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The Lounge / Re: Pokemon Go

« on: July 29, 2016, 09:52:00 AM »

i haven't seen her this happy since

Sounds like you need to step your dick game up, fam.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Euro/Interbike 2015

« on: September 23, 2015, 02:16:14 PM »

It baffles me that brands even bother attending these events.
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From a consumers perspective, Interbike may seem boring if there is not a ton of new, progressive stuff.....but from a brands perspective, its a great opportunity to connect with shops that are generally outside the BMX market and tell the story of why it's important to support BMX in store. While some brands are chilling in suites talking to dealers they already know, some are on the floor preaching the good word of BMX and making moves. Interbike is a reflection of current trends and if no one represented BMX at the show how do you think the average shop would perceive the BMX market? Sitting in a suite getting loose?

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The Bike Shop / Re: Odyssey Clutch or Eclat Blind?

« on: August 20, 2015, 03:00:01 PM »

Clutch by a long shot! The Blind is a mess!

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The Bike Shop / Re: Johnny Devlin Saves BMX

« on: August 17, 2015, 03:54:28 PM »

Is this out online, or is it only a purchase kind of thing?

I don't mind paying for a new DVD if I know that it's going to be good.  I'm thinking about buying the new Volume video just for that reason.

Pretty sure it is dropping on iTunes in a week or so. This and the Volume video are both worth it for sure.

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The Bike Shop / Johnny Devlin Saves BMX

« on: August 17, 2015, 03:10:11 PM »

How many of you salt licks out there watched the new Shadow DVD this weekend? Johnny Devlin is one hell of BMX rider. I thought Treys part was real good as well. Sick to see OG motha fuckin Seth Kimbrough still killing it and putting together a solid part.

Although some of the music was not the best, I give the crew props for clearing all music and supporting the artists.

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The Lounge / Re: Riders you pay attention to this day age

« on: June 03, 2015, 03:05:40 PM »

Pegless street riders all damn day!

Eric L - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74UBIRAYKw
Nico Badet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BubfOyjLysY
Josh Alderete - http://thecomeup.com/videos/josh-alderete-in-cults-small-talk-dvd/
Morgan Long - http://thecomeup.com/videos/morgan-long-2014-dans-comp-pro-team-video/
and one of the raddest mo fucka ripping the pegless game (along with one of the best riders ever).....
Trey Jones - http://thecomeup.com/videos/shadow-conspiracy-trey-jones-johnny-devlin-split-part/

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The Bike Shop / Re: New coasters (wtp + profile)

« on: April 17, 2015, 12:15:15 PM »

I've rode the Profile one a few times.... the whole pedaling back just to disengage it is way to weird for me.

That's how every coaster works. You always need to back pedal to get the full amount of slack.

Not like this one. I've rode a ton of coasters, this one is different for sure. Once you ride one you'll understand. If you hop on a yuhub style coaster you can do a curb endo and roll back with out having to get crazy with trying to get it to disengage, not this guy. Albeit weird as shit, it works very efficiently  and is crazy light.

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The Bike Shop / Re: New coasters (wtp + profile)

« on: April 16, 2015, 03:08:59 PM »

I've rode the Profile one a few times.... the whole pedaling back just to disengage it is way to weird for me.

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The Bike Shop / Re: When your Sunday Soundwave is cracked in 3 places, is all hope lost?

« on: February 24, 2015, 12:31:22 PM »

I don't know why people take such a moral stand against lifetime warranties. If companies wanted you to buy a new frame every 3 years then they would limit the warranty to three years.

Contact Full Factory. Get a new frame.

I've said it before.... by far the worst sales gimmick to ever happen to BMX. Don't you see any value in reinvesting into the company? Frames are one of the hardest things for shops to sell, why not present the opportunity instead of just taking money away from the manufacture? I can understand if it's a year or something but 3 years?

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The Bike Shop / Re: When your Sunday Soundwave is cracked in 3 places, is all hope lost?

« on: February 24, 2015, 10:17:49 AM »

I've been on my 21.25 Soundwave for the last three years and have found out Sunday have stopped making them in that size due to low demand.

