We here at Ride UK thought it would be a great idea to ask some of our favourite shops what they think you guys at home should spend some of your well deserved Christmas money on. These guys took part in The Shop Sessions so you know they’ve got good ideas. Each shop has provided a couple of options to suit whatever your budget and told us what you can get for your cash!
The Boardroom are based in the Republic of Ireland, so you can make the most of the Pound to Euro exchange rate and pick yourself up a bargain. The shipping isn’t astronomical either so always worth a look!
Animal Akimbo cranks:
These are some of the strongest cranks out there, with Animal making some serious moves recently and our ridiculously good price there’s never been a better time to spruce up your ride with some fresh Animal gear.
Boardroom Raglan shirt:
Perfect stocking filler or just want to look stylish over the festive season, our “Since 06” logo looks great, printed onto a high quality American Apparel Raglan shirt. Soft and stylish. Lovely Stuff!
Scotland’s favourite BMX shop, run by riders for riders through and through. Always supporting the scene and encouraging the good times!
Nearly 4K DVD:
A must for any UK street rider! Nearly 4K features the best of Scotlands street riding today and a few familiar faces appearing in the friends section too! Produced by Alex Donnachie.
Fly Omega Complete:
The best sub £700 complete ever to hit our shop floor! A catalogues worth of Fly aftermarket components hung on full Chromo main components. The KHE based Trebol free coaster gives todays rider what they need too! A straight out of the box custom level bike for anyone getting started, getting back into it or wants to start over with their set up.
Hands down the most creative and fun edit of the Ride UK GoPro Shop Sessions. These guys know how not to take life too seriously!
United Supreme 2016 Parts Kit:
First up is the United Supreme 2016 Parts Kits at £439.99. I’ve always loved these kits as it makes getting a custom built bike more accessible. All you need to do is slap it on your favourite frame and you’ve got yourself a pro level set up for a great price. We are currently running an offer where you get a free United frame with the kits! Only two left though!
Odyssey Broc Raiford Grips:
Next is the our top selling Odyssey Broc Raiford Grips at £8.99. You’ve got to have a good set of grips and Broc’s signatures don’t disappoint. Long, soft and have a pre-worn feel to them straight out the box. They come with Odyssey Par Ends as standard which are one of the best bar ends out there. To top it off they feature rad nautical rope detailing. What more could you want?!
After many years in a church the Source guys are finally expanding! We can’t wait to see what awesomeness they come up with in their new place.
Jet Generate complete:
An impressive entry level bike from Jet BMX. It features some great parts for the price tag like the tubular sealed Mid BB cranks, Fully Sealed 9T cassette hub, Large 8.4 bars, tapered forks and slim padded seat/post combo. As well as the great value for money parts package the Generate features bang up to date responsive geometry and a great look thanks to the colour matching parts and choice of 3 colours. We wish bikes as good as this were available when we started out riding!
BSD M-Cap:
These are a genius idea from Dan Paley and BSD. All the benefits of push in plastic bar ends like being light and easy to fit and and they last ages due to metal surround. The best of both worlds!
Custom Riders have been around FOR EVER! They know what’s up when it comes to products.
Vocal Hitchhiker Freecoaster Hub:
What we like about this hub is the fact that you can convert it from a freecoaster hub to a Cassette Hub and vice-versa. We find that many riders want to try a freecoaster but struggle to get along with one when they do. So with this hub you can switch between freecoaster and cassette mode. Also available for the hub is drive or non drive hub guards.
For those using the Hub in freecoaster mode can changing the gap is simply removing the driver and replacing the gap washer to give you either a small, medium or large gap. Another thing we liked about the hub was the weight. Conventional freecoaster hubs tend to be extremely heavy in comparison. Where as the Vocal hub is no heavier than a standard cassette hub.
Several of the guys who work here have been running these and absolutely love them. So it’s always one of the first hubs we recommend when someone is looking at a freecoaster hub.
Firma bottle top cap:
Here is a normal alloy fork top cap in H24 or H25, which comes with a 6mm or 8mm adjustment. The cool thing is you can attach your favourite drinks bottle top cap to the top – simple as that. Show everyone your favourite tipple. It’s one of those items you don’t need but you want…
Simple Bike Co Ace Frame:
4130 Sanko Chromoly tubing, double butted toptube & downtube, complete with gyro tabs, removable brake mounts and sticker pack! Ideal high quality all round BMX frame from this Danish brand that likes to ‘Keep It Simple’.
The Hardcore Hobbies ‘David’ Hat And Glove Combo:
logos inspired by the band “Fucked Up’, with touchscreen compatible fingers this combo is the perfect winter warmer at only £16. Also please note the hat is available as and individual item at just £10, or ships FREE with all orders of over £30.
Southwest is best! Bristol based Crucial are well and truly into their racing (as well as all the other awesome aspects of BMX of course). If you’re thinking of hitting a track then check them out!
YESS 2016 World Cup Elite BMX Race Frame:
The reason we picked the YESS 2016 World Cup Elite Frame as our main item is because it is the BMX race frame to have in 2016! It features the most up to date technological advances in frame building and has been completely redesigned from the ground up. Geometry is similar to previous frames as this is tried, tested and known to be the best.
All YESS frames are all hand-made in Canada and UK Sales and Distribution by CrucialBMX – All inquiries get in touch.
Shadow Conspiracy Crow Mid Pivotal Seat:
The reason we picked the Shadow Conspiracy Mid Pivotal Seat for our smaller item is because this seat has recently been re-released. The design comes from the OG Mid Pivotal seat that pretty much started the whole ‘fat’ seat movement many moons ago.
The seat’s been brought up to speed with a new shape, Shadow rear patch and Red/Black/White stitching. This classic will never go out of fashion.
The guys behind the BMX Barn, their latest video and more
A perfect example of going to warmer climates with some mates and riding bikes
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