24 inch Cruiser BMX Bikes

“Dan Closser’s customized S&M trail device next to the 22” proto type.”

During the last couple of years, there’s already been some explore 24″ and 22″ BMX bikes. The bikes are aimed much more towards a number of the older men in crowd or perhaps a person trying to find one thing some bigger with an increase of stability. If you should be a part on Bikeguide, you've probably seen this bond that's been on going for a few years today about 22″ bikes of course they are also feasible.
A few weeks straight back, I had emailed Chris Moeller about some material in which he breifly pointed out that i will check out the 22″ bikes. We hardly ever really believed anything of it beside he will need to have been cruising around on one. It didn’t click in my opinion that S&M and Revenge was indeed taking care of doing an entire setup from the frame, forks wheels, spokes and tires for a total 22″ setup until several spy photographs surfaced a week or two back.
And so I figured I better get ahold of Chris and find out just what they've into the works. Have a look at what he previously to say!
“Jason Ball holding a customized 24” S&M framework (23″ Top tube, 15.75″ rear-end), for Gary Whitmore of Richmond, VA. Another frame(s) tend to be brand-new Tom Dugan trademark FIT structures planning to head to decorate.”

Okay, and so the 22” is not precisely a new thing to BMX. There Were several structures and even a bike that have popped up over the years which were available in 22”. The thing that was it that very first caught your attention with these somewhat bigger bicycles?
I'd some pals asking us to cause them to become. The thought of a somewhat larger, more stable trail bike for older dudes stopping a protracted break from BMX or larger bikers coming off MTB’s made some sense if you ask me. Cruisers just work at the track but they are goofy within tracks.

Did you take to any completely before you chose to have a sample of your made?
No we performedn’t. We started by viewing our 20” frame/fork and making something proportionate for 22” wheels.

Like I stated before, there’s been a couple of structures in past times that had an extended 22” top tube, but except that Faction doing entire bikes, that is about in terms of things have gone. The reason why did you decide to get a step more and then make some forks, tires and tires to match the frame?
We make customized structures here with top tubes lengths of 23” or maybe more but those remain often 20” bicycles or 24” bicycles. The bigger wheels on 22” tend to be just what produce the stability yet still let the cycle be long and appearance proportionate with out the problems that 24” tires develop in other words. poor wheels, long back ends, or front tires rubbing your own feet, or getting sucked in to the frame in the event that you tuck.

Had been it difficult for things moving with this particular? I know on Bikeguide there’s a pretty hot discussion on how unless you are ready to device the devices, nobody truly tends to make something in 22”. Is this more propaganda up against the 22” or perhaps is it truth?
There are good tires currently available in order that was simple enough. And we also make rims under the Revenge brand name already so we just had our OEM double wall design constructed in some welded 22” examples.

We can’t imagine obtaining the framework ended up being too hard with framework production taking place only down the hallway from your own company. What about the hand, rims and tires? Did you encounter any sort of ready backs on the way with those things?
We in addition result in the forks right here to ensure that had beenn’t difficult both. Rims and tires weren’t that hard. Custom-cut spokes were the last little bit of the puzzle to start out building samples.

“Dan Closser benefiting from runs on the 22” on a 40 degree rainy NW time.”

I am aware a couple weeks right back you had discussed you're driving a 22” and you were stoked upon it. At the time it truly didn’t click if you ask me you were likely to be producing items in order to make this take place. Did you anticipate creating it in the beginning or ended up being it just something you wanted to give a-try for enjoyable?
If my buddies hadn’t been so persistent about it, it can not have taken place. As soon as I'd one built up I thought it had been cool and I also had fun operating it. However i've enjoyable driving beach cruisers and old ladies bikes thus I don’t know if which means really.

All right, therefore from the time you made a decision to have 22” bike accumulated for you really driving the cycle, the length of time did it just take?
Probably a few months.

I know the sample bicycle you built up is still live and well. The length of time did you invest driving it? Who’s presently testing it?
We built 2 examples and another remains to be here, although someone has actually disappeared with it! Another is being ridden by Dan Closser and Scott Matual in Washington.

Features there already been anything using sample that you'll wish transform before you begin producing this? Will there be a few more examples made?
We are going to offer several top tube lengths in production. We're going to do some more examples before we operate the very first group.

When will things be starting manufacturing? Any presumptions at whenever things will start becoming available?
The S&M Holmes 22” frame/fork will likely to be available mid-summer with a payback wheel-set and tire combo offered independently.

Do you know the specifications regarding the framework, fork, wheels and tires? Was it a geometry hassle trying to get items to be proportional?
The geometry is mostly about just like a 20” but with more kicked back seat perspective. The tires are 22” X 2.125” for the time being. It had beenn’t also hard scaling it towards the larger wheels and we also banged the seat direction right back for raising the seat up large to really ride the bike. Since there are no preconceived TT lengths folks are judging it by we didn’t have to worry about that. If pay a visit to the tracks aided by the chair down it won’t really make a difference anyway.

“Original S&M staff rider Scott Matual rehabbing a leg surgery on the 22” Holmes.”

Have you chosen any names for everything however?
This very first one is the Holmes 22” frame/fork.

Will every little thing be sold individually, or are you considering creating some total bicycles? Any presumptions for costs?
There are not any S&M complete bicycles and this would be a frame/fork combo. The rims and tires from payback should be offered individually. It's going to be all over exact same price as our present frame/forks.

Maybe you have exercised any sort of warranty?
It'll have the same warranty as all S&M frame/forks.

Apart from Sunday’s Model C, which is a 24”, and Faction’s stuff, here in fact isn’t much competitors in the “Plus Sized BMX Market”. Can you see more companies using interest in this someday?
We currently make 24” race frame/forks along with 24” Dirtbike structures and 24” Pitchforks and customized 22” forks, therefore I understand there is a market on the market. And I’ve already heard about another brands working on 22’s.

I'm sure most those hill cycle dudes have now been biting off BMX quite hefty the previous couple of years. Might you start to see the 22” bicycles being more inviting in their mind as something which bridges the gap between BMX and mountain bicycles?
For sure. In the trails a 26” MTB with a suspension hand rides much better than a 24” BMX cruiser, but a 20” feels actually free. A 22” cycle may possibly be perfect for a MTB driver that desired a smaller BMX bike without any surprise.

Centered on your massive launch over a car or truck to flat you did within S&M Halloween celebration, I know you still started using it. Will the 22” become your usual bike or will 20” often be your go to?
I'd drive the Holmes from point A to point B and hit things on the way. If I’m really visiting the trails in order to drive i'd deliver my 20” without a doubt. But ask myself once again in five years and I also might have altered my head.

Tom Dugan’s signature TD350-F frames are likely to the artist today. That along with his signature Clubman pubs have already been our primary focus for some time today into the store. Pretty stoked in route they came out!