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Stolen just released this short but sweet video featuring Jackson Ratima putting his signature Highjack frame to good use out in the streets. Hit play to check out just what Jackson cooked up, then you can get full specs and details on the frame here — Stolen Bikes Jackson Ratima Signature Highjack Frame
“Jackson out riding his new “HighJack” frame around SF and BCN with Bob Randel behind the lens. Jacksons signature Stolen frame is available now at BMX retailers around the globe.”
The latest version of Alex Donnachie‘s signature ALVX frame from BSD has arrived. The 2017 ALVX V3 starts out with full 4130 chromoly tubing, a 75.5-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 11.7″ bottom bracket height, 8.7″ standover height and a 13.5″ – 13″ chainstay length. You can find an integrated head tube, top and down tube gussets, an integrated seat post clamp, Mid bottom bracket, an extra wide rear triangle with curved seat and chain stay bridges to fit 2.40″ tires, curved ends on the stays for peg and hub guard clearance and new Investment Cast dropouts with integrated chain tensioners. The ALVX frame is BRAKELESS so there are no mounts on this frame.
The ALVX V3 frame is available in Tangfastic Orange, Clear Coat Raw and Gloss Black, top tube lengths of 20.3″, 20.6″, 20.8″ and 21″, weighs in at 5 lbs. and a price tag of $366.75.
The 3rd version of Kriss Kyle‘s signature Passenger frame from BSD has arrived! The 2017 Passenger frame is made from full 4130 chromoly tubing with a 75° head tube angle, 69° degree seat tube angle, 11.5″ bottom bracket height, 9″ standover height and a 13.2″ – 13.625″ chainstay length. As a note, the 21.5″ version does feature a longer 13.4″ – 13.825″ chainstay. You can find an internally relieved Integrated heat tube, top and down tube gussets for additional strength, an integrated seat post clamp, Mid bottom bracket, super wide rear triangle to fit those massive tires that are available these days, removable brake mounts and new Investment Cast 7mm thick dropouts with integrated chain tensioners.
The 2017 Passenger V3 frame is available in 20.2″, 20.5″, 20.8″, 21.1″ and 21.5″ top tube lengths with colors of Flat Gold, Stainless and Gloss Black and a weight of 4.9 LBS. through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry BSD worldwide now for around $309.99 – $329.99 depending on color.
Internally relieved Integrated head tube and top and down tube gussets.
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Integrated seat post clamp with the horizontal cut to give better clamping with less torque on the frame.
Super wide rear triangle to fit those 2.40″+ tires.
New Investment Cast 7mm thick dropouts with integrated chain tensioners found on all 2017 BSD frames.
Available in gloss black, flat gold and stainless now!
A few weeks back we got a look at Larry Edgar’s signature 2017 Geo frame from Fly Bikes. Now we are getting a look at the Courage Adams version with slightly different geometry and a Metallic Brown color! Courage’s 2017 Geo frame is made from full 4130 chromoly tubing with and 75.5-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 9.25″ stand over height, 11.75″ bottom bracket height and a short 13″ chainstay length.
You can find an offset thickness Integrated head tube with internal and external top and down tube gussets, multi-butted and tapered top and down tubes, a multi-butted down tube, Investment Cast seat post clamp, Mid bottom bracket, removable brake mounts (EBS or Dylan Style available) and Investment Cast dropouts with integrated chain tensioners.
Available in Metallic Brown in 20.7″ and 21″ top tube lengths and a weight of 5 lbs. 14 oz. through Flybikes dealers worldwide now.
Offset thickness Integrated head tube with internal and external top and down tube gussets.
Mid bottom bracket.
That seat stay bridge. 3 Amigos style!
Investment Cast dropouts with integrated chain tensioners!
We’re not quite sure how many times we have asked BSD‘s owner, Grant Smith, when Reed Stark would be getting a signature frame, but it has finally happened. The Safari Frame is made from full 4130 chromoly tubing with a 75-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 9.5″ stand over height, 11.75″ bottom bracket height and a 13″ – 13.5″ chainstay length. The frame features an internally relieved Integrated head tube, top and down tube gussets, a Mid bottom bracket, integrated seat post clamp, a super wide back end to fit 2.40″ tires with ease and 7mm thick Investment Cast dropouts with integrated chain tensioners. The Safari frame is BRAKELESS, so there are no mounts.
The Reed Stark signature Safari frame from BSD comes in 20.6″, 21″, 21.5″ and 21.8″ top tube lengths, colors of Sahara (tan), clear coat raw and gloss black with a weight of 5.3 lbs. This frame will be available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry BSD worldwide starting in DECEMBER for around $309.99.
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The crew over at Volume Bikes have picked out a few unique colors for 2017. A few weeks back we took a look at the new 2017 Oreo Colorway, now today we get a look at the new Thunder Blue color that is available on the War Horse frame and bars, the Anchor Fork and the Maddog Bars. Take a closer look at each one (minus the Demarcus bars since there wasn’t a photo to work with) and then hit up your favorite BMX shop or mail-order that carries Volume Bikes to pick this up.
