I was caught by surprise this weekend when I spotted the teaser photos of the yet-to-be released, limited edition, “BLACK GOLD” 24-inch T/A frame, fork and bar combo.
The parts are powder coated in black with a gold sparkle clear coat.
(Which you can see better in this closeup of the fork below.)
The gold sparkle is supposed to give the kit components a cool look in the sun (I guess we’ll have to see more photos to make that call).
Anyway, a pretty interesting departure from a company that counts old-school aficionados as their bread and butter.
I wonder what old-school purists will think about this move by Skyway…heck, I’m still getting my head around the idea of a Skyway T/A frame powder coated black (not to mention, the gold sparkles!).
I’m heading down to Ray’s MTB in Cleveland this weekend for a St. Patrick’s Day session.
So if you’re in the area on March 17, come on out and let’s go ride!
I may or may not be busting out a green outfit for the occasion but I’m pretty confident that a Shamrock shake (or two) will be consumed over the course of the weekend.
Looking forward to a good session…Ray’s MTB is always a good time!
Not sure who this is but she really seems to enjoy Guinness
(Some people just can’t wait to celebrate St. Paddy’s!)
It’s been a couple days and I’m still riding the high from another great Toronto BMX Jam.
An annual tradition for me (and many other riders), it’s become amongst other things: a chance to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, shop for deals on parts (it’s partnered with the Toronto International Bicycle Show) and….oh yeah…check out some awesome riding.
Despite local favorite, Drew Bezanson, being unable to ride due to injury sustained earlier in the week riding Joyride 150, there was still a whole field of riders just killing it all week long (as you can see from the video).
Joe Cicman of TwoFourFlat fame was also in the house riding in the flatland comp (on his 20″). We had a chance to chat briefly and it sounds like the next installment of the TwoFourFlat series is going to be one worth waiting for! Can’t wait.
And even though weather was freezing over the weekend, the Toronto BMX Jam also means that spring is just around the corner and that always seems to be the icing on the cake. The weather forecast is already calling for warmer temps by the end of the week.
This winter has been unrelenting in terms of storms, cold temps and all around crappy conditions.
BMXers in the northeast have been hit particularly hard by this nasty weather and are collectively just about ready to say good riddance to old man winter.
Thankfully, this weekend brings two big events that will put a spring in the step of BMXers of just about every stripe in the northeast.
The first is the annual Toronto BMX Jam. The unofficial kickoff to the contest season and an excuse for BMXers to get a bit of a BMX party going on, the Toronto BMX Jam is a contest that gets people’s stoke factor to go off the charts. Set up as part of the Toronto International Bicycle show (kind of like a mini-Interbike), it features the Toronto BMX Jam, a flatland contest, indoor racing (mostly MTB these days) and a jumping competition.
The riding is unbelievable, the crowd is loud and chances are that you’ll run into riding buddies you haven’t seen for ages. So much fun. I’ll be there Saturday and Sunday and if you have the chance I hope you will too…this is one of the most fun BMX events of the year.
Did I mention the riding is unbelievable? Check out this clip from the finals last year.
And a some point, you probably sported a Play clothing sticker on your bike.
And if you went to contests, you probably made it out to at least one Play contest.
In my case, I’m guilty of all three.
Play (and its predecessor 2B Homecooked) along with Useless, represented a more carefree time in BMX…before all the Dew Tours and X-Games madness took hold.
When Hal Brindley and Leigh Ramsdell decided to pursue other things, a little bit of that era went with them.
Check them out back in the 1998 in this classic ad for Props:
A couple of goofballs to be sure, but it was so fun you couldn’t help but be stoked on it.
Now, it looks like Hal and Leigh are “getting the band back together” to start printing some of those iconic t-shirts again.
They’re setting up shop under the oldscool banner but it looks like all the old favorites are coming back.
Looking forward to replacing my long-gone, but dearly missed, “I love sweet corn” tee.
For more information on what Hal and Leigh are up to, check out oldscoolbmx.com
Really looking forward to seeing what else Trent Brocker and his crew have up their sleeve for the next one. I’ve a got a feeling that this ride is gonna get big!
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