Name: Jake Rutkowitz
Age: 9
Height: 4’5″
Weight: 57 lbs
Best BMX Moment so far this year: riding with my friends and Riding the jumps at swampfest
Do you have any advice for kids buying their first BMX? Listen to your dad.
What size Bike did you start on? Cult 12 inch
How long have you been riding BMX? Since I was 3
Favourite type of riding? (Park, Trails, Street…) trails and park
Funnest trick? Nac nacs
Favorite places to ride? Catty woods, Woodward east
Pro BMXer that gets you stoked? Trey Jones!

BMX Bike Details

Frame: fbm gypsy 16.5tt
Fork: fbm cb4ks
Bars: fbm
Stem / Reach: Merritt topload
Grips: Merritt Sawyers
Bar ends: Merritt
Cranks (and crank arm length): Profile mini magnutanium Cranks 145mm
Sprocket (and number of teeth): Merritt mighty 28t
Chain: kmc 710
Front Tire: Sunday 16×2.10
Front Wheel: sun ryno lite rim 36h
Front Hub: profile elite 36h
Rear Tire: Haro multi surface 16×2.0
Rear Wheel: sun ryno lite
Rear Hub: profile elite 9t 36h
Pedals: Merritt P1
Pegs: (sometimes) Merritt SIR
Brakes: stock off my old United supreme
Any other special details or stories about your bike or parts? I have a huge dent in my chain stay from my first ride at Woodward with this frame. I jumped the channel gap down into the bank, but I was going way to slow and cased/feebled the landing..I was very upset
Shout outs or thanks? Big thanks to Merritt, Hok9, and the clifton bike shop.

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We met Kehler roasting bowl lines at Camp Woodward this summer during grom week. Kehler started racing BMX, before he got into freestyle and it shows in his riding, dude knows how to pump a transition and get some boost. If you’re just around 5 feet tall, check out Kehler’s setup for bike sizing.

Name: Kehler Colon
Age: 14
Height: 5ft 4″
Weight: 120lbs
Where do you call home: I live in south jersey. Hard to find any riding spots near here ever since the incline club closed.
Best bmx memory so far this year: Going to Woodward East for a week was by far the best memory so far. Learned some new stuff and got to meat a ton of new people.
Favorite type of riding: My favorite type of riding is park, however since there isn’t many parks near me I ride street and trails a lot more.
Funnest trick: My favorite trick is probably a tail whip or a bearskin hard to choose.
Favorite places to ride: I like riding Woodward the most especially lot 8.
Pro bmx rider that gets you stoked: I like Logan Martin’s style the best he definitely makes me want to ride more.

Frame: Colony sweet tooth 19.8tt
Fork: Odyssey r32 fork
Bars: Kink human bars 18.75 rise 29 wide cut to 27.5
Stem: Profile acoustic stem 48mm reach
Grips: Odi super soft grips
Bar ends: Odi
Cranks: Profile column cranks 165mm
Sprocket: madera galaxy sprocket 28t
Chain: KMC chain
Front tire: Maxxis grifter tire 20×2.1
Front wheel: G sport ribcage rim with colony spokes
Front hub: profile mini hub
Rear tire: Maxxis grifter tire 20×2.1
Rear wheel: Gsport ribcage rim
Rear hub: profile mini hub
Shout out or thanks: Id like to thank my mom and my dad for supporting my riding and everything they’ve don’t along the way to help me get to where I am now!

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Name: Shunsuke Jimbo

Age: 12 years old

Height: 145cm (4’9″)

Favourite place to ride? Park and Trails. I love to ride Kugenuma Skatepark and Shin-Yokohama Skatepark.

Which trick do you want to learn next? Flair

How often do you practise riding? Everyday. But there is no park near my house. So I often practice bmx in front of my house except on Saturdays and Sundays.

Best BMX memory?
When I landed backflip for the first time. It was when I was 9 years old.

Frame / Size: TOTAL BMX VOLTRON 18″

Why did you choose that frame? It’s Mark Webb Signature. I respect him. He is so cool.

Forks: TOTAL BMX GS FORK 18″

Bars / Size: TERRIBLE ONE CLASSIC HANDLE BAR 8″

Stem: TOTAL BMX TEAM STEM

Grips: CULT×VANS WAFFLE GRIP (GLOW-IN-DARK)

Headset: TOTAL BMX INTEGRATED HEADSET

Seat: TOTAL BMX LOGO COMBO

Cranks: PROFILE GDH 145MM (TITANIUM SPINDLE)

Sprocket / Number of Teeth: TREE LITE SPLOCKET SPLINE DRIVE 25T

Chain: CULT “C121” CHAIN

Tires:SALT TRACER TIRE 18″x2.20″, DUO SVS TIRE 18″x2.10″

Rims: SUNDAY LIGHTNING RIM 18″

Front Hub: PROFILE MINI FRONT HUB

Rear Hub: PROFILE MINI CASSETTE HUB 9T(LHD)

Pegs: ANIMAL BUTCHER PEG

Pedals: ECLAT SLASH NYLON PEDAL

Brakes: SALT MOTO U-BRAKE

Detangler: ODYSSEY GTX-S

Special Bike Customizations: @jbros_bmx ORIGINAL STICKER 🙂

Shout outs or thanks?I want to ride at Woodward one day!

