Reviews of BMX Bikes, parts, frames, videos, clothing and more

Insight: Wethepeople C.R.E.A.M Fork

February 23, 2012

A few weeks back, Wethepeople dropped a brand new promo video announcing Andrew Jackson’s new C.R.E.A.M fork that is designed specifically for pegless riders. The design was unique and definitely caught a lot of peoples attention. Our curiosity level was pretty high so we figured this would be a real good opportunity to hit up Andrew and find out a little bit more about how the process of creating his own signature fork with Wethepeople went. Check out this fresh Q&A to find out more about the C.R.E.A.M fork and what’s new with Andrew!
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Insight: Shape Bar Ends

February 7, 2012

Some of you may recall the On The Horizon we did with Shape Bicycles a few months back. Shape is a fresh BMX brand from France that freelance product designer Sylvain Taro started up to fill that void for originality and quality craftsmanship he felt most products were missing these days. In the interview, he talked about doing something slightly different that most brands aren’t doing. A signature bar end for one of his riders. All right, so bar ends are pretty simple, how could they do anything different? Well, they did manage to do something a little different and it’s the fact that they put time and effort into something that most brands these days are mass producing as a plastic plug with their logo on it.
The other day he sent through a few photos of the final version for me to check out. I figured it would be pretty cool to give you guys a closer look at this one…
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Insight: Fly Bikes Electron Complete

January 28, 2012

Fly Bikes Complete BMX bike

The other day the UPS guy stopped by to drop off a few more boxes for the BV Jam that I’m putting on next weekend. After I got a few of the boxes, I said thanks and the delivery guy said “There’s one more, it’s bigger.” To my surprise, Fly Bikes hooked the event up with one of their new Electron complete bikes that they introduced to their line up for 2012. I got a pretty good look at the bikes during Interbike but definitely not as good of a look as I wanted. Since I needed to build up the bike, I figured it would be a good opportunity to take a closer look at the bike. So let’s do this!
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Review: Almond Belmont Shoes + Giveaway

January 22, 2012

Almond Footwear

A few weeks back, I received a care package from Almond. They had sent over a pair of Ben Hucke’s new signature Belmont model shoe to check out and spend some time riding in. When I opened the box up, I found not just one, but two pairs of the shoes. They said I could keep them to myself, or I could give the extra pair away to a lucky fan of The Union, who happens to wear a size 10.5. So, I have been wearing the shoes for a few weeks now and figured I’d give you some insight on what the shoe is all about, how well they held up and my personal opinion on the shoe. Then you can find out how to win the extra pair. Check it!
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Insight: Quintin Apparel

December 21, 2011

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Quintin Co. has been on the scene since 2009. In that time, they’ve made it clear they are down with BMX by sponsoring guys like Ben Lewis, Gabe Brooks, Aaron Ross and Jackson Ratima. They have also done a number of collaboration hats with multiple brands like Mutiny, Odyssey and even The Union (hopefully out early 2012. Fingers crossed). It’s easy to forget they make things other than just hats. The other day I received an early Christmas present in the mail and I was pleasantly surprised to find a box from Quintin. Thinking maybe they got the hats done early, I opened it to find shirts and a sweatshirt which I was psyched about. Always good to freshen up the wardrobe. Since I felt like their clothing doesn’t get much shine, I decided I’d snap a few photos to give you guys a closer look…
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Insight: United Beacon Line

December 8, 2011

Corey Martinez BMX

I’m always bouncing around ideas with different brands for different projects from interviews with the teams, product reviews, On the Horizon’s and in general, things that give you a better understanding of what makes a brand tick. I’m always tossing ideas back and forth with Dean Hearne from United and we were thinking taking a closer look at some of their products would be pretty cool. The other day when Corey Martinez won the street portion of the Rebel Jam, it was pretty much was enough of a reason for me to want to focus closer on Corey’s signature Beacon line. So let’s take a closer look at what makes his frame and bars his…
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Review: On Mommas DVD

December 5, 2011

BMX review

A while back, I was hit up about checking out a video from the On Mommas crew out in California. The trailers were looking pretty promising for a scene video so I figured it would be a good idea to take a look at the video produced by Matt Freiheit. Here’s what I thought…
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Insight: Root Beer Life

December 3, 2011

A few weeks back, I started hearing about a new project a few buddies of mine were starting up. This collaboration from Chicago’s Andrew Anderson, Minneapolis’ Deljon Willis and Houghton, Michigan’s Jeff Frenette is more of a fun lifestyle brand ran by a bunch of BMX riders that is directed towards anyone who likes to have a good time, straight edge or not so much. I’ve known Andrew and Deljon for a number of years and both guys love BMX more than anything, but also always bring a real good time regardless of the situation. The other day I had one of their new reverseable beanies show up in the mail with a handful of stickers. I figured I’d give them a shout out to some what introduce people to the brand. So if you like BMX, cars, having a good time or down to support a cool project put together by some good dudes, I’d suggest you check out RootBeerLife.com and have a look at what they have going on. They’ve currently got a shirt, sweatshirt, beanies and stickers off the press available here with a bunch of other new products in the works.