Mankind has had a little revamp of the web site. Go check out all the new products.

Here’s the newest “Spoke” segment from Fuel TV starring Jeff Klugiewicz.

Big thank you’s go out to big money brian and duncan smith and aaron bellerby for making the first zeal bmx catalogue come together. could not do it with out you guys forever indebted to you guys.

Im sure the online version will be on the site soon enough, cough cough big money.

Matt Bury in black burn owner of the cell block bmx shop has put together a sweet looking mainly all sputnic bike, i think it looks a treat. What do you think?

For sale for £750 what a bargain .

Larry is the newest member of the Sbc crew in the uk and is about to go under the knife for a knee op. He ruptured his ACL. All the best buddy.

FRAME-STANDARD 250L 21″
BARS-STANDARD strip
FORKS-WE THE PEOPLE
STEM-FLY
CRANKS-MANKIND JUSTICE
SPROCKET-STANDARD M3
SEAT-PRIMO
SEAT POST-BICYLE UNION
SEAT CLAMP-MANKIND ARCHANGEL
FRONT-WHEEL-SUPERSTAR
REAR-WHEEL-SUPERSTAR
PEGS-SPUTNIC
BRAKE-SUPERATAR U BRAKE
FRONT TYRE-KHE
REAR TYRE-ANIMAL
PEDALS-SUPERSTAR
GRIPS-EDWINS

Click on the image to see the rest of the bike.

Here is a bike check of Björn “Bommel” Mager new ride,

rocking his new Mankind Mellow signature frame which is

out and available now around the globe.

Bike Check…

Frame: Mankind mellow 21″ green

Bars: Mankind New World 8.3”

Headset: Mankind Integarted Headset

Stem: Mankind Archangel Stem

Grips: Mankind Asadi Phase 2 Grips

Barends: Mankind Identity Barends

Brakelever: Odyssey Monolever

Brake: éclat Unit Brake

Brakeshoes: éclat Baradine

Upper Brakecable: Dragonfly Gemini

Lower Brakecable: Mankind Linear

Seat: Mankind Divine Mid Size Seat

BB: Mankind Mid BB

Cranks: Mankind Justice Cranks

Pedals: Premium Thin Pedal

Sprocket: Mankind Respect 28T

Chain: Kool Chain

Pegs: Macneil light

Rotor: Snafu Mobeus

Front wheel:

Tires front: Maxxis Grifter

Rim front: éclat Bondi Straight Wall Rim

Hub front: Profile Mini Race Front Bolt Hub

Spokes front: Primo Forged Spokes

Tube front: Maxxis Ultra light

Rim band front: Maxxis

Rear wheel:

Tires rear: Maxxis Grifter

Rim rear: éclat Bondi Straight Wall Rim

Hub rear: Profile Mini Cassette Hub “Full Ti-Version”

Driver: Profile Titan Driver 9T

Spokes rear HR: Primo Forged Spokes

Tube rear: Maxxis Tube

Rim band rear: Maxxis

Here is the link to the custom work that is going on over at SBC manufacturing

Germanys Michael Steingraeber has decided to part ways with long time bike sponsor Dragonfly to join team Mankind.

Michael had this to say:

“I have been with Dragonfly for over 15 years, working for them, riding for them, designing parts for them. It’s been

a very good time and I am very appreciative for all the support they have given me. I would not be where I am now

without them! But everything changes over time, and for me the time has come to walk a different path.

I will ride for Mankind Bikes as off now. The much liked Alive frame was the first Flatland product in the Mankind lineup,

with more to come in the second half of 2010. Mankind gave me the chance to design a signature Flatland frame. I am

happy to let you know my frame will feature the style and quality that all Mankind products are so well known for as well

as the functionality that I am looking for in every product I want to use.”

More news soon!



What have we here? The new TShirt from Alone available at Zeal dealers now!!

I’ve have been meaning to write a post like this for ages. As we often get asked more about Zeal’s “in house” brand it would seem this will make an interesting read for some people and answer some questions you may have had about Alone. Read on… why not.

Spring / Summer 2004…. we were approached by a contact in Taiwan that worked with us saying there was a facility to make a full post weld heat treated bmx frame and if we came up with the design they would get it done. It sounded very tempting so we had to give that a go!. The design was done and the frame was made….

(Above: The first ever Alone Maiden prototype frame rotting in a garage in south west London). Anyway, long story short the frame held up great and we did a few production runs improving on the design each time. Other Products came along; seats, posts, hubguards etc… even a complete entry level bike which was one of the biggest selling completes at UK BMX  mail orders in Xmas 2005. Plans were well under way for more new frames and products when Alone’s then owners went to the wall.

(Above: Long term Alone Team rider and on the side product designer Neil Keddie).
The summer of 2007 managed to bring about many changes for Alone. The brand was now part of  Hitcher’s new distribution comapny Zeal and as a bonus found itself 100% rider owned and run by the same guys who did it before. However, the first six months under the new ownership proved slow as we were so busy setting up Zeal and working with the other awesome brands which they supply we had no time to develop anything new. It was by working with these other companies at Zeal that made us decide to put frames on the back burner and focus on other areas of a bike so as to not take anything away from these brands.

(Above: A taste of the winter 2009/10 Alone product line).
In now almost two and a half years with Zeal the Alone product range has started to find it’s feet. We have an ever expanding line of items…. a big thanks to all the help from our team riders and Big Money Brian (our art guy). You can check out our products here on the Zeal website or over at the Alone BMX website.

(Above: A peek at a few of the new products due in 2010).
So here we are in 2010….. Keddie, Hitcher, Big Money and myself have been working on some new products and have some exciting team trips in the pipeline too. Keep an eye out for more from Alone this year. A huge thank you to anyone who has ever put an Alone product on their bike…. you guys make it what it is! An honest rider owned BMX company!

I have the biggest order turning up tomorrow Focale 44 bikes, BSD and the long awaited mankind order.

Download the full BSD catalogue

Download the full 2010 mankind catalogue

Download the full Focale 44 catalogue

http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/news/story?page=standard-race-program

Bommel has his new edit out just in time for his sig frame the mellow to be out in less than 2 weeks.

The mellow comes in 20.5″ 20.8″  21″ matt black,white,purple,pearl blue,ed green

Bommel some clips 2009 from Bommel on Vimeo.