Took me a good minute, but I’m finally dropping the Aryei Levenson BMX rider profile page.
This was SO NECESSARY!
Aryei is one of those riders who makes BMX look both fresh and timeless at the same time. With a touch of old-school.
He can get seriously technical on the streets, blast transitions, ride trails, send something big, or pull out a classic trick that looks like it came straight from an older BMX video.
And that mix is exactly what makes his riding so much fun to watch.
Aryei grew up in Oregon surrounded by the legendary Pacific Northwest BMX scene, and you can definitely see that influence in the way he rides.
Odyssey describes his style as mature beyond his years, with a love for doing classic tricks properly while still throwing in plenty of new-school moves.
That’s so true.
But what makes his story even crazier is how young he started.
Aryei was already filming serious street riding when he was only 12, and S&M released a full edit of him at 13 that made it pretty obvious this kid was WAY ahead of the curve.
Yes, that’s 13!
And S&M has been there for almost the entire ride. Such legends.
He joined the Shield family when he was still a kid, eventually moved from an 18″ BMX to a 20″, got his own ATF XL colorway and geometry input, and was officially bumped up to the S&M pro team at just 17 years old.
Pretty wild progression!
But Aryei isn’t just a young shredder who got really good really fast.
What I like most about his riding is that he seems genuinely into BMX as a whole.
Street, park, transition, trails – if it looks fun, he’ll probably murder it.
And that versatility also translates surprisingly well to contests.
At the 2024 Simple Session, Aryei finished an impressive fourth place, right behind Garrett Reynolds, Joji Mizogaki and Matt Ray.
And now he has gone another big step further with his signature S&M REA frame, which reflects his love for taller, more traditional-looking BMX setups while still being built around the riding he does today.
Young dude. Old BMX soul. Tons of style.
Yup, I’m a FAN!
Let’s learn more about Aryei Levenson’s bio, sponsors, bike setup and some of his best BMX videos.
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Aryei Levenson BMX Rider Profile
1. Aryei’s Bio
Date of birth (age): August 5, 2006
Place of birth: Jacksonville, OR
Height: 6’2″ (187.9 cm)
Stance: Left foot forward
Instagram: @ripe_lyfe
2. Aryei’s Sponsors
S&M Bikes, Odyssey, Vans, Pro-Tec, Goods BMX.
3. Aryei Levenson Bike Check
4. Parts Aryei Rides
- S&M REA Bars
- Odyssey R32 Forks
- S&M Hoder Grips
- Odyssey Super Circuit Tires
- Odyssey Thunderbolt Cranks
Featured photo by: S&M YouTube video.
5. Best & Latest Aryei Levenson BMX Videos
S&M: REA YEA!
This one is basically a video bike check mixed with a solid dose of Aryei riding.
We get a closer look at his setup, including his signature bars and frame, and that Frostbite color combo looks SO good. Matching frame and bars gives the bike a super clean look.
Aryei also runs some really sick parts, including Mike Hoder’s signature grips, an S&M Shredneck front load stem, and an S&M Midschool Guard sprocket.
But this isn’t just a bike-check video.
There’s also a ton of concrete park riding, with plenty of lines that show how smooth and creative Aryei is.
My favorite has to be the manual to gap 180 to Smith to full cab into the bank.
And yes, seeing Aryei ride metal pegs makes it even better.
S&M REA FTW
This video gives us an early look at the prototype of Aryei Levenson’s signature S&M REA frame.
The frame mixes ideas from the S&M ATF and Black Magic, but Aryei added plenty of his own touches to get the geometry and overall setup exactly where he wanted it.
He also walks through the frame in detail, explaining why he chose certain specs and what he wanted from the bike.
And of course, there’s plenty of riding, too.
Aryei hits street spots, parks and DIY setups, which fits the name perfectly because REA stands for Ride Everything Always.
That pretty much sums up his riding.
Oh, and that suicide no-hander drop off the garage?
Absolutely mental.
S&M ATFXL Promo
This one takes us back to when Aryei was riding the S&M ATF XL.
ATF stands for All Terrain Frame, and while the XL wasn’t officially his signature frame, Aryei helped S&M with the geometry to create a larger version of the original ATF frame.
S&M also gave him the chance to pick his own signature colorway, which makes this video even cooler to look back on now.
And, of course, it isn’t just about the bike.
There’s a hefty dose of Aryei shredding bowls, parks and some street, showing exactly why the ATF name fits his riding so well.
He rides pretty much everything.
It’s also a great early look at how Aryei’s preference for bigger frames was already shaping the bikes he rode.
2021 Web Edit
This one takes us back to 2021, when Aryei was still super young but already riding at a ridiculously high level.
There’s some really solid transition riding in here, but a big part of the video is dedicated to street, and that’s where things get especially good.
A few clips that really stand out to me are the crooked grind to icepick on the kinked rail, the double peg to feeble to hard 180 out, and that fast bunnyhop 180 barspin thrown mid-line.
The double peg grind up the ledge to tailwhip up is another banger.
And here’s the crazy part:
All of this was filmed in just three days.
Yup, Aryei was already THAT good back then.
14-Year-Old Aryei Levenson’s 2020 Part
This one hits differently for me.
If I remember correctly, I was around 14 when I first got into BMX — and I didn’t even know how to bunnyhop yet.
Then there’s Aryei at 14 already throwing scary double barspins and riding with the confidence of someone much older.
That’s pretty wild.
What stands out isn’t only the difficulty of the tricks. It’s how natural his riding already looked at such a young age.
No awkward “young prodigy” feel. You know what I mean.
Just proper BMX shredding.
I don’t know, dude, but Aryei must have been onto something very early because this level of riding at 14 is seriously impressive.
And looking back now, you can already see the foundation of the rider he eventually became.
13-Year-Old Street Slayer
This one is still ridiculously good all these years later.
And then you remember Aryei was only 13 years old.
That makes it even crazier.
You get regular tailwhips, opposite tailwhips, wild barspins, crooked grinds down serious rails, roof rides and a ton of fearless street riding that already showed how special Aryei was.
What’s even cooler is that filming started when he was just 12.
Oh, my!
Injuries, Northwest weather and the difficulty of meeting up with Shad Johnston to film stretched the project out longer than planned, but the end result was absolutely worth it.
This is one of those videos that makes you stop thinking about age altogether.
Aryei was just straight-up killing it.
