Eric Rupe, a living BMX legend

I still remember reading BMX action in 1984. Even then, I knew who Eric Rupe was...one helluva BMX racer and still racing today! Stuff of legend I tell you. In any case, he now rides for GT, after riding for Mongoose for so many years. But the best thing I like about Eric? His philosophy, which is similar to mine when it comes to BMX:

What I hate about BMX is people who have never competed on the Pro level before yet they are in charge and trying to impose their lame brain ideas/rules

Yep. That describes some people running the show in Singapore alright!

GT Bicycles pro cassette hubset

GT always had some cool hubsets throughout the years. I remember back in 1984 when they were one of the first companies to make hubs that had hollow chromoly axles. Rob Fehd and Greg Hill used to use them on their bikes. In the 90s, GT came out with the Mohawk hub. Extremely popular too. These are the latest from GT. Specifications wise:

120pt cassette ratchet engagement w/16T cog; 

Female Chromoly bolt system; 

Sealed bearings- 2 front, 4 rear; 

36H- Front & Rear; Front 259g, Rear 494g; 

Available in Black and Gold

Yep, GT is making some cool hubs again!

26" GT Pro Performer

I bet you guys never thought you would see the day when GT released a 26" version of their immensely popular Pro Performer, wouldn't you? Well, apparently, it does exist according to FatBMX and all I can say, let more join the bandwagon! Taller bars on this bike would be nice and it looks like this gonna rival the 26" Quadangle from SE Racing. Looks like cruisers are cool again!

GT Introduces New BMX Team, Frame

LAKE FOREST, CA (BRAIN)—GT Bicycles is launching a new BMX team program dubbed the Project, made up of 10 riders from around the world who were selected through an online contest held on the Vital BMX Web site.

Members of the Vital BMX Web site community were invited to upload a video featuring their riding and a short interview as their contest entry. GT received more than 200 entries and selected the top 10 riders to be part of the new team.

The riders span the planet from the UK, Australia and all over the United States. GT has developed a new dirt/street frame also called the Project, which is available exclusively to Project riders.

“This is a great opportunity for talented riders who haven’t been discovered yet to ride a great bike, and to be part of our family,” said Chuck Fallon, GT BMX team manager. “This is how BMX got started back in the day, and this is what BMX is really all about.”

The Project provided GT with an opportunity to build the new Project frame, which was designed by GT's BMX senior product manager, Robert Kahler, GT pro rider Dave
Dillewaard and Fallon.

“The Project frame is designed for street and dirt riding, because kids ride everything — not just dirt and not just street,” Kahler said. “It comes with removable Oryg tabs, a 2-inch top tube, and weighs in at 5 pounds.”

For now, these frames are available exclusively to Project riders. GT Project riders also receive T-shirts, hats, and decals. Riders are expected to provide content to GT Bicycles for the Web site including photos, videos and blogs.

The GT Bicycles website will launch the pages dedicated to the GT Project on Sunday.

News comes courtesy of Bike Retailer and can be found here

GT Bicycles - a flashback

Taken from their website, this video is kind of interesting. Who woulda thought that Gary Turner, in making bikes for his kids, would have inadvertently created this company. Amazing. Well, I can safely say that GT Bicycles has its roots in BMX

The shape of things to come, a carbon-fibre BMX bike?

Take a very good look at this bike. Sad to say, this will be the shape of things to come in BMX as the stakes get higher and people are choosing whatever necessary to win in BMX. All of a sudden, BMX has lost its fun way of life. It is now competition, money and recognition. We have come a long way from the Schwinn Stingray days and we have now embraced carbon fibre, clipless pedals and even *shudder* aluminium cranks. Do not get me wrong. I am all for advancement but paying more for parts that will not last? Something went wrong somewhere. This pic is a picture I got of the Internet. It says Prototype. I hope that it remains a prototype and not go into mass production but I must say that the chances are pretty slim. It is sad indeed.