Top 5 Videos Of November

Looking over the videos from November, one thing was apparent: nearly every video was from Australia. That left only one spot in this month’s Top 5 that wasn’t occupied by an Australian. Perhaps as temperatures are cooling down in the US, people aren’t riding as much, and therefore aren’t making videos as much. Or maybe there’s just something in the water in Australia that makes them so good. Hmm. Another thing that caught my eye was the amount of videos from Australian team/company Maddgear, which claims three of the spots this month. With the release of the Madd Gear Pro, and soon the Nitro, Madd seems to be fast becoming one of the top companies in the sport.

So now, take a look at my list of the Top 5 videos of November. Click the pictures to watch the video.

- Jordan Jasa

#5. Aaron Bransdon DSA Edit

Starting off the list is Dominator rider Aaron Bransdon. Aaron’s riding is so much different than most other Aussies, especially the others featured in this Top 5. Most riders from down under excel in the park, whereas Aaron shines in the streets. A combination of wallrides, manuals, fakies, opposite, and overall clean and creative lines gets this video the number 5 spot.

#4. Twan November Edit

Anthony “Twan” Bustos’ video from November barely beat out Aaron’s DSA edit. I have to admit that his street lines are a bit boring, most consisting of him doing some basic tricks over flat/small obstacles, leading up to a handrail, or some gap. However, he does these lines like he does his park riding- with a lot of speed and flow. Twan’s park riding is definitely fun to watch. Combine that with Twan’s goofball personality (“You gotta pull back” “Oh really? Thanks Bill Nye.”) and you’ve got yourself one good video.

#3. Adam “Ladam” Bolton MGP Edit

Adam basically burst onto the scene this year, with an edit earlier in the summer that caught everyone by surprise. His fast, high flying and technical park lines soon earned him a spot on the Maddgear Team. I’m not the biggest fan of “style” riding, but I gotta say he has really nice turndowns and tucks- look for yourself at that screenshot, his arms seem to bend back further than most human’s, haha.

#2. Ryan Williams MGP Nitro Edit

I can’t remember when exactly Ryan first came onto the scene, but I do know from his first videos that it was clear he would be one of the best park riders out there. Ryan is one of the first riders to do true BMX style flatspin 360s. He also seems to have 720 and frontflip combos dialed. Now if that doesn’t warrant a spot on the Top 5 Videos of November, I don’t know what does.

#1. Team Maddgear Promo

Choosing the number 1 spot was definitely the easiest for me. This month seemed to be Madd’s month. This was an edit that featured all of the team’s riders except for Coedie Donovan (Ryan Williams, Billie Rainbow, Jaxon Andrawartha, Adam Bolton, and Luke Pickett) that was sent to some TV networks. This video completely blew me away, with bangers like 360 briflip triple whip, frontflip tobaggan, 720 bar bar, 360 backflip, and fakie frontflip. Like Aaron said on the original post on IS, Ryan has to be one of the best riders in the world at the moment. Too good.

I also wanted to give an honorable mention to a video that is currently only on DVD, the 951 video. Over 30 minutes long, this video features full sections from Nick Darger, Robert “Monky” McMoran, Nick Donatelli, and a split section from Kody McQueen and Jarrod Bruns. This is one of the first legit DVD’s since Transit Scooter Tour, and I gotta give credit to Nick and the rest of those guys for putting it together. You can buy the 951 DVD from Sky High.