[News] BMX/Trials Whats It All Coming To?

[MCHardmanUK]

Someone was spied riding this rather fetcing metal lump on there bike, more commonly known as a bash guard, is this the future of BMX or just another passing fade/trend.

[AaronBMX]

it ain't going to be a trend but it will fade away

[flyjumper13]

it ain't going to be a trend but it will fade away

I dont know its on a well respected riders bike one that

"brought the idea of lightness back to bmx"

[AaronBMX]

someone said that is ruben alcaltra's bike

[ZachS]

cheating at derek dusters.

[flyjumper13]

someone said that is ruben alcaltra's bike

it is hence the quote

[punk_porcupine]

Small, slammed seats, wide bars, no pegs...

Trials and bmx have quite a bit in common with some peoples bikes...

[MCHardmanUK]

Small, slammed seats, wide bars, no pegs...

Trials and bmx have quite a bit in common with some peoples bikes...


I know trials riders using pegs and narrow bars.

[bikerinthebuff]

Small, slammed seats, wide bars, no pegs...

Trials and bmx have quite a bit in common with some peoples bikes...

shounds like my bike

[MCHardmanUK]

Small, slammed seats, wide bars, no pegs...

Trials and bmx have quite a bit in common with some peoples bikes...

Sounds like mine aswell but then I do have a 3 year background in trials and its part of my style. It also explains my weight whore moments.

[Ichabob C]

I think the bash gaurd is cool. it could stand to match the bike a little better though.

[jawn]

I'd rock one.

[blkbike]

these have been around for soooo long. its just like an old school bash gaurd. this is nothing new. this bash gourd is a lil different but the idea is the same as old setups

[Wildbill]

Can someone say 80s?!?! Thats how long Bash guards like that have been around, not a new "trend" its old as BMX is. Only thing different is the old school ones were not made of aluminum and usually bolted on the chainstay(like a kick stand) and a bracket would hold the other end around the frame.

[jawn]

^ True. Some frames even had integrated guards, like the Haro Sport.

[Odysseus]

im not hating it. i defffffinatly wouldnt use one but for those who hate their bikes and like to grind on other parts of their bike than their pegs, this is great for them.

[moes]

im not hating it. i defffffinatly wouldnt use one but for those who hate their bikes and like to grind on other parts of their bike than their pegs, this is great for them.

this is great for me... if these actually make it to production i may have to pick one up.

[samisawigga]

i saw that ageeesss ago on BG, its Ruben Alcantara's Ruben guard for Ruben Grind

[stefifly]

that's definitely ruben's bike. go to www.flybikes.com, then, when you get to where all the news are, go down to the bottom where you'll see "news archive", click there, then press ctrl-f, and search for "chapter 3", and hopefully it will lead you to the "new projects: chapter 3 ruben bash guard" post.

[moes]

yes, but these are newer pictures that show that it is holding up...

[Sliderman]

seems like a good idea, it would make it less likley to hook the back wheel on a rail hop or w/e too.....

just have to make sure its worth if for what you do, if you never grind obv. its not a product for you, but if you grind alot, mess up sprockets, do disasters and sprocket grinds, then this could save you alot of time and money.

is it heavier or lighter than a full bashgaurd sprocket such as the MDS? thats the question.

[outk5t]

someone said that is ruben alcaltra's bike

Yeah, it was in a RideBMX magazine a little while ago

[dirkadirka]

thats rubens bike

[NIGGLIT]

I'm working on getting a smaller version of that make of hard plastic.
I run a 23 tooth sprocket so mine is only an inch and a bit high.
If you ride alot of street this thing is an awsome idea.
I've been trying cain grinds on rails but I've broken my chain a few times. damn halflink.... I miss my collaps chain.

[screwglue]

i have seen these on Echo bikes website. yea its not a bmx brand.

[Mountain_goat]

wow ive only just noticed that Rubens running (prototype?) fly cranks in these pictures also.

[Odysseus]

wow ive only just noticed that Rubens running (prototype?) fly cranks in these pictures also.


yeah ruben is in with fly. so it makes sence that he would ride them.

[colonyrider666]

it wont come in fashion,most ppl that acualy care about fashion are wieght whors so they wont want it cos of wieght-even if it is aluminium, and its ugly anyway

[thatotherguy84]

Anyways this bash guard is only gunna work with the Ruben frame fyi.

[aznnoodleboi51]

That thing is pretty old..

GT had that idea long ago

[jawn]

Everyone did that back in the day.

[insert name here]

its a pretty sick idea i wouldnt run it im not hard on my bike

[band aid]

wow very old. [this one itself]
it was early last year they intorduced this on there site...[flybikes.com] and as thatotherguy said it will only work with the ruben frame, because it has holes to bolt it on...

[stecolony]

i dnt like it its just a chunk of metal maybe for a heavy rider but most people wont need one and i hope they dont start putting them on because of this "trend"

[DavidMorris]

someone said that is ruben alcaltra's bike

it is im pretty sure.