Your name is Stephen Murray What is known? No? Stephen is British BMX star freestyle and a dirt bike master who successfully paved the way for the island's BMX and put it high on the world map. He is a seven-time British Cup winner and six-time British Champion. In 2001, he won the X Games in the dirt discipline , in the same year and a year later he won the Gravity Games and became BMX Athlete of the Year according to the American television channel ESPN.
On June 22, 2007, his successful professional career unfortunately came to an end. in the final event of the DEW Tour series, when Murray, who was known for his double backhands, made a mistake on the last jump , He had an unfortunate fall and ended up in a wheelchair , lame from the shoulders down. His mission in the world of BMX but is with this it didn't end . He founded the bike and component brand Stay Strong , which is not so much dedicated to freestyle bikes, but rather to the discipline of drag. The brand has several top BMX riders under its wing, including Italian Mattia Furlan.
About the model
The V3 is the third evolution of the duck model . An aluminum frame and modern geometry. The flattened and straight-down main triangle tube continues into the rear triangle tube and allows for greater rigidity at the upper part of the frame. The massive down tube of the front triangle further increases rigidity and stability. The V3 frame is also disc brake ready.
Brand Stay Strong does not have pre-assembled bikes in its sales catalog , but rather offers cyclists the possibility to build a bike according to their wishes . Their offer also includes rims (carbon and aluminum), hubs, handlebars, stem, saddles, pedals...
Master Tine and V3
The presented Stay Strong V3 bike carries the following components:
- Frame aluminum custom Stay Strong V3
- BOX One Carbon XL fork
- Brake and lever BOX Two Black
- ODI Stay Strong Edition Grips
- Box Four crankset
- SD Components CNC sprocket, 38t
- Shimano DXR sprocket, 16t
- KMX K1SL Narrow Chain
- SD Components 5.5” handlebar
- Steering column BOX Two
- BOX Echelon seat
- Halo EX3 / Shimano DXR rims
- VeeTire SpeedBooster 20×1 3/8” tires
- Pedals SD CNC, Expert
For whom?
The bike presented is in size Expert XL . This means that it is suitable for a cyclist with a height between 150 and 163 centimeters (of course, the handlebar height and crank length depend on this). Otherwise, Stay Strong V3 competition grade frame and with its geometry it offers the ideal balance between speed and responsiveness on the BMX track or hilly terrain. The presented bike was built by Loose Cycles according to the wishes of a young Slovenian BMX competitor.
