THE CELLBLOCK

UNITED X REDBULL

Paul — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:59:03 +0000

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To celebrate the Red Bull Empire Of Dirt returning for 2012, United have teamed up with Kye Forte and Red Bull to produce an extremely limited edition of the United x Red Bull KL40 complete bikes, and for the first time ever you can get your hands on a bike with officially endorsed Red Bull Empire Of Dirt graphics.
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United used the brand new 2013 KL40 model and then tied in Red Bull Empire Of Dirt branding, by using grey sidewall United tyres, colour matched grips, anodized red rims and seat clamp which all finish this bike off with a look way beyond it’s price tag. This bike is only available in the UK and you can own one of these bad boys for only £280
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The previous Red Bull Empire Of Dirt event in 2008 was feted by pro riders as the most progressive event the BMX world had seen, so this is sure to be a welcome return.
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Kye Forte has been busy designing an amazing, challenging course and is excited for this year’s event which will take BMX to the next level.
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“Empire in my opinion not only shows what is possible on a BMX in way of riding & course design to the general public as well as a core BMX fan. The oversized features on the course & mix of terrain MX size jumps & snowboard type hits is obviously dangerous & very entertaining, which will appeal to a wider audience, as well as the BMX scene” – Kye Forte

FIT OG PEGS

Paul — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:39:12 +0000

FITBIKECO have just released their new OG peg. They come in this rather natty pill bottle packaging along with a free chunk of wax, a snap at £24.95 pair
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MIKE CURLEY

Paul — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:22:21 +0000

A Week in Lisbon with Mike Curley from BMX.COM on Vimeo.

Mike Curley took a trip to Lisbon to get some riding in as the weather in the UK has been baltic
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Riders: Paul Ryan, Jason Phelan, Pete Sawyer, Farren Downes, Mike Curley, Phil Demattia, Jonny Devine, Weird Sam, Northern John
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The New Year with Mike Curley from Josh Moore on Vimeo.

Josh Moore met up with Mike Curley just after the New Year at the Arc Skatepark in Preston to get some filming done. Great riding, with some wild nose moves

RIP CARDINAL BIKES

Paul — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:27:00 +0000

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The Come Up have put up a little article on the news, a little harsh but true, read on…

It’s been common knowledge for a while, but it’s finally been made official: Cardinal are done:

“We got killed by the owner of Primo who owned us and shut us down — it sucks for everyone involved. Tip Plus might have a few [frames] left in the warehouse if you call them.”

I’m sure someone will take the time to write a proper eulogy at some point but here’s the short version:

Cardinal was born (with some hooplah) and put out a frame with a weird dropout set up that nobody wanted that fixed a problem nobody had.

Then then put together a hodgepodge team. When I heard Eman and Boy were on, I thought that it was a sign of good things to come. Maybe Cardinal could be a west coast Animal but for frames. A hardcore west coast street brand is still basically an unfilled niche. But then it was announced that Nate Moroshan (who was also the TM) and John Heaton were on the team as well. No offense to either of them, but I highly doubt that combination of riders ever made any sense to anyone besides Nate himself.

Numerous forgettable web videos followed, some better than others, all .

And then at some point you have to assume that someone at TIP Plus asked: why are Cult (who TIP distribute) selling so much stuff and Cardinal

ETNIES – NOW IN STOCK

Paul — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:56:58 +0000

ETNIES NUMBER MID ( BLACK/LIME ) £ 59.95
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ETNIES NUMBER MID ( GREY/BLUE ) £ 59.95

Alone BMX Catalogue

Paul — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:34:41 +0000

Alone BMX have really upped their game for 2012 and its not hard to see how they are quickly becoming one of the fastest growing brands out there. Check out the goodies on offer:
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Open publication – Free publishing – More alonebmx

Profile – Ltd Edition Hubs

Paul — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:14:33 +0000

BMX legend Chad Degroot inspired Violet and Black Profile splatter hubs coming really soon. These babies are super limited with only a hand full coming to the UK so get your orders in quick before they all go.

FIT BAR STOOL SEAT

Paul — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:15:03 +0000

Looks like Fit have a seat on the horizon for those of you that like a bit of extra padding and to feel what you are grippin when slinging them bars, available in the UK soon

NATHAN WILLIAMS WEEK

Paul — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:59:12 +0000

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Finally, Nathan Williams This Is United section is now online and it kicks of a week (3 days technically) of Nathan Williams on the United website. To celebrate the release of his Mothership v2 signature frame over the next few days all you will be seeing is fresh content from the man himself, starting with his savage video part from our the 2010 Nora Cup winning dvd.
Head over to WWW.UNITEDBIKECO.COM if you want to download this sucker on iTunes, and here is a rundown on what you can expect over the next couple of days, see you tomorrow.
Day 1: Tuesday 24th January - Nathan Williams This Is United video part online and downloadable in HD.
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Day 2: Wednesday 25th January - Nathan Williams Mothership v2 bike check.
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Day 3: Thursday 26th January - Mothership v2 frame video commercial and product launch, including a giveaway to win one of his new frames.

2012 BLACKEYE

Paul — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:51:52 +0000

BLACKEYE NFG ( MATT BLACK/PURPLE WALLS ) £ 300
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BLACKEYE KILLROY ( CYBORG SILVER ) £ 360
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BLACKEYE PISTOLA ( NEON GREEN ) £ 370
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BLACKEYE PARK PRO ( RAW ) £ 490
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BLACKEYE KILLORADO ( MATT BLACK ) £ 500