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When BMX freestyler Jamie Bestwick first started his career riding ramps and performing gravity-defying tricks, he landed on his head so hard his helmet split.
Even though he was knocked cold and forgot he was at a beach event rather than far away in his home town, Bestwick was back competing the next day.
“[A concussion] is not something that’s visible like a broken hand, or a pulled hamstring where you’re walking with a limp,” Bestwick said. “It’s like you had a couple too many [drinks], like you had a bit of a hangover. Back then you threw caution to the wind because who cares?”
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Tony Neyer has been killing it on a bike for as long as I can remember but the filming of this section was particularly eventful. Along the way Tony nabbed the cover of Ride, suffered a devastating head injury, co-founded Thee Block with Aaron Brenner and received a signature frame from Verde. To formally introduce said frame to the world, here’s Tony’s latest hammer video part featuring bangers on bangers performed with that casual style Neyer is known for.