Garrett Reynolds: Cinema Reynolds / FX Front Wheel

Garrett has set the standard for modern street BMX for so long that it is easy to forget how ridiculous that is. The tricks keep progressing, the lines stay clean and the level rarely drops. Whole generations of riders have measured themselves against what he puts out. BMX moves quickly and has never been especially good at sitting still, but that does not mean every old idea needs replacing. Some riders leave a mark because the riding, the bike setup or the way they carried themselves became part of how BMX looked for everyone after them. That sort of influence is hard to measure with a contest result. It shows up years later in the bars people choose, the lines they try and the clips they still go back to watch. Keeping those names and products around is not about pretending nothing has changed. It is about recognising where the good stuff came from and why riders still care about it now. That is the bit we wanted to celebrate with Garrett Reynolds. The riding has a clear point of view and you can recognise it without needing a name slapped across the screen. Plenty of people can copy an individual trick. Copying the way somebody sees a spot, carries speed or puts a line together is a completely different job.

Cinema Reynolds / FX Front Wheel. Built around hard street rather than pretending weight is the only thing that matters. More of the setup: Cinema Reynolds / FX2 Rear Wheel. Wheels take a hiding in BMX. Landings, sideways loads, grinds and ordinary missed attempts all end up travelling through the rim, spokes, hub and axle. A wheel product tied to a hard rider needs to be more than light on a spec sheet. It has to stay useful when the riding gets rough. Rim shape, spoke layout and hub construction all play a part, but maintenance still matters too. Spokes need attention, tyres need sensible pressure and a loose wheel should not be ignored until it becomes a completely cooked wheel. The signature part tells you what sort of riding informed the design; your own riding tells you whether it suits. 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: Garrett Reynolds - Source Bike Check Hero image: video still via Cinema BMX.