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Live Mas! State Bicycle X Taco Bell Klunker Turns up the Heat

Get the hot sauce ready! Arizona’s own State Bicycle Co. is announcing a fun collaboration with the iconic Taco Bell to produce a limited edition…

Written by Ron Frazelle April 20, 2023

Don’t Look Down: Kriss Kyle Rides BMX in Hot Air Balloon-Suspended Bowl

“I was mountain biking up this horrible hill behind my house. It was a beautiful day – blue sky and pure sun. A thought popped…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan April 13, 2023

MOTO Pedals are Ultra Flat, Shin-Friendly, and Made of Wood

Berlin, Germany’s Moto Bicycle Innovations has released the MOTO Pedals – unique pedals that are super flat, have no bearings, and are actually made of…

Written by Ron Frazelle March 02, 2023

Éclat Exile hub brings disc brakes, fast cassette engagement to BMX bikes

Sure, there aren’t a lot of BMX bikes running disc brakes at the moment. But just like we’ve all seen on mountain then cross, gravel…

Written by Cory Benson February 08, 2023

Interview: Trudy Lindblade on the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – a £45 Million Mega Event

A few months ago, we were invited to the Scottish Mountain Bike Conference in Aberdeen where we had the pleasure of listening to Trudy Lindblade…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan December 28, 2022

WTP Chaos Machine Brings Disc Brakes to Freestyle BMX Bikes

WeThePeople are making waves in BMX with their new chromoly WTP Chaos Machine frame, making it the first-ever freestyle bike to get disc brakes. Or…

Written by Cory Benson December 06, 2022

Wahoo X UCI World Cycling Center Program Lets You Train Virtually & Win Real Life Prizes

Wahoo Fitness is bridging the gap between virtual and personal training, allowing athletes to peek behind the curtain to see how the world’s best train…

Written by Jordan Villella December 01, 2022

Yellow Yellow: The GT Pacifico Performer is an Ode to Cerveza

If you drink as much Pacifico Clara as I do, there’s a reason why you do it. Maybe it’s the beer itself, with its extremely…

Written by Sam Anderson November 30, 2022

Wolf Tooth Components Waveform Pedals Come in Two Sizes for Proportional Flat Pedal Grip

Grips, a dropper post, and now… pedals. Wolf Tooth Components has been extremely busy lately with a number of big product launches. Now they’re putting…

Written by Zach Overholt October 27, 2022

Wolf Tooth: Shaving Weight and Building Strength one Seat Post Clamp at a Time!

Own and love your blingy Wolf Tooth Components seat post clamp, but itchin’ to take it up another notch? Then check out their seatpost clamp titanium…

Written by Ron Frazelle October 06, 2022

Rocky Mounts GuideRail review: smart details make for a better tray-style hitch rack

Back in early August, I wrote about my first impressions of the Rocky Mounts GuideRail 2″. It’s now been two months, a boatload of bike…

Written by Ron Frazelle October 03, 2022

Mongoose resurrects Motomag: The ‘Most Iconic Wheelset’ in BMX History

We can think of many words for the Mongoose Motomag: groundbreaking, definitive, badass. Now the wheel that helped define BMX in its early days is…

Written by Sam Anderson September 21, 2022

Bas van Steenbergen swaps out MTB for BMX in ‘The switch up’

Bas van Steenbergen is at is again. In his latest cut, “The switch up,” the MTB pro takes his BMX bike out for a little…

Written by Jilli Cluff August 05, 2022

Wooden steed? Sam Pilgrim pedals custom mountain bike into oblivion

The world of mountain biking has its share of court jesters, but former freeride MTB world champ Sam Pilgrim just might take the cake. If…

Written by Jilli Cluff August 02, 2022

Lizard Skin’s Lever Grip, Out with Neoprene, in with New DSP!

