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Merritt – Insert Bar End Quick Test

December 2, 2015

Well, that’s one way to test some Bar Ends. The guys over at Merritt giving their Insert bar ends, which feature a metal washer, a test compared to a regular nylon bar end to see what kind of abuse it can withstand. After watching Mike Brennan slam on the bar ends with a hammer, it’s safe to say these things were built to take the abuse that BMX can throw at it.

“Today we filmed a quick little video at the warehouse to show you how our insert bar ends hold up way better than your average pair of push in bar ends. The Bar ends are Nylon with a molded in steel washer that prevents handlebars from cutting through the bar end.”

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Product: BSD – M-Caps Bar Ends

November 26, 2015

Since the introduction of the ever popular plug style nylon bar ends, we haven’t seen a lot of changes other than colors and some of the designs on the ends of the plug. Merritt offer a bar end with a washer on the inside, which helps prevent the plug from jamming into the bars and breaking off, but they’re still no protected on the outside, which is usually the source cause of them breaking. BSD‘s M-Caps, which are hitting BMX shops and mail-orders around the world, are a dual material plug style bar end that features an aluminum ring that wraps around the outside of the nylon plug, and gives a barrier between the bars and any impacts that might hit the plug, helping to reduce the chance of it breaking. The M-Caps are available in colors of black, chocolate, Surplus green, dark red, grey and Dust blue with a black aluminum ring.

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Street Market – Merritt Insert Bar Ends Promo

May 21, 2015

Street Market over in the Ukraine just hit us up with a promo for the Merritt Insert bar ends where they legitimately go all out trying to break them. They pull out baseball bats, bricks, drop bars from a ways up and more!

The Insert bar ends are nylon plug style bar ends with steel washer that is molded in to help prevent the bars from cutting through the plastic… and it clearly works. They’re available in black, red, gum and blue with a weight of 0.8 oz. per pair. Hit up the Merritt website for more info.

On The Horizon: The Daily Grind

January 21, 2013

The Daily Grind BMX

I think at some point in every BMX riders life, they dream of starting their own company. 99% of the time the idea never really goes beyond that. That wasn’t the case from Jon “Gremlin” Betchtold who almost accidently started The Daily Grind. What started out as a website for him to post photos and videos eventually lead to a hub guard. Shortly after that, bar ends, a hub and a pedal. It’s awesome seeing how ideas can grown and change and when those ideas are left to a guy who actually rides, seeing quality being the main concern is even better. The Daily Grind might be a new name to what is commonly referred to as a flooded market, they’re doing things different than the cookie cutter brands that have been coming and going pretty quick lately. I decided it was time to find out what this operation was all about and to give you guys a little background on what they’re all about. Let’s take a look!

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