What ever happened to Felt BMX bikes?

They stopped BMX years back, and I think all things bike related for that matter. I remember hearing about them dropping all of their riders, and I’m pretty sure soon after they went out of business. This was a long time ago.

The bmx's were never particularly good. Not sure about mtb, but they were still making good road bikes a couple of years ago. They might still be around but it's not a brand I've ever been interested in enough to follow

One of my buddies runs a Felt front hub lol

All I know about Felt is Scotty was sponsored by them a few years back....

Felt is still going pretty strong. Just checked their site, MTB, track, road, fat MTB, Crusier, lifestyle, etc bikes. No BMX

readybmxer wrote:

They stopped BMX years back, and I think all things bike related for that matter. I remember hearing about them dropping all of their riders, and I’m pretty sure soon after they went out of business. This was a long time ago.

Definitely not true - they have a huge presence in road cycling.

If I recall, their BMX bikes are (or were) only distributed in Germany? I may be incorrect, but I know a portion of the company is owned by their German distributor (Sport Import) and they were pretty much handling all of the BMX stuff. Not sure if that is still going today.

The short answer is they took a huge step back in BMX a four or five years ago.

kylecarlson wrote:

Definitely not true - they have a huge presence in road cycling.

If I recall, their BMX bikes are (or were) only distributed in Germany? I may be incorrect, but I know a portion of the company is owned by their German distributor (Sport Import) and they were pretty much handling all of the BMX stuff. Not sure if that is still going today.

The short answer is they took a huge step back in BMX a four or five years ago.

Ah, interesting! Had no idea.

readybmxer wrote:

Ah, interesting! Had no idea.

The only reason this is fresh in my brain is because I was recently at the Olympic Training Center with the USA Freestyle Team and their track team is sponsored Felt. The name hadn't crossed my mind in years!

It's honestly a shame - Felt did a lot of cool things. Alan Foster - Brian Foster's brother, for those who aren't familiar - is still one of the main guys at Felt. He's a BMX lifer.

I'd love to see them come back in some fashion!

Ohhhhh, wow, I'm totally kicking myself now. I knew of Felt in the road bike industry for a long time now, I never made the connection!

Damn this brings me back to late middle school and early high school and days of seeing kids with Felt bmx bikes.

There’s a mint looking 2013 PYRE for sale in my neighborhood. Asking $300 for it. Check out these specs.
http://2013.feltracing.com/USA/2013/BMX/Dirt-Street/PYRE.aspx

What y’all think? 22.9lbs seems really light

I have Felt Vault 2014 is it good BMX? I know it's kinda old but isn't it little bit rare?

dwader wrote:

I have Felt Vault 2014 is it good BMX? I know it's kinda old but isn't it little bit rare?

Just a heads up, this is an older thread.

But to answer your question, I guess it’s a tad rare just because they aren’t being made anymore. But the Vault’s construction is mostly steel whereas most modern frames are chromoly, a better material. Not to mention a few other bits here and there that aren’t favorable.

It ain’t the worst out there for sure, but there’s far better on the market now days.

dwader wrote:

I have Felt Vault 2014 is it good BMX? I know it's kinda old but isn't it little bit rare?

Nah it's shite.

dwader wrote:

I have Felt Vault 2014 is it good BMX? I know it's kinda old but isn't it little bit rare?

readybmxer wrote:

Just a heads up, this is an older thread.

But to answer your question, I guess it’s a tad rare just because they aren’t being made anymore. But the Vault’s construction is mostly steel whereas most modern frames are chromoly, a better material. Not to mention a few other bits here and there that aren’t favorable.

It ain’t the worst out there for sure, but there’s far better on the market now days.

But can I still doing tricks on it or it breaks too easy? =(

dwader wrote:

I have Felt Vault 2014 is it good BMX? I know it's kinda old but isn't it little bit rare?

readybmxer wrote:

Just a heads up, this is an older thread.

But to answer your question, I guess it’s a tad rare just because they aren’t being made anymore. But the Vault’s construction is mostly steel whereas most modern frames are chromoly, a better material. Not to mention a few other bits here and there that aren’t favorable.

It ain’t the worst out there for sure, but there’s far better on the market now days.

Chromoly is steel, its just a higher grade then hi-ten steel.

dwader wrote:

But can I still doing tricks on it or it breaks too easy? =(

Thanks, Broken. Forgot to add the "hi-ten" part. XD

But I mean depending on your bike's condition, you can do tricks on it until it breaks. Actually, that goes for every bike out there.

readybmxer wrote:

Just a heads up, this is an older thread.

But to answer your question, I guess it’s a tad rare just because they aren’t being made anymore. But the Vault’s construction is mostly steel whereas most modern frames are chromoly, a better material. Not to mention a few other bits here and there that aren’t favorable.

It ain’t the worst out there for sure, but there’s far better on the market now days.

dwader wrote:

But can I still doing tricks on it or it breaks too easy? =(

readybmxer wrote:

Thanks, Broken. Forgot to add the "hi-ten" part. XD

But I mean depending on your bike's condition, you can do tricks on it until it breaks. Actually, that goes for every bike out there.

What should I do with the bike?
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dwader wrote:

What should I do with the bike?
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Ride it