The City trails in Adelaide, Australia are called that for a reason… They’re in the middle of a park in a city. How crazy is that? Check out some footage of Nathan Parker, Angus Samson and Tristan Gray getting some laps in at this spot. Nah, there aren’t any crazy tricks, just cruising. Stoked on it though.
Tree’s Nathan Parker on Brand Direction
Head over to the ESPN website to check out an interview with Tree Bicycle Co.‘s Nathan Parker about the direction of the brand. It sounds like they will be announcing another addition to the team here shortly. I can’t even begin to imagine who it might be.
Insight: Tree Bicycle Co. Discontinuing Frames
Nathan Parker and the Lil’ Buddy
The other day I was talking with Nathan Parker from Tree Bicycle Co. about some of the new projects they have going on. We talked about some of the changes they have been making with the brand like bringing on more employees, adding more products to their line and going over how the decision to move their production to Taiwan has been. During that, he mentioned that Tree would no longer be making the Lil’ Buddy frame. I figured, okay, well what’s next? An all new frame? Well, in short… No.
I was super curious about their decision to discontinue their frame production since the Lil’ Buddy always seemed to be a well liked frame and I never heard anyone say a bad thing about it. We decided it would be a good idea to do a quick Q&A to give you guys the low down on their decision. So let’s see what this is all about…
Insight: Tree – Straight Pull Hubs
I’m sure by now you have taken notice to Tree‘s different level of products. There’s a lot of products out there, and it tends to get a little painful seeing the same products with different brand names on them. Sure, there’s only so many ways to make a pivotal post, seat or even a set of bars, but there’s always room for improvement and trying different unconventional routes to creating a new product. Sam, the owner of Tree, is one of those guys who is unconventional and that’s a good thing. The Straight Pull hubs are a prime example of doing things a little different and having it work out great. I figured it would be cool to take an indepth look at their Straight Pull hubs, so I shot Tree some questions about them. Take a look and let them know what you think in the comments. If you are looking to get a set, you better act fast since these things sell fast…
