The latest BMX Videos, Products and News!
It’s that time of the week and time to do the first Products: column of the year! We’ve got 5 fresh BMX products for you to get a look at as always! This week we’re going to take a closer look at the Lahsaan Kobza signature “Crispy Cream” colorway for the Noster frame from Subrosa, the Lightning rear wheel from Sunday Bikes, the Protocal HT cranks from Madera, the Freed Bikes “Original” baseball 3/4 Sleeve and then we’ll wrap it up with Stolen‘s Thermalite SP pedals… Ready? Let’s do this!
Here’s a look at Madera‘s latest print ad featuring Mike Hinkens and their many, many sizes of the Mast Topload stem!
Jeff Dowhen puts his own tech spin on a variety of spots for his latest Madera edit. There are plenty of highlights, but his rail hop peg slap on the wall was my favorite! I can definitely see this edit inspiring a bunch of people to try some new tricks.
It’s time for us to take a look at 5 dialed BMX products again! For the 85th edition of Products: we have the V2 Pilot front hub from Madera, the 24mm Indent cranks from Fit Bike Co., the Freed sprocket, Hoffman“s 36D pegs and then we’ll wrap it up with the Bermuda frame from Volume Bikes. Ready? Let’s get into this!
Over the weekend, some rumors that Profile Racing and Madera were being sold by Wal-Mart had been popping up. Profile wanted to make it VERY clear that they are NOT and that it’s small shops and online retailers that are selling through them and that they will trying to discontinue this as soon as possible. Check out the full report below!
“That is correct. PROFILE RACING IS NOT SOLD BY WAL-MART*. But, other IBDs (Independent Bike Dealers) like BikeWagon have affiliated their stores with Wal-Mart. Why? Read below… It’s all about 3P retailing or third party retailing and it’s growing quickly in the bicycle industry. The big players are Amazon, eBay, Sears and now Wal-Mart.
You can think of 3P as the classified ads of the Internet. 3P sites have been developed to connect sellers with buyers in an electronic marketplace that is provided by the 3P. The idea is that bike shops use 3P marketplaces to reach more customers. The 3Ps charge retailers a monthly subscription fee plus a commission for each item sold on their web site. The fee is for the use of their web site and transaction services. Essentially, in 3Ps the bike shop or retailer is renting space on a different web site.
Currently, Amazon and eBay are the most well-known 3P markets. Amazon is easily the biggest, but eBay is continuing to aggressively chase them. Now Wal-Mart has entered the race as well, but their website makes it look like they’re selling the merchandise. Other 3P sites to be aware of are Newegg.com, Sears.com and Rakuten.com.
So, when you see Profile cranks being “advertised” on Wal-Mart’s 3P site, it’s not Profile. Look closely and you’ll see a name like BikeWagon, the bike shop in Salt Lake City, selling our cranks. So, when you see this, don’t think that Wal-Mart is selling our products. They aren’t. And, please spread the word when someone tells you that Profile is now sold at Wal-Mart. It just ain’t true.
*Profile Racing is currently working to end these 3P affiliations and thus, this confusion.“
Saturday is here once again! If you haven’t caught on by now that it means we’ve got a fresh round of Products: coming your way, you’re blowing it! As always, we have 5 dialed BMX bikes, frames and parts for you to give a look! This week we have the 18″ District complete from Volume Bikes, the Cruiser 2.0 pivotal seat from Madera, the Key guard sprocket from Fit Bike Co., Lahsaan Kobza’s signature Upload Chula stem from The Shadow Conspiracy and then we’ll wrap it up with the Soundwave frame from Sunday Bikes. Ready? Let’s do this!
We all know Tom V made a very successful move to CA a while back, but for the past few weeks/months he’s quietly been back in Florida, stacking clips for Madera. Looks like he still has that fire that got lit under him on the west coast too! I’ve seen some of those spots in real life, and they are no joke.
80 rounds of Products:.. That’s kind of crazy to think that we’ve featured over 400 products by doing this every week. The good news? We’re not stopping any time soon! This week we have a whole bunch of fresh BMX goods for you to take a peek at! This time around we’ll take a closer look at Aaron Smith’s signature Live Free pivotal seat from Demolition, the Ravager top load stem from The Shadow Conspiracy, Ben Lewis’ signature 4-piece Benny bars from Fit Bike Co., Ryan Howard’s signature Drive-Side hub guard from The Daily Grind and then we’ll wrap things up with Helm spline drive sprocket from Madera. Ready? Let’s get into it!
