Supercross Bolt LT

With all the aluminium BMX race frames out there, it is great to see that Bill Ryan of Supercross still sticking to the roots of BMX and releasing a chromoly race frame. This is the frame that can be used for racing and in the off-peak racing season (if there is any like it used to be) can be used to session the trails. It will last longer than an aluminium BMX bike and it is a lot more resilient as well. The features of the bike, according to the Supercross website are:

• Triple Butted Air Hardened 4130 Cro-mo Frame Construction.
• 4.2lb Pro Race Frame that can be used as an everyday race frame and trail bike
• Same race winning geometry as the Supercross ENVY
• Integrated Campy Style 45/45 Headtube with CNC’d LOGO
• CNC Machined Euro BB shell ( 68mm Width )
• Backside CNC’d Cro-mo Dropouts
• Built in Low Profile Seatpost Clamp with replaceable Nut and Bolt ( Quick Release Compatible )
• Uses a 27.2mm Seat Post
• Tapered Chain and Seat Stays
• Bullet Tipped Rear Stays

The bike is only very slightly heavier than its equivalent aluminium cousins but I bet that it would give a more comfortable ride. Thanks Bill. I respect your respect for the roots of BMX 

Supercross chromoly race forks

I have always said that there is an alternative to the fail-without-warning carbon-fibre forks that are so prevalent on BMX race bikes nowadays. Another one worth looking at are these Supercross BMX SLT forks. Unlike carbon fibre, these are made of chromoly so they will not snap without warning and are lighter than an equivalent carbon-fibre fork. I do not have a race BMX anymore but when I did, I was running the Odyssey Thermal 41 race forks that were strong as anything. If I had a race bike, I would get these.