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After nearly 30 years, Basic Bikes is back
The cult Canadian brand has returned with modernised versions of its classic products
We certainly didn’t see this one coming. Basic Bikes, the Canadian BMX brand that helped shape the sport during the mid-1990s scene, is officially back. And if you’ve been collecting vintage BMX bikes in Canada, you know how coveted the Basic Bikes frames and components are. Think overbuilt, massive gussets and a weight that will separate your vertebrae.
Basic confirmed its return on Instagram after Australian retailer Strictly BMX apparently let the news slip a little early.
“Oh Shit. @strictlybmxshop Let The Cat Outta The Bag & Confirmed All The Rumors!” the company wrote. “Basic Bikes Is Back.”
For those of us that memorized every page of every magazine, that played and rewound grainy, bootlegged VHS bike videos, Basic is ingrained in our minds.
And Basic isn’t just bringing back some hats and t-shirts. They’re making parts. The parts you’ll remember if you were a Props subscriber from BITD. Whammy Bars, Silencer Pegs, Maple Sprockets and Pivotal Postman Seat Posts. According to the brand, they’re all modernized and upgraded too.
A Little Canadian BMX history
Basic’s story began in 1993 with Darcy Saccucci and Cecil Milligan. While there are a couple versions of how the company started, the widely circulated story goes like this. The company started just the way Dirt Bros. started; they bought frames off someone else and put their own stickers on them. In this case, the first batch of frames were originally manufactured for Standard Byke Co. But Standard rejected the production run. Basic acquired the frames, applied its own decals and started selling them.
What began as an opportunity to buy some frames and parts quickly grew into a legitimate Canadian BMX company. By 1995, Basic had moved beyond rebadged Standard frames and was producing its own designs, including the Big City Bastard, Small Town Hick and Sluggo.
What really set the brand on fire though was the team. It was a who’s who of Canadian BMX history: Dave Osato, Jason Enns, Paul Buchanan, Jamie McIntosh, Andrew Faris, Dan Rigby.
Think about that. Osato pre-Schwinn. The enigma that was Paul Buchanan (R.I.P.). Jason Enns. Legends and innovators of the sport.
Saccucci left the company in 1996 following differences with Milligan. The company kept running for a short time, even introducing a signature flatland frame for Andrew Faris in 1997. But around 1998 the company fizzled out.
Saccucci would go on to help establish MacNeil with Jay Miron, another influential name in Canadian BMX.
From what we know of the relaunch, there are no bikes or frames coming back, it’s focused on components. Apparently the parts are redesigned, but there are no details, so exactly what has changed remains to be seen.
Basic says stock is limited, which should have collectors scrambling to buy all they can.
More than just a retro logo
While it is speculated that Saccucci is behind the re-up, few people are in the know. Our requests for an interview remain unanswered.
Basic has a particularly interesting place in Canadian BMX history. It was a small, rider-driven company that emerged at a time when Canadian riders were making an enormous impact the sport.
Now, nearly 30 years after the original company disappeared, those familiar product names are returning. Whether Basic eventually expands into frames or other components remains unknown. For now, the relaunch is limited to four updated products, a handful of retailers and a whole lot of excitement from the Canadian BMX community.
The announcement has also generated some appropriately nostalgic reactions. Canadian street legend Chris Silva jumped into the Instagram comments with perhaps the most fitting response possible.
“Oh my god! Going to work on my sponsor-me tape now.”
