Eastern Night Train dirt jump and pump track bike

Eastern Black Betty

This new Eastern frame looks pretty sweet.

2008 Eastern Nighttrain On Sale!

Jenson USA just lowered their price on the 2008 Nighttrain to $975, which is $225 off the original price. Sounds like they are making room for the 2009 models. Get your 2008 Nighttrain at JensonUSA.com. I bought my 2007 model on sale about this same time last year, and those went pretty quickly, so don't snooze on this deal.

Snowed in...

With a foot of snow on the ground and temperatures in the single digits, my Nighttrain has been relegated to our guest room for the last month or so. I hate this time of year and cannot wait for spring!

On a side note, my buddy just picked up a black Eastern Thunderbird and is loving it.

2009 Eastern Nighttrain

Eastern just posted info on their 2009 bikes, including the new Nighttrain and Thunderbird.

Jenson USA does not have the new 2009's in stock yet, but they still have the 2008 model Nighttrain in stock and ready to ship.

Thinking about upgrading to a Rockshox Argyle 318 fork...

I'm thinking about upgrading the fork on my 2007 Night Train to the Rockshox Argyle 318, which is the fork that comes standard on the 2008 Night Train. The Dirt Jumper III on my bike is a nice fork, but I've heard really good things about the Argyle 318. And besides, a WHITE fork would look trick on my bike ;-)

New pic of the 2008 Night Train in black

Here's a new pic I found of the 2008 NightTrain in black...

5 month update...

I've been riding my Night Train for a little over 5 months now and couldn't be more pleased with it. I haven't been doing any dirt jumping at all.... instead I've been spending a lot of time on my pump track and one of the local tracks. I love this bike for that type of riding. It handles better than any bike I've owned.

Just for the heck of it, I've changed over to Diety handlebars and I'm trying out some new Eastern Plastic Pedals. So far so good, but its probably more of an asthetic change than anything.

And a quick update, it looks like Jenson USA has finally sold out of the 2007 model Night Train, so you will have to go with the 2008 model. If you are looking for something a little less expensive, checkout the Eastern BushHog for $849 or the Eastern Thunderbird for $699.

Night Train Review

Well, I've had the Night Train for almost two months now. LOVE IT!! Awesome bike. I put up a short review here.

Now go ride!

The 2008 Eastern Night Trains are now available!

The new 2008 Eastern Night Train is finally available at JensonUSA for $1199. The bike looks very cool with several changes over the 2007 model... lots of Eastern parts this year, a new front fork, and some small changes to the frame itself.

Click Here for a comparison chart of the 2007 model and the new 2008 model.

They also have some of the 2007's left for $899, or if you are looking for something a little less expensive, checkout the Eastern Thunderbird for $699.

Night Train assembly complete...

I finally got a chance over the weekend to get the Night Train assembled. Here she is...

The Night Train comes standard with Eastern ID grips and red Eastern pedals, which are both real nice. But I pretty much run the same pedals and grips on all my bikes, so as you can see in the photos above, I've already switched to ODI Lock On Oury grips and Animal Hamilton pedals.

Now if the weather will cooperate, I might actually get a chance to ride! Stay tuned...