33 seconds of Alexander “Shurva” Rudenko from the Ukraine throwing it down for Street Market and Merritt! Always stoked to see footage of this guy. If you’re digging what you’re seeing, watch more of Shurva right here!
Merritt – Option Tire Promo
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.”
Brett Silva Bike Check
Sunday Bikes have just released this fresh bike check with their newest recruit, Brett Silva, and his current Soundwave decked out with Sunday, Merritt and Odyssey parts! You can’t go wrong with the classic all black BMX bike! Take a closer look in the flipbook above!
“FRAME: Sunday Soundwave, 21″
FORK: Sunday Octave
HANDLEBAR: Sunday Solar
STEM: Merritt Justin Care
HEADSET: Odyssey Pro
GRIPS: Merritt Cross Check
SEAT: Merritt SL1
SEATPOST: Merritt
SEATCLAMP: Sunday
CRANKS: Odyssey Thunderbolt, 175mm
CHAINWHEEL: Merritt Chris Childs, 28t
PEDALS: Merritt P1
CHAIN: Shadow
TIRES: Merritt Option
RIMS: Odyssey Hazard Lite, 36h
HUB (F): Odyssey Antigram
HUB (R): Merritt Final Drive Coaster” – Sunday Bikes
Street Market – Merritt Insert Bar Ends Promo
Street Market over in the Ukraine just hit us up with a promo for the Merritt Insert bar ends where they legitimately go all out trying to break them. They pull out baseball bats, bricks, drop bars from a ways up and more!
The Insert bar ends are nylon plug style bar ends with steel washer that is molded in to help prevent the bars from cutting through the plastic… and it clearly works. They’re available in black, red, gum and blue with a weight of 0.8 oz. per pair. Hit up the Merritt website for more info.
Merritt – Brian Foster FT1 Tire Winter Testing
We don’t see too many BMX videos out of the Blue Falcon, Brian Foster, these days, but damn it when we do we’re psyched! Merritt just released this new video of Brian putting his new Signature FT1 Tire to work on the old Little Devil bowl, The Unit and Woodward East! Must see for sure!
“Trail season is just starting for the year, so while Brian Foster finishes up a trails edit for his signature tire, he filmed some indoor clips showing the tire isn’t just a trails tire. Merrittbmx.com for more info.”
Merritt – Shamil Hazim Welcome Video
Shamil Hazim is now doing it for Merritt! Check out his welcome video loaded with grinds on top of grinds from a few different spots he cruised. Looks like the kids are psyched on Shamil, too!
Merritt – Tension Hub Guard Installation
Yesterday we dropped an Insight on Merritt’s new Tension Hub guard, now today we have a quick video showing you how to install the hub guard and just how the spring tension holds it in place. These are available through all shops and mail-orders that carry Merritt now! Pretty rad idea for a BMX hub guard.
Insight: Merritt – Tension Hub Guard
Merritt have just released a handful of new products in their latest shipment. We’ve seen new stems, tires, sprockets and one item in particular that really caught our eye, the Tension hub guard. This guard is designed to be a universal hub guard that can be easily attached to the spokes by using a single spring clip that holds the guard in place with tension. This guard, similar to the original G-Sport G.L.A.N.D hub guard that uses zip ties to hold it to the spokes, is made from plastic with a 3″ diameter and slides over your existing hardware (non-drive). The guard has little blocks that fit between the spokes and the spring goes on using the blocks as guides to hold everything together. The Tension hub guard is available in black only with a weight of 0.9 oz. and is currently available through all shops and mail-orders that carry Merritt worldwide now.
More photos after the jump.
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