5 Bikes from the Burgtec House Show

Feb 1, 2019

by James Smurthwaite

With pros, distros, dealers and staff all in one place, there was a glut of nice bikes floating about at the Burgtec House Show. Yes, you've probably seen most of these before but there are a few unique details for eagle-eyes to spot.

Santa Cruz's "Christopher Walken Who?" Chameleon

Fresh out of the karaoke warehouse, this is one of the first of the new Chameleons to touch down in the UK. There was no camouflaging the swoopy copper-coloured frame and blue anodised details on this bike and it drew a lot of attention over the event.

Plenty of clearance here, even the Brits were impressed.

The Chameleon goes carbon for the first time and, as you'd expect from Santa Cruz, it's really smartly done.

Hope Pro 4 hubs come as standard on the SE and SE+ models.

More info here.

Warehouse Will's Evil Insurgent

16-year-old Will Eaton is the Warehouse Manager at Burgtec and his Evil Insurgent was freshly coated in Macclesfield mud.

Will’s been riding some scary lines lately.

Jackson Pollock-esque mud patina.

Burgtec's Santa Cruz V10 29 Show Bike

Burgtec had specced a custom build on this V1029er with all their plushest parts, including the dh bar the Syndicate are currently testing.

30mm rise, 800mm wide and only available to the Syndicate at the moment.

Ergon's downhill specific SMD2 saddle is designed to help riders steer with their legs. It may sound gimmicky but we were big fans when we tested it back in 2016.

Dave Barton's Orange Stage 5 Rainbow

An Orange frame covered in anodised Hope bits and mud, is there a more British bike than this?

More of the finest mud patina.

A Burgetc stem with a front plate specifically designed to fit GoPros.

The Canadian has decided that all UK riders have a minimum of two anodized colours on their bikes.

Stickers are also acceptable.

A game of 'hit the coffee cup' broke out mid-way through shooting.

Josh Lewis' Jib Machine

Loosedog's bike is covered in 50to01 stickers. A new one gets put on for every scratch.

A sneak peak at the next Fabric and 50to01 collab grip.

Josh isn't sure what these scratched in numbers mean but we're all sure they're very important

A prototype Industry 9 freecoaster.

The new Fabric and 50to01 saddle taking shape The boys wanted to design something with loads of padding and no sharp edges.

Bonus: Raleigh Shop Bike

Super slack and super low, it's just a pity Raleigh didn't get the memo about shorter fork offsets.

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56 Comments

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TallTomT FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:08)

16yr old warehouse manager and a seriously sick bike. Life turning out ok so far..!

67 0

BenPea (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:29)

I want to know who he murdered and/or blackmailed to get there. When I was 16 I couldn't even manage my bedroom.

10 0

mtbikeaddict (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:45)

@BenPea: Yeah who's kid IS he?! I want that gig!

11 2

winko FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 2:03)

I have a friend who is 20 and has been running bars for 2 or 3 years now, and by run I mean arrange shifts for all the stuff, orders from suppliers etc... On the other hand I'm pretty proud that I've dug some mean trails when I was at that age, we all can't be good at everything

71 3

headshot FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 2:16)

Child labour laws in the UK need to be brought in line with the EU. Oh, wait...

jhtopilko (Feb 1, 2019 at 6:59)

Big money!

tonestar (Feb 1, 2019 at 21:50)

Breaking News!!! 15 year old wunderkind genius completes his masters degree with honours, then decides to shun all accepted norms to become the new Warehouse Manager at Burgtec.

biggercogsplz (Feb 7, 2019 at 9:43)

Popped spoke in the rear too with the classic wrap-around-a-neighbor-and-say-"f*ck it".

58 1

mallorcadave (Feb 1, 2019 at 2:13)

Poor orange getting bullied and getting snowballed in the playground
"your mum's a filing cabinet"
Brings back all kinds of nasty memories

hypermoto (Feb 1, 2019 at 10:33)

Yeah, but judging by the pictures/videos of the Orange factory, I reckon he could beat the ever living piss out of any one who crossed him.

rrolly (Feb 2, 2019 at 11:27)

That Orange bike isn't British. Take a look at that front ring, it has all it's teeth.

Fix-the-Spade (Feb 3, 2019 at 13:03)

@rrolly: Hey, we all got all our teeth, it's just the alignment we struggle with.

rrolly (Feb 3, 2019 at 16:22)

@Fix-the-Spade: Lol, right. I got you mixed up with Canadian hockey players. . .

