Fit Bike Co. dropped a bike check with their Australian connect, Chris Harti, that features his signature frame that they’re currently cooking up! Check out the bike along with some dialed riding photos in the flipbook above! All we know about the frame is that it will be made here in the U.S.A and The Sidewinder, The Desert Roaster and The Moonwalker are all contenders for names! Expect this frame to be out soon since it’s in the final prototype stages.
Kink – Sean Sexton SXTN Part
To celebrate the release of Sean Sexton’s new signature SXTN frame and seat, Kink dropped this banger of a video featuring Sean Sexton (and a few James Steele clips) tearing up spots all over the place. You already know this is a must see BMX video! After you check out the video, get the full details on Sean’s signature SXTN frame!
“With the planned release of Kinks new signature, Sean Sexton SXTN Line, we hit the road filming Sean doing his thing at spots from the States, Copenhagen, Berlin, and Barcelona. Seans riding is clean, powerful, and seemingly effortless. Available now are the SXTN Stealth Pivotal Seat, and SXTN Frame!
Filmed and edited by Darryl Tocco”
Product: Fiend – Palmere Frame
Is it time for a new frame? Have you given JJ Palmere’s signature frame from Fiend a look yet? This frame is made from 4130 chromoly with a 75-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 11.5″ bottom bracket height, 9″ stand over height and 13.5″ chain stay length. This frame features a heat-treated head tube and Mid bottom bracket shell, top and down tube gussets with the top being Invest Cast with a Fiend Phillies logo, an externally machined seat tube, tapered seat and chain stays with plenty of tired clearance, 5mm thick dropouts and an integrated seat post clamp. This frame comes in two versions; brakeless and removable brake mounts. The Palmere comes in top tube lengths of 20.5″, 20.75″, 21″ and 21.25″ with color options of orange, eggplant, green and ED black and a weight of 4.75 lbs.
This frame is available through all shops and mail-orders that carry Fiend worldwide now.
You can find out more about Fiend and their products by visiting their website — FiendBMX.com.
Check out more photos after the jump!
Flybikes – 2015 Frame Details
If you follow Flybikes on Instagram ( @FlybikesBMX), you might have seen this already. The past few days they have been posting detailed photos of their 2015 frames explaining some of the features of their frames like an offset thickness head tube, internal integrated gussets on the top and down tubes, multi-butted and tapered tubing and Investment Cast drop outs. These photos show a frame cut in half giving you a good look at just what each of those things mean. Above is a look at their head, top and down tube junction. Check out the other two after the jump.
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Sneak Peek: Fit Bike Co. – Morgan Long Signature Hood Bird Frame
Just caught this on Facebook! It looks like Fit Bike Co. are already working with Morgan Long on a signature frame now that he has joined the pro team! Above is sample of his signature “Hood Bird” frame. No details on it, but we do know it will be made in the U.S.A which is rad. We will let you know when we know more!
The Merged – Custom BMX Frames with Steve Crandall & FBM
The guys over at The Merged are working on a new series with a few brands that make their frames here in the U.S and in-house versus going over to Taiwan or China to have them made. Today, they dropped the first one featuring an interview with Steve Crandall about their custom frames they make!
Insight: Kink – Sean Sexton Signature “SXTN” Frame
After a good run with the popular “Issue” frame that has seen a few versions over the course of the past few years, Sean Sexton and Kink decided it was time to start fresh with a new frame versus a revised version. A few weeks back we got a little sneak peek look at Sean’s new signature “SXTN” frame that they have been working on out in New York and we were really digging what we were seeing. We hit up Kink to get a little exclusive first in-depth look at just what they have been cooking up in the kitchen. We have the full specs, details and close up photos just in time for its release the first week of March! If you are on the hunt for a new frame, we would suggest you make the jump to check this frame out!
