Rimu Nakamura came all the way from Japan to ride in the 2016 Toronto BMX Jam where he placed first in expert qualifying and second in the expert finals.

Rimu’s riding was pretty much flawless, he was all over the course, going big with a gnarly bag of tricks. It was a good chance to meet Rimu, hang out and do a bike check.

Rimu is 14 and hasn’t been on a 20″ for too long. He is obviously as serious about his setup and bike sizing as he is about his riding; he is running a smaller 20″ frame with a 20″ top tube, smaller than average bars with a 7.75″ rise, shorter crank arms at 165mm and slightly less reach on his stem at 48mm offset. Rimu has personilized his ride too, with one black and one white pedal and a gnarly 666 airlines brass headset spacer.

Name: Rimu Nakamura
Instagram: @rimbmx
Age: 14
Height: 160 centimeters / 5′ 3″
Sponsors/Support: @subrosabrand @oakley @hangoutbmx @jykkbmx @k4lbmx @rampage_ridewear

Frame: Subrosa Pandora Frame
Frame Size: 20 Inch Top Tube
Fork: Subrosa Pandora Forks, 24mm Offset
Bars: Subrosa Pandora Bars 7.75″ Rise
Stem: Federal Love Stem 48mm Reach
Grips: Flybikes Devon Grips
Seatpost: Subrosa
Seat: Subrosa
Pedals: Flybikes Ruben Graphite
Cranks: Profile Titanium Axle 165mm
Sprocket: Proper Sline
Chain: Flybikes
Front Tire: F KHE MAC2 Dirt
Front Hub: Fly Bikes
Rear Tire: MAXXIS Grifter 2.10
Rear Hub: SALT Freecoaster
Pegs: Federal Plastic Pegs, Front x2, Rear x1

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Name: Jensen Anders
Age: 5
Height: 3’3″
Weight: Not much maybe 40 lbs
Favorite Type of Riding (Trails/Park/Street): Jensen loves to shred Daniel Dhers and Sk8 Cary bmx parks.
Do you have any advice for kids choosing a bike to start BMX? Do your research. Ask other kids you ride with what they like about there bike. Politely ask if you can ride their’s and others to see what feels good to you.
Favorite trick: Turn Down & Whip

Frame: Cult Juvenile Brakeless
Why Brakeless? – Jensen’s Dad explains: In the beginning I spent more time unwinding his handlebars then he got to ride. Also he wasn’t really able to pull it to make any difference in his speed. At this point he been with out them for a year. Due to the fact that most of the places we ride and his abilities I haven’t seen the need to put them back on. Lastly if he had them he would use them!!
Fork: Cult Juvi
Bars: Sand blasted and clear coated Cult Juvenile Bars
Stem: Cult Juvi
Grips: Cult X Vans
Seatpost: Stock Cult Juvi
Seat: Cult Juvi
Pedals: Xpedo Faceoff 13
Cranks: Cult Juvi
Sprocket and Number of Teeth: Eclat Vent. 27t
Chain: KMC Kool Knight
Front Tire: Cult Juvenile with 60 psi
Front Wheel: Sand blasted and clear coated Cult Juvenile
Rear Tire: Cult Juvenile with 60 psi
Rear Wheel: Sand blasted and clear coated Cult Juvenile
Pegs: Stolen nano
Sponsors: Needed
Any other special details or stories about your bike or parts? He rocks a one armed Yoda charm that dangles from his top tube. Custom yellow Cult sticker pack. Jensen also uses his nano pegs mostly for dropping in 9′ quarters. At 4 1/2 he is the youngest to ride and win a Trans Jam competition series event witch was held in Athens GA.

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The first words that come to mind when thinking of the Halahan brothers riding are speed, style, flow and fun. All 4 of these words are hard to convey in photos and even in video edits. These two dudes kill it on their bikes and if you hang around them a little, it doesn’t take long to notice they’re having a blast doing it. Their bikes are completely dialed for both sizing and their riding style. Check them out carefully and learn.

Every year in March, Lukas and Nathan put on a jam at the Wheelmill in Pittsburg – yes they are already giving back to the sport. The jam is fun, has something for everyone and is definately the best place to see the most grom talent at one event. This year the Next Generation Jam is planned for March 19. Hope to see you there.

Nathan Halahan

Name: Nathan Halahan
Age: 11
Height: 4’7″
Weight: 71 lbs
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Spot: 9 Acres Trails
Sponsors: FBM Bike Co., Profile Racing, G-Form, VSI Products, Five Ten Shoes, Camp Three Clothing, ProBikes Shop, The Wheel Mill
Frame: FBM Young Boy 18 (18″TT, 74.5 HT, ST 71, BB 10 1/2, Rear 12 5/8 slammed, 4.5 lbs)
Fork: FBM CB4K’s 18″
Headset: FBM
Stem: Profile Mulville Push 48mm Ti bolts
Bars: FBM Belmars 8″ rise, 26″ width
Grips: FBM Black Heart
Brakes: Odyssey (rear)
Seat: Profile Mullville Logo P
Crankset: Profile Minmag 150mm Ti spindle Ti bolts
Sprocket: Profile Elite 28T
Chain: Shadow Conspiracy
Hubs: Profile Elite 36H Ti bolts Ti Driver 9T
Rims: Sun Rhynolite
Tire: Duo SVS 18×2.1
Mods: Custom cut and stamped leather cable strap.