Fix-the-Spade (Feb 4, 2019 at 6:16)

@rrolly: www.visitsantarosa.com/gallery/img/h500/Comics.jpg

51 0

pwn1 (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:08)

16 and already a warehouse manager and already owns an evil insurgent.... Kids these days....

28 0

DannyOC (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:25)

with a set of enve's on as well haha! How much do they pay warehouse managers at burgtec? Sign me up

jack-sprogis (Feb 1, 2019 at 6:47)

warehouse manager with nobody else in the warehouse

willm97 (Feb 1, 2019 at 8:20)

@jack-sprogis: I heard that that Will is a right twat....

16 1

watchtower (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:15)

Not one snowball hit the coffee, impressive.

cuban-b (Feb 2, 2019 at 7:18)

they should stick to mtn biking lol

12 3

nug12182 (Feb 1, 2019 at 3:48)

That Orange is so ugly it makes me want to try it. Surely you wouldn't make a bike that ugly without it performing great.Example-Polygon Square one

OllyR (Feb 1, 2019 at 5:23)

I used to give my riding buddies on Oranges relentless shit for riding dumb pivot filing cabinet looking bikes, rather than smooth multilink grippy loveliness. Then when I decided I wanted to go 29 I bought a five29. Orange really know what they are doing. Geometry is so spot on, and while the suspension doesn't feel as smooth as a VPP, the feedback is awesome. you can feel every little detail under the wheel, but in a good way. Pedal bob is dealt with shock-side, and not really an issue these days.

naptime FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:29)

2019 the year 'Play' bikes make a come back

14 1

seraph (Feb 1, 2019 at 1:23)

Here's hoping for a new Blur 4X.

11 3

watchmen (Feb 1, 2019 at 3:43)

Designed especially for crap 180's and bunnyhop barspins.

DirtCrab (Feb 1, 2019 at 19:15)

@seraph: You mean a 5010? But really though.

seraph (Feb 6, 2019 at 0:26)

@DirtCrab: No, a 26" Blur 4X with 110mm of rear wheel travel, a tapered head tube, and ISCG05 tabs.

HairyLegs (Feb 1, 2019 at 3:27)

Is it just me, or do the bike with dirt on them look so much sexier than the clean and polished bikes!

woofer2609 (Feb 1, 2019 at 8:59)

Gawd that's an ugly bike. And the Raleigh shop bike isn't much of a looker either.

mgolder (Feb 1, 2019 at 10:20)

Harsh, the Evil isn't that bad looking.

pigman65 (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:23)

Stem go pro mount to fit my light on, yes ,want it

TenBeers (Feb 1, 2019 at 8:54)

Man, don't spill coffee on that beautiful . . . wait, what is that thing? Carry on.

stumphumper92 (Feb 1, 2019 at 12:40)

That Orange bike is hideous and I am not talking about the orange-colored one.

treymotleyDH FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 14:07)

Those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

rjwspeedjunkie (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:13)

Burgtec - Top bunch of guys to deal with, bomb proof products and no bullshit! Rock on lads!!

twowheeledchaos (Feb 1, 2019 at 7:04)

i9 freecoaster?
Gimme gimme gimme got

mtbikeaddict (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:46)

Will's been riding some scary lines lately... lol

mca896 (Feb 7, 2019 at 17:25)

real question, how do they get the bikes to stay upright? photoshop out the stand?

jlague (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:04)

Raleigh the best !

aljoburr FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 4:28)

Like that disk wheel?

Cyclehd FL (Feb 1, 2019 at 7:19)

Good year tires ?

streetkvnt-kvlt (Feb 1, 2019 at 20:21)

Oh ffs pump up those tyres on the Raleigh.

MrLski (Feb 2, 2019 at 14:17)

I BET that Reverb locks to SHIT on that Jib machine...too fcking bad!

blad (Feb 7, 2019 at 9:52)

I think someone other than Will should perhaps do a stock take ????

beeboo (Feb 21, 2019 at 23:25)

That Evil Insurgent

love the yogurt frame with the red Lyrik!!!

mokydot (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:10)

Sick orange.

drivereight (Feb 1, 2019 at 8:08)

EVIL!

icedpirate (Feb 1, 2019 at 0:42)

Anodised hope bits? ????????????????????????

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