2016 has been a year that has been good for breaking the mold when it comes to BMX frames. People were complaining that all BMX frames looked the same / were too similar, and now a few brands have stepped up. The other week we got a look at the Mike Dinello frame from Nowear, now we’re taking a look at the Mike Escamilla signature Caveman frame from United Bike Co.. This frame is what happens when you mix 2016 design with 1980’s innovation. The Caveman frame is made from full 4130 chromoly tubing with at 75-degree head tube angle, 69-degree seat tube angle, 11.8″ bottom bracket height, 8.8″ standover height and a 13.65″ chainstay length (slammed). This frame features an integrated head tube, top and down tube gussets, a down tube that wraps around the bottom bracket with a wishbone, Mid bottom bracket, a wider rear triangle with tapered seat and chain stays to fit 2.40″ tires, removable brake mounts, 5mm thick dropouts and, of course, the removable steel bash guar that attaches to the bottom of the wrap around down tube.
The Caveman frame comes in gloss metallic platinum blue only with your choice of pink or white bash guard, 20.8″ top tube length only, a weight of 6 lbs 1.7 oz. You can pre-order this frame through United Bike Co. dealers worldwide now, but expect the frame to become available around January 3rd next month.
Over the course of the past few weeks The Merged have been putting out different Top 5 lists for different products. For example they released their Top 5 Pegs today that was pretty interesting. Looking at those lists, it got us thinking about all of the different innovations that we have seen in BMX over the past 15ish years that we really love. There is no denying that there has been A LOT of innovation making bikes lighter, stronger and look a hell of a lot better over the years. There has also been a lot of things done to simplify the process of working on your bike, which is always a perk. You can pretty much build a bike up with a allen key and a 17mm socket these days. That wasn’t always the case. With that, we decided to take a look at a few items in particular we have a lot of appreciation for.
If you have been riding BMX for more than 10 years, there’s no doubt that you have a great appreciation for the Integrated head tube and press fit bottom brackets. Prior to that, you had to pound in your own headset cups and bottom bracket bearing cups, which usually also used unsealed bearings. This was a pain in the ass and an extra unnecessary step. We’re sure some of you are having a flashback of a cracked headset cup, followed by 100 little silver ball bearings bouncing around on the floor. Once S&M Bikes introduced the Integrated headtube and brands ditched the American bottom bracket bearings for Mid and Spanish sizes, life got a whole lot easier. Drop the headset in place and tighten it down or give the bottom bracket bearing a push into the frame and you’re good to go. Less work, cleaner look and overall more reliable product. That is why we love this innovation.
Thanks to integrated head tubes, we have far fewer parts to deal with when it comes to headsets. Bottom brackets also looked similar to the old headsets if you were wondering, too.
Over the years we have seen A LOT of innovation in the chain tensioner department. When they were initially introduced, they were these over built, adaptors that were essentially a combination of a washer, bolt, plate and nut that pulled it together. Now days we have the integrated chain tensioner that runs directly through the dropouts. Not only is this a 100 times cleaner and lighter, it’s simple. Simply grab your allen key and adjust in and out to where you want your axle to sit in the dropout. How couldn’t you love this innovation?
Talk about simplified…. Fewer parts, less weight… So much cleaner!
Now, this is one of those innovations that might not necessarily appeal to everyone. We still see the railed seat and brands like Relic have even released a new railed seat recently. However, the majority of us are running Pivotal or Tripod seats, eliminating the need to battle it out with the railed seat post guts that were notorious for being a big pain in the ass to get set in place initially. Not only are they easier to install, but Pivotal and Tripod seats are lighter and look cleaner, too. Both systems use different designs, but both use one bolt to hold it all together and eliminated all the small parts that railed seats use. This is another one of those innovations that saved some time and frustration… So we love it.
The old railed seat posts essentially took two plates and one or two bolts to sandwich the rails of the seat. This is a look at the Snafu posts that came in a number of colors, but still were a whole bunch of fun to dial in.
The Half-Link… This is one of those pieces I think there is a love / hate relationship. Some people love how it allows them to get their rear wheel in the exact spot thanks to the shorter links and others claim they are weaker and break easier (depending on the chain). However, having that shorter link has been an innovation that has made its mark on BMX and is undoubtably loved. Whether you’re using a full half-link chain or a regular size chain with one half-link to get the benefits of that adjustability, it has made life a little easier… Except working on chains are still a bit of a pain and messy.
Hub guards is one of those innovations that we have seen a lot of focus on in the past few years. Once street riding and grinding really took off and people were tearing the shit out of their hubs and spokes, it was a no brainer that there needed to be a guard to help resist all the damage. Over the years we have seen a number of different styles like G-Sport’s plastic guard that you could tie to your spokes with zip ties or shoe laces to the more modern style guards that replace your hardware and slide onto the axle. Whether you’re using a plastic or full chromoly guard, there’s a good chance that little guard has saved you a lot of time, money and hassle by having less spokes to repair and extending the life of your hub.
While looking for old photos of the original G-Sport hub guards, we stumbled across an old bike check George French did from around 2004 that had some prototypes of the guards, which have been modified a bunch over the years and are still available. This bike also has the old headset and bottom bracket, railed seat and more. This also has a number of creative / concept ideas that George was working on for G-Sport at the time. Either way, bikes now days look A LOT cleaner and are a lot lighter.
That’s 5 innovations in BMX we love. Did we miss any that you love? Let us know in the comments below!
