Encore Bikes is down with the big wheels
Encore Bikes is a Canadian BMX Brand (available through Brink Distribution) that offers completes that they claim “reflect the most current trends in BMX.” In taking a look at their lineup, it really...
View Article26″ Skyway T/A is alright for wheelies
News and “sneak peek” shots of the 26″ Skyway T/A continue to show up on the various social media feeds. Here’s a nice shot of it that I spotted earlier today (on Ed Ferri’s feed, I believe). We’ve...
View ArticleMacneil just wants to cruise
Even though we’ve already documented that 26″ cruisers were having a moment…and their moment in the sun seemed to have some legs…it was a bit of surprise to see that Macneil Bikes had — in a pretty...
View ArticleRace Inc. returns
Race Inc., an iconic BMX brand, was a mainstay in the BMX world back in the late 70s to the early 80s. Now, some 40 years later, Race Inc. is back with new modern race frames…all sporting the iconic...
View ArticleAn uncommon approach to the 24
Commonground Bikes has taken a decidedly uncommon approach to spec’ing their flagship 24″ bike. While many companies have followed the path (made famous by Sunday with the Model C) of building scaled...
View ArticleTop ten of 2015
So, we find ourselves here again…the end of the year. As always, I like to take a look back at some of the top cruiser news on this, the final day of the year. (Granted, the list took a hiatus last...
View ArticleCurtis Bikes’ unconventional cruiser
I shared an early photo of this Curtis cruiser frame last week on the Cruiser Revolution Facebook page. Curtis Bikes had taken an unconventional approach to this custom cruiser frame so my interest was...
View ArticleSneak Peek: 2016 DK Cygnus cruiser
Ever since we got the first look at DK’s 2016 race cruisers, we’ve been waiting anxiously to get a peek at the more “freestyle-y” Cygnus cruiser. Well, the wait is over. The 24″ Cygnus comes in two...
View ArticleSneak Peek: Another Tribute Bikes teaser
We got the first photo tease of the new Tribute Bikes Prototype cruiser back in April. They’ve been busy working on and testing the Prototype since then. Today, Tribute released photos of the latest...
View ArticleLa Casa rolls out 22 and 24″ wheel sets
A few months back, Brink Distribution (a wholesale distributor in Canada), piqued our interest when they announced that they would be carrying both 22 and 24″ complete bikes from Encore in their...
View ArticleCurtis Bikes’ unconventional 24 in action
Last month, we had the good fortune of checking out the unconventional custom cruiser that Curtis Bikes had built for one of their clients. As you’ll recall, it featured a 22″ top tube, 14.9-15.3″...
View ArticleSpying a nice Stout build
Matt at STOUT Bikes has been producing great custom frames (as well as forks and handlebars) out of his Texas shop for some time now. We’ve featured his work before…Buddy Sardenga‘s super-cool...
View ArticleSneak Peek: 24″ Speedco carbon frame
While the “carbon footprint” of 20″ race frames shows no signs of slowing down, people racing cruiser have had to sit along the sidelines for a long time waiting for their turn. Granted, Prophecy BMX...
View ArticleBike shops are down with the WTP Avenger
It goes without saying that you should support your local bike shop whenever you can. This is even more true if you have a cool bike shop in your area that supports BMX. And if that shop stocks...
View ArticleSutty’s custom Invictus Bikes cruiser
UK rider, Roy “Sutty” Sutton spotted our recent post on Curtis Bikes’ unconventional cruiser and decided to drop us a line about another custom frame builder in the UK that will “build anything you...
View ArticleScoping out the SE STR-29
Well, the cat’s out of the bag. Todd Lyons had been dropping hints leading up to the Spring Fling in Florida (that happened this past weekend). He had something special that he wanted to showcase. And...
View ArticleFinding that Commonground
Back in December, we had a look at Commonground Bikes‘ uncommon approach to the 24. As you might recall, rather than taking the well-trodden path of many other companies…that is, scaling up a bigger...
View ArticleMcGoo reaches for some Commonground
Seemingly right on the heels of our last post on Commonground Bikes (Finding that Commonground), an industry icon has thrown his support behind the Commonground concept. Who is this industry icon you...
View ArticleYess introduces belt drive cruiser
The Yess BMX belt drive race bike, powered by the Gates Carbon Drive system, got a lot of hype last year. It was definitely a big departure from conventional BMX drive trains. When I finally got a...
View ArticleLairdframe celebrates its 200th frame
Mike Laird made a name for myself as a BMX Pro but these days he spends most of his time making high-end custom frames that bear his name. And those frames might just end up having a bigger impact on...
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