Back in October, we checked out some great shots of Buddy Sardenga busting out his Beelzebike the 20 666 ‘er at the Allied Compound in Manor, Texas (just outside of Austin).
Now we’ve got some video.
Not only do you get Buddy shredding (big beard, big bike, white helmet and red Vans) but also Vernon from Indust riding one of his 22 inchers and Hippie Josh who handled the majority of the filming (along with riding).
Looks like good times at a super fun spot.
Back in November, pictures of the new InDust Cuatro 24 were making the rounds on the Internet.
Now it looks like some refinements have been made to the geometry.
Most notably a slacker head angle (presumably to make it more stable at high speeds when riding trails) and a lower seat tube.
Stout Bikes (the company manufacturing the frames) let the cat out of the bag with some spy photos on their website the other day.
These are looking really good. No word yet on when these will be released but I suspect it will be in limited quantities when they do.
Check out the InDust Facebook page or their webpage for all the latest developments.
The 22″ wheel movement has suddenly taken an interesting turn with the news that S&M is testing a prototype frame and tires.
In 2010, I did a post called 22″ bike: could you lose a couple inches? that generated a bunch of discussion on the pros and cons of the wheel size.
Back then I said (in the comments section) that having a single source supplier for all things 22″—Faction was the only company at the time offering 22″ stuff—would “hurt the cause”.
Now with companies like InDust offering 22″ frames and Standard building custom one-offs, the 22″ movement is starting to pick up some more momentum.
S&M is already offering 22″ forks as a custom option but has shied away from manufacturing frames till now.
With this new prototype it looks like S&M is about to jump into the 22″ scene with both feet. And by doing so, it looks like the 22″ option suddenly has a whole new level of legitimacy.
Just spotted this in a Ridemonkey thread tonight….CMC‘s new InDust Cuatro 24 prototype build.
Made by Stout Bikes in Texas, and billed as “a 24 inch BMX frame with aggressive geometry built for the aggressive rider”, this looks like one serious shredding machine.
Frame specs (according to the Ridemonkey thread, may not be final):
Not sure what the plans are for a production run of these but I’m definitely interested in hearing more about this frame.
If you want to find out more about the InDust Cuarto, check out the InDust site or the related Ridemonkey thread.
cruiser revolution 