Name: Corey Frieswyk
Sponsors: DK bicycles, BOX BMX, Unit clothing, LUX BMX, Michramm industries.
Mechanic: Myself, LUX BMX
Can you explain the number 551 that you've been running?
Corey Frieswyk: I used to run 55 growing up and that was taken when I reached elite so chose the closest number to it.
Do they need to change the colour of the transponder in order to match your bike?
Corey Frieswyk: No
When someone says influencer, today many think of social media and the individuals that promote products, lifestyles, and health and fitness. However there are other influencers, the ones that helped your growth, ones that have helped you become the person that you are today.
Pro Open results Sunday 21 June 2020
1 JEREMY SMITH, STAY STRONG/CORSA RACEWEAR, DAYTON, OH
2 ANDERSON SOUZA, J&R/SPEEDCO/AVIAN/PROFILE, OCOEE, FL
3 KAMREN LARSEN, SUPERCROSS, BAKERSFIELD, CA
4 TYLER KLUMPER, CORSACREW, TARPON SPRINGS, FL
5 NICKY DAWSON, NO XCUSES/SSQUARED, PITTSBURGH, PA
6 BOBBY DELLERT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
7 BRAYDEN KEMPEL, ALPHA, RAMSEY, MN
8 CAMERON MOORE, YESS BMX, CHAPEL HILL, NC
With communities and tracks across America slowly reopening, USA BMX is working hard to confirm our originally scheduled events for 2020. As you can imagine, this is no easy task. We continue to work daily to assist local tracks in reopening, and currently less than a third are operating at some capacity. We are also rescheduling postponed national series events while navigating ever evolving guidelines. In some cases we are going to the extreme measure of finding tracks not previously on the schedule that can host an event. With that being said, we know your questions center around the return of the pro series. Unfortunately, restarting the pro series at this time is an impossible task considering these unprecedented circumstances.
Here are the challenges:
-Host sites are slow to confirm their ability to host races as originally planned. So while we'd love to say the pro series events on the schedule will happen, we just don't know.
-International travel bans limit some of our usual pro participants.
-The financial commitment to offer standard pro purses runs counter to our current focus of bringing back our employees who remain furloughed.
-Our Pro Series sponsor GoPro has canceled their sponsorship for 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. This not only eliminates the GoPro Cup Series but negatively impacts our sponsorship forecast for 2020.
In an effort to provide USA BMX women pro riders more options to compete, we have implemented a
Name: Beth Shriever
Sponsors: Prophecy BMX/Crucial BMX/Renthal/Madison Cycles
Mechanic: Al
How long have youbeen riding your current frame now?
Bethany Shriever: I’ve been riding my current Prophecy frame for 4 months now!
How do you like the feel and look of your bike?
Bethany Shriever: I love the feel of the Prophecy, it’s super stiff and has clearly been thought about! It’s a unique looking frame and I love how it looks with the glossy pink shine!
Name: Eddy Clerte
Sponsors: @sunn_bikes @boxbmx @alltricks_com @velosolutions @pumpforpeace @sba_bmx @hopetech @hope_france @ikonbmx @brasseriemira @izumichain@kronopolo @kennyracing81 @krystoulouse @tamarindosurfshop @prostartbmxgates @odigrips @odi_bmx @albenseignes @norkappcryo @nutripurefr @veetiresco
Mechanic: Dad and myself
Do you get excited every year when you get to build up a new bike before the start of the season?
Eddy Clerté: Oh yesss! I guess that's always a special moment for everyone who rides bikes.
Do you get to choose the parts for your SUNN bike?
Eddy Clerté: I am lucky to have @boxbmx and @ikonbmx for making my bike ready to race!
Who's helping out getting the parts together for the bike?
Eddy Clerté: I guess all the sponsors are doing that, I still choose the parts I want out of the brands I work with wishes awesome.
What is the geometry and length of your race frame?
Eddy Clerté: 22" / 56cm front. 15.7" / 40,5cm back.
Over the weekend something happened at the USABMX race in Phoenix, Arizona that some people had been waiting for. The Pro Open class decided collectively to race on flat pedals. For the heck of it. Not everyone came prepared with a good pair of riding shoes and platform pedals but since no points were on the line it was agreed to do it anyway to spice things up. Keep in mind that several riders in the pro class have never raced with flat pedals before, after Mike King and Brian Lopes had introduced them to BMX in the mid-nineties. Was racing better? We checked in with a few of the participants to find out what they thought of the Pro Open Desert Classic flat pedal race.
Nic Long:
Who initiated the change to flat pedals in Phoenix?
Nic Long: I did actually, kind of as a joke 'cause I ate shit in Friday's main. Wanted to make It a little less serious.
It's been over 2 years since our last Game of B.I.K.E. video. This time we asked BMX24SEVEN.com if they had a 16 inch BMX Bike we could borrow, and tried to see how much we could do on this little bike. Enjoy!
Pro Open Results DESERT CLASSIC NATIONAL #2, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Male Pro Open (on flat pedals):
1 CORBEN SHARRAH, DAYLIGHT, TUCSON, AZ
2 MATTHEW WILCOX, THRODWN, DENVER, CO
3 RILEY HOUSE, TANGENT, GILBERT, AZ
4 CALLUM HOLLOWAY, COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY, GRAND JUNCTION, CO
5 NIC LONG, FACTORY HYPER, LAKESIDE, CA
6 LUCAS HOWES, AZ BIKE WERX, SCHNEIDER, TEMPE, AZ
7 JACOB PEEBLES, SACRAMENTO, CA
8 COREY REID, TANGENT, TEMPE, AZ
Female Pro Open:
1 ASHLEY VERHAGEN, FULL TILT/RADIO, PHOENIX, AZ
2 DALENY VAUGHN, 316 RACING/DK BIKES, TUCSON, AZ
3 RACHEL MYDOCK, PHOENIX, AZ
2020 USA BMX Desert Classic Nationals Day Two
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.