Weekly Round Up: 9/27/14

We are back this week with a killer weekly round up. I know we have missed the last 2 weeks, but now we are better than ever.
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Brian Gavagan. Up until yesterday I had never even heard of him. He earned his spot on this list with a 37 second video where he managed to do a handrail, roast through some jumps, and then finished it all up with a nice flatland line. This guy has fun just being on his bike. A concept that seems to get fuzzier each year.

Review: Premium Sub-10 V2

Today we will be reviewing the Premium Sub-10 V2 stem. Premium recently came out with the v3, but I have not gotten my hands on that yet. This stem is CNC-machined out of 6061-t6 aluminum. It has a reach of 53mm and is 9.6 ozs. It is an average weight so nothing special there even with the cut out.

Introducing the New and Improved Deviant

Lately, we have been slacking on our posts. The reason is because we have been bored by this. We work for hours each night and really we are just a shitty version of TheComeUp. So, why try to copy a company when we can be our own. Our new focus over here at Deviant will be to produce original content for everybody to enjoy. We might post some of our favorite videos but really we just want to provide the best content in the world for BMXers. We also want to help support our younger riders. We would love for you guys to send videos in. this will give us a chance to really plan out our articles and to give you the absolute best media on the web.

To our photographers get ready for a new area for us photographers to get together and talk. This will be unveiled in the near future. So keep your eyes out! Steve and I thank you guys for checking the blog each week. Keep your eyes open for a new article later this week.

BMX - Cult's Small Talk DVD - Josh Alderete

Before I saw the Cult: Small Talk video and after I heard that it was only people from the AM team, I really didn't expect much more than dry and dull riding.  Then I saw the full DVD.  After seeing Josh Alderete's section, I am seriously convinced that he is the reincarnation of either Ian Schwartz or Karl Poynter.  Every clip in his section is clean and purposeful, and it really does remind me of some of Ian's or Karl's old video parts in the way that Josh pulls every fakie clean, and straight as a ruler.

Peep Game - Pt. 2

A quick little edit from the guys over at dealine. They hung out in downtown LA, smoked some weed and stacked a couple quick clips. Check it.

Davis Heyne

Davis throws down some sick moves all the way from down under. Chris Whyte, the filmer, did an awesome job with this even with all the setbacks!

“When Dayvis And I first started talking about filming a web video we had planned on it taking around 2 months but between Day being hit by a car, having his bike stolen, rupturing a ligament in his ankle and me breaking my foot and being unable to film for a while its taken the better part of a year. Even with all the bad luck we had along the way we still had one hell of a good time and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.”

Bike Checks

Ever want to know what we ride when we aren't posting videos and articles about fights and Adam 22? Probably not. But, either way here they are. The thing that motivated us to make this blog. The thing that has given us our best memories. The thing that has broken our heart.

Steven Oliverio

Frame: S&M ATF 20.25"
in satin army green
Forks: S&M XLT-T in black
Stem: Odyssey TDFL 53mm/Merritt Inaugural TL 50mm (both black)
Bars: Daily Grind Century High 4pc in raw
Grips: Merritt Crosschecks in gum
Headset: United integrated
Seat: Leather Fit Lo-Bolt
Cranks: random 8 spline
Chain: KMC 410
Pedals: Eclat Surge PC in black
BB: Fit
Sprocket: random 25t

Front Wheel :
Rim: Chrome Sun Estate
Hub: Primo N4FL v1, with v2 axle and GSport bolts
Guards: integrated n4fl guards
Tire: S&M Speedball 2.28"
Peg: Cult Butter

Rear Wheel:
Rim: Demolition Zero in black
Hub: Demolition Rotator in black
Guard: Primo Freemix Non-Drive side
Tire: 2.08" Demolition Baja Kevlar bead
Peg: Animal Butcher 4"

Mods: Hand polished the United headset cap, hand polished the integrated Primo N4FL guards, replaced my aluminum front axle with the chromo version, modded the rear Primo guard to fit the Demolition freecoaster.

General Setup: Freecoaster hub has no slack washers and the hat washer is flipped for maximum slack.  The chain tension is just tight enough to prevent chain slap but still nice and loose. Both tires are around 80psi.  Both pedals are marked to identify their grind side.  Bars are a bit farther forward than perpendicular with the ground.

Kris Risner

Frame: Felt Manic Street 20.55
Forks: Cult Sect V2
Stem: Premium Sub-10 V2 flipped
Bars: Standard Strip 9 inch
Grips: Fly Ruben
Headset: Mechanik STI
Seat: Verde Pendleton Slim
Cranks: Stolen Team 2pc 19mm
Chain: KMC
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted
BB: Eastern
Sprocket: Odyssey MDS

Front Wheel :
Rim: Demo Zero
Hub: Demo Bulimia
Guards: None
Tire: Fit FAF 2.25
Peg: Odyssey MPEG

Rear Wheel:
Rim: Amber
Hub: Cult LHD Female
Guard: None
Tire: Animal GLH 2.20
Peg: Odyssey MPEG

Mods: Stem is flipped. Other than that everything is straight out of the box.

General Setup: I like a lot of pressure in my tires. Grips flipped and flange cut off. Plastic pedals, metal pegs.

Red Bull Quarter Master

Remember that crazy contest a couple weeks ago that Red Bull hosted? The one that Daniel Sandoval won? The one that has a THOUSAND TONS of dirt made into the largest quarter in the world? Well that video just dropped. If you want to watch crazy riding on an even crazier set up watch this. If not, you are missing out.

Vans in Oregon

Vans has just blessed us with 11 minutes of their team in Oregon. With riders like Gary Young, Ben Hennon, Greg Illingworth and Bas Keep among others you know this is gonna be good.

Courage Adams Now on Red Bull

Flybikes rider Courage Adams just got on the Red Bull BMX team, and after taking a look at his old Welcome to Fly video, it's surprising that he hadn't gotten snatched up sooner.  Every single trick he pulls is snappy, clean, and calculated, a refreshing change from the popular slow and tech riding that you see a lot.