Looks like more bike companies are joining the “gold rush” with retro-inspired gold anodized components.
Case in point, Redline’s 2011 Proline 24 chock-a-block with gold components.
It may not get the fanfare of the Flight series, but for me, if you’re looking for a race-ready complete it’s hard to go wrong with the Proline. And now with gold components, you get a little bit more soul with your performance.
Ever walk into a bike shop and get the feeling the guy behind the counter doesn’t quite “get” BMX?
Much less 24″ BMX?
I have a hunch that’s not going to be much of an issue if you shop at the Peddler Bike Shop in Austin, Texas.
Check out long-time BMX rider/Peddler Bike Shop owner, A.J. Camp, on a stock 24″ We the People Avenue from his shop.
Sweet table out of the bowl in Cedar Park, Texas.
Pic courtesy of CMC.
In an era where the seat post fights for relevancy (man, did I just type that?) the seat post for all seasons and all applications arrives from Odyssey. The Odyssey convertible seat post.
If you run a pivotal seat, a standard seat with rails, and just about every variation in between, this post has you covered. It’s like the swiss army knife of seat posts.
Personally, I like that it will allow me to kick my pivotal seat back a bit…to make things more comfortable when I’m just cruising around. I also like that a gold anodized version is available.
I don’t know how much appeal this would have for 20″ riders running slammed seats but for 24″ riders…and flatland riders, I suppose (not that that’s a mutually exclusive group), it looks like a good option.
Check out this video with Nuno at Odyssey (from RideBMX) explaining how versatile the convertible post is.
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I don’t even know where to begin with this photo.
Taken during Trent B’s (goride09) recent Golden Gate Bridge ride, it’s such a classic picture.
From the the trick itself (when’s the last time you saw someone uncork a bar endo?), the Golden Gate Bridge in the background to the extended hand for extra style points…
This pic has got it all.
So good.
Den Dowling is the man behind the camera. Check out his Flickr photostream for more pics of Trent and the Golden Gate Bridge ride.
Whether you’re 7 or 47*, nothing quite matches the pure fun of riding your bike.
Whether it’s street, dirt, park or racing 7-year old Finn Finestone is not missing out on any of it.
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To date most of the pictures and webclips featuring Liquid Bikes have been pretty trails-oriented.
Made me kind of curious to see how it would handle in the street and in skateparks.
I guess I can stop wondering.
CMC from Austin shows that, with a couple of pegs thrown on, the Liquid Feedback becomes a capable street/park machine. (Photos originally posted on ridemonkey.com)
Check out the guy on the 20″ craning his neck to get a look.
Yes my friend, things really are more fun on a 24.
Bobby Parker from Sunday/Full Factory hinted about these in the comments recently when I posted about missing my front brakes.
Well, now we have a spy photo of the prototype Sunday Model-C forks with 990 mounts that he’s currently testing!
Bobby says they’ve been running great and Eben Krackau also has pair that he’s testing. No word yet on release dates but keep it tuned here for updates.
Ride BMX recently posted something on the 2011 Mirraco lineup that included their 24″ complete, the 20forty. Looks pretty good in the flat black and red (the two different coloured wheels is a cool touch too).
Here’s the rundown of the specs (so far):
Mirraco is in the process of updating their site, so I suspect full bike specs will be posted when that goes live.
I’m little leery that there’s no mention of the frame material while the bars and fork are listed as full chromoly. I’m hoping that’s just an oversight and not a case where some high-ten steel tubing is getting snuck in. If anybody has an “in” at Mirraco to find out, let me know.
Ouch!
Clipping in not only makes you faster but it also makes your crashes more spectacular too.
Check it out…there’s even slow-mo so you can cringe (or chuckle) a few more times.
Maybe I’m an old school fool after all.
SE bikes has been releasing pictures of their soon-to-be-released 2011 lineup and this 24″ Quadangle looptail is one that I can’t take my eyes off of.
Gold anodized components, tall handlebars and skinwall tires…it hits all the right buttons for me.
Whoever said that “looking good is half the battle” must be right because I have no idea what the geometry or weight of this bike is and yet I still want it.
cruiser revolution 
