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Lil Pros BMX Tour AUSTRALIA: Ride On Skatepark – Brisbane, Queensland

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The Lil Pros BMX Tour goes DOWN UNDA !! Australia Day 1 hits up Ride On Skatepark located in Brisbane, Queensland. Riders as young as 3 (yes THREE years old) to 15 showed up for their first ever session in Australia, watch the future of our sport throw down right here at Ride On. And yes, they even had a few special guest pros excited to join the session as well… 

Riders: Storm Gale, Jack Donald, Harry Jeffries, Jack Gray, Cameron Ewington, Rylan Kindness, Jake Kowal, Clay Drain, Josh Dove, Cooper Wilson, Lewis Allbon, Koby Drain, Taj & lil Ben!
Host: Dustin Grice
Filming/Editing: Dustin Grice

Halahan MTB Bike Adventures Episode 1

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Lukas & Nathan Halahan cruising through some of their favorite spots on the west coast, Post Office Jumps and Whistler River Trails. Rad the Halahan’s got to hit the epic Post Office jumps before they got taken down. Hit the play button.

The boys want to thank everyone that made these trips possible.

Lil Shredder Bikes @lilshredderbikes
G-Form Pads @gformprotects
Profile Racing @profileelitemtb
Five Ten Shoes @fiveten_official
Spank Industries @spankbikes
THE Industries @theindustries
Camp Three Clothing @campthree
The Wheel Mill @thewheelmill
Deek Design @deekdesign

Nathan and Lukas Halahan 16 and 18 inch BMX Bike Checks

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Lukas and Nathan Halahan, 16 and 18 inch BMX Bike Checks
All photos by Geo Jenkins / Deek Design @deekdesign

Lukas Halahan, 18 inch BMX Bike ChecksLukas Halahan

Age: 12
Height: 4ft 10″
Weight: 80lbs
Where do you call home? Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors? FBM Bike Co., Profile Racing, G-Form, Five Ten Shoes, THE Industries, Kid Dynamite Apparel Co., The Wheel Mill Bike Park, Pro Bikes Bike Shop, Deek Design Media
Favorite style of riding (dirt, street, park, trails, vert)? Trails.
Do you have any advice for kids starting out in BMX? Just have fun, keep trying new stuff, make friends, and follow your dreams.
When did you first get into BMX and what size Bike did you ride? 6 years old, Mini size race bike then a 16″ BMX
Do you have any plans for moving up to a 20 inch BMX? No hurry but if I grow a bunch I will.
Which parts do you go through the most? I’m pretty easy on stuff and try to keep my bike nice and clean.
Frame: FBM full chromoloy custom 18.5″ 4.5lbs
Lukas Halahan, 18 inch BMX Bike ChecksFork: 18″
Bars / Size: 8″ high 25.5″ wide
Stem: Profile Mulville Push 48mm with Ti bolts
Grips: ODI Long Neck
Seatpost: pivotal
Seat: Profile Mulville Logo P
Cranks (and crank arm length): Profile MiniMag 160mm with Ti spindle and bolts
Sprocket (and number of teeth): Profile Elite Spline Drive 28 tooth
Chain: KMC
Front Tire: Kenda Kontact 2.0
Front Wheel: Profile Elite 36H with Ti bolts
Rear Tire: Kenda Kontact 2.0
Rear Wheel: Profile Elite 36H with Ti bolts and Ti 9 tooth driver
Pedals: plastic
Brakes: rear only
Any custom modifications to your bike or parts? Just my frame. FBM Machine Shop dudes made the top tube longer than other 18s
Shout outs or thanks? Family, local Wheel Mill and trails crew, and BMX Groms! and my puppy Holt!
Lukas Halahan 18 inch FBM custom BMX Bike Check on BMX Groms

Lukas Halahan 18 inch FBM custom BMX Bike Check on BMX Groms
Nathan Halahan 18 inch FBM custom BMX Bike Check on BMX Groms

Nathan Halahan

Age: 10
Height: 4ft 6″
Weight: 65lbs
Where do you call home? Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors? FBM Bike Co., Profile Racing, G-Form, Five Ten Shoes, THE Industries, Kid Dynamite Apparel Co., The Wheel Mill Bike Park, Pro Bikes Bike Shop, Deek Design Media
Favorite style of riding (dirt, street, park, trails, vert)? Trails
Do you have any advice for kids starting out in BMX? Riding bikes is fun so don’t get mad. Learn bike control first then start doing some tricks.
When did you first get into BMX and what size Bike did you ride? 4 years old, micro mini race bike then a super small 16″ BMX
When you steal your brother’s 18″ and take it for a ride, do you think about moving up a size? Sometimes, but my FBM is a big 16″ and fits perfect
Frame: FBM full chromolly custom 17″ 4.1lbs
Fork: 18″ but for my 16″. Haha, that’s what my dad said so you have to ask him how or why it works.
Nathan Halahan 16 inch custom FBM BMX Bike CheckBars / Size: 7.75″ high, 24.5″ wide
Stem: Profile Mulville Push 48mm with Ti bolts
Grips: ODI Long Neck
Seatpost: pivotal
Seat: Profile Mulville Logo P
Cranks (and crank arm length): Profile MiniMag 150mm with Ti Spindle and bolts
Sprocket (and number of teeth): Profile Elite Spline Drive 28 tooth
Chain: KMC
Front Tire: Kenda K Rad 2.125 with big knobbies ha!
Front Wheel: Profile Elite 28H with Ti bolts
Rear Tire: Kenda K Rad 2.125 with big knobbies too!
Rear Wheel: Profile Elite 28H with Ti bolts and Ti 9 tooth driver
Pedals: plastic
Brakes: back brakes
Any modifications/extras? My FBM frame is custom with a long 17″ top tube so I needed longer forks too. FBM Machine Shop can make anything to ride.
Shout outs or thanks? Mom, Dad, Brothers, Sister, Locals, BMX Groms!

