Author: crandall

Derrick Girard, AKA the Maniac, aka the Deece man, aka the dude who invented his own dialect, known as Apespeak… He dials, makes mods, deploys, dials some more, and makes more mods…
If you haven’t seen him lurking around, you haven’t been paying attention!
Look for Derrick on teh next…

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We never proclaimed to take over BMX, dominate anything, be the biggest, the best, be number 1, or any of that shit, No NORA cups, readers choice awards, celebrities, polished turds or nothing, we are quite simply just FBM, we make great bikes, parts, and accessories, ridden by kick ass…

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The Bell witch frame is awesome, flat out! It is NOT a frame for sissies, and whiners! IT COMES IN LAMB’S BLOOD RED and LEFTHAND PATH BLACK for crying outloud!
IT HAS AN INVERTED CROSS SEAT STAY BRIDGE TOO! Don’t freak out! As far as I know, no one that…

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Gary Gincho has a sweet bike check on QBP and also has a kick ass interview on The Nice Brand Blog! Garrett and Adam have been partying the St. Lunatic Style with shredding air guitars, hi fives, ice cream cones, and PIZZA! When recently asked what his favorite color…

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Get Old, Get Fat, Get Ugly, Get Tired, Get Stoked again,Get Skinny, Get pretty, Get Drunk, fall asleep and do it all over!
Below are a few Youtubers of Lucero Playing At FBM When we premiered Half and Half. It was an Epic night of Busch can proportions! Years ago……

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To celebrate the release of the 2012 Steadfast, we gave Gilly a new bike, unleashed his section from Thousand Yard Stare and made this
2012 SteadFast CS flip book, with some cool photos and spec on the frame.
To learn more about the bike, check it out here!…

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Spend a couple days in Ithaca NY with the right people and your life will never be the same. I spent about 20 years there last weekend. It was great!
A bunch of old friends spent a sunny afternoon riding around Ithaca like some time warp from a nostalgic movie.…

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There was no somber burial for our loved one Michael Tagliavento, rather a gathering, where we raised short glasses of Jim Beam, to honor the spirit of a great man. Generations of outlaws, artists, pioneers, fearless hearts, parents, children, hardworking hard men who shed tears, all influenced by Mike, and…

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This friday, April 20th at 5PM, the FBM team and friends will be at the Ithaca park for an informal session, to pay tribute to Mike.
For years this park has been a spot you could see Tag riding and has been a staple in the Ithaca scene, where we…

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The first round of Bellwitch frames are back from paint and getting ready to ship, the red ones will be back in a day or two!
Very Stoked!
Here is the spec-
Top tube sizes- 20.5″, 20.75″, 21″ and 21.25″
Head tube angle- 75 degrees
seat tube angle- 71 degrees…

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