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Merritt have a brand new Bike Check with Brandon Begin giving us a closer look at his current signature Begin frame from Fit Bike Co. setup decked out with Fit and Merritt parts. Brandon is running a prototype set of rims, a one off stem color and his new signature Pentaguard sprocket. You can check out more photos and a full parts list here — Brandon Begin Bike Check
A little while back, some of the Merritt crew rolled through the Louisville park for a session. It’s crazy that we don’t see much from this park anymore thanks to the construction going on all around it, but luckily we get a look at what Brandon Begin, Marcas Grubbs, Tony Hamlin and Justin Care threw down during their visit! Hit play on that BMX video to take in some damn good riding. Tony Hamlin absolutely crushes the place!
Fit Bike Co. caught up with Brandon Begin and his current signature Begin frame set up that he’s running with his signature 4-piece bars from Fit and a slew of Merritt parts. You can get a closer look at the bike in the flipbook above.
Here’s a short but sweet one that Nate Richter pumped out featuring Brandon Begin, Matt Nordstrom, Sean Ricany, Mikey Tyra, Dan Kruk, and a few others getting down on the streets out in California. You know with a crew like that, you’re going to see something good!
On the hunt for a new BMX frame? Here’s a look at Brandon Begin‘s new signature Begin frame from Fit Bike Co.. The Begin frame is made from full 4130 chromoly with a 75.3-degree head tube angle, 71-degree seat tube angle, 11.8″ bottom bracket height, 8.8″ standover height and 13.2″ – 13.4″ chain stay length. The frame features an engraved Integrated head tube, gussets on the top and down tubes, a butted top tube, straight gauge down tube, Mid Bottom bracket, tapered and swaged seat and chain stays, Integrated seat post clamp, 14mm 4Q heat-treated drop outs and no brake mounts for a clean look.
The Begin frame is available in 20.5″, 20.75″, 21″ and 21.25″ top tube lengths with black and clear coat raw for colors and a weight 4.32 lbs (21″). This frame is available through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Fit Bike Co. worldwide as of October 2nd.
There are so many amazing section in the “Holy Fit” BMX video from Fit Bike Co. and this section is one of them! Here’s a three way split between Jared Swafford, Brandon Begin and Matt Nordstrom that is packed full of banger after banger from the streets!
Filmed & Edited: Stew Johnson
Music: “Kill N***az” by Slick Rick
Here’s one we’ve been waiting for since the teaser dropped the other day! Some of the Merritt team recnetly made a trip to Toronto to cruise the streets and stack clips on the spots with Ryan Navazio behind the lens and today we get a look at what went down. Although we expected more taser action in the video, this is an absolute banger filled with some damn good riding you’d be a fool to pass up on! Get on that play button and enjoy this BMX video!
“Merritt American team riders Brandon Begin, Charlie Crumlish and Justin Care hit the streets of Toronto with their Canadian buddies Greg Henry, Eli Taylor, Joel Fortin and ChijIoke Okafo. The crew of shit disturbers crushed spots all over the Greater Toronto Area and produced this bad ass video. Shout out to Toronto ex-mayor Rob Ford for his support! Ya don’t wanna miss this one, EH!
Featuring:
Greg Henry @200_lb_greasy_italian_tank
Brandon Begin @brandonbegin
Charlie Crumlish @charliecrum
Justin Care @justincare
Joel Fortin @joel_fortin
Eli Taylor @eli_taylor
Chijioke Okafo @chijiokeokafo
Documented by Ryan Navazio @yo_navaz
Produced by The Navi Arm @the_navi_arm
http://www.thenaviarm.com”
Merritt dropped this promo video for their new Option Tire that is out now! Watch as Brandon Begin and Tony Hamlin put the tire through it’s paces with grinds galore rubbing on that specially designed side wall!
“The team puts the Option tire through its paces. Option tire takes a new look at what makes a good street tire, and goes way beyond just making a tread pattern that looks good. Featuring our Slidewall Technology which is our own ultra-hard low friction compound that helps reduce drag on grinds and increase the life of the tire sidewalls plus a ton of other features.”
