After a three-year hiatus, the Toronto Old School Rad Ride returned this weekend better than ever!
There were tons old school bikes to scope out and lots of laughs shared with old (and new) friends along the way. Super fun!
I even scored some SE Bikes socks in the raffle.
The stoke was high!
I kinda freaked out when I got my first look at the 2017 SE Floval Flyer last summer.
It was so retro-cool, chock full of throwback parts and gold ano…it got me right in the feels.
Now, SE’s back with a promo video for it that evokes the scratchy VHS vibe of old BMX videos.
It’s pulling at my heart strings all over again.
Dang you SE and your clever marketing!
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!).
What do you think?
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