Big thanks to BMXGROMS!! Thank you for this opportunity, and you watching my videos and give me a comment. I’m very happy to be complimented by you. Thanks to my sponsor, Cool clothes UNIT @unit / @jbros_bmx original sticker Adplanning Co., Ltd. Thank you for Dad, Mom and lil brother. They take me to the skatepark and teach me and pushing me.

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At six years old Caiden Cernius is making waves. Not only does he kill it on a BMX, he will be on an upcoming episode of “Little Big Shots” with Steve Harvey on NBC – with this bike.

Name: Caiden Cernius

Instagram: @caidenbmx

BMX Groms Member Page: bmxgroms.com/members/caidenbmx/

Age: 6

Height: 44″ and 44 LBS

Favourite place to ride? Woodward west dirt section and our backyard ramps!

Which trick do you want to learn next? Working on so many tricks right now but the big goal is to land a tail whip before turning 7 (sooo close)

How much time do you spend on your bike in a week? We try to ride for an hour or so after school about 3 days a week and about 5 hours a day Saturday and Sunday.

Best thing about BMX? Traveling, meeting friends and the possibility of seeing the world!

Best BMX moment from 2017? Bringing home 3rd place at the hotwheels jr open and getting the call from NBC to be on little big shots with Steve Harvey

Frame / Size: 14″ Laird custom

Why did you choose that frame? The jump from a 12″ to a 16″ is huge. Caiden’s pretty small for his age and the 16 killed everything he had worked on to date with his 12”. It was a very big investment but we figured it would be a good year or more until he properly fit a 16

Forks: Colony custom cut down to size

Bars / Size: S&M cruiser bars 6.5 rise (still looking for a better fit) but their getting the job done. Already cut about 8″ off 🙂

Stem: Fit

Grips: Cult vans

Headset: Fit

Seat: We the people

Cranks: Solid bikes 95mm.

Sprocket / Number of Teeth: 9T TI rear driver, 25T aluminum sprocket

Chain: Shadow Copper

Tires: Schwable big apples

Rims: Huffy, yes you heard right, straight outa K Mart! $5 rims laced up to $500 hubs:) this was one of the harder parts of the build. There’s just nothing out there in 14” I think there like 26 spoke so we always carry a few spokes. It’s a 36 hole hub and he’s blown out plenty of them.

Front Hub: Profile Elite Kaleidoscope

Rear Hub: Profile Elite Kaleidoscope with TI hardware. Right hand drive 14mm

Pegs: Misc aluminum

Pedals: We the people plastic

Brakes: Oddessy evo

Detangler: Colony

2018 goals: compete as much as possible and land a sponsor wink wink Volcom/DC 🙂 Continue to improve and keep making new friends!

Caiden Cernius’, 12″, 14″, and 16″ BMX Bikes.

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Name: Max Vu

Age: 13

Height: 5 feet

Max’s instagram: @maxvutang

I still wasn’t ready for a 20″ and the 18″ was getting a bit tight so we felt it would make sense to make an 18″ xl frame. We chose the Chase Hawk frame because he is one of my inspirations! Also because his frame is very identifiable with the unique seatstay curve. I love how cool the old school bmx frames look. So much style and character. I like the craziness!

This new frame features a shorter rear. All of my previous frames had a super short rear, but at 11.25″, this is the shortest so far. With the shortened backend, the extended 19″ front didn’t feel longer, but gave more space for barspins and leg movements. We feel that this is the most advanced 18″ out right now. It’s about time the little guys get good parts!

The forks are also new. It’s the first high quality 18″ fork. The investment cast dropouts are so cool looking and strong. Because of the longer front-end, we set up this bike with a taller handlebar (.5″ taller than the older bar) and .5″ taller stacked headset. This will give the bike more leverage with manualing and hops.

The wheels are pretty much the same as all my previous bikes, but now with fat Dehart tires. These wider tires will help with tire riding rails and gives more cushion if I land hard.

The cranks are from the old bike. Primo Powerbites have never failed! I have never stripped a single set. That’s only 4 sets we have used since my 12″, 14″ and 16″.

Overall, the new setup feels very responsive and light! At 21 lbs it’s 1.5 lbs lighter than my previous red watermelon Cult OS 18″ bike. Robo and Neal are working on 135mm Cult cranks and 8″ Cult bars. On the wish list is a fork with a steeper offset to help with nose wheelies. Thank you Robo and Neal at Cult for always being supportive and listening to my needs! The future is bright for the groms!

Frame: Cult Chase Hawk 18″. 19″TT, 11.25″CS, 75 degree headtube angle, 14mm investment cast dropouts at 4 lbs.

Fork: 28mm investment cast sect

Stem: Cult salvation 40mm

Bar: 8″ rise

Headset: Primo Stevie Churchill

Seat: Cult micro fiber tripod

Seatpost: Cult tripod

Crank: Primo powerbite 135mm with titanium 22mm spindle

Pedals: Primo JJ

BB: Primo

Sprocket: Primo JJ 25t

Chain: Cult halflink

Wheels: Primo N4FL front and Primo Freemix 8t LHD laced with Primo chrome spokes to 18″ prototype rims

Tires: 18″ gum Dehart 2.3

Pegs: Primo plastics 4″ cut down to 3.5″

Weight: 21lbs.

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