Some tricks are timeless. The bikes and location may change but the feeling never does. Jim Bauer with classic style that spans two different eras of BMX. (Check out Bauer’s photostream on flickr for more.)
Same trick, two different eras
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Tags: BMX tricks, classic style, Jim Bauer, no-hander
Categories : Freestyle, New School, Old School, Trails/Jumping
Fit CR24 gets an update for 2010
16 09 2009Fit bikes just released their 2010 catalogue and it looks like the CR24 has been updated for the new year. Available in chrome (pictured) and black it looks like Fit has followed the lead of Sunday bikes and gone with a higher bottom bracket. We the People also went with a higher BB on their 2010 24″ Avenue. (I guess there’s no better vindication of Sunday’s pioneering move to update 24″ bike geometry than to have other big-name companies use it on their own models.)
I’m a bit suprised that the top tube length is now shorter…down to 21.25″. While not a significant difference, a large number of 24″ riders are the big side so making the rider area smaller seems to be a strange move.
Also, would it kill them to put some gold components on the black version? They’ve done it on some of their 20″ models and it really makes the bike look sharp.
I do like the chrome version though. It’s got that sweet, old school 80s vibe to it.
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Tags: 2010 We the People Avenue, 24" BMX, Chrome BMX, Fit CR24, Sunday bikes
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School, Old School, Trails/Jumping
Carbon’s footprint
8 09 2009The guy behind this number plate has BMX in his blood. He’s just as likely to sell you a cool t-shirt, crack a joke or go spend his vacation helping a community build a BMX track. If you spend any time racing in Southern Ontario you know who this plate belongs to. One of the good guys in BMX, Carbon’s footprint in Ontario’s race scene is huge.
Carbon’s also got a real flair for sticker placement.
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Tags: BMX number plates, BMX track, Carbon Copy, Carbon footprint, Cruiser class
Categories : New School, Old School, Racing
Sweet custom SE Quadangle cruiser
2 09 2009Every once in a while you come across something that makes you grin from ear to ear…this is one of those finds. Surfing the web one day, I came across this sweet custom SE Quadangle cruiser in one of Vintage BMX’s forums. Talk about retro-cool!
The owner, who goes by the handle, “rockabillyjay” describes his modifications as follows:
I added 990 mounts, cable stops, turned the forks into “Standing Gear,” clearanced the bottoms for some big pegs ( I wear a size 13) , made the top tube platform, and of course..a coaster brake tab. I didn’t do the rear frame standers since they always got in my way…and this was a looptail anyway.
To say rockabillyjay did a great job customizing his 24″ Quadangle is such an understatement. I think he may have set the bar for a lot of the new retro-cool builds popping up.
And every time I look at this I get a flashback to that old Freestylin’ cover from the ’80s with Todd Anderson jumping the car full of SE dudes. Awesome!
Check out Oldschoolmags.com for more flashback fodder from the 80s.
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Tags: 990 mounts, Freestylin' magazine, Old school BMX mags, retro-cool BMX, SE Quadangle cruiser, SE Standing Gear, Todd Anderson, Vintage BMX
Categories : Freestyle, New School, Old School
What’s Eben Krackau up to now?
18 08 2009Maybe riding his cruiser. That’s right…early 90s rider Eben Krackau has been bewitched by the siren call of 24″ wheels (Wow..sorry, that was laying it on a bit thick). Actually, beyond riding his Sunday Model-C, I’m not sure what he’s been up to. I just know that we’ve had a bit of dry spell in terms of good action shots lately, so I’m going to take this opportunity to feature Eben shredding on his 24″. Check out the Sunday site for more on Eben Krackau and his Model-C. Bam!
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Tags: 24" wheels, Eben Krackau, Good action shots, Shredding on a 24", Sunday Model-C
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School, Old School
Slash has an appetite for…SE Racing?
11 08 2009You never know what you’ll come across when surfing the interweb.
Like this picture here of Slash with a woodgrain OM Flyer (from SE Racing) on the US VERSUS THEM streetwear site. Are they hinting that a Slash-inspired 24″ is on the way?
It wouldn’t be the first time a cruiser inspired by an ’80s metal icon was on the market…remember the S&M Widowmaker? Yep, S&M and Dee Snider….now that was a match made in heaven. Speaking of which…when is Chris Moeller going to bring that back? I think the time is right.
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Tags: 80s metal icon, Chris Moeller, Dee Snider, S&M Widowmaker, SE Racing, Slash, Us versus them, Woodgrain OM Flyer
Categories : goofiness, New products, New School, Old School
CycleCraft is back
30 07 2009If you’ve been around BMX for a while, you know the CycleCraft name. Having faded from the scene for a number of years, it seemed to be one of those “whatever happened to…” companies from back in the day. However, all that has changed, with a recent change in ownership that seems intent on restoring some of the former glory back to CycleCraft. A recent thread on VintageBMX provides some details on how the new owners are trying to preserve the distinctive look of the bikes while updating them with modern geometry.
While the picture above (of the new 24″ prototype) isn’t the greatest, it clearly shows the new owners are on the right track with the new and improved CycleCraft. Now if they could just lure back Brian Foster (he used to ride for them)…well, then I think we’d have something magical.
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Tags: 24" prototype, Brian Foster, CycleCraft BMX, Vintage BMX
Categories : New products, New School, Old School, Racing, Trails/Jumping
Kicking it old school…or just kicking ass?
15 07 2009I don’t think words can describe how stoked I am on this video. If you remember the Haro team back in its heyday, you know how great that team was. So many awesome memories…It’s great to see these guys back in action.
I know I may have said that something else was possibly the best thing on YouTube, but right now this one takes the top spot for me.
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Tags: BMX Worlds Germany, Brian Blyther, Dave Nourie, Haro, Old school BMX, Original Haro freestyle team, Ron Wilkerson
Categories : Freestyle, Old School, Tomfoolery
Stompin’ Stu Thomsen is still the man
6 07 2009As America celebrated it’s proud history this past weekend, I got to thinking about some of the big names that made BMX history in the U.S. over the years. Perhaps none bigger is the man, Stompin’ Stu Thomsen. A dominant force in Pro BMX racing in the ’70s and ’80s, he was also no slouch at jumping.
Now in his 50s, the tenacity to win races is still there and his jumping ability doesn’t seem to have faded with age either. Check out this shot from last year’s NBL grandnationals. Stu flying into turn three with style to spare on his Redline cruiser!
For more on Stompin’ Stu, check out red-division‘s* write up on Stu’s recent appearance (and cruiser win!) at the ABA Midwest Nationals.
*red-division is in Spanish, so don’t forget to use “Google translate” when checking it out.
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Tags: ABA Midwest Nationals, BMX history, BMX jumping, NBL grandnationals, Pro BMX racing, Redline BMX cruiser, Stompin' Stu Thomsen, Stu Thomsen
Categories : New School, Old School, Racing, Trails/Jumping
Underestimated – best thing on YouTube?
2 07 2009In the last little while BMX has gotten pretty cliquey….you’re either a street rider or a flatland rider, freestyler or racer, someone with a seatpost or someone with a pivotal-thingie built into the frame. Not only that, you’ve also got blogs and forums seemingly dedicated to slamming new products produced by rider-owned companies (not that some don’t deserve it). It kind of makes me long for the days when riders dabbled a bit in every element of riding, and whenever you saw another rider you felt that instant connection…because you both rode…and it didn’t matter what or how.
It’s enough to bum you out…unless you come across something like this:
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Tags: BMX, freestyler, racer, Underestimated BMX video
Categories : Freestyle, New School, Old School, Racing, Trails/Jumping
cruiser revolution 
