Rude en 2015

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THE STREETS, MY KINGDOM.

Watch Viki Gomez, and you’ll see what this BMX bike is all about. His flatland is one part magic and one part ingrained technique, and the Rude is like each of Viki’s rides – unique. And that’s the beauty of it and the balance of its design. The Rude is the result of the idea that one bike could be built for flatland, street, and park riding. Viki sketched it, and we built it. It comes ready for action no matter which discipline you prefer - the Rude comes with four footpegs for flatland action, and they can be easily removed for street or ramps. Now your imagination is the only limit.

VIKI’S LEGACY FRAME

RUDE CUSTOM DROPOUTS

Orbea accounts for more than 90 years of history building life-lasting frames. The aquired knowledge combined with the latest technology on Japanese Chromoly manufacturing and the creative design by Viki Gomez has resulted into a unique and reliable BMX frame.

Early feedback from our riders showed us the importance of smooth-integrated dropouts. RUDE’s custom dropouts enable safe and smooth landing on the pegs during tricks.

SLOOP-A-HOOP If you are going to try flatland tricks like “Boomerang” or a “Fire Hydrant” you want to have clearance between the seat and the handlebar. In bike geometry this translates into a great slooping (= short Seat Tube) and for the RUDE we decided to name this SLOOP-A-HOOP.

CLEAR HEADSET Viki’s Legacy Frame features an integrated headset. This, together with the removable cable guides result into a neat HT.

VIKI’S LEGACY BAR

TTT: THIN TOP TUBE

Viki handcrafted RUDE’s handlebar featuring a 8,25” crosspiece that enhances the aesthetics and gives the desirable strengh levels for intense use.

Max. length: 28,5”.

As opposed to traditional frames we decided to use the same tubing for the TT and the ST, Ø28.6mm double-butted tubing. A thin top tube enables the rider to perform specific flatland tricks while ensuring a good performance on street or park rides.

SCS: SHORT CHAIN STAYS

P4A: PEGS FOR ALL

Short CSs make the bike easier to lift. Different size riders street-tested our protoypes until we found the optimal compromise. The resulting CS lenghts are; S size (19,6”): 12,7” / M size (20,75”): 13,2 / L size (21”): 13,2

By defeaut, we serve the Orbea Rude with four pegs so you don’t have to buy an extra pair to try Flatland tricks.