As part of their Vintage Series line of bikes, Haro is rebooting the iconic FST as a 24-inch model.
Tricked out with mag wheels and tanwall tires, this bike strikes all the right retro visual cues.
That being said, there doesn’t seem to be any details on geometry and specs at this point but word on the street is that these will hit shops and mail-order companies some time in June.
Personally, I’m hoping they can get Brian Blyther onboard to blast a couple airs, like on this old Freestylin’ cover, but this time on the 24.
Along with it, a rowdy BMX contest that never disappoints. From the rad riding to catching up with old friends, it’s a event not to be missed.
This year was no different.
Qualifying rounds on Saturday were crazy. Drew Bezanson had already set the pace with a run that began with him dropping in from the ceiling.
The Sunday finals were going to be nuts.
In between all that were all things that make the BMX community so great. Hanging with friends, reminiscing about past exploits, poking fun at one another.
On Sunday, I caught up with Joe Cicman of TwoFourFlat fame. He was taking care of business over at the Flat comp going down at the other end of the Bicycle show building. We had a good chat before he had to compete again and I had to run off to catch the park finals. (That’s me, Ed, on the left; Joe on the right.)
Back at the Park Finals, things were heating up big time. Banger after banger trick…it was pretty crazy.
Then the final heat.
Drew B. shimmies up a pole and uses a makeshift pulley to get his bike up to the ceiling. He tiptoes across a ledge by the windows at the top of the building. The ledge does not look as if it is even as wide as his shoes.
Then the unthinkable happens. As Drew goes to set up, he loses his footing and falls straight to the ground…his fall barely softened by the bottom of a ramp’s transition.
Unbelievably, he springs to his feet. Like a scene from a Rocky movie or some old Evel Knievel footage, he looks to the judges and makes a hand gesture to the judges saying, “One more.”
He climbs up again…sets up and boom!
270 drop-in from pretty much the top of the building.
So good.
Keeps your eyes peeled for the rest of the contest footage, you will not be disappointed.
Although I can get as bike-nerdy as the next guy looking at a custom-built bike, I think seeing that same bike doing what it is designed to do–in action–is that much cooler.
If the word on the street is to be believed, it looks like it’s going to happen. In the mean time, I guess we’ll have to sit tight until we hear about a release date.
Pretty stoked to see this added into the assortment of high-end tires available for new school 24s.
If there was ever a city in need of a good indoor bike park it would be Ottawa. The capital of Canada, Ottawa is the home of often brutally cold winters. Folks, it gets cold as balls in Ottawa.
Thankfully, some forward thinking folks have put a plan in place to deal with this. The Epic Indoor Bike Park is a 53,000 square foot facility that will feature pump tracks, advanced jumps, ramps and a bunch of other good stuff to keep a rider occupied. Super-tech rider Steve Moxley is even helping out with design and hammer swinging…so you know someone is keeping an eye out for the details.
Based on all the sneak peeks popping up, this place looks like it is going to be a lot of fun.
I expect to see a very long lineup of folks trying to get in when it opens on its yet-to-announced opening day in February.
Until then, check out this promo video that was released earlier this week.
(For more background on the park, check out this recent article in Mountain Life magazine.)
At the time, this frame was being promoted as a full cro-mo version of the frame on the Model C complete, at a more affordable pricepoint than the Wave-C frame.
This frame is exactly those things. Gone are the wave tubing and wishbone back end of the Wave-C but what remains is a frame that shares the same geo of that iconic frame but is much more accessible to the masses.
Trent Brocker has built one of these frames up and it looks pretty dialed!
I think we’ll start seeing more of these frames built up very soon!
For full specs and information on this frame, check the Full Factory site.
Stolen Bikes and MultiCam have collaborated on a one-of-a-kind cruiser that will be donated to Crye Precision’s annual SHOT Show silent auction. This auction benefits various military special operations charities.
What makes this bike so cool
Stolen worked with American Firearms in La Habra, Californa who hydrographically dipped the Stolen Gold frame/fork and Cell bar in the MultiCam pattern. MultiCam provided some 500D heavy-duty material for the handmade Pivotal seat. Spartan Village of Gainesville, Virgina provided the custom StlnBikes/MultiCam/Infared headtube patch.
The rest of the specs: Frame: Stolen 24” Gold model frame w/ post production heat-treated (P2) 4130 Chromoly butted tubing Fork: Stolen 24” Gold model 100% w/ P2 Chromoly tubes Handlebar: Stolen Cell model 8” P2 Chromoly Grips: Stolen Loot flanged w/ Vortex barplugs Stem: Stolen Stratos high-rise top load Headset: Stolen Insider sealed, integrated Bottom Bracket: Stolen Revolver MID Sealed Cranks: Stolen Talon, 3 pc, 48 splined 4130 Chromoly Sprocket: Stolen 25t Eternity Ring Chain: Stolen Balland-chain, half-link Wheels: Stolen 24” Rebellion sealed with 10T driver,female axles Tires: Stolen 24” Joint HP, Tanwall Seat: Stolen Kushion Pivotal handmade w/ 500d MultiCam top Weight: 27.2 lbs
You can check out the STLNBIKES X MULTICAM bike during the SHOT Show at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Jan. 20-23, 2015 at the Crye Precision booth #32403 . (You need to be present at the SHOT Show in order to place a bid.)
They say that all good things must come to an end.
Well, it looks like TwoFourFlat 6 (which dropped in December) was the end in the impressive series of big wheel flatland edits from Joe Cicman and Danny Sarkin.
Here’s a lookback at some of the highlights leading up to the final installment.
cruiser revolution 