Stop scrolling, this is BMX at its finest. Rim Nakamura went OFF on his semi-final run to put him in 1st place before the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup final tomorrow.
Rim Nakamura has flown the Subrosa flag long before we even met him back in 2011. Rim was just 9 years old when Hoang, Kyle, Vince and myself went to Japan for a trip and we knew then that he was something special.
We're living in strange times. Just going out to ride isn't a normality. Although rules differ in most countries it is fair to say that having your own park is the only way of doing regular sessions without distractions. Getting a Park built is expensive and can become a headache, but if you have one now, you know it was all worth it. After checking in with Ryan Nyquist (USA) and Kenneth Tencio (CRC), we now move over to the other side of the planet where Rim Nakamura has his own park set up in Kyoto, Japan.
Name Park: Wing Park
Story of Rim Nakamura, Japanese BMX rider - He Jumps to the Dream - by GQ JAPAN
Japan's own Rim Nakamura qualified in first at today at the Chimera A-Side contest. Finals go down tomorrow! Who’s going to take home the $90,000!?
Rim Nakamura's new Bike Park in Japan that his sponsor built for him just outside of Kyoto where he's from.
Rim Nakamura started riding at a very young age as his father was also a BMX lifer and showed him the ropes. The last few years Rim has skyrocketed to the top (sometimes literally) and is the main candidate to represent Japan at the 2020 Olympic Games if you ask me. Rim recently was in Eindhoven, Netherlands to ride the 040BMXPARK (Area51). We met up, took some photos and fired over some questions. Let's see what makes the BMX-er from Kyoto tick.
Name: Rim Nakamura
Age: 17
Hometown: Kyoto, Japan
Sponsors: REDBULL, SUBROSA, OAKLEY, G-shock, VISA, MURASAKI SPORTS, WingArc 1st, JYKK JAPAN, HANGOUT.
When did you start riding BMX?
Rim Nakamura: I started BMX when I was about two years old.
Name: RIM NAKAMURA
Age: Today is his 17th birthday!
Hometown: Kyoto, Japan
Sponsors: Redbull, G-shock, VISA, SUBROSA USA/JAPAN, WingArc1st, JYKK JAPAN, MURASAKI SPORTS, OAKLEY, BERN, BMX SHOP HANGOUT.
Bike Check:
Frame -SUBROSA. OM SP 20.5
Fork -SUBROSA. NOSTER
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