BMX / GROW UP - CHRIS CHILDS

Shooting with Chris Childs can be a harrowing experience. Chris pedals fast, jumps far, airs high, grinds big… there’s plenty of potential for catastrophe, but I get the sense I’m usually more concerned than he is.
The word “casual” gets thrown around a lot when describing highly-skilled bike riders, but Chris is the poster boy for casual. Chris routinely fires out the craziest shit like it’s nothing; I’ve never seen anything like it. Even after years of filming with him, I’m still taken aback by the caliber of the stunts he’s dreaming up, and perhaps even more so by his carefree attitude towards them. For the incredible amount of risk Chris is taking, he’s cool as a cucumber.
With Chris there are usually no run ups and no second tries. Even on the rare occasion he’s actually sweating something, more often than not it’s one and done. The last five tricks in his part were all first try. That’s unheard of.
You see, Chris may send wild moves on the reg, but he’s no hucker. To the contrary, Chris thinks through everything he does, and if he calls something out you know it’s been fully analyzed and deemed within his capabilities. When you’re messing with as much speed, distance, and gravity as Chris is, you can’t be rolling the dice.
Aside from its sheer magnitude, the other striking thing about Chris’s riding is its diversity. Chris can do it all - the biggest gaps, drops, wallrides, and rails, put together a flat ledge line, trick every jump at the trails, flow a ramp like it’s nobody’s business - Chris feels at home on all terrains and at all speeds, even if his preferred mode is hauling ass.
But to me, the best thing about watching Chris ride is that as calculated and dialed as he may be, he pushes it to the limit and sits right on the line between in control and total disaster. His riding has a certain looseness to it that keeps you on the edge of your seat and just a little bit scared for his life. It’s that little bobble, that extra bit of seemingly accidental kickout that gives his riding so much character and makes it so goddamn entertaining.
And, Chris is a true renaissance man. When not effortlessly dominating his bicycle, he spends his time making music, painting, filming and editing BCAVE videos, and enjoying a whole slew of other creative interests that keep his mind productive. He’s also a solid dude and one of the most easygoing people you could ever hope to travel with, and while I don’t have any actual tallies, he probably spent more time on the road filming for Grow Up than anybody else. Watching his part, it’s easy to see that dedication.
Chris has an immense amount of control over his bike that, combined with his innate fearlessness and abundant creativity, makes him capable of just about anything. So sit back, relax, and enjoy Chris’s part, and don’t worry, he (mostly) made it through just fine.
-Walter Pieringer
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[@dark_star8024]

that last hand shake with Dr. B. was fire

[@texasBMXer]

The Sean Burns is strong with this one.

[@davidlindberg8863]

Represents bmx better than anybody out there, with few exceptions. The T Bog roof gap was about the slickest shit I've seen in a second, as well.

[@xMrJanuaryx]

Agreed. Next on my list was the mcdonalds rail gap, that's death if you clip.

[@Zedxbonz]

Chad kerley will always be the slickest

[@scottbradford4130]

@@Zedxbonz not even in the same category dude. Chris pedals hard and does huge gaps and drops. Chad is in the mani nose bar grind club. Luv Chad but they're two different styles. Chris can do all that shit too but it don't get the heart racing

[@Jamie-ql6em]

Killer...had to watch it twice!

[@stevet5336]

i met this guy, he works at my local bmx shop. he has the shop logo on his bike too, you can see it in the beginning its called "circuit"

[@migratingmazda4708]

Gang me too

[@bertmillspaugh1637]

Chris Childs. Legend

[@devingilders918]

Now my new favorite rider he's 100

[@jess26vx]

This guy should make another part insane skill and rider sick with it 😃

[@EatingBikingGaming]

holy fuckin shit... i have no words for how awesome that is

[@MattDavis5]

Ridiculously good! It reminded me of Jimmy Levan! and that's high praise in my books! 👍

[@iglooproductions]

That ski resort roof gap is crazy.

[@amadeuszesus7285]

what da fuck so much speed

[@marcooosization]

that was sickkkkkk

[@bes12]

Perfection!

[@benjaminbassett7757]

literally the fucking goat, section goes soooooooooo hard

[@dougwirtz1712]

damn son that was🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@reytorresbtl172]

la mejor parte hasta ahora para mi :o

[@kingleolumaban5415]

awsome

[@zomtar4992]

2:41 is also featured in Tilt's "Rusted never busted" edit

[@stevencase3289]

jimmy levan and sean burns had a love child and his name is chris childs

[@derrickallen2054]

I like his style, fast and loose! Is Chris' first song by the Chameleons?

[@texasBMXer]

Yeah. It's definitely The Chameleons. It sounds a lot like Return of the Roughnecks, but I can't tell for sure.

[@derrickallen2054]

Thanks bro, I was thinking the same thing, Return of the Roughnecks.

[@elvincuadros3796]

cuales son las musicas que estan en el video diganmelas porfa me empilan

[@Bighotwheelhunter]

🔥

[@SchnellVITALVINYLVLOG]

WOW

[@elvincuadros3796]

What are the songs that are in the video diganmelas porfa me stack

[@gabrieladc6]

song???

[@markt_bass]

👌👍

[@Erickridebikes]

#savageaf

[@iCanSmilez]

who else jumped at 2:15