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Johnathan Ball – Ruff Bike Check 2024

As I mentioned when I posted up my Resist announcement last week, here’s a photo bike check and breakdown of the current Ruff whip I’m rolling on. This is genuinely my favorite iteration of all my 26″ builds so far both looks wise and feel wise. It gets me stoked to ride whenever I just take a look at my bike. Breakdown and full gallery after the jump:

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JBall Welcome To Resist Interview!

Starting off the new year with some big news, I am officially part of the Resist Bikes 2024 team! We have some exciting things in the pipeline, but for now just check out my welcome interview with them here. Big thanks to Resist for the support, I’m honored to be the first on the team!

Look out this week for a full bike check of my current Ruff build on here.

Volume Prototype Stem Review

While I haven’t shared any pictures yet of my new Ruff build yet, i thought I’d show off the stem I’ve been running first. Volume was kind enough to send over one of their prototype stems for me to try out and review. Click into the post for full thoughts and gallery, lets go!

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Max Corcoran – Courttek Bike Check

Although that FOAD already posted a video bike check of Max’s Courttek, I thought I’d still share a photo breakdown of his extremely dialed Master Courttek build. A perfect mix of commuter and trickster. Full breakdown and gallery in the post!

Also reminder to watch his LA trip edit HERE

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Marco Marquez Master Frameset Closer Look

As we all know, the new Master 2023 frames dropped and are some of the most interesting colorways fixie has seen to date. Oscar Lopez sent over this gallery that gives us a closer look at all the details on Marco’s “GHVST RIDER” colorway plus a look at his current whip. Click into the post for the full gallery and snag a frame here!

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MASTER 2023 HIGHTEK FRAMES, FORKS, AND BARS ARE LIVE!

GO GO GO. The brand new 2023 Master line of frames and components are officially up for purchase! Ranging from $559 – $669, Master is now offering each frame as a set for the first time ever. Headset included too!

5 frames, 5 incredible paint jobs. In the mix we’ve got Watcha Grimey Gold, Dizon Cerebral Lavender, Molina Faded Freight, Zendejas Clearest Blue, and Marquez Ghvst Rider. Here’s what Kareem had to say about the frames:

“This frame is made from 4130 heat treated chromoly and features an integrated headtube drilled for gyro tabs, gusseted top tube and down tube, Mid BB shell, butted seattube, removable U-brake mounts, and yoke style bb cluster for maximum chainring and tire clearance. The Master Hightek frame has the shortest FGFS wheelbase with full barspin clearance.”

If these framesets weren’t enough for you, Master is also offering more neutral colored 26″ freestyle Chopstick forks! Chrome is now sold out but black is still available at the time of writing this. Specs on this fork:

408 A-C

20mm Offset

165mm length threaded Steerer

Designed for 26″ wheels

Additionally to the frames and forks, Master has released a pair of 6.66″ 2-piece bars titled the Three-6 bars! Sporting nearly half an inch higher than all of their previous offerings. Specs on the new bars:

“Our new multi butted handlebars are back! Strong, light with perfectly styled bends.”

RISE 6.66″

WIDTH 29″

UPSWEEP 2.5°

BACK SWEEP 10°

MATERIAL Double butted heat treated 4130 CrMo

Lastly for the Trick Track and Track bike folk, the Turbo saddle rip titled the “Masterbo” saddle is live! Comes in some wild colors. Here’s what Master says about these beauties:

“Our new offering for the track crowd. Classic shape with grippy vegan suede cover.”

Through the Master website, you can basically now order an entire bike sans rims. Shoutout to Master for providing the products our scene needs to survive. Check out all of these wonderful items in their shop HERE!

2023 Master Hightek Line REVEALED!

The new batch of 26″ Master Hightek frames (dropping Dec. 2nd 3pm PST) has been revealed! These colors are looking absolutely NUTS. Probably some of the craziest colors a production batch of frames has ever offered. Available will be:

Jimmy Watcha – Grimey Gold

Miguel Zendejas – Clearest Blue

Matt Dizon – Cerebral Lavender

Gus Molina – Faded Freight

Marco Marquez – Ghvst Rider

Which one is your favorite?