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How A BMX Fork Is Tested – Odyssey Stampy Fork Test

August 26, 2019

Have you ever wondered how a BMX fork is tested? Anyone who has been riding BMX long enough knows that Odyssey have upheld a reputation of having some amazing forks thanks to their quality and the 41-Thermal heat-treating process they use. This video above gives us a little look into the testing that they do to ensure they are producing the best forks that they can. The video gives you a brief look at how an Odyssey BMX fork is tested in a lab. This doesn’t necessarily apply to other BMX forks, but it’s how they get it done to ensure they are doing it right.

“As part of our mission to make the best BMX forks possible, we continue to refine the 41-Thermal® process at all stages of manufacturing. Each step in the process is held under strict scrutiny, and we continue to examine the strength and fatigue testing methods used to evaluate our designs.

STAMPY TEST GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE INDUSTRY STANDARD:
– Much higher load than industry standard EN tests
– Load is applied in the correct direction
– Proper mounting rig to replicate real world use
– Test doesn’t stop until the fork fails

In the previous round of Stampy fork tests we blew the industry standard EN tests for bicycle forks out of the water, and yet we still couldn’t break our own fork. In fact, we had to give up after running the fork for 2,000,000 cycles and with the machine operating at its ultimate limit.

So, in order to push the tests and our forks even harder we created an updated rig design that would let us supply much more force than the last time around. With this test we doubled up the cylinders that are applying the load and ramped the force up by 25%, going from 4000 Newtons to 5000 Newtons. That’s just over half a ton! (1124 lbf per cycle). Even so, at half a million cycles we started to wonder how long our forks were going to last, and since our competitor’s forks had already been taken to failure, we decided to ramp up the load on our forks to 6000 Newtons (1349 lbf), 50% higher than the previous tests, and after over 650,000 cycles, we were finally able to break them.

It is important to note that the 41-Thermal forks not only outperformed every other model that we tested by a huge margin, but that they did so while being lighter than most of the other forks too. This is direct evidence that proper design, engineering and manufacturing are much more important factors than simply always making the part heavier in hopes of making it stronger.

UNMATCHED AND LEGENDARY LIFETIME WARRANTY:
– Best in class replacement program
– Warranty against bending, cracking, and breaking
– No fine print to limit coverage to basic manufacturing defects

When you see how hard we push to make the best forks; to make them better and better every chance we get, it is easy to understand why our legendary lifetime warranty against bending and breaking is still around 20 years after we first introduced it. And when you see the contrast between our forks and our competitors you can also quickly see why most of their warranties have long since been quietly canceled or modified with complicated terms and conditions that usually limit the warranty to manufacturing defects alone.

Feel free to contact us at stampy@odysseybmx.com with any questions you may have.” – Odyssey

Clippy Mane Vol. 3

March 9, 2015

The 3rd installment of the Clippy Mane videos from Australia is here! This time around, they have come through with some real solid riding on a bunch of street spots and even a little parking garage action. Get a look at what’s in the BMX video!

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Still BMX In Riga

March 9, 2015

The StillBMX crew recently made a trip to Riga, Latvia to spend a little time riding Monster Park! Check out this video they put together from some of the riding that went down. Definitely some gems in this BMX video!

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Eclat – Stevie Churchill Signature Fork Promo

March 8, 2015

Here’s one that was online a little while back, but Eclat finally uploaded it to their Youtube channel! Check out Stevie Churchill dropping some heavy moves to promote his signature fork! You already know this is one BMX video you gotta check out!

“Stevie Churchill is a beast of a rider and needed a fork that would hold up to sending huge truck drivers down 23 stair drops. The new Éclat Stevie Fork was built with strength in mind. Made out of full liquid post heat-treated seamless 4130 crmo with fully CNCd steerer and butted fork blades, the Stevie Fork uses peg friendly invest cast dropouts and clearance for 2.40″ and larger tires.

Stevie wanted the fork to be available for all riders so we offer the fork in two offsets, 26mm for technical street riding and a more traditional 32mm for all round riding. Weighing in at 1028g (36.26oz) these forks are the perfect balance between strength and weight, and with Stevie’s stamp of approval what more could you want in a fork?” – Eclat

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Toronto X Jam – Day 1

March 8, 2015

Josh Mac put together this highlight reel from day one of the Toronto X Jam that is going down this weekend up in Canadia! Get a look at what went down during practice! Looks like plenty of dialed footage as expected.

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AVEBMX – “ALTER” Trailer 2

March 8, 2015

The guys at AVE BMX have been busy working on their full-length BMX video “ALTER” that’s coming along real nice! Check out the second trailer they released today giving us a taste of what’s to come!

“AveBmx’s first full-length BMX movie – ALTER – is coming!
The ALTER movie was created not only thanks to hard work of our team riders, who over the year prepared and trained tricks for their parts. It’s also a tale about all the things that happened to our team during the last year. It’s a movie about our passion, designed to show you the world of trips, wipe outs, high-fives, tricks, but above all to strengthen your passion, encourage to further development and to experience BMX life.
More information will be available soon!
Filmed & Edited – Mateusz Kanownik facebook.com/MateuszKanownikCinematography?ref=bookmarks
Music by: Aphrodites Child – The 4 Horsemen
Chcielibyśmy podziękować z tego miejsca sponsorom, bez których ten projekt nie miałby szans na powstanie / We would like to thank our sponsors. Without them, the project wouldn’t have been possible.
”

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Zone 74 Skatepark, East Kilbride

March 8, 2015

After the EK Park closed, the scene in East Kilbride in Scotland was in need of a park. Luckily, new owners took over and re-opened as Zone 74 and made some big changes to make it even better than before. Here’s a rad video giving you some insight into how the park got its kick start and its importance to the community. This is how it’s done right!

“As part of my Television course at City Of Glasgow College, I was required to produce a short documentary on something that interested me.

Zone 74 is a brand-new indoor skate park in East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland. This documentary follows the closure of the previous ‘EKPark’ and the rebirth of Zone 74.

This is my first serious production at HNC level and have been planning and preparing since December 2014. This documentary was shot over 2 days and edited over 2 days.”

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47 Skatepark Session

March 8, 2015

Here’s a solid BMX video that Daniel Bos put together from a session him, Leon Hoppe, Marek Jenik, Jason Hoppe and Lars Hoffmann got in at the 47 Skatepark! These guys bring a good mix of styles and definitely made good use out of the setup!

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