I was going through my hard drive and found a ton of random scrap clips laying around that had no use. So, I just decided to slam em together, ad a catchy song, and hope for the best. Riders include: Kevin Sorichetti, Kalin Law, Rick Nolte, Carter Holland and Jake Kinney. Enjoy!
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Product Update Spring 2011
I’ve been patiently waiting for our samples to arrive after the Taipei Bike Show so we could get some photos out to the world… Here’s my first real chance so here goes… Hope you like we we have to offer…
Easily the most sought after BlkMrkt product of 2010… The Killswitch, makes it’s return for 2011 in all new Shock & Awe graphics. The Killswitch features 100mm of progressive travel, take the edge off your landings without taking the edge off your riding.
100mm of travel provided by our own Hammer Link Suspension
and the Black Market Tuned X-Fusion 02 RCX.
Horizontal drop outs included… Vertical or Maxle optional.
73mm Euro BB Shell doubles as massive replaceable axle/ main pivot.
All threaded inserts are easily replaceable too.
The popular Bada Boom bars have received a new look and a lot more colors to chose from…
Here’s the all new Bada Boom Way Low to show the new graphics and colors:
Bada Boom Features:
Made from custom drawn and butted 7075 T6 Al. with bead blasted center and polished grip area.
Incremental cut marks and bar centering/rotation marks for easy accurate installation.
Bar Dimensions:
31.8mm Bada Boom 1.5″ x 30″/ 762mm
31.8mm Bada Boom 2″ x 29″/ 736mm
25.4mm Bada Boom 3″ x 28″/ 710mm
25.4mm Bada Boom 2″ x 28″/ 710mm
Bar Sweep:
8* Back
6* Up
The new 22.2mm bar clamp Underboss with 6mm hardware is our latest offering in stems making the Underboss available in all known bar sizes. Fully CNC’D from 6061 T6 Aluminum with massive internal machining and M5 hardware with 6mm heads to keep’er light and strong.
6 colors to chose from…
Underboss stems available in 22.2mm, 25.4mm or 31.8mm bar clamp sizes.
Next is the Speed Collar… this little piece comes standard with the Killswitch and will also come on the Roam. Available sizes 27.2mm and 34.9mm…
Features: CNC’D from 6061 T6 Al. with 6mm hardware and replaceable nut.
6 Colors
The new Molly Hatchet heat treated, butted 4130 chromoly 22.2mm bar
available in 2″ or 3″ x 29″ wide…
Black (2″)
or
Chrome ( Shown with last year’s art. 2″ )
The long awaited debut of our NSF is finally going to hit the streets with another interesting project hot on it’s heels. The NSF is geared at being an fixed/single speed commuter/ bar bike with an attitude and stout enough to trick ride on without fear of folding under you.
The NSF will come in Clear Raw only for the first run with the 40oz. fork coming in Clear Raw, Black or White.
The NSF’s only markings are the Canadian Made pewter headbadge and dual stamped head tube and down tube gussets.
Laser cut bridges and our Chopped seat tube allow 700c x 50c tire clearance & short 15.7″ chainstays.
Clean, short Taper Lock drop outs and enough clearance for a 700c x 50c tire.
Features:
100% Full Heat Treated Chromoly
Taper Lock Drop Outs
Intergrated 45/45 Headset
68mm Euro BB
73* Head Angle
73* Seat Angle
65mm BB Drop
400mm/ 15.7 Chainstay
120mm Wheel Spacing
Brake Mounts: No
Dual stamped “blkmrkt” head tube and down tube gussets.
Sizes:
47c TT 558.5mm
50c TT 574.6mm
53c TT 590.5mm
55c TT 600 mm
58c TT 615mm
This next project (the Street Fiend) was originally going to be the first of the my designs for a fixie, but I was nervous about releasing a brand new frame into a new market that we knew nothing and start by pushing a new lower sloping top tube fixed gear design and using 26″ wheels to boot.
I decided to go with the NSF first and continued working on this next design on my own. I am the first one to admit I don’t fully understand how to ride these bikes but with the Street Fiend, I’m at least starting to understand it a bit better because the frame is small enough for me to get off of when shit gets ugly and when my feet can’t stop rotating and are strapped to the pedals shit gets ugly almost immediately.
There are a few very minor changes that will be made to production but other than those this is what you’re going to see. Here is the Street Fiend.
Small Street Fiend shown with 26″ x 2.1″ tires
Large Street Fiend with 700c x 35c tires and the new 40oz. fork…
Full info and photos for 40oz. forks coming soon.
