This is one of those frames that is detined to be a classic. They all laughed at us when we introduced a sub 5lb Dirt/Street frame in 2004, and here we are in 2008 and they all now want sub 4lbs frames. I guess the race crowd really does know a little something something about the way a frame should be built huh?
SUPERCROSS has always been a Hardcore BMX race company, that is where our roots are, but the funny thing about that is that BMX racers love to go blow off steam at the trails as much as anyone, and some of our first racers were more well known for thier jumping skills than thier racing skills, imagine that. I mean Brian "Lil Pepe " Hernandez and Billy Harrison were always known for how well they could jump and ride, that is part of why BMX Plus! magazine used them for so many years as testers, and Ryan Vanderveen was a BMX Action test rider. Hate to say it but the magazines did not choose you for a test rider because you were fast. So back in the early 90's we had a lot of Dirt Jumpers riding SUPERCROSS frames because they were strong light and rode well, Todd Lyons got us our first centerspread in any magazine for SUPERCROSS and wouldn't you know it was in RIDE doing a big nothing, not quite the background you would expect from a Hardcore Race company. So when we introduced the UL frame a few years back we had a few people asking us to build it with 990's and with a shorter back end so it would be more Dirt Jump specific. Then we had a few riders ask us for 14 mm slots and Gyro tabs so they could ride the ramps and parks with it( Todd Anderson rode half and quarter pipes on what he called his BMX Chrome back in the 90's all it was was a Supercross SX250 Race Frame ). Seems that they all recognized the advantages of a light weight tubeset and the post weld heat treating.
Well rather than do something half way we sat down and really looked at what we needed for the Dirt Jump and Park crowd. And we came up with the MX. It uses a thicker more dent resistant double butted tubset rather than a thinner triple like the UL, and has a beefier headtube and BB shell, thicker 1/4" thick Heat Treated Cro-mo dropouts, 990 mounts on the seatstays to keep them out of the way for Micro Gearing, a 14.25" Rear Chainstay, a 74.5º Headtube angle, a 11.75" BB height and either a 20.75 top tube ( Std. ) or a 21.25" top tube ( long). Well we gave the first prototype to our all around rider Erik Engstrom 2 years ago and he is still riding it today. We gave the next one to Transworld BMX to test before it went out of business and they gave it a 9.5 out of 10 rating, thier 2 complaints were that it was a 3/8" rear axle slot and no Gyro tabs. Well after that comment we decided to do a "P" model more for the parks and streets, beefed up the tubeset a bit more , added the 14mm slots and the Gyro tabs and then you have an MXP. BMX Plus! just tested the MXP for the July 2005 issue and they said they tried to kill it and couldn't. Not bad for a 4lb 13ounce frame. ( that is the approx. weight of the MXP Long, the MX Long with the 3/8" slots and no Gyro tabs is 4lbs 9ounces).
MSRP on the MX or MXP Frame is $399.95 and should be available at your finer BMX shops now. So please check with your local Authorized Supercross Dealer or one of our Approved Mail Order Outlets and if you still have trouble finding them you can always order direct by clicking below.
Update: We have done our last run of MX and MXP frames. Everything we have left are in the 20.75 size whcih was our most popular size. Special pricing on all remaining frames. Colors are Teal, White, Black, Metallic Silver and Kawasaki Green. Save $150 off of regular price.
MX and MXP Frames
