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News archive for January 2010

Karl Poynter ESPN Show & Tell
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago

Karl has a great photo slide show on ESPN.go.com. Click here to go there and see how Karl looks at the world from behind a lens.

Adam Banton in Odd Couples Contest
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago

This weekend Adam Banton will be in Cleveland, OH for the Ray's MTB Park Odd Couples contest. He will be teaming up with a 26" rider (Brian Miller) to compete against eight other teams. Check out Ray MTB for more info. I'm sure Adam will hit us up with an update. IN the meantime check out the photos below.

Kelly Bolton RideBMX.com Interview
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kelly Bolton has a sweet interview on RideBMX.com. It's a good read and Fat Tony took some great shots of Kelly when he still lived in California. Click here to go read it. Since Fat Tony took all the photos in the interview it only makes sense to showa photo that he contributed to our 2010 Eastern Catalog. Barspin gap off flat rail.

Karl Poynter PETA2 Interview
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Karl Poynter has a great interview on the PETA2 website. Click here to read it. You can even win some great Eastern product over there.

Josh Perry Bike Check
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Josh Perry Bike Check I've seen Josh do things on his bike that just make me shake my head in disbelief. Sometimes I think that if I put my bike together just like Josh I can be that good. Here's the run down of his set-up and a few riding shots as well. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Frame: Eastern Journey 20.75” Fork: Eastern Hawkeyes Bars: Eastern Wonderyears 8.25” rise Stem: Premium Grips: ODI Longneck Bar ends: Plastic Detangler: SNAFU Headset: Eastern Clamp: ...

Kelly and Karl Vital Q&A
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Both Kelly Bolton and Karl Poynter have a Question and Answer section on Vital BMX. So if there's anything that you want So if there is anything you want to know about these guys, now is your chance. Click here for Kelly Boltons or click here for Karl Poynters.

Precious Metals
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago

  A Precious Metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic element of high economic value. It's true, I looked it up on Wikipedia. But it just so happens that Eastern Bikes Precious Metal Hardware is also a great way to make your bike look like a million bucks (or 91,175,003.05 Yen.) You can choose from two great colors, Gold or the even rarer Flatinum. Products that are available in both of these colors are Axles Nuts, CNC'ed Barends, CNC'ed Grip Stops and the Decepticon Stem. You can also get the Choker III Stem, Strangler Stem and Medusa Sprockets in gold. ...

Mega Tour 9
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Check out Props Mega Tour 9 and see Eastern Bikes all over that sucka. The Crew for Eastern consisted of Adam Banton, Eric Holley, Karl Poynter and Phil Jones with Leigh Ramsdell as the TM. We hit up Chicago, Madison and Minneapolis. It was a great time and I think that shows in the video. Go out and watch it! And oh yeah, that's Eric Holley on the cover barspinning out of a manual.

Product Spotlight
Posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Let's cut to the chase…the Scythe is 100% 4130 Cro-Mo goodness, pro-level specs at a great price. This bike is ready to go from showroom to what ever you want to ride. The spec below the photo say it all! Top Tube Length: 20.75" Weight: 24.82 Colors: Matte Black or Thunder Grey Frame: Eastern FULL 4130 Chromoly Frame with Holes for Replaceable Gyro Tabs, Eastern Logo Dropouts, and Integrated “Grim Reaper” Seatpost Clamp. Eastern Promise: Lifetime Warranty*, Lifetime Upgrade Policy** Fork: Eastern Full 4130 Chromoly with 1-Piece Steerer Tube, Machined Integrated Bearing Race, Tapered Legs and Hangfree Headset: Sealed Bearing ...

Eastern Bikes Best of 2009
Posted 8 months ago

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Adam Banton“Events that made living in 2009 a lot better.• Over 30 days of snowboarding. • Finished my 2cd edition Odyssey signature grip. Came out perfect.• Learned 1 of my 4 flip variations on my wish list, I may never get to the 4th one.• Finished a part in Easterns first full-length video. "Death of Fun"• Crossed off Asia on the map, spent 7 days in Singapore. Hot, fun and good locals. Hope to make it back.• Two separate months, I had no front brakes. I dont use them ...