Interview: Joe Niranonta

Photo: Chris Marshall

Joe Niranonta is the definition of the term, working-class BMX rider, juggling a full-time job working in boiler rooms in New Jersey while maintaining his status as an AM rider for Animal and Kink Bikes after hours. In those after hours, Joe can usually be found in the streets of Philadelphia pushing his dreams forward one pedal at a time.

Joe is from Levittown, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of three brothers. All of which ride BMX. For the Niranontas, BMX has become a family trait. One that started with their late father, Paitool, and has transcended through four generations of the family name. On the verge of completing filming for the highly anticipated ‘Chocolate Truck Two’ video, we spoke with Joe about the upcoming video, the launch of the Niranonta brand, how it all started and much more. You can read the full interview, after the jump.

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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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Action Wheels First Annual Halloween Jam

Action Wheels Bike Shop will be hosting their first annual Halloween Jam on Saturday, October 28th at the Keck Skatepark. The jam signifies the end of the annual 2Dodgy Halloween Jams as the torch has been passed on. The jam will begin at 4pm and is sponsored by Merritt, Animal Bikes, The Shadow Conspiracy, Daily Grind, S&M, Kink and many more. Peep the flyer for more details, follow Action Wheels on Instagram for updates and don’t forget to wear your costume!

2Dodgy – Halloween Jam II

The second annual 2Dodgy Halloween Jam went down this past Sunday, October 30th, at Keck Skatepark. The event was sponsored by S&M, Kink, Merritt, Fit and Action Wheels Bike Shop. Although there was some rain in the weekend forecast, the jam went forward as scheduled and the rain held out until later in the day. Scott Effting filmed the event and put together this edit from the footage. There’s some pretty solid riding in this one as well as a high air content and death race. Hit play and check it out.

Grindlab Rochester Teaser

The Grindlab crew packed up their RV and headed out for a visit to the Kink Bikes warehouse followed by a session at the Rochester Action Sports Park. Unfortunately the park was busy and the crew didn’t get much time to film so they were only able to put together a short teaser for their upcoming trip back to Rochester in September.