Ahhh, the Lizard Skins brake Lever Grip… I remember it fondly. Those cool neoprene sleeves that slid over your brake levers, adding grip and comfort.…

Written by Ron Frazelle July 29, 2022

Unior BMX Pro Kit & BMX Tool Roll pack in all-in-one toolkits for singlespeed racers

Do you really need a BMX-specific toolkit… Unior Tool thinks so. Building on the popularity of their other recent Pro, Master & Home Kits, Unior’s…

Written by Cory Benson July 25, 2022

The Best name-brand bicycle deals for Amazon Prime Day 2022!

It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s Amazon Prime Day, which runs from July 12-13th this year. And while the direct-to-home retailer may be…

Written by Zach Overholt July 12, 2022

Privateer are developing an affordable Dirt Jump Bike

After sharing with us a sneak preview of Hunt’s Proven Carbon Wheelsets, the guys at sister-brand Privateer Bikes showed us their latest prototype; a Dirt…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan June 06, 2022

SE Bikes’ Newest ‘Beast Mode’ Ripper 27.5″ BMX is all Gold!

SE Bikes first teamed up with Marshawn Lynch about five years ago to create what they call the world’s first 27.5″ BMX bike. A bike…

Written by Mark Wilson June 03, 2022

Return of the Mongoose Hooligan – A 90s Classic BMX returns as a 29er

Mongoose has revived the Hooligan, a classic BMX from the 90s reborn with 29″ wheels. The so-called Big BMX is made for “riding the streets…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan May 09, 2022

Button up to party down? Wild Rye launches women’s MTB Spring 2022 collection

The Women’s Mountain Apparel Brand, Wild Rye – a women-founded, women-led, women-specific mountain bike, snow sports, and outdoor apparel company – is dropping its new…

Written by Chris H. Hadgis April 21, 2022

Video: Dillon Lloyd’s “Civilized” blends burly and tech BMX

You’ve gotta have arms like Popeye to pull off some of Dillon Lloyd’s moves… bunnyhop whips out of fakie manuals are one thing. But the…

Written by Steve Fisher April 20, 2022

Etnies clips into Camber CL, their first clipless MTB shoe

While they started in skateboarding, Etnies shoes has been in the BMX scene since the 90’s, and later joined the MTB world by sponsoring slopestyle…

Written by Steve Fisher February 25, 2022

Throw it back to Helltrack! Celebrate RAD’s 35th anniversary with GT Bicycles’ Rad Pro Series BMX

As a guy whose first email address was ‘crujonesisrad@Hotmail.com’, you can bet I was happy to grab this article about GT Bicycles’ new Rad Pro…

Written by Steve Fisher February 15, 2022

Video Roundup: Patrolling the UK (for the perfect table?), literally riding behind bars & more

We all love edits that make you want to hop right on your bike, and this week’s video roundup kicks off with Transition’s Ryan Middleton…

Written by Steve Fisher February 11, 2022

Video Roundup: 1000km on 40 minutes of sleep?! Plus BMX on rooftops, L.A. Sucks for Riding, More

Ever ridden until your legs are so tired you can’t clip in to your pedals and you start tripping out? Rupert Robinson has! You gotta…

Written by Steve Fisher January 21, 2022

Khothalang Leuta is ‘The Fastest Girl in the Village’ after learning to race on a Pump (track) For Peace

Just a few years ago, Pump For Peace built a pumptrack in Khothalang Leuta’s hometown of Roma, Lesotho – a mile high in the small…

Written by Cory Benson January 03, 2022

The Rise Partymaster V2 freeride frame gets stronger for bigger hucks than ever

The Rise Partymaster freeride frame, designed around 26″ wheels, has been updated purely for strength purposes, to give riders that extra peace of mind when…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan October 14, 2021

Sender Ramps release progression ramps for small, medium, and large sends

Sender Ramps has developed a new range of adjustable ramps for Mountain Biking, BMX, Scooters, and Skating, where the transition can be switched from flat,…

Written by Jessie-May Morgan October 14, 2021