No. 01The Original · Board Tracker
Greaser
One welded steel frame, a sprung leather saddle, and a hand-shaped tank. The bike that launched the brand — still in production, still made the same way.
Home / About Michael Blast
Our StoryDrawn by hand. Built to last.
Ten years ago we sketched a bike that didn't exist yet and called it the Greaser. Eight models later, every Michael Blast is still designed the same way — slowly, deliberately, and with no apology for looking like the past.
It started with one bike.A frame, a battery,
A frame, a battery,
and a stubborn idea.
In 2016, electric bikes mostly looked like one of two things — a road bike with a battery taped to it, or a plastic scooter pretending to be something else. Neither felt like a machine you'd want to keep. So we drew a third option: a low-slung steel frame that borrowed from the wooden board-track racers of the 1910s, then quietly hid a hub motor and lithium pack inside.
The first prototype was raw aluminum, sprung leather, and a hand-shaped foam tank cover. It wasn't beautiful. It was honest. It drew a small crowd the first time we rolled it out, and never really stopped.
We called it the Greaser. Everything Michael Blast has drawn since — every Outsider scrambler, every Vacay cruiser, every Ponyboy — comes from the same impulse that bent the first Greaser into shape: design the machine that should already exist, then make it well enough to keep.
Cedric
FounderHead of design — Michael Blast
Greaser, Prototype 01Calgary · 2015
Tank study · clay buckSpring 2016
A decade in frames.
Ten years. Eight bikes. One obsession.
Every Michael Blast model is a chapter — not a refresh. Here's the lineage, from the first welded Greaser to the Pony Full Suspension launching this summer.
No. 012016Founded
2018
No. 02The Scrambler · First of its line
Outsider 4.0
Knobby tyres, flat bars, room for a fender or none. Built for riders who'd watched too many desert-scrambler films and wanted one of their own.
No. 03The Coastal Cruiser · Hub Drive
Vacay Hub Drive
A low step-over, balloon tyres, and a swept-back bar. The bike for the second house, the beach road, and the slow loop home before dinner.
2019
2021
No. 04The Cruiser, Refined · Mid Drive
Vacay Mid Drive
Same silhouette, new heart. A Bafang mid-drive replaced the hub motor — better climbing, better balance, and a quieter pedal stroke through the corners.
No. 05The Off-Roader · Full Suspension
Outsider MX
The Outsider, turned up. Air-sprung front, coil-over rear, and tyres we don't sell with the road version. Built for the riders who took the scrambler at its word.
2022
2024
No. 06The Scrambler · Fifth Generation
Outsider 5.0
A redrawn frame, hydraulic discs as standard, Shimano 7-speed, and a Bafang motor mapped for the way people actually ride. The flagship, finally finished.
No. 07The Quiet Hero · Daily Rider
Ponyboy
A smaller wheel, six colorways, and the Michael Blast frame language at a price first-time riders could say yes to. The brand's most accessible bike yet.
2025
2026July
No. 08Next Chapter · Coming July 2026
Pony Full Suspension
Inverted fork up front, coil-over rear, fat 20″ rubber underneath. Eight years of suspension lessons from the Outsider MX, condensed into the most playful bike we've built.
What we stand for
Three things we never
compromise on.
A short list. We keep it short on purpose — the longer the list, the easier it is to break.
Heritage Design
Every model starts from a specific chapter of motorcycle history — board tracker, café racer, scrambler, cruiser. The shape comes first; the electronics fit inside it. Never the other way around.
Explore our heritageBuilt to Last
Shimano drivetrains and Tektro hydraulic brakes because those components have earned their reputations over decades of real-world use. A Michael Blast isn't a disposable purchase — it's a bike you'll still be riding in ten years. Backed by a 3-year frame warranty, 2 years on the battery and motor, and 1 year on the controller.
See our warrantyRider Community
The people who ride Michael Blast bikes are a specific kind of person — someone who chooses the long way home, who parks outside cafés because the bike deserves to be seen. We build for that rider, and that rider has built something remarkable in return.
Join the communityShowroom & Service · Calgary, AB
The Calgary Workshop
Come see them in person. Leave with one made yours.
Our Calgary workshop is where the bikes live before they go home. It's a showroom first — a place to sit on a Greaser, ride an Outsider, and see the finish in person, the way a bike like this is meant to be chosen. It's also our service bay for every Michael Blast in the country.
When a rider wants something specific — a swept bar instead of flat, a saddle change, a paint touch, a different drivetrain — we open the box, make the upgrades on the bench, and pack it back up before it ships. Most customizations get added in this room.
Workshop
East Calgary, AB
Hours
Tue–Sat · 10–5 MT
On the bench
Service · Tune-ups · Custom builds
Warranty
3 yr frame · 2 yr battery & motor · 1 yr controller
By the numbers
Ten years of small, deliberate steps.
10yrsIn productionFrom Greaser No. 01 to today.
8Production modelsGreaser through Pony FS.
20+Countries shippedDirect + a small dealer network.
10,000+Riders & countingEvery one serviced from Calgary.
The Next Chapter
Arriving July 2026.The eighth bike. Pony, fully suspended.
For two years we've taken what we learned from the Outsider MX's suspension and rebuilt it underneath the Ponyboy frame. The result is the most playful bike we've ever built — and the one we're most excited to put a rider on.
Numbered first-edition frames open for reservation in June. Join the list to be told first.
First LookNo. 08An invitation
Built for those who ride different.
Read the lineup. Find a dealer. Or come see the bikes in person at our Calgary showroom — Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 5. There's a kettle on.
See the LineupFind a DealerFree shipping across Canada & the US · 3-yr frame, 2-yr battery & motor, 1-yr controller.