John Hicks

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What happened lately

October 22, 2026 4.4x the video's usual pace LA is a nightmare at 1am.. The video ran that day at 59,434 views a day, 4.4 times its usual pace (13,379).

This week on the channel +2.2M views this week

John Hicks borrows gaming language for LA after dark

Five new uploads center on Los Angeles rides, with "This is LA's PVP zone.." passing 200,000 views.

Channel: John Hicks · Story of October 18, 2026

Video surging 8x the video's usual pace

A stranger in an empty LA park, and John Hicks's 'this was almost the end for me..'

The Sur-Ron rider's three-day-old video has a comment section replaying one daylight encounter, frame by frame.

Channel: John Hicks · Story of October 9, 2026

This week on the channel 2 videos this week

A Surron Light Bee 2 unboxing keeps John Hicks riding

Two new uploads went up, one of them a night ride through LA billed as a total nightmare, posted only hours ago.

Channel: John Hicks · Story of September 30, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

RIDING DEEP IN LA AT 1AM AND I'LL NEVER GO BACK AFTER THIS..

Video published

October 19, 2026

Video views so far

394,312

Video views, pace per day

45,203

Views on its first day

186,847

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.9% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
RIDING DEEP IN LA AT 1AM AND I'LL NEVER GO BACK AFTER THIS..	October 19, 2026	24:39	394,312	45,203	186,847	5,316	455
LA is a nightmare at 1am..	October 16, 2026	1:02 short	220,588	26,141	9,209	2,995	353
stay away from this part of LA at night..	October 13, 2026	1:10 short	54,153	2,356	26,999	973	45
this is why I NEVER slow down in LA..	October 13, 2026	1:05 short	98,005	4,014	37,485	1,272	125
This is LA's PVP zone..	October 13, 2026	1:02 short	355,861	11,825	56,189	3,614	245
don't come here at night in LA..	October 13, 2026	1:04 short	26,943	320	18,663	603	15
this was almost the end for me..	October 6, 2026	1:05 short	560,361	13,204	8,175	14,192	1,953
This Is Kind Of Evil	October 1, 2026	1:02 short	37,626	198	17,592	949	172
This Is Why I Avoid LA at Night..	September 30, 2026	1:02 short	60,258	243	11,974	1,261	76
RIDING DEEP IN LA AFTER DARK WAS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE..	September 30, 2026	34:33	399,935	3,050	111,586	3,434	328
This E-Bike Is Too Fast	September 26, 2026	1:41 short	46,373	207	17,148	1,313	91
I Bought The New Surron Light Bee 2 - Unbox & First Ride	September 17, 2026	43:19	215,344	1,375	-	3,044	324
What did I just ride into	September 10, 2026	1:06 short	45,910	164	-	778	53
totally average day in LA..	September 10, 2026	1:09 short	349,422	2,223	-	4,495	422
RIDING DEEP IN LA & WHAT I SAW MADE ME SICK..	September 6, 2026	26:40	96,024	227	-	1,976	91

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

15.6 in the category: 17.4

comments per 1,000 views

1.6 in the category: 0.8

short vs long

11 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 168,681
average views per long video: 276,403

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Intense BMX Hill Bomb - Top Speed *No Brakes*	December 21, 2016	12:25	16,865,063
Riding BMX In LB Compton Gang Zones 2 - BMX In The Hood	October 9, 2017	20:56	13,165,401
Dude Tries To Take My Bike From Me In Compton..	November 25, 2017	21:10	10,574,153
RIDING IN THE DISASTER ZONES FROM LA WILDFIRES.. *FOOTAGE*	January 9, 2025	38:02	9,305,217
Intense BMX vs GTR Hill Bomb - Full Speed *NO BRAKES*	May 30, 2017	10:00	6,948,388

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
This is Why I NEVER Stop For Strangers After Dark in LA.. 😳	December 29, 2024	0:18	63,557,756
How To Take The Stairs When You're On A Surron 😳	September 6, 2023	0:30	58,590,042
This Is Why You NEVER Stop Moving in LA After Dark.. 😳	November 22, 2024	0:18	57,208,222
WTF Did I Just See In This INSANE LA Alley..? 😳	November 23, 2024	0:30	54,429,192
I did my best 🫡	May 15, 2026	1:06	48,156,200

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 22, 2026Video surgingLA is a nightmare at 1am.. The video ran that day at 59,434 views a day, 4.4 times its usual pace (13,379).
2. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 940,872 views a day, 3.6 times a normal day (258,299).
3. October 21, 2026Video surgingLA is a nightmare at 1am.. The video ran that day at 34,245 views a day, 3.1 times its usual pace (11,061).
4. October 20, 2026Video surgingLA is a nightmare at 1am.. The video ran that day at 29,922 views a day, 3.3 times its usual pace (8,965).
5. October 19, 2026Video surgingLA is a nightmare at 1am.. The video ran that day at 21,316 views a day, 2.8 times its usual pace (7,593).
6. October 15, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 649,889 views a day, 2.5 times a normal day (263,906).
7. October 13, 2026Video surgingthis was almost the end for me.. The video ran that day at 77,452 views a day, 3.8 times its usual pace (20,636).
8. October 12, 2026Video surgingthis was almost the end for me.. The video ran that day at 47,488 views a day, 2.7 times its usual pace (17,652).
9. October 10, 2026Video surgingthis was almost the end for me.. The video ran that day at 52,658 views a day, 4.5 times its usual pace (11,579).
10. October 9, 2026Video surgingthis was almost the end for me.. The video ran that day at 54,541 views a day, 8 times its usual pace (6,805).Read the story