Malice and Soldier… Part II

Kenda K-Rad’s and a 26:12 featuring the Revolver Lite 7075 sporocket and close engagement cassestte hub keep the Malice ahead of the pack.

The new improved Marzocchi DJ1 looks great and feels better than years past.

30 lbs. of bad attitude and good times waiting for you here.

2010 Blk Mrkt Malice available Spring 2010



Upgraded spec and a lower price tag for 2010… US MSRP $999.99
thru your local BlkMrkt dealer Spring 2010.

Embossed Brass Knuckle slim seat with the new BlkMrkt Billy Club 1 bolt action seat post and Collar seat clamp all help round out this out of the box killer.

Real BlkMrkt Bada Boom 25.4mm bars with Adam Hauck grips, Underboss stem, Hayes brakes and the new improved Marzocchi DJ3 help keep the bumps to a minimum.

2010 Blk Mrkt SOLDIER available Spring 2010
I am so relieved to finally be able to show you the final 2 color ways for the 2010 completes and have them not be computer generated or mocked up in my garage with spray paint while downing a PBR at 2 AM.
So without further adieu… here are the 2010 SOLDIER & MALICE in their 2nd color ways.
Featuring graphics by Index Ink’s Chad Carothers… Hope you dig.

Women Of Dirt Trailer

Lisa Myklak and Emily Johnston called last night on their drive home from a day of riding Woodward West and let me know about a new video coming soon… “Women of Dirt”
What’s different about this movie? Foregoing the obvious title give away… It’s all about the chicks getting dirrty on their bikes. Look for Lisa, Emily and a bevy of female shredders to brighten your day as they rip a turn or hit a 60 footer at race speed… Some girls, got balls???

New Malice & Soldier pics…

Soldier controls… Hayes MX4 brakes

Rim art detail.

Soldier drive train

2010 Soldier US MSRP $999.99

BlkMrkt bar/stem combo with Hayes Stroker Ryde & Adam Hauck grips.

Malice rear detail

The 2010 Malice US MSRP $1300.00
We’ve started receiving our first run of our own products after a long wait… but they’ll be rolling in on a regular basis for the next few months. As the weather warms up we’ll be releasing all the 2010 line-up. This shipment brought in the Contraband’s, Bada Boom bars and 2 samples of each complete.
Here’s our first real look at the 2010 Malice in tan & purple and the Soldier in blue & grey. Hope you like these… I’ll have the other 2 colorways for you eyes this week.
Please Note: The 2010 Soldier in blue will come with 2 blue rims instead of 1 grey.

Cult Bikes

I just saw this up on Ride BMX’x website and it made me smile.

Dakota Roche’s new Cult

DAK

I’m very happy for Rob O and Neal Wood as they have both made the split from tyrannical world. I spoke with Neal the on Saturday who actually made it out to Sheep Hills to ride his bike for the first time in many months…
Good luck guys!!!

The Contraband is here…

The new Lock-Down lock-on grip with integrated lock guard to keep your hands from coming into contact with those comfy bolts.

Field of bars.

It’s official… We are finally taking delivery of our first shipment of products that belong to us and not the man. Thank F’N something!!!
Our first shipment is small and only handful what we will offer in the 2010 BlkMrkt product line… this shipment will include the new Contraband 24″ frame in 3 colors, 21.5″ or 22″ TT. We’ll also have BADA BOOM bars back in stock in 4 colors… and finally a few production samples of the Malice & Soldier completes.
The next boat will be here in Feb. and that will contain most of our small parts, grips, pedals… yada yada. More info on that when the time comes.

Killswitch update


Here’s a quick update on the Killswitch. After several months of successful testing, we made a few adjustments. Most notably was removing the adjustable head angle steer tube. Testing proved to me the 90* headset is too temperamental for our application. Other than that we lost some weight in several overbuilt areas and I’m looking forward to the new production sample.
Until then here’s the new Killswitch webpage.

Cartel… Japan part 2

Like I said… “Clean.”

Sorry for my lack of reader rides… I’ve been slammed with tons of other thangs like web edits and photo editing but I’ll try to be more diligent about it in 2010 as we’ll have a section dedicated to your pics.
Until then, here’s Tetsuwa’s clean 06 Mob out of Chiba, Japan.

Ray’s Odd Couple Contest!!!!

With the Ray’s Odd Couple contest on a few weeks away… it’s time to start thinking RAY’S!!! Here’s short edit from our trip to Ray’s earlier this year… Get your reservations and come watch if you’re with driving distance… See you there.

Sheep Hills Revival #???

E.T.

I know he liked it…

Pedro wanted to try out the Killswitch tonight… I think he liked it.

The other side of the whip…

Devin Foreman cracks a serious whip on the jumps he and his dad help maintain daily…
dedicated.

Erik Tipton has been an SHL since the beginning… 45 & stylish…
Today as we were riding across the Hamilton Ave. bridge on our way to Sheep Hills, Chad asked “How long has Sheep been here?” Hmmm…. A long damn time… I have been riding Sheep Hills on and off since 91’… the longest off time being the 4 years Taylor and I built at Hidden.
Sheep Hills has been one of the main staples in So. Cal. BMX trail riding since I’m guessing the early 80’s and still continues to provide an amazing backdrop for photos and a great place to ride with friends. I’ve had literally countless EPIC days “ridin’ Sheep” until dark and had the opportunity to ride with most of the SHL’s past & present… today was the first time I’ve ever shot photos there myself and was stoked at the results. Hope you dig…