A BMX bike rolling on 29″ wheels might not strike you as one suitable for shredding on….
Wheelies? Sure.
Kickouts off of curb cuts? Why not.
Shredding dirt jumps? Probably not….right?
Well, it looks like Todd Lyons might have some other ideas about that.
Check out these shots of Todd kicking out the jams at the dirt jumps aboard the SE Big Ripper. (They’ve been circulating around the internet for the past couple days and definitely caught my attention.)
Who knew that you could shred like this on the Big Ripper?
And imagine the speed you could carry on these big wheels too.
Available in Black, Trans Green, Trans Red; these frames are full-on head turners.
Check the S&M site for full specs on both the 22″ and 24″ models.
S&M is investing big time into the bigger wheeled BMX scene…with two new school 24s, two 22″ frames and an already popular race 24…S&M is definitely not playing around!
The hints started trickling in early last week with a teaser shot of what they called “a next generation Liquid Feedback prototype frame.”
That was quickly followed a few days later with a pic of it all built up.
Accompanying the photo was the following write-up:
Liquid Bikes is excited to announce that we’re teaming up with our California brothers – Solid BMX. Hand crafted in California… just like the trails. More info, details, and availability coming soon!
This is pretty exciting news, given that Liquid has been on a bit of a hiatus since selling out of the last of its frames a while back.
A favorite among big wheel bad-asses like Buddy Sardenga, CMC and owner/operator, Jeremy Combs, it was sad to see the availability of Liquid Feedback frames dry up some time ago.
Thankfully, it appears that dry spell is about to change and Liquid frames are going to start flowing back to the public very soon.
Looking forward to hearing more about this story as it develops.
The world’s largest (and most fun) BMX group ride is about to get the full-on documentary treatment.
A teaser dropped earlier this week featuring none other than the OM himself, Scot Breithaupt talking about his experience –“I love the freedom, being on the bike”– riding in the 4130 Subway Series.
Even though there seems to be an almost endless supply of color options these days (for both bikes and components) sometimes you run into a situation where, for whatever reason, your preferred color is not offered as an option by the manufacturer.
What’s a rider to do?
For the enterprising sort, this is their opportunity to customize their ride and get the work done to make their bike something that really stands out from the crowd. Whether it’s rawing out a frame or getting a custom color, this is where a rider’s individuality can really shine.
I’ve come across a couple examples of this lately that really caught my eye.
The first one is Nic Galvan’s custom candy-apple red Sunday Model-C. I spotted this from a distance at Austin’s 9th street trails and thought at first it might be a Trans-Red S&M Dirt Bike. Upon closer inspection, and chatting with Nic, I learned that he had it custom painted. The picture doesn’t do it justice but this bike looked so cool! A headturner for sure!
The second is Jesse Klein’s DK Professional V2 24. (Jesse actually works at DK so it’s kinda cool that he’s still looking for ways to add some “extra cool” to his rides.)
In addition to going for a custom yellow color, Jesse cut some vinyl to make some one-off DK logos, gave it a quick hit with a sandblaster, then some powder coat to essentially “brand” his bicycle (vs. the traditional frame stickers). You can read a bit more about the process in this thread on BMXMuseum. It looks so trick!
Here’s a shot of the complete bike.
Pretty stoked on these rides.
Hope to see more of this kind of customization in the future!
Who knew that you could shred like this on the Big Ripper?
cruiser revolution 