PREMIUM DUO
Bike Test: Premium Duo
Website: Premiumbmx.com
Distro: Moorelarge.co.uk
Who is the brand? Premium Products
About the bike:Premium have gone for a super clean, good looking setup. The transparent blue looks amazing set off next to chrome parts and you really can’t go wrong with a set of gum wall tyres. It’s the most expensive bike in this test coming is at a whisker under £480 but the cost is justified. It’s full of sturdy, good quality parts, which will last for a long while. The CNC’d chianring sits neatly on to the clean three-piece cranks. Premium have opted for a 28T version as opposed to the usual 25-9 gearing. A lot more people are running harder gearing these days and to me 28-9 feels perfect. It somehow complements the quality of the bike and makes it feel that bit more robust. The wheels come fully sealed and have nicer looking hubs than the cheaper bikes on test, and it’s only one of two in this group (the other is the WTP) which comes with female front axles – again adding a nice touch to the over all aesthetic. Ryan Elcock, our test pilot would have liked it to come with pegs, but aside from that we really can’t fault the Duo.
Who rides for them? UK: Brad McNicol, Mole, Luke Fairey, Sven Hackett, Sketch. International: Chad Kerley, Brock Olive, Felix Prangenberg, Josh de Reus, Blake Peters.
What’s their history?By collaborating with a team of exceptional riders Premium has lived up to the definition of its name by innovating and setting the standard in the ever-changing world of BMX for more than a decade. The team go to the ends of the earth to expand the boundaries of what’s possible, demanding the very best from themselves and from their bikes. Their versatile experience and approach is fed directly into the genetic code that makes up Premium Products.
Words from newest UK team member, Sven Hackett:Premium to me is just a bunch of real good dudes who are all about having fun on bikes and we get to support one of the best brands in the industry.
What are the stand our features of the bike?Could not be more surprised overall, complete set ups aren’t what they used to be.
New generation have got it easy if they are beginning on a bike like this.
Everything with the geometry felt ideal. The back end felt a little bit weightier than I am used to but it’s a complete set up so no surprise there.
Is there anything that could be improved on the bike?Only thing that could be improved is; where are the pegs?
Specs:Frame: 20.5” or 21” five tube crmo (front triangle), Integrated head tube, Mid BB shell, integrated seat clamp and removable brake hardware.
Forks: 100% crmo fork with internal threaded steer tube and tapered legs
Bars: 100% crmo bars 8.50″ (on 20.5″) or 8.75″ (on 21″)
Stem: Premium alloy front load stem
Cranks: Three-piece crmo 175mm 8-spline cranks
BB: Sealed Mid BB
Chainring: 28T Alloy
Wheels: Fully sealed wheels with Samsara rear and Deviant front double-wall rims and female axle front hub. 9T driver
Tyres: Premium CK tires 2.4″ front and rear
Seat: Premium Fat Capitol seat
Post: Premium Pivotal post
Pedals: Premium loose ball plastic pedals
Colours: Semi-gloss metallic grey, Trans Blue
RRP: £479
About the rider:
Name: Ryan Elcock
Age: 26
Home: Southampton
Favourite thing about this bike: Favourite thing about that bike would be the way it did not feel like a complete.
Ryan enjoyed sessioning the bench kicker. Don’t tell Rodeopeanut but this turndown was on to grass. I say it counts though.
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