cruiser revolution

Fresno Flashback

10 06 2016

Trent Brocker with some wallride action at park in Fresno…some time back in 2011.

(Pic poached from one of Trent Brocker’s social media feeds from the other day.)

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Tags: Fresno skatepark, Trent Brocker
Categories : Freestyle, New School, Skatepark

T-1 memories: big air on a cruiser

8 06 2016

Dig BMX has been posting up interviews with some of the legendary riders that have shredded the T-1 ramp over the years.

The latest installment in the series is the master of flow, Ruben Alcantara.

Being a close friend of Joe Rich meant Ruben — on his annual trips from Malaga to Austin — had unlimited access to the ramp while he was in town.

When Dig asked him,

“What were some of the craziest riding sessions over the years?”

I was surprised to see this being his answer:

So many. I remember one that was super fun. Joe was riding a 26” cruiser and was going so high. It was such a good day.

Wow.

Now, I don’t have to tell you how much radness Ruben has seen (or been responsible for) over his riding career.

It’s pretty awesome to learn –from a cruiser rider’s perspective — that one of the most fun sessions, with two of the most legendary riders you can think of, on one of the most legendary riding spots, in one of the best BMX cities in the US…went down on a 26″ cruiser.

Who woulda thunk it.

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Tags: 26" cruiser, Austin, BMX cruisers vert riding, Dig BMX magazine, Joe Rich, Ruben Alcantara, T-1 ramp
Categories : Freestyle, New School, Skatepark

SE and Public Enemy bring the noise

4 06 2016

The teasers were coming fast and furious over the past few days…but now it’s all been revealed!

SE and Public Enemy have gotten together and collaborated on something special: The Public Enemy Big Ripper!

https://vimeo.com/169231307

Built around the classic Big Ripper frame with its iconic floval tubing and looptail rear end, this collab bike is packed with tons of good stuff.

The Public Enemy Big Ripper sports the following:

Public Enemy (PE) logos throughout
Embroidered target logo on the seat
PE numberplate
PE padset featuring the groups’ greatest hits
PE x SE Bikes sticker sheet

I think SE and Public Enemy may have set the standard for collab bikes with this one!

Watch for these at SE dealers some in July (MSRP is $749 US)

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Tags: Public Enemy, Public Enemy Big Ripper, SE and Public Enemy collaboration, SE Bikes
Categories : New products, New School

26″ Morales flatland frame…I kid you not

2 06 2016

Well, this seems like one from left field…

A 26″ Morales flatland frame.

Yes, you read that right.

A frame just like the one Jesse Puente is riding on this 90s-era cover of Ride magazine …but in a 26″ model!

A BMX Museum member named GTeaser posted it up yesterday on one of the Museum’s forums.

According to GTeaser,

This frame was custom built by Craig Turner of Gary Turner BMX (GT Bicycles) and I must say, they did a flawless job. Craig is also currently constructing a 26″ Kore replica, zero offset, flatland fork to complete the frameset. I even had an ORIGINAL Morales cable hanger welded in that came from Bob’s warehouse. The frame/fork are 100% 4130 Chro-mo.

If the next thought you have after reading the above paragraph is,

“I wonder what Bob Morales thinks about this?”

Well, then my friend we are on the same wavelength.

But not to worry — at least according to GTeaser — Bob has given his blessing:

The project has had the full support of Bob Morales himself. I have been in contact with him during the entirety of the project and he expressly warranted me permission to use the Morales name. To the best of my knowledge this is the only 26″ Morales out there. This is a cruiser with cruiser geometry and is obviously not a purpose built flatland frame.

Pretty interesting.

Would love to see someone like Joe Cicman trying some modern-day flatland moves on this thing.

Looking forward to seeing this once it’s back from the chrome shop and all built up.

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Tags: 26" Morales flatland frame, Bob Morales, Gary Turner, Jesse Puente, Joe Cicman, Kore zero offset fork, Morales flatland frame, Ride Magazine
Categories : Flatland, Freestyle, New products, Old School

Sheepdog still snappin’ gates

27 05 2016

If you were on the Cruiser Revolution Facebook page earlier this week you may have spotted it.

If you weren’t, maybe it’s time to take a sec and check this out.

Former GT hotshoe — and BMX Action cover boy — Kevin “Sheepdog” Hull is back on the track.

The cool thing?

He’s doing it with the support of his former sponsor…Gary Turner (The “GT” from GT Bicycles).

He’s back out there snapping gates.

And pulling his comp.

It’s awesome to see.

I guess it just proves the adage:

You can take the Sheepdog out of BMX but you can’t take the BMX out of the Sheepdog.

(That’s how it goes, right?)

