Boxfresh vs. Raleigh

I hate it when we get scooped by FHM. Not that I have anything against British men’s magazines — “lad mags” for those of us with time logged across the pond — but I like to know about something before it’s across the spine from some reality TV “star” in a bikini, rather than after. What am I talking about? The Boxfresh Burner, a souped-up, superlimited edition repro of the classic Raleigh Burner BMX series, was featured in the latest issue of FHM. Not that it doesn’t deserve the coverage. Half a million of the original Raleigh Burners sold between ’82 and ’84, making it the grandfather of BMX bikes. The Boxfresh Burner is a 99.9% replica of the original Raleigh frame, with a polka dot paint job and brake cables of emerald green and royal blue. Here’s a slide show.

We’ve kind of been all over British streetwear giants Boxfresh lately; we told you about Cut & Paste ’07, and Evolving Styles, both of which Boxfresh sponsors. We’ll try to keep you up to date here in the future, and save you the trouble of that FHM subscription. Because you don’t want to be associated with a publication that has something called the Girl-O-Matic on its homepage.