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Bobby Parker’s Burly Park session

5 08 2014

Bobby Park just dropped this video of a Burly Park session in Burlington, Iowa.

Entitled Dramatical Model C the video offers surprisingly little drama…instead, just clips of straight-up shredding.

I have no problem with that.

Enjoy.

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Tags: Bobby Parker, Burly Park, Sunday Model-C
Categories : Freestyle, New School, Skatepark

First look: Subrosa 26″ Malum

5 08 2014

The Subrosa 26″ Malum is a new addition to the Subrosa lineup for 2015.

It features a full chromoly frame (with an ovalized downtube) paired up with full chromoly forks and handlebars (7″ X 28″).

In terms of geometry, the frame sports the following specs:

72 degree head tube
73 degree seat tube
22″ top tube
16.65″ chain stay
14.75″ standover height

You can find the rest of the specs here: 2015 Subrosa lineup.

Not too shabby but I’m not sure if I dig this as much as last year’s offering from Subrosa: the DTT TTWOFOUR frame and fork.

Word on the street the DTT TTWOFOUR is no more for 2015.

Which is a bit of a shame really because that frame was one of the more unique frames on the market last year. If Subrosa decided to offer that as a well-spec’d complete…now that would be something!

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Tags: 2015 Subrosa complete lineup, Subrosa 26 inch Malum, Subrosa DTT TTWOFOUR
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School

Stop the presses: a 26″ custom Trail Boss

29 07 2014

Hot damn…this is one awesome looking bike.

Standard Bykes built up this custom 26″ Trail Boss for artist Chris Piascik and featured it a short while ago on their Facebook feed.

I’m actually kinda speechless about this bike, I’m digging on it so hard.

(pic from Standard Bykes Facebook feed)

I don’t have all the particulars on it, geo-wise, but Standard has said in the comments regarding this bike that:

If we get a few guys into ordering these we’ll do a “stock” run of them…which means regular stock pricing!

Stock pricing? This bike is getting more tempting by the minute.

I have to stop looking at the picture.

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Tags: Chris Piascik, Custom 26" Trail Boss, Standard Bykes
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School

Sneak Peek: 2015 Fairdale Taj Cruiser

17 07 2014

Fairdale Bikes recently put out a preview of their 2015 lineup and part of that preview included the 2015 Taj Cruiser.

The Taj is now in an eye-catching red and features Odyssey grips, seat, pedals, brakes and levers. It will be available as a complete and as a frame and fork kit.

And while complete specs and geometry will be released later (probably around Interbike in September, I’m guessing) the preview does promise that the Taj Cruiser features:

“Wheelie Poppin’, Curb Hoppin’ Track Certified Geometry.”

That’s good enough for me.

Check it out.

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Tags: Fairdale Taj Cruiser, Taj Mihelich
Categories : Freestyle, New products, street, Trails/Jumping

The nerd herd: RL & Buff

12 06 2014

A staple in the legendary 80s BMX mag, BMX Action, RL Osborn and Mike Buff could always be counted on for getting rad and doing whatever it took for a great photo.

According to 23mag.com,

As the “Nerd herd”, R.L. & Buff were vital in setting BMX trends during the 80’s, from jumping styles in bike tests to the 4×4 vehicle craze, to clothing fashions and hairdos.

Whether that meant Buff hitting the quarterpipe on a Robinson 24 (“a serious race bike”)

Or RL, laying down some serious roost in this two-page shot for a 24 shootout, they brought the heat every month.

And, with their riding captured by the equally legendary photographer/editor Bob Osborn, these photographs really stand the test of time.

Not a bad way to spend this “throwback thursday”, thinking back to this era and the impact these dudes had on it.

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Tags: 23mag.com, BMX Action magazine, Bob Osborn, Mike Buff, Nerd Herd, RL Osborn
Categories : Freestyle, Old School

Sneak Peek: SE 24″ Quadangle Freestyle

5 06 2014

SE Bikes has been busy over the last day or so dropping teaser/sneak peek photos of some of their upcoming 2015 lineup.

One bike, in particular, is creating a lot of buzz…the new 24″ Quadangle Freestyle.

Sporting classic Oakley B-1B grips, front brakes, detangler, 80s-style white tires…this bike will pull at the heart strings of any old school BMX fan.

Keeping the bike era-correct, SE dispenses with the standard Landing Gear forks and has opted for…wait for it… Standing Gear forks (with the built-in platforms).

And if you’re going to go to the trouble of putting on Standing Gear forks, you gotta go with the frame platforms too, right?

SE doesn’t disappoint.

Boom!

Here’s a close-up of the frame’s standing platforms.

You might recall that Rockabilly Jay whipped up a sweet custom SE Quadangle cruiser back in 2009. That was impressive.

But this takes the whole retro revival thing to a new level.

Granted, it looks like a top-tube platform was not included…which is a bit of a misstep…bikes of the era (that this bike is supposed to emulate) almost always had top tube platforms.

Other than that though, the attention to detail…Oakley B-1B grips, Standing Gear…you name it….Todd Lyons and the SE crew get full points for going the extra mile on this one…this is one cool bike.

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Tags: 2015 SE Quadangle Freestyle cruiser, Oakley B-1B, Rockabilly Jay, SE 24" Quadangle Freestyle, SE Standing Gear forks, Todd Lyons
Categories : Freestyle, New products, Old School

Sneak Peek: 2015 Sunday Model C AM Plus

3 06 2014

Sunday Bikes put out an early look at their 2015 lineup of completes this week.

The 24″ that made such an impact to the cruiser world when it was introduced (so many years ago), the Model C, is still in the lineup.

Listed as the Model C AM Plus now, it hasn’t departed too much from last year’s model, with the exception of a new look for 2015. There’s a lot more chrome this time around, including chrome handlebars and forks.

Here’s some of the key specs:

FRAME: 22″ TT, Chromoly Down Tube and Head Tube
FORK: 24″ Fork w/ 2PC Chromoly Steerer Tube and Dropouts
HANDLEBAR: 24UMPH XL Replica 7.75″ x 28″, 12° Back, 4° Up
STEM: Sunday Freeze Top-Load Stem 52mm
BRAKES: Odyssey Springfield
GRIPS: Odyssey Gary Young Signature
SEAT/SEAT POST: Sunday Tripod
SPROCKET: Sunday , 25T, Steel
CRANKS: 175mm, 3-piece, Chromoly
PEDALS: Odyssey Twisted PC
RIMS: Sunday Lightning Rim 36H
FRONT HUB: Sunday, Sealed, 36H, Female 3/8″ Axle
REAR HUB: Sunday, Sealed, 36H, 10T
TIRES: Innova 24 x 2.125″ (F & R)

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Tags: 2015 Sunday Model C AM Plus, sneak peek, Sunday bikes
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School

Feeling Moody on a Monday

2 06 2014

How’s this for a Monday pick-me-up?

Joseph Moody laying out some style aboard a Mongoose prototype (that I’m pretty sure would later become the Mongoose Thrive) in San Francisco.

I saw this picture a while back and filed it away in a mental file to use it in the future. When it popped up again in Moody’s Facebook feed, I knew I had to share.

Joe’s backstory makes this even more rad.

As you might remember from a previous post, it was through riding BMX that Joseph Moody discovered that he had cancer…and it was by riding BMX that he was able to beat it.