Brian Castillo designed the new Castillo bars.
Ride BMX UK february 1997: They’ve been a long time coming – the new four piece bars from S&M are no fuss and simple as a 4 piece bar can be: they’re not six piece, not oversized, not swaged, just a regular 4pc design. Which we kinda like in fact. The Castillo bars have been designed by S&M’s street ruler Brian Castillo [he rules – check his section on the last S&M video] hence the name. They are fairly low, with a low crossbar, and deep-knurled stem-tube and thick walled cromoly tubing. The size is absolutely great, with a rad sweep [a little flatter than Dirt Bars], and good overall feeling. They also come in several colours, this olive green is particularly good. Castillo bars are well worth checking out.

From the 96/97 S&M Catalog: This is one well thought out frame. Designed by Sean McKinney for flat and street riding and maufactured right here in the USA with authentic 4130 tubing. Fujitive approved and Troy McMurray tested. Available in black and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (red). Oversized 1 1/8″ head tube and 1″ seat post.

Team rider 1995 – 1998

Neighbor to world famous freestyler Woody Itson in Southern California, Brian grew up riding everything from ramps to dirt and street. As a BMX Plus! test rider, Brian joined S&M and filmed a ground breaking street section for our BMX Inferno video in late 1995. He went on to design the 4pc Castillo Bar in 1997 and appear on both DIG and RIDE UK covers shortly thereafter. In October of 1998 Brian left S&M to form Volume Bikes.

Mike Ocoboc Joined S&M in 1994

Machined mallet-shaped head, and an extremely long wedge, that doubles as an internal steerer tube reinforcement.