Peter “Pdog” Ulbrich last caught our attention when he dropped a web edit featuring him bowl riding on a Big Ripper.
Well, he’s back again and taking his Big Ripper to the street, the track, the skatepark and just about everywhere else.
If you think a 29er is just for jumping curbs and cruising, this edit will change your mind.
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty stoked to see Liquid Bikes back in the game with the release of the Feedback V2 frame.
To remind everyone but how well Liquid frames handle in the dirt, Liquid’s Jeremy Combs posted some old footage of himself riding the Koala Trails on a prototype Liquid Feedback frame.
So rad.
Now I’ve seen everything.
The last time we caught up with Peter Ulbrich he was shredding a race track in a decidedly non racer-like manner (see This is where things go off the chain).
Now he’s back for a little skatepark/bowl riding on a 29″ wheel SE Big Ripper.
Yes, you read that right.
An SE Big Ripper.
With 29″ wheels.
Oh Man….
After a bit of a hiatus, Liquid Bikes has returned to the 24″ BMX scene with an updated version of its super popular Feedback frame.
Dubbed the Feedback V2, this frame is now being made in the USA by Solid BMX. It maintains the same proven geometry, but is lighter, stiffer and perhaps even cooler than the previous incarnation, in that it now features custom laser-cut bridges between the stays.
According to Liquid, the Feedback V2,
features newly designed chain stays that improve tire/sprocket clearance and stiffen the rear end compared to the previous version – all while keeping one of the shortest chain stay lengths in the 24″ market.
That’s in addition to some of the longest top-tube size options available: take your pick of a 22″ or 22.3″ top tube. Perfect for the taller rider…which, let’s face it, makes up a lion share of the 24″ BMX demographic.
Color choices for the Feedback V2 are Root Beer (trans-brown), Raw with clear coat and Satin Black.
Specs: Top Tube: 22″ or 22.3″
Bottom Bracket height: 12.7″
Chain Stay: 14.25″
Head Angle: 74 degrees
Seat Angle: 72 degrees
Other notables:
30 tooth max sprocket clearance
2.3″ rear tire clearance
Double butted top and down tubes
Externally butted seat tube
Custom laser cut seat stay and chain stay bridges
Non-removable u-brake mounts
Weight: 5 lbs
Check out liquid-bikes.com, which has also undergone a bit of a refresh, for the rest of the particulars.
Stoked to see Liquid back on the scene with some fresh gear.
TwoFourFlat 5 dropped over the weekend, and even though it’s been almost a year since #4, it has definitely been worth the wait!
The TwoFourFlat videos, perennial favorites around here, are produced by Joe Cicman and Danny Sirkin and showcase super dialed flatland riding on 24″ (and sometimes bigger) wheeled bikes.
This time they’re rolling on Sunday Wave-Cs and have made what I think is their best video to date. Tightly edited, with awesome flatland riding and a perfect background track to tie it all together, this edit is a definite “must-see”.
And, as a bit of bonus, Joe and Danny round the video off with clips of solid riding by some friends and a good outtakes section as well.
Check it.
Flatland fiends rejoice!
Joe Cicman sent a note about a week ago with news that another installment of the video series, TwoFourFlat was being filmed and would be released very soon.
Joe teams up with Danny Sirkin again in this fifth installment, for what promises to be another must-see video.
Looking forward to this!
(Check out the trailer below.)
Way ahead of his time?
You bet.
Ted Emmer shredded the Del Mar skatepark on a 24″… back in 1984!
This pic (from the first issue of Freestylin’ magazine) is all kinds of awesome.
And check out those wheels…custom 71 spoke Z-rims!
Wow, hard to believe that this little blog is still going strong after 5 great years!
So cool to think back to how the cruiser scene (and this site) has developed over the years…whether it’s the new bikes or new cruiser-specific aftermarket parts…the growing numbers of people switching over to big-wheeled BMXs…former riders “getting back on the horse” after following CR for a while…the great (and often funny) comments, discussions and messages…it’s all pretty awesome.
Thanks for rolling with me for all these years.
Cheers everybody.
Solid Bikes posted a picture a couple of days ago that had some people buzzing about whether or not they were producing a 22″ frame.
Turns out the frame in the picture was none other than the Solid Bikes-produced prototype of the new 24″ Liquid Bikes frame.
I’ve been looking forward to getting a closer look at this frame ever since I heard that a new Liquid frame was on the way.
Hopefully this means that we are getting real close to this frame becoming available to the public.
For more early pics of the Liquid prototype frame, check out this previous post from back in June.
And if you’re wondering if this frame can hold up to some serious riding…check out this clip of the trails that Liquid Bikes owner, Jeremy Combs regularly rides at (and a few quick clips of the new frame in action).
The story behind Ray Petro and his wild idea to build an indoor bike park (so he’d have a place to ride in the winter) reads like a Hollywood movie.
To this day, I’m still surprised that someone hasn’t jumped at the chance to make a movie about it.
Thankfully, as Ray’s MTB celebrates its 10th anniversary this season, the story of how Ray took his dream and made it reality is getting shared by a number of mainstream media outlets.
One of them is Start UP , a new television series that looks into the experiences of American entrepreneurs. They caught up with Ray at the Milwaukee location and do a great job of capturing how Ray managed to pull it off. A truly inspiring story.
(Nice to see some Taj Mihelich riding in the clip too.)
Watch for the segment to air sometime soon on your local PBS station.
Another good feature done on Ray’s MTB was published recently by the Akron Beacon Journal. The article includes a good interview with Ray, pictures and a short video to round out the coverage.
If watching or reading these accounts doesn’t inspire you to follow your dreams, I don’t know what will.
So awesome.
cruiser revolution 