Pics: BMX Action magazine/Gary Turner/Heaps Photography

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Tags: Gary Turner, GT Bicycles, Kevin Hull, Kevin Sheepdog Hull, Sheepdog
Categories : Old School, Racing

When worlds collide

26 05 2016

SE has done a great job of promoting its 26″ Fat Ripper. They’ve even gone so far as to drop an edit of Todd Lyons — letting his freak flag fly — riding one in a wild web edit.

More recently, they’ve teamed up with BMX legend, Mike Buff, to release a Mike Buff tribute PK Ripper.

It’s a real looker…and certainly evokes the look of the early days of BMX, a time when Buff and RL ruled the freestyle scene.

Now, just to mix things up a little….

Buff and SE took a Fat Ripper and customized it to give it the look of the Mike Buff tribute PK Ripper.

The result?

Pretty fresh.

(Frankly, the only way this could be more eye-catching would be if they somehow figured out a way to make some Fat 26″ TUFF Wheels!)

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Tags: 26" Skyway Tuff Wheel, Mike Buff, SE Fat Ripper, Todd Lyons
Categories : Freestyle, New products, Old School

Rocco’s rad 24″ Altruiste frame

20 05 2016

I spotted @roccoq86 ‘s cool-looking 24 on Instagram this past weekend and I was instantly intrigued.

It was from a company that I hadn’t heard of before…Altruiste Bikes.

I decided I (we) needed to find out more about this frame.

I hit up Gabo from Altruiste and he gave me the lowdown.

Gabo has known Rocco for close to 10 years. Rocco used to ride for Doberman Bikes, a company that Gabo used to work for back in the day.

According to Gabo,

When he contacted me for a new frame, he already knew what he wanted; something very similar to what he was riding with a few geometry tweaks. The most important being the super short chainstays at 13.9”.

The geo that inspired this frame was already very new-school. We simply pushed it a bit further. It’s much lower, to help with tricks, and I think that in terms of feel it’s much closer to a 24”MTB than a bmx cruiser, and I think that’s where Rocco is most comfortable.

Geo/specs

Head angle: 74
Seat tube angle: 71
Top tube: 22”
Chainstay length: 13.9”
BB height: 12.65”
BB Drop: -8mm
Stack: 440.5mm
Reach: 438.5mm
Weight :4.75 lbs

The front end also got some special attention to increase strength/durability. Gabo says,

The large 44mm headtube is pretty cool, too. The 44mm headtube allows you to use a pressfit heaset with larger bearings for a stronger, more rigid front end. You can also get 44mm (or ”ZeroStack”) headsets in different stack heights to modify the geometry.

Pretty cool.

Rocco shreds on this frame so that increased strength in the front end is probably needed!

Gabo built up three of these frame (one being Rocco’s) so if you’re interested…you might want to hit up Altruiste, right quick.

As an added incentive, keep in mind that Altruiste Bikes is a Canadian company…so if you’re buying with American funds…you’ll get a sweet deal with the current exchange rates.

(Pics: roccoq86, @wrathofphil & altruiste_bikes)

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Tags: Altruiste Bikes, Custom 24inch cruiser, Dirtjumping, roccoq86, Tailwhip
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School, Trails, Trails/Jumping

So I spotted Big Foot

16 05 2016

The Gary Turner Big Foot 24 caught our eye a while back (at the time we shared a pic of the frame on Facebook)…but just the other day I spotted it — all built up — over at BMX Museum.

As you might recall, the specs on this elusive beast are befitting of its name…it’s 24″(!) top tube is the first indicator of that!

Rob LaMielle is the proud owner of this fine build.

In keeping with the super-sized frame, Rob kitted it out with —what else— big bars!

9″ Supercross bars just seem so right for a 24″ built for a giant.

As far as the rest of the frame specs go, the Gary Turner site says they,

“took [their] already race-proven 24″ Pedaler Race frame and stretched it. We added strength to the front end by using .049 4130 American-made chromoly tubing.”

According to Gary, “stiff chromoly frames keeps you straight out of the gate” and there’s “no flex in this front end”.

Frame geo/specs:

Head Angle: 72 degree
Seat Angle: 71 degree
Chain Stay: 15.5″
Top tube: 24″ (23 and 23.5″ also available)

If you’re a bigger dude, this might just be the frame to check out.

Pop on over to the Gary Turner site for more details and ordering information.

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Categories : New School, Racing

S&M provides a clear choice

10 05 2016

Maybe you caught this over on the S&M page…but if you haven’t, take a look at this.

The S&M Speedwagon cruiser frame is now available in Gloss Clear.

Clearly, this is a hot-looking frame (sorry, couldn’t resist).

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Tags: Gloss Clear, S&M bikes, S&M Speedwagon frame
Categories : New products, New School, Racing

Whip out Wednesday?

4 05 2016

Granted #whipitwednesday is probably always going to be front and center on Wednesdays…but taking another peek at this clip (from a few years back) I think we could make the case for #whipoutwednesday.