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Eastern at Dew Tour Posted 1 year, 2 months ago The Dew tour just finished in Chicago. Craig Mast and Josh Perry were here to represent Eastern. Josh had a few slip ups in qualifing but still threw down some hot moves. You'll see more of him very soon. Craig qualified for the finals and moved up to 7th. In his first run he front flipped off the wall into the wedge but his bars moved and couldn't get the rest of his run like he wanted. He did get a triple whip down as well as a front flip flair. We're stoked on Josh and Craig and they rep'd ... |
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Nomad Cranks Posted 1 year, 2 months ago Our latest cranks with have you wandering around the streets in no time. See below for the full specs on the Nomad Cranks. They will be available in September. The Arms are concave and tapered on three sides to increase strength. Front side of the cranks is smooth to be ankle friendly Machined one-piece pedal boss is flush with the back of the crank eliminating any unneeded material 23T micro drive compatible Post weld heat-treated Left and right hand drive compatible The Nomad Spindle is tapered 10 spline on drive side and 48 on your typical non-drive side. The tapered ... |
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New Journey Frame Posted 1 year, 2 months ago The Journey frame has been through a few refinements and the final production is on the way. This beauty has all the features that you would expect from Eastern Bikes. Zack Roberts, Karl Poynter and Josh Perry have tested it. Josh actually pulled his first 720 tailwhip on the Journey frame. We’re not saying that you’ll be able to do what these guys do but having a frame like this can’t hurt. Below are the features… 4130 Japanese Chromoly 75˚ head tube 71˚ Seat tube Top tube sizes: 20.5", 20.75" and 21.25" 13.75” rear triangle on the 20.5" and ... |
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Leigh Ramsdell EXPN Interview Posted 1 year, 2 months ago EXPN put up part II of the Eastern Bikes interview. Click here to see it. This sequence was taken from the 2002 Eastern Bikes Catalog. My ass was sore for a week! -Leigh. |
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Ohio-Pennsylvania Filming Trip Posted 1 year, 2 months ago Mike McQueen was just in western Pennslyvania and Ohio filming Craig Mast, Josh Perry, Kelly Bolton and Adam Banton for "The Death of Fun". Hotel stop outside of Columbus left us with an interesting room number. When I was getting the room, the hotel guy ran off to the bathroom and barf partied. Hope he doesn't have swine flu. The Eastern filming mobile parked outside of room number 69 after dodging swine flu. Craig and Josh's friend Aaron threw down this whip off a sweet drop setup in downtown Cleveland. The Cleveland locals took us to this sweet spot near ... |
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Maintaining the Niner Wheel Posted 1 year, 2 months ago How to tighten and maintain your Eastern Bikes 9’er WheelFirst and foremost, this procedure should only be performed by an authorized bicycle mechanic. It is important to remember that over time you may need to adjust your looseball Niner wheel. To do so, You’ll need to loosen the hub's cone and lock nuts and then re-tighten as much as needed, its that simple.With the 9’er looseball hub, the cone nut for each side has it’s own special job. The nut on the non-drive side controls the tightness for ONLY the bearings packed into the hub, the hub bearings. The driver-side ... |
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Philmin' in Philly Posted 1 year, 3 months ago I'm in Philly for a week filming Wiz and Cody for the video. We dodged the rain but still got things done. Here are a few shots from the first day. More to follow. Wiz warming up with this icepick. Cody waiting the rain out. Wiz is a little tea pot... Cody is short and stout! Cody with a highspeed 180. He almost landed in poop one time. |
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Cody Jennings Bike Check Posted 1 year, 3 months ago Cody Jennings passed through town the past weekend so we decided to have a look at his bike. Here you go; Frame: Eastern Harvester 20.75" toptube Fork: Eastern Hawkeye Bars: Old T1 Stem: Fly Grips: Duo Homan Barends: Eastern Headset: Eastern 45/45 Integrated Clamp: Eastern integrated Seatpost: Aluminum Seat: Eastern Pinner Cranks: Eastern Pro, 175mm Sprocket: Eastern Medusa Light, 25t Chain: Eastern Half-link Front Tire: Eastern Curb Monkey Kevlar, 2.3″ Front Wheel: Proper Rear Tire: Eastern Burnout Kevlar, 2.1″ Rear Wheel: Eastern BiRectional Pegs: Eastern Ramp Pedals: Eastern MagnesiumCustom Mods: Yeah special edition Lynard Skynard bandana for soaring like a ... |
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