1. TCU Presents: Chad Kerley’s Vitamin Water Invitational.
I’m not sure if contest footage has ever made the top ten list before, but there is no doubt that this deserves to be on it. Chad Kerley’s Vitamin Water Invitational was the most progressive street contest to ever exist, and if you haven’t sent he footage yet, you are really missing out.
2. Welcome to Fit: Florent Soulas
Florent Soulas has the most manual control of anyone I’ve ever seen. Racers included. How no one gave him a full ride earlier is beyond me, but props to Fit for snatching him up.
3. Greg D’Amico’s Section from BMXFU “Guy Stuff”
Greg D’Amico is one of those underrated guys that you don’t see every week online, but when he does put something out, it’s worth the wait. Don’t sleep on this.
4. Tom Villarreal’s Madera Spring 2012 Edit
Tom Villarreal takes all of his riding to the next level for his latest Madera edit. His fast lines got faster and his tech tricks got more tech. I can’t wait to see what he does next.
5. Ronnie Napolitan & MARKIT After Dark
Lighting up a dark skatepark with lights is kind of played out IMO, but taking lights to the trails is pretty fresh of an idea to me. The Markit guys knew just where to place those lights to make it look rad. Everyone associated with Markit are amazing riders, so you know Ronnie handled those trails with ease.
6. Nick Bullen in AZ Edit
Nick Bullen blew me away with his new edit from his new home of Arizona. The jump in riding level from his last footage to this is big. Get used to the name now, cause he isn’t going anywhere.
7. Mark Burnett Video.
At 13 years old, Mark is probably the youngest kid to ever make this list. What this kid is capable of already is ridiculous. What will he be doing by the time he’s 18?
8. Steven Hamilton Street Edit
Steven Hamilton is riding the best I’ve seen from him in years. What is even cooler to many, is that he seems to have not been influenced by current riding trends at all, and has a style much as he did in the early to mid 2000’s.
9. Andrew Castaneda Lotek Edit
Anyone that has done a crankarm grind knows how small of a balance point it has. How you can hop over a notch in a rail and keep going on the crankarm smoothly is beyond me. This edit didn’t just make the list for one good trick though, the entire edit is dialed.
10. Phil Demattia Kink Welcome Edit
Phil goes kickflip crazy for his Kink edit, but not just in a repetitive filler way, but in some really unique and difficult tricks that really took me by surprise. Some of the rail magic he lays down is insane as well.
Here’s a few now video posts that may be of interest:
Jamie Bestwick Speaks on His Relationships with Fellow Vert Riders
