BWalker.ftjamtlwhpI remember those days when the weather was nice and I used to rip around my neighborhood on my BMX bike.  Those days of bunny hopping up and off curbs and building make shift ramps out of plywood and bricks.  Anything to get a thrill that day.

There is this really popular BMX blog called The Come Up that I check semi-frequently because I think it is amazing what some of these guys can do with bikes and the lack of fear they must have.  I constantly see these riders in a wide assortment of Levi’s.  Most commonly I see the 511‘s, 510‘s and 501‘s.  I am assuming these styles are popular because they are easy to move in, avoid the chain and durable.  Tuesday a video was on the main page and the intro had the Levi’s “Go Forth” graphic in it.  This sparked a memory I had of the Levi’s Guy posting on Twitter the link to the BMX team.

I spent a little while on the Levi’s BMX Website checking out the videos, that range from to tutorials to bike checks to displays the riders skills.  The team is filled with from what I know pretty famous and well known riders like Jamie Bestwick, Corey Martinez and Nathan Williams.  These riders ride a mixture of vert, street and dirt, either taking a prefabricated ramp to showcase their tricks, turning a urban environment into a fluid playground or playing on dirt ramps.

I find it very appropriate that Levi’s is sponsoring a BMX team, since it appears that much of the people in this sport are wearing their product anyways.  Maybe I will add a BMX bike to my collection just so I can test the tutorials on the website.  Here is the trailer for their 2008 Video. Enjoy!

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