Holy Moeller!
S&M released a picture today (on their Facebook feed) of their new Dirt Bike cruiser.
And I have to say, it’s making me a little giddy…and super anxious to get the (ahem) dirt on the new 24, in terms of specs and geometry.
But along with my excitement, I also have a bunch of questions:
Is this a new and improved version of the Fit CR24 frame (RIP)?
Was the decision to make a 24 influenced by Rockabilly Jay’s Dirt Bike-inspired cruiser?
When, oh when, will this go into production?
With the days getting shorter, time at the trails can be at premium.
What’s a BMXer to do?
Buddy and his friends in Texas seem to have found the answer.
The Lantern Ride.
Once a week, they ride till ten at night. Everyone brings a lantern (hence the name, Lantern Ride) and hangs it in a tree.
The owner of Liquor bikes was there recently and shot this pic of Buddy airing out over the double. Sweet!
Super-cool idea and great way to extend your time at the trails. I know it’s already got me thinking about buying a lantern or two (and maybe some night vision goggles).
For more pics from the Lantern Ride, check out the Liquor Bikes site.
Dear Fit CR24,
We had a good run.
Two great years.
In 2009, you caught my eye with your old school chrome frame. (I later found out you sometimes sported a badass black finish too…something that just added to your allure.)
Underneath that old school flair though beat the heart of a feisty new-school cruiser.
You liked it when I played rough with you. Always coming back for more.
As the seasons changed, so did we.
You could tell there were new competitors for my attention.
Not one to back down, in 2010 you hiked your bottom bracket to keep my interest. You knew it was all about the ride and this change made things more interesting and fun. It looked like you and me were going to make things last.
Sure, there were things about you that irritated me. You constantly “gave me the gears” with your rear cassette, hub issues.
But we made it work.
Buying you a few new things at the bike shop seemed to keep things good between us.
I thought we were going to make 2011 the best year ever.
Then suddenly you were gone.
I looked through the Fit catalog hoping for a sign, a note, anything….just something saying where you had gone.
But there was nothing.
Now all I have are these pictures of you.
Sure, take the year off…find yourself.
But let’s meet up again…say at Interbike next year…and see if we can’t make this work again.
The classic tabletop never gets old.
At the trails, off a curb or at the skatepark…it’s all good.
Wayne Keller with a cool sequence shot of a skatepark table.
To see the tabletop sequence in action, check out the last few seconds of this vid.
The super-long hang five that starts the vid is pretty impressive too.
To see what else Wayne is getting up to check out his blog, carrot-bag.blogspot.com.
Hot damn!
Kory Drake with a clicked turndown.
Just a little inspiration for y’all as we head into the weekend.
Photo: Shelby Gibbs
For more info on Kory and how he sets up his ride, a Liquid 24″ , check out Liquid Bikes (where this photo ran first).
Seems like only yesterday that I started this little site about big wheeled BMXs.
Looking back, I’m stoked on how far it’s come.
Not a day goes by that I’m not learning something new or smiling (or laughing out loud) because someone posted a great comment.
You guys make it all worthwhile.
Cheers to you.
Update: A new picture courtesy of the “art department”, Andy D.
What people bring to the table can have a big influence on a situation.
For instance, when you bring a Sledgehammer to the table, you might just end up with a great trails photo.
Like this one.
Buddy with a big Texas table aboard his Volume Sledgehammer.
Photo by CMC
If you’re on Sunday Bike’s Facebook feed, you may have caught this video of Wayne Keller riding his local skatepark.
What you may not know, besides tearing up the skateparks, Wayne also has a thing for repurposing, remachining and generally customizing his parts for his ride.
Check out his stem. He carved the top off and engraved “Dork” on it. The cool paint job on both the stem and the sprocket are trick too.
His hubs are also attention-getting…painted in a “can’t miss this” orange.
To keep things fresh, Wayne’s redoing his bike at the moment and ditching the lime green and orange. He’s changing a bunch of his parts to different shades of grey.
Check out Wayne’s blog, carrot-bag.blogspot.com/ for more updates on the constantly evolving look of his Model-C.
Great to see people customizing their rides and making them their own.
As you may recall from a previous post, where Specialized debuted the new P24 at Sea Otter, Specialized has reentered the BMX world.
And it looks like they’re serious about it this time.
The P24, which we featured a prototype of earlier, has been out for a little while now and it looks like they’ve done a good job of spec’ing out this complete bike. Its got great geometry, Reynolds cro-mo construction (with a 21.6 top tube) and nice, big 7 1/2″ X 29″ bars. The components also look solid and it’s a fairly light at the 26 pound mark.
Buddy's personal P24 with Cruiser Revolution stickers
How does it ride?
As luck would have it, cruiserrevolution.com reader, Buddy, recently picked up a P24 for himself and shared his thoughts on it.
His first impressions?
Manuals like crazy….Went to our trails today,what a blast, like a rocket…
When asked how it compares to other bikes he’s ridden:
It feels better than any of those bikes to me. I think it’s mostly the size and geometry fits me very well, perfect, (I’m 6 feet tall).
Based on the specs (and Buddy’s feedback), I think we may have another contender to consider when shopping for a new complete.
These days with riders going off at the X-Games, the Dew Tour and in crazy web edits it’s easy to forget the simpler aspects of BMX.
Like cruising the neighborhood with friends.
Nothing quite replaces the joy of roaming the streets, hitting spots and feeling free as you roll along on your bike.
The 4130 Club has captured all those things in their monthly rides.
This is BMX in its purest form.
Respect.
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