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Federal Bikes “FTS” Premiere at House of Vans London

The Federal Bikes team premiered their “FTS” DVD the other weekend at the House of Vans and, as expected, it was a wild time. Hit play to check out everything that went down from the riding to the after party and more! The full video is AMAZING and drops very soon, so get stoked!

“Take a look at what went down at the worldwide premiere of FTS at the House of Vans in London. Hear some of the teams thoughts on the full length and why you should buy the DVD.

Filmed and edited by Ali Jassim” – Federal Bikes

Federal Bikes “FTS” Trailer

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The Federal Bikes “FTS” video is finally done and premiering at the House of Vans in just about two weeks! Over the past year or so we’ve been getting a glimpse into the progress of the video with the eight FTS “Lost It” series videos! Now we get a look at the official trailer that leads us to believe there might be a little more of a plot to this one beyond just insane riding for a heavy line up of riders. Hit play and check it out and get ready! The “FTS” video is bound to be a banger.

“Friday 5th July – House of Vans London – 7PM

Come and join us at the House of Vans in London for the worldwide premiere of FTS, Directed by Rich Forne.

Featuring Bruno Hoffmann, Ryan Eles, Michal Smelko, James Cunningham, Joe Jarvis, Anthony Perrin & Dan Lacey.

Free Entry” – Federal Bikes

FEDERAL BIKES – FTS “LOST IT” VOL. 8

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The final installment from the Federal Bikes FTS “Lost It” series has arrived, and that means that their full-length FTS video is almost here. The world premiere will be July 5th at the House of Vans In London and it’s bound to be a rager of a party. Until then, check out 7 minutes of footage featuring Anthony Perrin, Bruno Hoffmann, Dan Lacey, Joe Jarvis, Ryan Eles and James Cunningham going to work on spots in Europe, the U.S and probably a few other places while dodging missing teeth and more. This is just footage that didn’t make the cut for the final full-length video, and there’s a bunch of wild clips in this that leads us to believe the final video is going to be insane. Hit play and get stoked!

Filmed and edited by Rich Forne

We’ve embedded the previous 7 FTS “LOST IT” videos below for you to catch up on if you have missed them or wanted to check them out again!

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Federal Bikes – Lewis Cunningham Welcome Video

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Federal Bikes have added Lewis Cunningham to their flow team! As many of you probably know by now, Lewis is a serious grind technician that has been crushing it for Animal Bikes for a few years now. Now that he’s got the hook up from Federal this might just mean we’ll be seeing plenty more of Lewis in the near future. Here’s his welcome video with a good reminder that Lewis absolutely crushes it and definitely needs his own signature sweat pants since he’s notorious for killing it in those things!

“We’re stoked to formally introduce Lewis Cunningham to the flow team. Lewis has been turning heads for quite a few years now and we like where he’s heading. Click play and watch him lay down some seriously tech lines.” – Federal Bikes

Federal Bikes – FTS LOST IT – Vol. 7

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The Federal Bikes team have been putting in some heavy miles or their new “FTS” DVD, and they’ve been taking us along for the ride the whole way through. This time around we get a batch of clips from some of the riding the team got into while going to work on spots in Canada and Australia, along with some of the laughs and interesting people they encountered along the way. Hit play and take it all in!

“This is ”Lost it” Volume 7 the penultimate episode in the ongoing series chronicling the progress of Federals full length “FTS” project and features riding in Australia and Canada from Dan Lacey, Bruno Hoffmann, Anthony Perrin, Eisa Bakos and James Cunningham.” – Federal Bikes

Federal Bikes – 2019 Steven Hamilton Frame

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Federal Bikes have released the new limited edition Steven Hamilton signature Hamilton frame for you guys to get your hands on. This frame has a throwback look with modernized geometry and feature. Check out Steven putting the frame to good use in the video above, then scroll down to get full specs, details and more photos of the frame!

“For the re-release of the Hamilton frame we sent Peter Adam over to spend a week to catch up with Steven, ride and talk about his frame. In this video listen to Steven talk about the concept behind this frame and then watch him take his new frame out on the streets of Ohio for some classic Hamilton style.

Filmed & Edited: Peter Adam” – Federal Bikes

The limited edition Hamilton frame is made from full 4130 chromoly tubing with a throwback look similar to the old Federal Fraction frame from years ago with modernized geometry and features. The frame has a 75.5º head tube angle, 71º seat tube angle, 11.5″ bottom bracket height, 8.8″ standover height and a 13.5″ (slammed) chainstay length. You can find an integrated head tube, the classic downtube gusset, tapered down tube and seat stays, Mid bottom bracket, Investment Cast 3D seat stay bridge and Investment Cast ICS wishbone on the chainstay with a massive 2.60″ tire clearance and enough room to run a 33-tooth sprocket, welded on chainstay grind plates, integrated chain tensioners and removable brake mounts and guides on the seat stay.

The Hamilton Frame is available in 19.75″ and 20.75″ top tube lengths with a weight of 5.55 lbs. and Gloss Red and Gloss Black for colors. There are only 100 of these frames available worldwide for $329.99 through BMX shops and mail-orders that carry Federal Bikes worldwide or on the Federal website now. Act fast because we’re sure this one will go fast.

Top Tube: 19.75” or 20.75”
Head Tube: 75.5º
Seat Tube: 71º
Stand Over: 8.8”
BB Height: 11.5”
Weight: 5.55 Lbs
Colors: Gloss Red
Chain Stays: 13.5” Slammed

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Classic downtube gusset similar to the old Federal Fraction frame.

Investment Cast ICS wishbone on the chainstay for a strong back end and massive 2.60″ tire clearance.

Welded plates on the chainstays for extra grind protection.

What do you think of the new Steven Hamilton signature Hamilton frame from Federal Bikes? Are you digging it? Do you have any questions? Let us now in the comments below!

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Federal Bikes – Rob Draper Artist Series Seat

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Federal Bikes have released their latest round of their Artist Series BMX Seats. This time around Rob Draper designed a badass looking seat. You can see how the drawing came together above, then get a look at the final production version below. These are limited edition, so if you’re trying to get one, get ahold of a BMX shop or the Federal website to get one ordered up right away.

“For the latest in the Federal Artists seats we’ve collaborated with Rob Draper (@robdraper1). Rob specialises in hand lettering and has worked with a wide range of global brands including The Golden Globes, Nike, Gap, Levi’s, Penguin, Bartle Bogle & Hegarty, Pentagram, Harper & Collins, WWF, Samsung, Sustrans, Leo Burnett, Goodtype, The Washington Post & Faucet Face.

Available in Stealth Pivotal only and limited to 150 seats worldwide.” – Federal Bikes

What do you think of the seat? Are you digging it? Do you have any questions? Let us know what you’re thinking in the comments below!

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Federal Bikes – Steven Hamilton “The Yin & The Yang”

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It’s always a good day to check out some fresh Steven Hamilton footage. Federal Bikes just dropped this 18 minute video packed with new and classic riding footage, along with plenty of stories and history along the way as a bit of a promo for his new signature frame that is dropping soon. This is a damn good watch, so hit play an enjoy!

“Steven Hamilton has had a wild journey through BMX. We sent Peter Adam over to spend some time and sit down with Steven, talk about where he started, where he is at now and revisit some classic Hamilton footage topped off with some brand new unseen riding footage.” – Federal Bikes