Top 12 Videos Of 2017

Jeff Purdy – Rail Hop during the final Street Series.
Photo: Kyle Dipilla

With only a few days remaining in 2017, it’s time once again for our annual year end list of the top videos from the past year. Take a look back with us at some of the videos that we felt made the strongest impression on our viewers and the scene as a whole. The list is in no particular order and is not based off of any web statistics or analytics. Simply put, there are no winners or losers. With that in mind, we invite you to sit back, re-watch and enjoy.

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New Chocolate Truck / JIB Apparel

Berks Street BMX Shop is exclusively stocked up on new apparel from Chocolate Truck including a collaboration shirt with the JIB crew. The ‘City Wide Specialist’ collaboration tee is a play on the ‘City Wide Special’ (shot and a beer) available at most Philly taprooms and was designed by Pat Schlitzer. Chocolate Truck have also released their ‘Pattison’ tee printed on heather grey and white long sleeve shirts just in time for winter.

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Joby Suender | JIB: Tape #4

The ninth and final section from “JIB: Tape #4” has been uploaded to the JIB Vimeo account. Joby Suender fittingly closes out the video with a section packed with cellar doors, tight banks, gap tricks and bangers. Joby’s keen eye for spots mixed with some of the best Tabletops in the game make for a perfect closing section. Don’t forget to pick up a hard copy of “JIB: Tape #4” on DVD through the Berks Street BMX Shop. You can also watch the full video online by clicking here.

Atown Trash | JIB: Tape #4

The penultimate section from “JIB: Tape #4” featuring the Atown Trash crew has been uploaded to the JIB Vimeo account. The final mix section of the video delivers everything you’ve come to expect from the Atown Trash crew, beer grinds, sketchy setups, and some of the most unique street riding on the East Coast. Featuring riding from Knick Smith, James Hess, Pat Quinn, Eddie The Whale, Fateem Williams and more. Keep your eyes peeled for the final section from “JIB: Tape #4” coming soon.

Steve Tassone | JIB: Tape #4

The seventh section from “JIB: Tape #4” featuring Steve Tassone was uploaded to the JIB Vimeo account earlier today. Steve’s section has a really good vibe to it and is primarily composed of quick one hit clips with a few lines mixed throughout. Steve has a keen eye for spots and the ability to make riding the roughest of setups look smooth. The section closes out with a secession of clips all worthy of being the ender that will surely leave you itching to pedal.

Filmed/edited: Jonathan Schimpf (@schimpfstagram)

Don’t forget to read our in depth review of “Jib: Tape #4” by clicking here.

Chocolate Truck | JIB: Tape #4

The sixth section from “JIB: Tape #4” was uploaded to the JIB Vimeo account earlier today. The Chocolate Truck crew hold down the third mix of the video with the help of a few friends including Grant Maddox and Mike Swift. The last clip will have you pressing rewind more than once. Be on the lookout for more sections from “JIB: Tape #4” right here as they are released online.

Don’t forget to read our in depth review of “JIB: Tape #4” by clicking here.

Jon Schimpf | JIB: Tape #4

The fifth section from “JIB: Tape #4” featuring Jon Schimpf was uploaded to the JIB Vimeo account earlier today. Jon’s section clocks in around two and a half minutes in duration and serves as a great middle point for the video. Jon’s section also delivers some of the videos most creative, and outside the box street riding along with an ender will keep your head spinning for sure. Be on the lookout for more sections from “Jib: Tape #4” right here as they are released online.

Don’t forget to read our in depth review of “Jib: Tape #4” by clicking here.

Random Mix | JIB: Tape #4

The second mix and fourth section from “Jib: Tape #4” has been uploaded to the Jib Vimeo page. The mix features riding from Cody Neiswender, Matt Smith, Josh Stair, Chris Andrijiw, Anthony Villani, Justin Benthien, Kevin Bass, Tommy Gunn, Mike O’Donnell, Matt Spencer aka Tenna, Jersey Joe, Jamie Barnhart, Tony Meeks, Sean Carroll aka Chickenwang, Joe Kirschenbaum and Brain Donahue. Don’t forget to keep it locked right here for more sections from “JIB: Tape #4” as they are released online.

Nick Bott | JIB: Tape #4

Nick Bott’s standout section from “Jib: Tape #4” is the third section from the video to be uploaded to the Jib Vimeo account. Nick’s section transitions perfectly from the preceding Stink Pit section of the video. From start to finish Nick’s section is full of solid riding (some of the videos best in my opinion) and bangers. Be on the lookout for more sections from “Jib: Tape #4” right here as they are released online.

Don’t forget to read our in depth review of “Jib: Tape #4” by clicking here.

90 East | Theories: Jon Schimpf and JIB Tape 4

Jib ‘Tape 4’ is now available for purchase through the 90 East online store. Too accompany the videos availability, 90 East also released an interview with Jon Schimpf conducted by Lino Gonzalez. The interview is a quick read but manages to provide some great insight into the filming and editing process behind the latest offering from the Jib crew. Don’t forget to pick up a hard copy of the video through 90 East or Berks Street which is also now providing digital downloads of the video following the DVD’s final duplication.

Q&A: JIB Tape #4

In 2014, Jib released their third mixtape “Jib Tape #3” to a wide audience thanks to the video almost immediately being available online. Since then, the minds behind the Jib project have been hard at work filming for their fourth mixtape.

We asked Jon Schimpf a handful of questions about the upcoming mixtape and got some insight into the videos pending release. You can read the Q&A and watch “Jib Tape #3” in it’s entirety, after the jump.

Photography by: Matt Smith

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Throwbacks: JIB Tape #3

One year ago yesterday, The JIB Tape #3 video was released online in it’s entirety. The video includes riding from Tyler Butler, the Stinkpit crew, Jonathan Schimpf, the Chocolate Truck crew, Pat Schlitzer, Nick Bott and many more. Since the videos initial release online it has also been released section by section on the JIB Vimeo page.