It was a tough task but we gathered up all of our favorite clips from every ODSY Vision this year and mixed it all into one action packed edit. As an added bonus, we even threw in a few fresh clips we had been saving.

Thanks to all of our riders and guest filmers/editors for helping make this video series one of the best. It’s been a great year and if this recap wasn’t enough, hit up ODSYVISION.com to get full platter.

Jimmy Levan is a living legend in BMX. With numerous hammers under his belt, company ownership, and a full career as a sponsored rider, Jimmy has done it all and continues to until this day. When Dave Kellman sent us a few photos of Jimmy, we figured it was right time to sit down with him and see what he has going on these days–and it doesn’t look like he’s slowed a bit
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- DigBMX.com

CLASSIC.

Watch Road Fools 1 in its entirety HERE and then make sure to click on over HERE for a little Jimmy Levan update.

2011 is upon us and here’s some new fire to kick off the new year from just about all the dudes in the Odyssey family. In this edit, you’ll find Hoang Tran, Gary Young, Terry Adams, Tom Dugan, Aaron Ross, Eric Lichtenberger, Adam Banton, Matt Beringer, Tom Perry, Matthias Dandois, Jimmy Levan, KC Badger, Justin Simpson, Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton and even a couple clips of Mike Aitken! Sit back and enjoy!

Jimmy Levan has a new bike check over at ESPN. Peep it!

Jimmy Levan photos are always a treat to see and this one is no exception. I’m not sure what’s more impressive, the radness of this trick or the fact that it was shot at 7:30 in the morning before he left for Interbike!

Photo by Dave Kellman.

Jimmy Levan has a bike check and a little Q&A over at the Ride site. Check it!

Props Visual just uploaded their coverage of Dean’s Pink Motel Pool Party and Jimmy Levan walks you through it and he even clocks in a clip for good measure! Watch the video to see shredding from Dean Dickinson, Tom Dugan, Dirt Ron, Jim Bauer and many more.

RideBMX.com came through with the video from this weekend’s pool party. It has riding from everyone at the pool including Jimmy Levan, Jim Bauer, Adam Banton and Tom Dugan! Ride also has a photo gallery up from the event.

We posted Jimmy’s bike check a few months ago and he recently got some new parts for it. It’s a Purple Rain wheelset that we’ve been saving for him and it’s looking great on his bike!

Here is part two of Jimmy Levan’s Q&A. If you missed Part 1, you can view it HERE. In this portion, he answers your questions about gaps, techniques for over-coming fear and all time favorite tricks. He even slides a couple rails for you in the end!

Here’s the first part of Jimmy’s Q&A from the questions you guys posted a while ago. There was a lot of questions in there so we’re splitting the video up into two segments. In this portion, Jimmy talks about things from world travel to what it’s like to experience death. The sun even came out for a bit while we were filming this Q&A so there’s a few riding clips thrown in at the end! Watch the vid and stay tuned for part two!

Also, keep checking back ’cause there’ll be a new video of Jimmy popping up soon!

While a lot of kids these days are going out and trying on the tallest, largest bars, you actually trim yours down. What’s the width on your bars and have they gotten wider at all throughout the years or are they still partying like it’s 1999?
My bars are cut down about an inch on each side. So yeah, they are narrow for the N.W. However, I must admit, they are wider than they were when I moved here 5 years ago.

Aside from trimming the bars, are there any other things about your setup that you’re particular about?
Just that it’s running solid. I’ve been riding too long to have a slapping chain or loose… anything running shitty.

You’re known to have done some of the biggest gaps in BMX. When it comes to jumping long distances and dropping from great heights, is there a specific geometry you’ve grown to prefer?
I’ve always been a 74% or 74.5% head tube guy. My rear end is 13.75″ and works great. I think landing those gaps you mentioned is just knowing the balance of your rig. You have to know when to drop your back wheel to land, as well as a steady trust on your frame and parts knowing that nothing is going to explode.

We’ll be doing a Jimmy Levan Q&A soon and want to gather up some questions from you guys. If there’s a question you’ve been pondering lately that you’re just dying to have answered, now’s your chance. Just Ask Jimmy and he’ll share with you decades of experience and BMX awesomeness.

Ask away in the comments section!

Duffs just put up their latest installment of “Team on the Team.” This time around it’s Adam Banton‘s take on other Duffs riders, including fellow Odyssey rider, Jimmy Levan. Read it here.

Ben came across this Jimmy Levan bio in a 1991 issue of Go Magazine. To put it into perspective, at the time of the interview, he was 17 years old and had national number 14 for 17 expert in racing. The full scan’s after the jump, but to get to it, you have to envision yourself doing a bar hop.

I wanted to put up the scan earlier but the scanner at work wasn’t working so now you’re getting an evening update. However, things worked out ’cause I came across this other little gem when I got on my computer (originally from Ryan Fudger’s box):

The other day a bunch of us went riding around downtown with Aitken. We went to the vegan Chinese place and then cruised around downtown. It was so good to see him back on his bike all stoked. The craziest news is that Mike rode the first four sets at Tanner today. I wasn’t down there today, but when I heard it I couldn’t believe it. – Matt Beringer

Read that again and then high five the next person you see.

Greyboy and Truly Odd: Wallpaper at RideBMX.com ( Widescreen | Standard )

Earlier today, I was trying to track down the online scan of Jimmy Levan jumping the Austin Church Gap and came up empty handed. I was bummed… but then this interview popped up at DigBMX.com.

EDIT: The photo’s in there now, along with a better, non-sequence photo of the trailer gap! What a great way to start the day. Thanks Will!

Here are some team updates from this past week. Steven Spielberg twittered about Jim Cielencki’s tooth-hanger ET a few days ago. It was in regards to a web edit JC made. In it, JC walks you through the Model C and capped the video off with some solid riding. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can view it after the read more link or at the Sunday site.

Aaron Ross has a web-edit up as well… kind of… it’s like a video blog / news update of him hanging out in the front porch with Sergio Layos and Tony Hamlin. He’s still out of commission due to a treacherous tramp bike incident so there’s no actual riding involved. However, a pair of fluorescent red scissors can be spotted. Visit the Etnies site to watch it. Also, feel free to send him get well soon messages on Facebook.

And last but not least, we have a Terry Adams radio clip from Austin’s Morning Show with Jason & Deb. You can listen to it by clicking this guy: <(ô¿ó)>

That’s all folks!

Here’s JTML’s part in Electronical. At the moment, he’s down in Louisville taking care of business for Metal. He’s not back on the bike yet but some rehab and physical therapy is putting him on track. Hopefully he’ll be back to 100% soon.

If you’re wondering what the song is, it’s “Going Underground” by The Jam.

Just a quick post on a couple photos found on the Metal and Eastern websites; Jimmy Levan dropping a huge, steep wedge and Adam Banton blazing some trails. Keep checking back these coming weeks ’cause their parts in Electronical are in queue!

EXPN just put up a kickass video of Jimmy Levan on their site. Along with the interview are a bunch of clips from various video parts he’s had over the past few years. It’s definitely worth the watch and a great way to start the week. You can watch the video above and when you’re done, you can also watch his 2003 Odyssey video part in our TV.

The Nike Lightning Bolts show happened a couple nights ago and a handful of Odyssey guys had plates in it. You can check out galleries of the event over at the Vital and Ride BMX websites.

Vital also has a video up where Jimmy Levan, Taj Mihelich and Jim Bauer talk about their plates:

If you’re wondering who that girl is in Jimmy Levan’s plate, here’s a YouTube link.