The Florida Ride Video: Jona Humbel

I'm sure you all saw this part when the full Florida Ride video dropped a few months ago, but check it out again.  Jona is the dude and a complete rail slayer.  His Tilt 2 part will be fire.

Filmed and edited by Olivia Monks.

Jona Humbel pumps TSI

You all know the kinda stuff Jona is doing these days from the Instagram videos.  Check out this footage filmed over the past six months, before he became handrail Jesus (not that he wasn't good at them back then).  He's on TSI now but I feel like he'll be picking up another sponno soon enough...

Inside the Industry: Jona Humbel

As the freestyle scooter industry grows, more and more scooter riders are getting the opportunity to be employed by companies.  It's really awesome to see companies giving riders a chance to work for them, because it keeps more money in scootering as well as gives riders a chance to gain experience in a professional career field.  We all dream of being a pro sponsored rider, but not everyone can or will be able to accomplish that.  Getting a job in the industry is the next best thing.  Whether it's running a shop, operating machines, filming and editing, graphic design, and beyond, there is a wealth of positions that scooter riders fill, and with Inside the Industry, I'd like to find out more about them.

This first piece is with Jona Humbel.  Jona has been an up-and-coming rider for a couple years now (he recently was sponsored by Unfair), and has been employed with Tilt since the summer.  He's returning to his native Florida this month to start college, and so I hit him up to learn a little bit more about his experience with Tilt.

Jordan Jasa:  First, tell us who you are and where you're from: 

Jona Humbel:  My names Jona Humbel, from Largo Florida, but currently staying at the Tilt House in Mokena, Il.

Heelwhip.

So you work for Tilt.  What's your official job title and what are your duties?

Yup, my official job title is Shop Associate, I basically watch a CNC machine to make sure that each part is properly made with no flaws and/or problems, and while I'm not doing that, I package and label the parts to be sent to dealers all over.  Oh, and I run the laser marker, which etches the Tilt Logo onto everything we make, excluding pegs of course.

So basically you have a hand in almost every part Tilt makes, awesome.  How did you get this position?

Jona looks over a clip with Tom Kvilhaug.

I met all the Tilt dudes at SD7 including yourself, and Collin Snoek hit me up a few weeks later about filming/working in shop after I graduated. It just wasn't something I could turn down, working with one of the most reputable companies in the industry. So 3 weeks after I graduated I packed up and flew out here.  Oh yeah, I guess I'm also the Filmer for Tilt, kinda. Hahaha

So have you gone on filming trips with the team?

Yep, over the summer the whole Tilt Team was in Chicago, we packed up a 15 passenger van and road tripped it to Columbus, Ohio where Dylan Kasson toured us around his hometown. We also got some filming done in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs the two weeks everyone was here, as well as capture the 3rd Chicago street jam. It was for sure the highlight of the summer.

Gotta agree with you there.  What kind of filming setup did you work with?

We had Standard and High Def setups on the trip, the SD setups being two vx2100s with 2 mk1s, and the HD setup being 2 Panasonic HVX's with a Century Xtreme fisheye.

I have to ask, can you shed any light on Tilt's upcoming full-length?  Did you get to film any bangers?

Ahhhhh, I can tell you from filming the dudes and seeing everyone’s footage, and with the dude that’s handling post-production, that this will be all around the best scooter video created. So if you need a reason to be in San Diego this January, #TheTiltVideo is the reason.

For sure.  What would you say to kids who want to get a job in the scooter industry?  Any advice?

Try to make good impressions and the people you want to work with, and try to find your niche. You have to be able to offer a company some form of skill that you're passionate about.

David Cappetta films while Jona whips the hydrant.

Wise words.  That'll wrap it up, any last words you want to say?

Thanks Collin and Luke at Tilt for giving me the opportunity to fly out and work for them these last 4 months, it’s been an absolute pleasure. And, SD8, #TheTiltVideo is premiering, DO NOT MISS IT.

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While out in Chicago, Jona filmed a part for Satori as well as a few clips for a Basic video.  Check those videos out below.

Jona Humbel Satori

Jona video is the next to be released for Satori.  He recently made the move up to Chicago to work for Tilt, so all of these clips are brand new.  Check it out and enjoy.

Jona Humbel Welcome to Unfair

There's nothing unfair about Jona getting on, congrats to him.  One of the coolest dudes in scootering for sure.  And yes, this means Unfair has now branched out to the US, and will be releasing more edits from new team riders in the near future.

Basic Bunch

Basic Bunch is another upcoming crew (like Peachy below) that makes decent videos without having huge bangers.  This is also the crew in which the notorious Black Mamba rides so check him out in this.  Jona Humbel is also in this video which is weird because he lives in Florida and the rest of them in the New England area but I'm not complaining, Jona is sick.

Jona Humbel for Basic Bunch

Stretched footy is bad but Jona is good.  He's got rails on lock.  And now I guess he's a part of the Basic Bunch, which is an upcoming crew from the New England area.

Jona Humbel for Vertx

The Florida local has been working on this all summer and I think it turned out pretty nicely.  Backlip whip was ace.  Such an unexpected nose manual back 180 in there too.  If you ever see this kid online or in real life tell him to ride scooters more and film skateboarding less.

Jona Humbel ECX Promo

Yeah, this kid has been riding for I'm pretty sure less than 2 years. I wish I progressed half as fast as Jona does. From his driveway box videos hes put out earlier this year I could tell he was gonna be good. Definitely can't wait to see him a year or two down the line.

Jona Humbel Six Trick Fix

Jona says he broke his butt cheek while filming this, so that's why we don't see a banger at the end. But he still definitely kills it in this Six Trick Fix on his grind box. Really like watching Jona ride.






Remember guys if you wanna do a Six Trick Fix for Inside-Scooters, all you gotta do is the following..

1. Pick an obstacle. (grind box, box jump, ledge, quarter pipe, rail)
2. Film your six best tricks on it.
3. Email it to me! 1Stevent1@gmail.com

Jona Humbel Lucky Flow Sponsor

This kid is so good.  Has skill and style.  I've been a fan for a while and hopefully he'll stick with the sport for years to come.  I'm sure he'll be a real big name in a couple years.

Two Different Styles..From Two Different Riders

These two videos were sent in, and they show some good riding from two good riders. However watching both videos back to back will show you a big difference in the styles they got when riding their scooters. Some really nice stuff in both edits. Check em out below.


Mohamed Alsulaibi




Jona Humbel