, Yuki, Kenshiro, Gyaos, Soncho, Oni, Keisuke Tanigawa, Russia (who took the win!), Enoyang (backwards kick flip backpacker attempt at 3:06), and so many more riders of all ages and abilities. This is flatland, love these kind of edits! Thank you Kenshiro Ojima for this!

James McGraw – Scuffgate 2015

The story of Scuffgate is a tale of broken promises, at Bike Days in Switzerland earlier in the year James made the promise to myself and Michael Sommer to never do a backwards bar ride in a contest ever again, fast forward to Flatark and BITR James admittedly had a broken ankle and brings out the backwards bar ride, even funnier was that Michael was judging at Flatark and both of us at BITR. The joke grew that James can’t keep a promise, now fast forward to James White’s new video! McGraw declares, “I’m never touching the tyre again” (this lasted an hour) much to our amusement! I knew we wouldn’t have to wait long for this edit, but James came through with this nice part “Scuffgate 2015”, and in particular the last switch is so good! It’s going down for real!

Denes Katona – Spring 2010

Denes Katona / Spring 2010 from og pictures on Vimeo.

It was a pleasure at Level Vibes to see rolling god, Denes Katona do his thing! This evening I posted an awesome x-hand one handed whiplash photo of Denes on the FM instagram by Andras Pentak and that made me look through some of his amazing edits. This amazing edit from Spring 2010 stood out to me, whiplash skills to pay the bills! Incredible!

Jean-Francois Boulianne leaves Quest BMX!

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It is that time of year where sponsorship deals happen, and first up is the news that Jean-Francois Boulianne has left the Quest BMX team for a new opportunity, stay tuned for the news! Here’s what JFB and Quest CEO, Danny Sirkin had to say:

After 3 years of riding for Quest BMX, rider Jean-Françis Boulianne announced that he will no longer be a part of the team. Here is what he had to say.

“I had an amazing time riding for Quest Bmx and testing their products. It’s been a fun ride with passionate and genuine people that are dedicated to BMX. I am leaving Quest because I’ve been offered a great opportunity and wish the guys at Quest all the best. I will remain friends with everyone I met during this time and wishing good luck to their new pro rider.”

Quest owner Danny Sirkin said, “JF is one of the best brand ambassadors in the industry. As a company, we are sad to see him go but as a friend, we are truly excited to watch him grow as a professional rider and take the next step in his journey. We would like to thank JF for being such an integral part of our team over the past 3 years and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”