This past Sunday, a second Street jam at Westlake-LA went down and new ideas for a third are being entertained. Last year in October, the first official Street jam by LA riders became a reality thanks to the support of locals and BMX sites.
Korea Town Street Jam. from Cycle Jerks on Vimeo.
A week after the first jam, locals started asking about a next one. Three months later, everything was in place and we dropped the Westlake jam. The feedback from both has been mostly positive but slightly different. According to certain shredders, the vibe at Koreatown was very chill. We moved from one riding spot to the next without the worry of following a time-frame. By sunset, many riders had left but the session continued 'til 1am, and we called it a day at around 2:30am. with empty 24oz. cans in our hand (G'ea!).
On the other hand, this past Sunday (Jan. 18th) we ended a bit after sunset. However, unlike the first, a couple of filmers showed to shoot for two separate web edits. Larry Alvarado from Vimby and Richard from Veesh documented the entire event. This second time around was also the first time getting support from a company (Dfyant Clothing). Like Larry and Richard, Mark Vargas committed himself to his work by bringing a backpack-full of BMX parts and swagger and generously awarded prizes to some deserving and outstanding riders.
Unfortunately, some the best shredders went home empty-handed. Next time around, we want you to stick around 'til the end and for that, the program will face some improvements. Changes in the format and an overall upgrade of the event will grant participating riders more time and a greater incentive to handle their game at a full-potential.
Leave comments with any ideas toward the next jam in April, and stick around as more updates and news, jam edits, become available. Back to the studio, Barbara.-hugo
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