News 10 Apr 25

Tam Roulston Bike Check

Bringing the heat! Tam Roulston has built a new setup featuring the entire range of his signature BSD Roastin' metal parts including bar ends, pegs and hubguards. Read on for Tam's bike check and a full interview about why he likes to run the metals and how the Roastin' range of parts came about....

Tam's Focus Frame Setup:

Frame	:	Raw BSD Focus 21.2″ frame
Bars	:	Black BSD 1" OS Raider bars
Grips	:	Black BSD Slims grips
Bar Ends	:	Black BSD Roastin' bar ends
Stem	:	Black BSD 1" OS Dropped stem
Headset	:	Black BSD Integrated headset
Forks	:	Black BSD Dust Fork
Sprocket	:	Black BSD Guard Sprocket 27t
Cranks	:	Raw BSD Substance XL V2 cranks 160mm
Pedals	:	Black BSD Jonesin' pedals
Chain	:	Chrome BSD Forever chain
Rear Hub	:	Black BSD Back Street Pro hub with Roastin' hub guards
Rear Tire	:	Black BSD Donnastreet Kevlar tire 2.3″
Rear Rim	:	Black BSD NASA Rim
Front Hub	:	Black BSD Front Street Pro hub with Roastin' hub guards
Front Tire	:	Black BSD Donnastreet Kevlar tire 2.3″
Front Rim	:	Black BSD NASA Rim
Pegs	:	BSD Roastin' pegs
Seat	:	Brown BSD Mondo Logo fat seat
Seat Post	:	Black BSD Blitzed post

2025 Raw Focus frame

Focus frame

In raw finish

Roastin'!

INTERVIEW WITH TAM ABOUT HIS SETUP:

So your Roastin' parts just dropped. You must be stoked?
Yeah honestly stoked is a understatement, BSD has been day one for me, being on the team is a dream come true so having signature parts is beyond a dream!

Tell us about how the idea for metal parts came about.
So it came from a few different areas of inspiration, firstly i have always loved things that last longer and are just more durable. Snapping bar ends, burning thru sleeves and hub guards getting destroyed and messing your wheels up has always bothered me because I like my bike to be reliable. My good friend muddy was an inspiration for this.

While I was in Canada a good friend Ky Brisebois introduced me to the 'bar ting' and completely changed how I look at street riding. From just cruising around and smacking your bar ends off poles as you pass to tricks you’d never even think of, Ky’s got it dialled. Bar tings and bar spins are his thing and watching him ride was seriously inspiring (and he’s got way more tricks up his sleeve than you can imagine). Because I cant stand riding without bar ends and I've always been a fan of metals, when I got back from Canada I asked Grant if he’d ever thought about making some and he jumped on it. Huge thanks to Ky for the inspiration and to Grant for making them happen—they’re amazing!

What makes the bar ends special?
It's how simple they are, just a cap that goes over the end of your bars with two grub screws to keep them super solid. None of that annoying slipping you get with other bar ends.

Where does the Roastin' name come from?
Buy me a drink and I'll tell you that story ;)

Roastin' bar ends

When did you start riding metal pegs?
My love for metal pegs began a good while ago. Riding both street and Kelvingrove Skatepark became so much simpler and way more enjoyable. Over time this developed into a focus for getting kinked rails to feel more consistent grinding with metals.

What differences are there running metals in the streets?
All round more enjoyable, cycling from A to B is more fun. You can hit your pegs off shit, basically you can grind everything. Faster, cooler noise, I don’t know what else to say.

basically you can grind everything. Faster, cooler noise, I don’t know what else to say...

How are you finding the new hubguards?
I’ve ridden metal pegs with plastic guards before but always felt they didn’t work as well, which led me to use random metal guards instead. When I approached Grant with the idea of the Roastin' bar ends I also brought up the need for metal hubguards, as they were the only products I used that were not from BSD. With Grant’s engineering skills, I knew they’d be perfect – and they are! The push-fit design replacing the cone is ideal, meaning there is no need to stretch your frame to get them in there.

You've switched up a few other things for this build.
I’ve changed quite a lot on my bike this time. I was feeling a bit cramped, so I’ve changed to the Focus frame for a bit more space and a longer back end so my foot doesn’t hit my peg. I love the 21.2" toptube length. It took a month or so to get used to but now I couldn’t see myself going any other way. When the shoe fits and all that. I’ve also been running 160mm cranks and it’s been a nice change for the way my bike feels for tailwhips and spins. It takes some of the pressure off the back end because more of it is where your feet sit at the cranks. I’ve also made the change back to 10 inch bars with the addition of a front load stem which has been amazing. All round my bike’s a hog right now, a solid rig.

Any last words?
Having my own signature pegs, hubguards, and bar ends is something I never imagined would happen, but I couldn’t be happier. It makes me feel like my grind lord inspiration, Mike 'Jersey' Taylor! Big ups!

FOLLOW TAM ON INSTAGRAM : @tamroastin