Might be shit out of luck if a warranty replacement is needed for a frame in the same size.......

Might be shit out of luck on a warranty? Fuck you mean warranty, after 3 years? That shit has had it's time.... pay full price and support BMX rather than assume a frame breaking after 3 years warrants some kind of sympathetic replacement. 

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The Bike Shop / Re: Bmx is weird these days (subrosa x Wilson football)

« on: February 23, 2015, 09:44:38 AM »

ha..haa...HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Mark Mulville Off Subrosa, On Deluxe"

“After 4 years of riding for Subrosa, I’ve decided to part ways.
The move is on all good terms and I appreciate to the fullest all that Subrosa has done for me. It’s been an awesome ride and I want to say thank you so much to everyone involved for making me part of the family! I will, most definitely, miss the trips with the awesome group of dudes that make up the team. Always a good time with that crew!

I was waiting for this lol.

Suck dis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fABD-UEDZvc

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The Bike Shop / Re: When your Sunday Soundwave is cracked in 3 places, is all hope lost?

« on: February 23, 2015, 09:40:21 AM »

Turn to not starting pointless threads and go buy a new frame. What's really no bueno is riding a cracked frame for any amount of time, be safe and may your headtube be with you.

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The Bike Shop / Re: sunday stem slippage

« on: February 09, 2015, 12:05:08 PM »

I've ran a few of these stems without any issues. Painted ones as well. I'd say your bars are crushed mate.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: February 09, 2015, 12:03:34 PM »

also they have a great warrenty, and always have. thats the real clincher

their forks break, ive broken some, ive seen plenty of other people break them too, but theyre still deffos one of the stronger forks out there and yeah if you break em you should be able to get the replaced for free

The lifetime warranty in BMX is one of the worst marketing ploys in history. Do you honestly think a piece of steel should last a lifetime? More than a year?

Not only does it make people assume a fork should last forever, it kills shops.

Think about it like this... to complete with Odysseys marketing, every brand now has to slap on a lifetime warranty whether the company is doing it because they believe they will last that long or not . Now instead of shops getting a resale on forks a few years down the line, they will be handling warranty claims for little Timmy.

If you've ever worked at or supported a core or small shop, you know that every bit of income matters. BMX retail is based of consumable products, shit breaks or wears out.... buy a new one.

Imagine if you said "lifetime warranty on PC pedals." While you know that product surely wont last that long, imagine how many you can sell using that claim.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Steerer Tube Threading/Compression Bolt Size and Fork Failure

« on: February 06, 2015, 01:19:11 PM »

It's funny to me that people actually buy into Stampy. How much do you think Odyssey paid to have a sticker slapped on someone's machine in a factory that makes every other brands forks? Notice how you never see the face of the person? It's so you don't see the tiny little Asian factory worker. Makes me laugh that people assume Odyssey is made in the USA. That's almost disrespectful as isnt G from the UK?

Capitals just to be clear, not shouting

1. NO OTHER BRAND OF BMX FORK is made in that factory.

2. I personally devised and designed all the test rigs and test protocols used in the Stampy tests.

3. The guy setting up all the tests is our guy in Taiwan, he is 6foot, rides BMX (really well) and a super super nice guy. Yes he is "asian" lots of people there are, do you have a problem with that? He does NOT work for the factory and he does not manufacture the parts.

4. ALL the forks are clearly marked as made in Taiwan. The factory who makes them doesn't work for any other BMX brands, but they do make super high end Steel, Titanium and Aluminium road and mountainbikes. The capabilities to make the forks in the USA dont really exist, we would have to cut a LOT of beneficial features. Getting hold of seamless tube is hard enough, let alone having it custom drawn.

5. Yes, the Stampy tests would ideally be performed by an independent 3rd party, you are welcome to set yourself up as one. (virtually) No bike parts are independently tested like this, even helmets are "self certified". Any of our competitors are welcome to duplicate our tests, but all they have actually done is run the (standard) CEN tests which are pathetic.
 

G.

Much respect, G. Much respect!