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Easy like sunday morning

6 01 2009

Sunday bikes just posted a pic the other day of some samples of the much anticipated Model-C frame.

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Production colors are olive green and silver. Specs are as follows:

top tube length: 21.25″ and 21.75″
chain stay length 15″
head tube angle 75 degrees
seat tube angle 71 degreesi
bottom bracket height 13.75″

Special 24umph cruiser bars and Morning 24.1 forks will also be available to complement the frame. Release is scheduled for sometime in the spring.

I’m really looking forward to giving one of these frames a spin. According to Jim C. at Sunday these bikes are supposed to ride more like a 20″ and will be a lot more nimble/versatile than a traditional race cruiser.

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I don’t know what it is about this picture that stokes me out so much…is it the cool found terrain? the jaunty toque? Or memories of past mid-winter rides?

Who’s to say? Certainly seems more fun than just riding in a parking garage though.

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Tags: Freestyle, Sunday Model-C
Categories : Freestyle, New products

Freecoaster on a 24 inch? Now you’re talking…

19 12 2008

Tooling around the internet the other day, I ran across something interesting on the KHE website…their 24″ Pygymy PRO comes complete with a freecoaster. Sweet! I think this is the first manufacturer (correct me if I’m wrong) to really step it up and offer a complete 24″ with a freecoaster.

pygmy_pro1 cruiser revolution

I can’t wait to see a web vid of someone seriously rocking a freecoaster-equipped 24″…and if there is one already one out there, please post the link in the comments. Till then I’ll have to content myself with this Bruce Crisman vid showing what’s possible with a freecoaster…

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Tags: 24" Pygmy Pro, Bruce Crisman, freecoaster, KHE
Categories : Freestyle, New products, New School

Is it time to show some skin again?

27 11 2008

Whatever happened to the skinwall tire? There was a time when every high-end…scratch that…every tire, high or low-end…had a skinwall sidewall. It was just a given. You took it for granted. Then, without anybody noticing, it seemed every company slowly moved towards the all-black tire. No one seemed to care…actually most probably welcomed it…this all happened during the era when everybody started to run black front wheels and spraypainting everything on their bikes flat black…a nice-looking bike wasn’t important…being hard-core or looking hard-core was all that mattered. But I’ve been looking at some old photos recently and I have gotten a little wistful for the old school skinwall. They really did add that little something to a pair of wheels.

You don’t think so? Just compare this:

It looks okay, right? What am I complaining about?

Now check out this bike..with classic Comp III skinwalls…

Looks a little better doesn’t it? And I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s not because of the number plate!

People, we have to rise up and demand to see some skin again! Bring back the skinwall!

From the cheap seats:

It looks like Colored Tuffs has managed to source some skinwalls for the discerning tire buyer (uhm…that’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever typed). Not a lot of detail but worth a look I guess…

Odyssey seems to have something in the works too with the tanwall tire …No word if a 24″ size will be released.

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Tags: Comp III, skinwall tire, tanwall tire, tuff wheels
Categories : New products, New School, Old School

sunday bloody sunday

19 11 2008

The interweb has been ablaze lately with the unveiling of the Sunday Model-C prototype. Jim Cielincki seems to want to pull the BMX cruiser into the modern age…and it looks like he is on the way to doing it…with better frame geometry and the cool colorways Sunday is famous for. If the pictures he’s been posting lately are any indication I think we are in for a treat when these go in to production….I mean just check out the toothhanger above…this isn’t just a converted race cruiser…this thing is ready for some serious street riding.

Jim is solicting feedback on the design of the bike…and judging from the flurry of comments on the Sunday blog — people are not shy about voicing their opinions. Thankfully the tall folks (which full-disclosure — I’m over 6 foot) are weighing in and voting for longish TT lengths…I think people are pretty stoked to finally have the chance to get a cruiser that fits them properly….without having to go the custom built route …and have it stand up to modern riding. Check out the Sunday blog and see what all the fuss is about.