BMX Meets Mountain Bike: The WeThePeople Swamp Master
I grew up riding BMX bikes, so this hits a vein of nostalgia for me, and likely many other riders. From the skatepark to dirt jumps, and even dabbled in riding the 20” wheels on some singletrack, and dreamed that someday we would be seeing full-suspension BMX bikes become a reality.
WeThePeople have made the dreams of my delusional 14-year-old self come true with the Swamp Master. A fully trail-capable BMX bike with suspension and disc brakes. Although I know better than to pick up BMX again, I can’t help but be tempted by the potential.
Where Did Full-Sus BMX Come From?
The concept of a full-suspension BMX bike isn't entirely new to the cycling world, and there have been many other full-suspension BMX bikes over the years, just not ones that are ready to ride out of the box.
BMX bikes with suspension have been a thing for a while now. Recently, both Mone Bikes and Deathpack have been hard at work making this a reality, but all the way back in 2021, Ruben Alcantara and Garrett Byrnes began experimenting with the concept of a full-suspension BMX bike with Finger-Crossed, and it was this project that likely inspired the WTP Swamp Master.
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WeThePeople Swamp Master
While the WeThePeople Swamp Master is not a totally new concept, it is the first complete, ready-to-ride full-suspension BMX bike available to riders who want to lean into their BMX roots while still smashing bike park laps.
The Swamp Master sits on 20-inch Maxxis Minion tires, 66mm of single-pivot rear suspension via a RockShox Deluxe Select shock, and a 100mm Manitou Machete J-Unit Comp fork with a custom tune. Aside from those very MTB components, the rest of the bike is built up with decidedly BMX components from WeThePeople and Eclat, with Bengal supplying the Ares 3 disc brakes.
Build Details
MSRP: $1,999.99 USD
Weight: 14.5kg / 31.97lbs
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- Frame: 4130 full crmo, Rockshox Deluxe Select 170x 35mm (66mm travel)
- Fork: Manitou "Machete J-Unit Comp" fork, custom tuned, 100mm travel, thru-axle
- Bars: Wethepeople "Swamp Master" bar, post liquid heat-treated 4130 crmo
- Grips: Salt "Ex" grips, 154mm, flangless
- Stem: Éclat "Burns topload stem, cnc alloy, 51mm reach
- Brakes: Bengal "Ares 3" hydraulic disc brakes, 160 mm rotors
- Cranks: Wethepeople "Logic" tubular 3pc crank, 22mm, crmo, 175mm, 48 spline
- Bottom Bracket: Wethepeople "Compact" bb, 22mm, press fit, sealed bearing
- Sprocket: Wethepeople "Patrol" sprocket, cnc, 6061-T6 alloy, 28t
- Driver: 1pc cassette driver, 9t, sealed bearing, 6 pawl, 120 POE
- Front Hub: Éclat "Exile" disc front hub, Boost 110mm, fully sealed, 15mm thru axle, 36h
- Rear Hub: Éclat "Exile" disc cassette hub, fully sealed, 3/8" female bolts, 36h, 120 POE
- Rims: Éclat "Bondi" rim, 38mm wide, flash welded, double wall, 36h
- Seat: Éclat "Bios" pivotal seat, slim padded
- Seat Post: Wethepeople "TEAM" pivotal seat post, 200mm long, 6061-T6 alloy
- Tires: Maxxis "Minion Dhf" 20x2.4 front, Maxxis "Minion Dhr Ii" 20x2.3 tires
- Colors: matte black / matte swamp grey
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