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Product: Salt Plus – Acid Cyan Colorway

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Salt Plus have released their new 2016 range of products through their dealers worldwide. One group of products in particular we were looking forward to the release of are the Acid Cyan colorway parts that we caught a sneak peek of a little while back. Now that they’re finally here, we figured it would be a good time to give you a look at their Trapeze V2 freecoaster, Trapez V2 Cassette, Trapeze V2 front hub, Orion full guard sprocket, Mesa rim and Center V2 top load stem that all come in the color. Below you can find photos of each of these items. We’re digging this color option, what do you think?

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Product: Fly Bikes – Classic Rim

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On the hunt for some new BMX Rims? Did you see that Fly Bikes brought their Classic rim back for 2016? This rim is made from 7075-T6 aluminum with a double wall construction, extra thick sidewalls to resist denting and rounded eded to help avoid pinch flats. The most notable feature of these rims are the extra drill holes to help reduce the rotational weight, which can be beneficial when you’re trying to control your bike in the air.

The Classic rim from Fly Bikes is available in black, Misty silver and dark gold with a weight of 16.75 oz. through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Fly Bikes worldwide now.

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Sneak Peek: Division Brand – Citywide Rim

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Here’s a little sneak peek that Division Brand just released giving us a look at their new Citywide Rim they’re currently working on. Not much for details, but they did mention that it is 40mm wide, which is about 4mm to 6mm wider than traditional BMX rims. The Federal Stance XL rim utilizes the same width if you want a better idea of how wide these are. No word on release date yet since these are just samples, but we would imagine some time around Spring? We’ll keep you posted.

BSD – Interbike 2015 Preview

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Where does time go? Summer has flown by and tomorrow we’ll be hopping on a plane to Las Vegas tomorrow for our 8th round of Interbike to check out all the latest BMX bikes, frames and parts from all of your favorite BMX brands. Thanks to the internet, we’ve been getting previews from a number of brands giving us a taste of what’s to come so we have a decent idea of some of the items we’ll be seeing from a number of the brands. Today we were treated to a gold mine of product that BSD will be displaying between the QBMX booth and Tip Plus suite from their new Westcoaster freecoaster, to the updated frames, new Dan Paley Soulja frame, fresh colorways, their first rim and a new addition that we have a feeling everyone will be running if you have plastic bar ends. Ready? let’s take a look.

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Product: Federal Bikes- Stance XL Rim

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There’s no denying that BMX wheels have been getting bigger lately thanks to the larger 2.40″ tire size taking dominance with its benefits of increased traction and ability to take heavy impacts better. With the bigger tires, we have also seen a number of changes in BMX rims which have always been evolving to keep up with the crazier riding that is going on these days. To accommodate for those larger tires and demand for stronger rims, Federal Bikes have released their new Stance XL rim.

The Stance XL rim is made from 6066 aluminum which is 30% stronger than 6061 aluminum found on most rims and features a new contemporary design that utilizes a triple box section, a wide 40mm profile (Traditional rims are around 34mm) and lower 15mm sidewall (20mm is a common height on other rims) height. The wider design helps to maintain tire profile for larger tires and it makes the rim stonger and stiffer overall. Federal have also increased the thickness in the center of the rim by 22% too reduce spokes pulling through. Since the rim is wider, it makes it easier to lace and tighten spokes as well. The overall diameter of the rim is 394mm.

The Stance XL rim is available in matte black and polished silver with a weight of 18.5oz through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Federal Bikes worldwide now.

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Eclat – In Focus: Mercury & Phantom Rims

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The guys over at Eclat have released two new rims to their line up for 2015; the Mercury and Phantom. They have put together an interesting piece over on their website that you can check out RIGHT HERE that explains what makes these rims unique to others currently available and a little depth into just what it took to make them happen. Both rims are available through all shops and mail-orders that carry Eclat now!

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Sneak Peek: Stranger – XXL Rim

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BMX has been seeing a lot of growth in the wheels department lately. Tires are getting bigger, rims have been getting bigger… Now rims are getting WAY bigger. Head over to The Merged to get a look at the new XXL rim that Stranger is working on. I know this has strength benefits, but all I can think is THIS. Not quite sure what to think. I guess we’ll just have to see it on a bike.

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