Demolition just unveiled their brand new 26″ rim, the Zero rim! Demolition makes some of the best 20″ BMX rims so I can only expect the same quality coming from their bigger counterpart. This is great news for us as our 26″ quality rim options start to dwindle down. Here’s what Demoltion has to say about these:
“Our Zero rim has been around over a decade due to it’s strength and lightweight construction. It is now available in 26″ with a double-wall design, 2 vertical ribs and welded seam for more rigidity!
36-Hole
Double-walled
Welded seam to stay secure and durable
Rim Depth: 12mm
Width: 31mm
ERD: 539
Weight: 24.7 oz / 700 grams (Black)
Weight: 25.4 oz / 720 grams (Chrome)”
At $80-$110 per rim, this is an expensive but quality option for serious tricks. Remember though, you get what you pay for. Check them out here!
Santiago De Chile showing out! Really cool team mix from Team Volar featuring a grip of riders not on my radar yet. If you know me, you know I love seeing riders that I’ve never heard of before. Love the effort that went into this and there’s some really solid biking going on throughout. Excited to see more!
Sad news for the scene, but the Master store is shutting it’s hypothetical doors on Setember 4th for an indefinite amount of time. This isn’t forever as Master says they still plan on launching a Courttek V2 and other parts, but for the time being you will not be able to buy any more Master parts, so I highly suggest you stock up now and buy some stuff.
In today’s episode I linked up in person with Zach “ZLOG” Hoffner, a very important figurehead in the early + mid Seattle Fixed Gear scene and a player in the popularization of Fixed Gear as a whole. We dig into Fast Friday, The Revival, ZLOG Blog, and much more. Thanks for coming on the show Zach!
Since the new Ruff frames came out, Pizza has said goodbye to his iconic blue Ruff sample build. Here’s one last gallery and sendoff to commemorate it 🫡
Been waiting on this one!! Perfect timing too with the new frame drop. The whole Ruff crew sans myself got out to Idaho to eat some real potatoes and do some real bike tricks. This is one of the hardest hitting crews in Fixed Gear and while the spots in Boise weren’t anything too crazy, they made due and still got some really great tricks out there. Some of my personal highlights were Jacob’s 3:19 wheelie, Corey’s DANGEROUS wheelie to railhop at 8:30, Chase and Matt’s rock tricks at 14:15, Chase’s rail trick at 16:24, and Corey’s nosie to water to end it all. Such a fun video with a great soundtrack. Oh, and to top this all off, they got a legend to come out and dust his bike off: JONATHAN DAVIS! 9 years off the Fixed Gear bike and this dude hasn’t lost a step. Still some of the best tables and tuck nos around. Such a fun element to add!
New piece from 84Kick is really cool. I haven’t heard the name Kerry Kimura much, and this surprises me given his style and abilities. He’s smooth, stylish, and creative. Kerry clearly has a Teppei influence (not mad at all about it) cause this dude is NICE with the skids. Overall, this was just a super refreshing watch and that leg over skid 180 at the end was SO DIALED!
BREAKING NEWS. The extremely highly anticipated Ruff Glimmer framesets are officially LIVE! I can confidently say that these are some of the highest quality frames I’ve had the pleasure of riding and both looks wise and geometry wise, you will not be disappointed.
With each frameset you get an option of either a black or chrome fork and the frames are available in 3 colorways: Dark Black (decals by Matt Spencer), Really Raw (decals by Corey San Agustin), and Gang Green (decals by Jackson Bradshaw). The decals on each colorway came out so great and if I wanted to buy one, I would personally have a very hard time choosing one.
Here’s what Ruff has to say about the Glimmer frames along with specs:
“You know when you have that ride: an epic adventure exploring a new city, a heavy session with a big crew, or maybe just a solo cruise in the neighborhood hitting curb cuts and your go-to spots? It’s the ride that completely consumes you and is both energizing and freeing. Maybe it disrupts something that you’re doing or thinking that isn’t settling, offers you an opportunity to catch up with someone you haven’t seen in a bit, prompts you take a different route and come across something new, or maybe just gives you some space to be in your head with your own thoughts and recharge.
All of these moments are essential parts of what draw us to pick up our bikes and keep pedaling. To us, a Glimmer is that moment when you recognize that you are present, focused, when the volume of everything else around you is silenced, and all that you are doing is riding your bike.
The frame and fork geometry was test ridden for three years and refined by Matt Spencer, Jackson Bradshaw, Chase Davis, Johnathan Ball, Chase Henley, and Jacob Ruff. We are really stoked to be able to share this bike! Both frame and fork are proudly made in Taiwan.”
Frame Specifications:
4130 heat treated chromoly tubing
2.35″ (60mm) max rear tire clearance
125mm tall head tube for use with standard integrated headset
Lots to check out on there, so i suggest poking around the new site and checking out some rider and product pages. Keep that Glimmer going and check out all of the above at Ruffbike.co!
Resist just dropped their two recent forks in a black colorway! Buying the 26″ version gets you a free pair of pegs too. At $169, that’s not a bad deal at all. Cop the 700c version here and the 26″ version here!
Today we officially have our first recurring guest, Jackson Bradshaw! Myself and Deacon connected with Jackson in person while we were all in Oregon to have a casual chat about Last Try, inspirations, bike parts, and much more. Enjoy!
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