Nathan Halahan 16 inch custom FBM BMX Bike Check with BMX Groms
Nathan Halahan 16 inch custom FBM BMX Bike Check with BMX Groms
Nathan Halahan 16 inch custom FBM BMX Bike Check with BMX Groms

Sunday Radocaster 18 Inch BMX Frame and Fork Test

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BMX Groms Sunday Radocaster 18 inch BMX Frame and Fork Test and Review

The 18″ Sunday Radocaster is a unique frame and fork set offered by Sunday for the serious up-and-coming shredder. If you are into BMX and an average size 9 – 12 year old, this review is a “must read”.

This is the first year the Radocaster has been offered, so we were very interested to see what it would ride like. It features Sunday’s well thought out proportional frame geometry and slew of other features, such as:

  • Full chromoly throughout.
  • 8mm hollow dropouts.
  • Removable braking hardware.

Sunday build features like:

  • A miter cut top tube.
  • Reinforcing gusset at the down tube/head tube junction.

The fork:

  • One-piece, integrated-ready steerer tube.
  • Full-chromoly construction throughout.
  • Responsive 25mm fork rake.

At BMX Groms we were stoked to test an 18 inch frame where the company had seriously taken the time to consider every aspect of the frame including the geometry. Young riders are progressing quickly and companies are going to have to put the same amount the thought and design time into smaller frames, as they do into the common “20 inch” frames.

Sunday Radocaster 18 inch BMX frame and fork set as tested by BMX Groms.

Sunday Radocaster 18 inch BMX frame and fork set as tested by BMX Groms.

Bike Build and Finish

We had no problems building the frame and fork set up, all of our standard 18″ parts fit well. The frame uses a mid-bottom bracket and integrated headset. The finish looks good and the paint lasted well for our entire test which lasted for over a month. The frame comes in blue and the forks in black, unfortunately there are not other colour choices, but this is a higher end product for serious riders so we wouldn’t expect it to come in something like four colour choices.

BMX Groms Test

We choose two rad 11 year old BMX riders put the bike through some serious punishment.

Dorian Giordano, (Instagram: @dorian_bmx), was the smaller of the two riders. He regularly rides a 16″ BMX, so it was going to be interesting to see how he adapted to the larger 18″ Radocaster build. Unfortunately Dorian ended up with an injury just before our bike test, but he was still able to have a good session on the bike at Joyride 150 and give us some feedback. Dorian said the bike felt really good and that it was good for mannies, boxes and bike control and getting some nice height.

Nahum Billington, (Instagram: @chimpbmx), our other test rider usually rides an average geometry 18″ inch BMX. We were very interested to see how he adapted to Sunday’s proportional geometry. The Radocaster was a shorter frame overall, with a shorter rear triangle and a slightly longer top tube length. He adapted to the bike really quickly and on the first day was getting higher hops, better manuals, spins and learnt half cabs. In no time he was blasting 4 foot quarter pipe airs. When it came to hitting really large box jumps it took more of an adjustment, the shorter frame feeling more twitchy. However, at Joyride 150 Nahum found it easier to clear the box jumps on the Radocaster compared to his regular ride.

Nahum cranks an X-Up over a 7ft quarter on board the Sunday Radocaster 18" BMX Frame.

Nahum cranks an X-Up over a 7ft quarter on board the Sunday Radocaster 18″ BMX Frame.

Here is what Nahum had to say about the Radocaster:

The Sunday Radocaster is a really awesome 18” bike. The Radocaster frame gives the rider a bit more support because it is full chromoly. The shorter rear triangle on the bike lets you pop up unto your manuals easier. You can also  hop higher on the bike. The Sunday was also really good on the box jumps. The frame gives a lot more bike control because it is more twichy. I find on the bike you can spin a lot faster, than the 18” inch frames with long rear triangles. The forks are nice because they are full chromoly tappered forks, which lets you rely on them more. The color blue on the Sunday Radocaster is a good color for the bike. I also like the design of the graphics on it. Overall the Sunday is an awesome bike for riders that want a good bike with the right geometry.

Sunday Radocaster BMX Review Comment

Should you buy the Radocaster?

If you are a rad 18″ BMX rider who really wants to progress you should definitely be taking a serious look at the Radocaster. We feel that for the majority of riders the geometry will help them to progress. We actually watched our test rider Nahum, progress significantly during the month of riding the bike. If you are an insane trails rider who hits pro size transitions you may feel more comfortable on a longer frame, depending on your size.

Priced at under $300 in the USA.

Jamie Gibb BMX

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Lots of tech riding in this edit and some clips at Unit 23 Skatepark.

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