Mankind Bike Company

Bommel injured

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:05:28 +0000

Bommel got seriously injured at the Nike 6.0 BCN contest last weekend. He`s still in the hospital in Braca, but will hopefully be able to fly back to Berlin this weekend. We wish you a speedy recovery and all the best, bro. Hope to have you back soon.

Conall Keenan on the team

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:06:40 +0000

We would like to welcome Connal Keenan to the team. Conal is from Sarasota, Florida and is also riding for Profile. Here are some pics of Conal and his new ride with Jeff K`s Forward frame/fork and bars combo in translucent purple and some slic new Profile parts. Watch out for a Conal web edit soon.

2010 Mankind Packaging

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:47:22 +0000

Here is a our 2010 product line wrapped in our beautiful new 2010 packaging.

Team on the road

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:45:18 +0000

The Mankind Blues Brothers Boys Band has been on the road a lot lately. Mike S. just did shows in Guam for Vans, rocking his new Code signature frame. Jeff K is in the UK on the Road to Glory trip with Profile. Ian Lesser and Bommel just been to the CZE Amok Contest placing 7th and 5th. Our new USA flow rider Conall Keenan just came back from a Nicaragua trip. More on Conall soon. Yes, we play both. Country and Western.

Mike S. Code Signature Frame

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:20:07 +0000

Some of you might have already seen some photos of Michael Steingräber´s new Mankind signature frame “Code”. Here is what Mike S. says: “I have been friends with Mankind owner Christoph Huber for well over 20 years, and while a good personal relationship helps, that wasn´t the reason I wanted to ride for Mankind. What I find so appealing about Mankind is the quality of their products, their attention to detail and their nice graphic designs. Christoph let me design my signature frame, the “Code” the way I wanted it to be, without any limitations. I knew what I wanted from the start, so it was just a matter of bringing my ideas to paper, getting a prototype made, which unfotunately took a long time, and now testing the prototype and showing it around.
There are several key elements I wanted in my frame:
First of all: strength. My frames have to take a lot of abuse, and I want them to take it. That´s why I wanted a without unnecessary bent tubes, and nothing crossed either.
Secondly, I didn´t want to build a tank, so I opted for butted tubes and tapered chain- and seatstays. To be able to use thin tubes, I wanted the frame to be fully heat treated. That means it gets welded first, then the whole thing gets heat treated, resulting in a very strong structure, including the welds!
Third, the frame had to be functional! That´s why the down tube is slightly elevated, with enough attatchment to the bottom bracket shell, so that´s not going to fall off. The dropouts are on the outside of the seat- and chainstays, so bike varials will be easier without getting caught up with your feet. The head angle is 74°, so your bars won´t touch the ground as easyly when doing hitchhikers and backpackers.
And last but not least I wanted a lot of atention to detail. I opted for machined bottom bracket shell and head tube with integrated logo, a logo etching in the dropouts, the nice Mankind bridge between the seatstays and the curved tube/bridge between the chainstays for added strength. The seattube is outside machined to save a bit of weight and has an integrated seatclamp. The stickers are placed where they don´t get scratched instantly when you ride your bike. I chose not to have brake mounts on the frame, because I don´t use brakes and it looks like most other riders don´t use rear brakes, and the frame just looks much cleaner that way.”

New Colourways

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:38:41 +0000

Here are photos of some new colourways in which Forward forks, Forward bars, Alive Flatland forks, Respect Sprockets and Mid Size BBs come in now.

Barry checkin in!

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:43:54 +0000

Barry`s been on holidays/riding trips for three weeks and enjoying it like crazy!
Here are some photos from the Verre Oosten Jam, he`s been to.

Mankind shipment arrived down under

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:47:36 +0000

Our Australian distributor Kickasbmx just received his new Mankind shipment, as have all other distributors, with all the new 2010 Mankind frames and products. Brand new on this shipment are Mankind Plastic Pivotal Seats, Plastic Barends, Alive Flatland Pivotal Seats, Asadi Phase 2 Grips clear, Forward Forks and Forward Bars translucent purple and Alive Flatland Forks 0.0 & 16.0 in clearcoat red and matt black.

Bommel Jam – Frame Winner

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:53:55 +0000

Bommel held a Jam at his Roof BMX hall, with a Mellow Frame as first price. Here`s the winner. Photo by Viktor Strasse.

New Jeff K Edit

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:45:13 +0000

Check out TCU Exclusive Jeff K edit from Logan Reynolds.