Aaron Ross: Odyssey BOSS V2 Bar

Aaron has been one of BMX's biggest personalities for years, and his bikes have always looked like they belong to him. Loud colours, strange ideas and proper street riding all became part of the package. He helped make BMX feel less serious without ever taking the riding lightly. Creative riding starts before the trick. It starts with noticing a line, shape or bit of space that everybody else rolled past. That way of looking at a spot is hard to teach and even harder to fake. The clip works because the rider has found an idea that suits them, not because the obstacle came with an obvious instruction sheet. It might be technical, fast, strange or all three at once, but it still needs control to hold together. That is why genuinely creative riders stay interesting. You are not only waiting to see which trick comes next. You are waiting to see what they have decided is rideable in the first place. For us, that is what makes Aaron Ross worth a proper feature instead of a product caption. The signature gear is part of the story, but the riding comes first. If the clips do not make you want to grab the bike and go for a roll, a long list of specifications is not going to save it.

Odyssey BOSS V2 Bar. It's a proper traditional BMX bar shape, just brought up to modern dimensions and built for the sort of street and park abuse Aaron has spent years throwing at bikes. More of the setup: Odyssey BOSS V2 Stem, Odyssey Keyboard V1 Grips, Odyssey Keyboard V2 Grips, and Sunday Aaron Ross Forecaster. Bars are a simple-looking part that riders can be unbelievably fussy about. Rise changes the front-end height, width changes leverage and the sweep affects how the wrists and shoulders sit on the bike. Even a small change can make manuals, hops or landings feel different. That is why signature bars are usually more personal than they first appear. The shape reflects what the rider has become comfortable with after years of riding. It is still worth comparing the numbers with your current bars before changing anything. A setup that feels perfect to one rider can feel completely wrong to somebody with a different build or style. The video link is worth hitting before staring at the product page for too long. Watching the bike being used gives all the numbers some context. You can see where the rider wants stability, where they need quick movement and which parts are clearly earning their keep. Watch: BMX DAY 2025 w/ Aaron Ross Hero image: Odyssey BMX.