*5mm BB Drop for perfect double peg height…
Street Fiend BB/ Seat Tube junction with our Chopped seat tube.
Features:
100% Full Heat Treated Chromoly
Taper Lock Drop Outs
Intergrated 45/45 Headset
Fits 700c or 26″ wheels and up to 2.1″ tires
73* Head Angle
75* Seat Angle
5mm BB Drop
Chainstay:
381mm/ 15″ w/ 26″
400mm/ 15.7 w/700c
Brake Mounts: No
Dual stamped “blkmrkt” head tube and down tube gussets.
Sizes:
Small/ 14″ Seat Tube / 22″/ 560mm Top Tube
Medium/ 16″ Seat Tube / 22.6″/ 575mm Top Tube
Large/ 18″ Seat Tube / 23.22″/ 590mm Top Tube
Mob, Malice and Contraband images and update in a few days…
A little over a year ago, Tate Roskelley dropped an insane web video with all sorts of unique tricks that left peoples jaws on the floor. When I watched the video with Rick Nolte, he instantly grabbed his bike and we were off to ride with our new inspiration. In true “Nolte” fashion, Rick had his mind set on a flat slide and wouldn’t give up until it was pulled. Needless to say, the outcome is insane! HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU RICK!
Wouter Weylandt
The cycling world loses top Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt to a fatal crash while descending the Passo del Bocco during this year’s Giro D’Italia stage 3 race. Weylandt, who won this same stage in last year’s Giro, was descending the Bocco but had fallen off the back a bit when he looked back to see where the other riders were, he clipped a wall at a high speed sending him into another wall.
Paramedics tried to revive Weylandt for 40 minutes…
“We are attempting to work out the precise sequence of events,” the race’s medical head, Professor Giovanni Tredici, said, before describing his attempts to save the Belgian’s life with other doctors and with the help of the race’s mobile reanimation unit. “He was unconscious with a fracture of the skull base and facial damage. After 40 minutes of cardiac massage we had to suspend the resuscitation because there was nothing more we could do.
“The situation was already desperate when we began to try to save him. I believe I arrived on the scene 20 or at most 30 seconds after the accident. The ambulance arrived after about 90 seconds but we continued reanimation attempts on the road because of the urgency of the situation.”
Weylandt was in his fifth year as a professional cyclist, was looking forward to becoming the father of his first child and was racing this season for the newly formed Luxembourg-based Leopard Trek team. His biggest wins were stage victories in the 2010 Giro d’Italia and the 2008 Tour of Spain. His team were due to decide whether to continue the race.
“The team is left in a state of shock and sadness and we send all our thoughts and deepest condolences to the family and friends of Wouter,” said Leopard Trek’s general manager, Brian Nygaard. “This is a difficult day for cycling and for our team and we should all seek support and strength in the people close to us.”
Serious accidents are almost an everyday occurrence in cycling but deaths are comparatively rare. Weylandt is the fourth cyclist to die during the Giro d’Italia and the first since 1986 but his was the first death in one of the major Tours since the fatal crash suffered by the Italian Olympic champion Fabio Casartelli on the descent of the Col du Portet d’Aspet in the 1995 Tour de France.
Unlike their French counterparts following the death of Casartelli, on Monday the Giro organisers suspended the post-race ceremonials. The British cyclist David Millar took over the pink race leader’s jersey after an escape late in the stage – the third British cyclist to wear the jersey in the history of the Giro – but said he had not even put it on after the race and he may not choose to wear it on Tuesday as a sign of respect. “I can’t even imagine what his family are going through,” Millar said.
Asked if the death following a crash showed the sport was too dangerous, he said: “It was one of the million things that we have to go through. Our sport is very tragic at times, it has been throughout its history, but we get mixed up in a lot of stupid things in this sport.
His compatriot Mark Cavendish said on Twitter: “Things like this shouldn’t happen. Absolutely sick to the stomach.”
A statement from the International Cycling Union (UCI) read: “On behalf of the whole cycling family, the UCI president, Pat McQuaid, wishes to extend his deepest sympathies to all members of Weylandt’s family, all his friends and team-mates, but also to all his colleagues on the Giro, who will have to overcome their grief to continue in the race.”
Bradley Wiggins, who was not riding the Giro, tweeted: “Days like this put this great sport we love into perspective, Wouter rest in peace now mate, thoughts are now with the family and friends.”
Weylandt as he wins last year’s Stage 3 field sprint at last year’s Giro
*taken from Guardian.co.uk.
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and co-riders of Wouter’s.
Ride Hard Wouter.