Research file

Dig BmxAfter reading these two copies of the bmx magazine dig magazines I have cultivated from the depths of it that there isn't really a guide of how to start riding and whilst it has interviews with Tyler Fernengel, Anthony Perrin, Stevie Churchill and Alex Donnachie speak on their past and how they started and from this it made me think how I can help shape the next generation in bmx with the guidance of the booklet that I am to make which will likely help.

MAtthias Dandois BUilding His New frameIn this video French Proffesional Rider Matthias Dandois puts together a new bike. He starts off by getting a new frame, his signature La Bastille frame from Haro, he talks about how to put everything together with bearings and the essential and basic information to build up your

bike.

How to build a bmx bike In this two part video an inexperienced kid tries to show youtube how to build a bike and in the process he doesn't do it properly as he should because he is still inexperienced in bmx and his choice of products that he has used on his bike is questionable, this video has almost 400,000 views on youtube so if all of them built a bike they all would be built using this guide and they would all end up being built wrong but regardless from this I have learnt that it needs to be properly assembled and have gained some choices and opinions of products.

RIDEBMX-How to bunny hop with broc raiford In this installment

of RideBMX’s Basics series Odyssey and Volume Pro Broc Raiford talks you through the first trick you will learn in bmx and is the doorway to all other tricks the “bunnyhop”

Product info Tyres-

-Headset

Bottom Bracket-

-Cranks

Sprocket-

-Seatpost

Spokes-

Grips-

-Bar ends

Seat-

-Chain

Pedals-

-Hub Guard

Pegs-

frame-

-Bars

Forks-

-Front Hubs

Rear Hubs-

-Rims

Stem-

Bonedeth Bonedeth rose from the ashes of the infamous metal bikes with team members such as sean burns you know these products will stand against whatever you can throw at it.

Notable products- Sean burns Moterbone Frame, pen

Odyssey BMXBest known for their lifetime warrenty and their commitment to bringing out great products ever since 1985 odyssey has a great team behind them so each of their products have been fully tested and with a lifetime warranty on their R25, R32 and F25 forks and Thunderbolt cranks.

Notable products-R32 Forks, Thunderbolt Cranks, Clutch Freecoaster and Aitken tire

Sunday BikesSunday was founded by Jim Cielinski who helped create odyssey bmx. Based out of the full factory distribution company sunday has been famous for it's luminous Aaron Ross’s signature bikes but also it's lifetime warranty on it's soundwave series of frames and it's high end complete bikes.

Notable products-Aaron Ross Pro Complete Bike, Soundwave Frame and Soundwave Special Complete Bike

GSPORTGSPORT is a bmx wheel company made by George French with the help of Full Factory Distribution. They have the reputation for having the strongest hubs and rims in the game and with a team such as Mike “Jersey” Taylor, Van Homan, Garrett Reeves, Chad Osburn and Andrew Jackson gsport mean business and you know there products are going to stand up to whatever you throw at them for years to come.

Notable Products- Uniguard, MKIV Gland, Simian Hub, Pleg 2, Van Peg and Birdcage Rim

Shadow Conspiracy Shadow Conspiracy is a parts company from Longwood, Florida. Since 2002 Shadow have made arguably the most visually appealing parts as well with them being built as a tank. With the most diverse group of riders on the team from Seth Kimbrough, Johnny Devlin, Eric Bahlman, Mark Burnett, Trey Jones, Lahsaan Kobza, Simone Barraco, Scott Ditchburn, Paul Ryan, Albert Mercado.

Notable products- Raptor Hubs, Simone Barraco “Strada” Tires, Little One Pegs, Lahsaan Kobza “Chula” Top Load Stem and Trey Jones “Killer” Cranks

SubrosaSubrosa is a bike company born out of the parts company Shadow Conspiracy, made by the combination of efforts by Ron Bonner and Ryan Sher. They create high end parts like shadow does but unlike show they also offer frames, subrosa are known for their pro team of street legends Simone barraco, Lahsaan Kobza, Kyle Hart, Hoang Tran, Scott Ditchburn you now that subrosa parts are going to be strong and look the part with their unique graphics and colours.

Notable products would be the Kyle Hart “Ammo Camo” seat, Hoang Tran Vulus Complete bike, Magnum Guard Sprocket, “Street” Rail and Simone Barraco Noster III Frame

Kink Bike co originally starting out as a company that just made pegs, Kink has grown into one of the biggest brands in bmx and boasts some of the greatest riders in it's team

Notable Products-Tony Hamlin “Solace II” Frame, East Coaster Freecoaster Hub, CST Forks And Lloyd Wright “Wright” Tyre

Conclusion From looking at all of these different sources i can honestly say that i feel confident in being able to write out a accurate guide as my knowledge will be backed up by the research on my research file.