Lukas Halahan

Name: Lukas Halahan
Age: 13
Height: 5′
Weight: 83 lbs
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Spot: 9 Acres Trails
Sponsors: FBM Bike Co., Profile Racing, G-Form, VSI Products, Five Ten Shoes, Camp Three Clothing, ProBikes Shop, The Wheel Mill
Frame: FBM Young Boy 20 (19.5″TT, 74.5 HT, ST 71, BB 11 1/2, Rear 13 1/2 slammed, 5 lbs)
Fork: FBM CB4K’s 20″
Headset: FBM
Stem: Profile Mulville Push 48mm Ti blots
Bars: FBM U.S. Apes 8.25″ rise, 27″ width
Grips: FBM Black Heart
Brakes: Odyssey (rear)
Seat: Profile Mulville Logo P
Crankset: Profile Minimag 160mm Ti spindle Ti bolts
Sprocket: Profile Elite 28T
Chain: Shadow Conspiracy
Hubs: Profile Elite 36H Ti bolts Ti driver 9T
Rims: Sun Envy
Tires: Tioga Powerblock 20×2.1
Mods: Custom cut and stamped leather cable strap with crow feather

All photos by: Murphy Moschetta. Website: www.murphymoschetta.com Instagram: @murphyleemoschetta

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Name: Brady Baker
Age: 12
Height: 4’10”
Weight: 70lbs
Gnarliest Riding Spots: I ride many different places that all have their own areas of “gnarlieness”! I am lucky enough to have an incredible BMX park called The Incline Club located 5 minutes from my house. I try to ride there 3 or 4 times a week. This past winter I went on 13 back to back weekend trips with my friend visiting the following BMX Parks (Impact Action Sports Park, DDASC, Wheelmill, Rays MTB and Woodward East). I had an amazing time and met a lot of really cool people! I am very excited to start riding trails again. I love riding at Catty Woods, Posh, Area 51 and Boondocks. Thanks to all the trail bosses who make these spots RAD!
Favorite Type of Riding (Trails/Park/Street): My favorite types of riding are park and trails. I am also excited to visit some mountain bike parks this summer and ride my Morpheus Vimana Jr. I am hoping to ride some of the slope style courses if I am allowed!
Sponsors: Merritt, Morpheus, Vans, Unit, Bell Helmets
Which size BMX did you start riding on? 18″
When did you move up to a 20″ BMX and was the adjustment difficult? My parents gave me a new 20” BMX for Christmas this year. The transition from the 18″ to the 20″ was not as difficult as I thought it would be. I was able to transition most of my tricks to the new bike within the first three weeks. I am still struggling to get the double whip and 720 around but am hoping to accomplish this over the next couple of months.
What made you decide to make the switch to a 20″? Honestly, I was tired of some people telling me that my tricks didn’t count on the smaller bike. It was very frustrating. To me, a trick is a trick and it doesn’t matter what size bike it’s on. You have to ride what fits so that’s what I did, I rode what fit me.
Do you have any advice for kids choosing a bike to start BMX? My advice to someone choosing a bike is to pick what you like. It needs to fit you and feel comfortable. BMXers love to talk BMX. I would encourage anyone getting into BMX to just ask another rider what they suggest. The BMXers I know will be more than happy to help in any way that they can. Don’t be afraid to ask!

Brady Baker busts a tailwhip air in the Woods Jump Room at the Wheelmill indoor BMX Park.

Frame: Colony Sweet Tooth V4
Fork: Colony
Bars: Merritt, Brian Foster Signature
Stem: Merritt, Inaugural Front Load
Grips: Merritt, Pete Sawyer
Seatpost: Merritt
Seat: Merrit
Pedals: Premium
Cranks: Profile Mini Magnetanium 160Mm
Sprocket: Profile
Chain: Primo
Front Tire: Maxxis Drifters
Front Wheel: Deviant Rim W/ Profile Elite Hub 20″
Rear Tire: Maxxis Drifters
Rear Wheel: Gsport W/ Profile Elite Hub 20″ LHD
Any other special details or stories about your bike or parts? I love BMX! This sport has already given me the opportunity to ride so many cool spots and meet really great people! I want to thank all of my sponsors for helping me out and proving me with some incredible bikes, parts, clothing and safety equipment, The Incline Club for giving me a great place to ride every day and to all the guys at the trails that spend countless hours digging to make their spots amazing! Most importantly, BMX is fun and I intend to keep it that way! Thanks for the support BMX Groms!!

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