The Skyway cruiser

It was only a matter of time before Skyway started to make the rare 24" cruiser that was around in the 80s. This is is all new, with threadless forks, V-brake mounts and modern geometry. Made of 4130 chromoly, this is one sexy looking cruiser. Check out the website above for more details as this cruiser is a prototype. Skyway is back!

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!

New-school Kuwahara cruisers

Came across this new-school Kuwahara 24" cruiser at this site named kuwahara-bike.com and I must say that we are kind of surprised. Frame and fork is made of 4130 chromoly steel but the thing that surprised us the most was the choice of names for the cruiser - Survivor. Not only that, check out the gussets on the part where the downtube meets the top-tube. They do not look anything like the Kuwahara's of old. And the front wheel is radial-laced. Something tells me that this could be a recreational bike, something for the average leisure ride. we have been asked if these models are for sale in Singapore but honestly, I do not know. What I do know is that there is some hope for Kuwahara if they do make some models out of 4130 chromoly instead of the ever ubiquitous aluminium. Cheers to Kuwahara on that one!

The Big BMX

I was browsing the Internet for anything BMX related and I came across this. Yeah I know. Looks like a 26" BMX cruiser. In fact, it is a BMX cruiser, with a nice looptail to boot. It is being manufactured by a company in the UK and it is billed as "the ultimate single-speed city bike". Quite a bice ring to it considering the fcat that we seem to think along the same lines as well.

The specs are located below. Quite basic

Frame
Aluminium hard-tail frame with oval down-tube and 1-piece rear triangle including disc brake bosses and slotted dropouts.
Top tube length 670mm
Head tube angle 72°
Seat tube angle 72°
Chain stays 450mm
BB height 300mm
Colours Black/Red/White/Blue.

Fork
Cro-Mo Rigid for 26" wheel.

Gears
Single speed. 135mm cassette hub with s/s conversion. 3-piece cranks with single chain wheel. Sealed MTB type BB.

Pedal
BMX style metal parallelogram platforms.

Tyres
26" x 1.75 energy efficient all terrain tyre.

Brakes
Low maintenance V-brakes front and rear. Handlebar 5.5" rise BMX style handlebar with integral cross bar.

Wheel
26" black anodised alloy wheels.

Saddle
BMX type short and wide comfort seat.

Seat post 400mm single piece design.

Seat tube clamp
Allen-bolt type (not pictured).

Accessories
User Manual, Chainguard, Reflectors, Bell (not pictured)

According to their website, located at BigBMX.com, they say:

BMX's debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has amplified BMX appeal. 2012's Olympic audience will enjoy even more of the action taking place on home turf in London. This mounting resurgence in BMX popularity has spawned another variant of the bike: The Big BMX. The BMX has evolved to meet the needs of the people.

The Big BMX is around the same size as a mountain bike and without the complexity of gears or suspension, it is lightweight, affordable and reliable. These benefits will not be lost on regular cyclists familiar with modern cycle technology.

Thanks guys. That is what we have been saying all along.

DK Sentry 24" BMX

Checked out the DK site today and came across thie beautiful DK Sentry. Comes with a 21" top-tube and an aluminium frame. The best about this bike is that it come with 4130 chromoly cranks instead of that aluminium stuff that comes with the other bikes. This bike looks bad-ass! I wonder if I can get this into my stable of bikes without overcrowding it?

Haro X24

Just saw this on Haro Bikes revamped website. Funny thing is, they are using the design of yesteryear, with the same graphics and the familiar chevron logo that was around when Bob Haro ruled the roost. I thought I would check up on the Backtrail X24 cruiser that they have because I happen to have a 2000 Backtrail X24 and it rocks.

I came across this bike. Looks ok and then I did some checking on the specs. Check this out:

Frame: X24 Crmo DT – 21.7" TT.
Fork: 1 1/8" Full Crmo- Threadless
Handlebar: Hi-Ten- 5.25" rise.
Crankset: Haro 3-pc Crmo USA Sealed Bearing- 175mm.
Gearing: 39/16 Freewheel.
Tires: Kenda K-Rad 24×1.95 Front and Rear
Hubset: 36h 3/8" Frt / 14mm Rr axle w/Alloy Shell
Rims: Alex 36H Alloy

Looks like Haro cut some corners on this cruiser. What is with the hi-tensile steel handlebar and having the downtube on the frame the ONLY tube made of chromoly? Yeah Haro...you may bring back the logo of old but honestly...you guys need to bring back the quality of old too!