In case you missed it, Sunday Bikes debuted their 2013 lineup of completes yesterday on Defgrip.
Tucked in the middle of their lineup, surrounded by signature bikes for their team riders, was the 2013 Model-C AM (their 24″ complete).
No further details were released in terms of price or specs (hopefully we’ll get that soon).
Watch for the Model-C AM and the rest of the 2013 Sunday lineup to be available some time in July.
Ride BMX just posted their Friday Interview with Jim Cielencki of Sunday Bikes.
It’s a great read. Jim talks about Sunday Bikes, moves he’s pioneered, his influences, past trips and even a little bit on 24″ riding.
In the interview, Jim says,
“I’ve always been into riding tight set ups and trying to ride the 24″ in tight set ups is even better. ”
You don’t need any more evidence than the pic above, with a perfectly executed fufanu on a super tight quarter.
But that’s not to say that Jim doesn’t also like to go big.
Check out this big bank to wall ride (also from the interview).
For the full interview, check out Ride BMX.
(All pictures above by Andrew Brady, Ride BMX)
Just when I start thinking to myself,
Y’know, it’s been a while since we’ve had some good action shots on the site…
Bobby Parker (from Sunday/Full Factory) comes through with some great pictures from a session at Marble Falls/Cottonwood Shores, Texas.
Check out this sweet one-foot tabe by Bobby…
And this rad shot of his friend Luke airing out (and the spooky looking area around the park)
To see out more pics from this fun looking session, go to the Full Factory Facebook page and look for Marble Falls/Cottonwood Shores session.
ESPN ran a great post on the weekend featuring Jim C. from Sunday Bikes talking about Sunday’s philosophy on frame building and the reasons why they approach it the way that they do.
It’s an in-depth look at how they work with their partners to create frames with innovative features like wave tubing, hollow dropouts with twice the strength of regular dropouts and their famous 41 thermal treatment that helps keep the frame light but yet incredibly strong.
There’s tons more in the article, so be sure to check it out here.
A Sunday post is always a good excuse to run a pic of Jim C. airing out on his 24. Bonus pic of Jim at the Sunday office. (Source: ESPN. Sandy Carson pics)
(Headline best said with a monster truck announcer voice.)
Lots of Sunday news in the past couple weeks, it’s hard to know where to begin.
So let’s just dive right in with the top 3 things going on at Sunday (if you’re a 24″ rider)…
1) Sunday recently debuted the 2012 version of their popular Model-C complete. Off the top, I’m pretty stoked on the refinements to the frame geometry. They’ve increased the top tube length to 22″ (yes!) and tightened the rear end to 14.625″. Lots of people have been asking for a longer top tube on the complete, so it’s great to see it finally becoming available.
Parts- wise, you can’t complain either. Odyssey parts including Quadrant rims, Mike Aitken tires, Monolever, and Twisted PC pedals are all standard on this bike. Throw in Sunday parts like the Sabretooth sprocket and Freeze stem and you’ve got one good-looking complete.
Check out Jim C. shredding this Austin ditch on the new complete for proof that this bike is no slouch.
Vodpod videos no longer available.2) Sunday also recently posted a bike check of Jim’s recently built up Vapor Blue Wave-C.
This is one sweet looking ride!
It’s loaded with Sunday and Odyssey components and gives you a good idea of what a high-end, custom-built 24″ Sunday might look like (and also how deep the Odyssey and Sunday product lines are). Check it out here. The guard dog named Monty is a nice touch too….gotta get me one of those.
3) If you’re an eagle-eyed reader, you may have noticed that both the Model-C complete and Jim C’s personal ride are sporting the new Sunday Freeze stem.
It’s no coincidence. Jim Cielencki and Alex Magallan have been using the Freeze stem since February.
Feature-wise, the stem’s top cap is a 6061-T6 aluminum forging (for additional reinforcement in the bar clamping area) with a cast aluminum body. It has a 34mm rise (to maximize bar height) and a length of 52mm. This is a good-looking stem.
That’s all well and good but I have you seen what the price is on this stem? $29.95! For a stem that can hold up to all the abuse Jim C. and other Sunday team riders can throw at it.
That got my attention immediately.
If you’re in the market for a top-load stem, this should probably be on your short-list of choices.
For more on what’s new at Sunday, check ’em out at sundaybikes.com
An interview that Sunday Bikes’ Jim Cielencki did recently with Complex magazine has just come out. And while the intent of the article was to talk about the 2011 Model-C Pro, Jim also took the opportunity to talk about the history of the Model-C, the geometry and the different models available in the Sunday lineup (including the Wave-C).
Explaining how he convinces people to give the Model-C a try, Jim says:
I feel like a drug dealer, because when someone goes ‘oh, there’s the 24,’ I put it in their hands and they ride it, and most people have judged it and they’ve discounted it or have a negative opinion of it, but they ride it and they understand. Because there’s never been anything like this. They don’t have anything to go off of. They get on and they go ‘Oh, OK, I get it’.
Great to see some mainstream coverage of what’s going on in the world of 24″ BMX. Check it out here.
(Bonus info: The interview was done by Russ Bengtson, the guy behind the hugely entertaining, but now defunct, SPRFLS blog.)
Bobby Parker and the Sunday crew recently made a trip up to Colorado to hit the plethora of concrete parks available in the state. While there, they managed to hill bomb Mt. Evans (which is supposed to feature the highest paved road in North America) and shoot some great footage.
Andrew Brady was able to capture some of the radness that went down with his camera and Bobby was cool enough to send some of the photos along. He also included a writeup for each one to give you a look into what went on “behind the scenes” for each photo.
So without further ado, here’s some highlights from Bobby Parker’s Colorado trip in his own words:
One-footed table at Boulder skatepark. This place is wild! Big hips everywhere that went all ways and angles. For some reason I started getting the feel for opposite tables on my Model C a while ago on some long sessions at the Walnut Creek Pump Track….For me it seems like opposite carves/airs and opposite tables work better on the 24″. It is debatable on what specifically makes these things happen…something else that’s awesome that cruisers bring to the table (oh yeah….pun intended). The hip at the Boulder park just started feeling really good that way and I had never really toyed with one-footed tables before so I let a few fly. – Bobby
No hander at Valmont Bike Park. Lets just say I still have a reminder of Valmont on me right now…in the form of road rash and a sprained ankle. We rolled into the parking lot about 30 minutes before it was too dark to ride but still managed to ride for about 45….I was trying to get in as many laps as I could so when I saw a few of the Sunday guys take some cranks into the XL line I jumped right behind.
Next thing I know my tire doesn’t quite make it to the end of the log ride and I get sent. A little bit of blood never hurt anyone, I guess.
As I go back to the van to straighten out my bars (and dust myself off) Andrew went to go set up his flashes on the last jump to take a picture of one of the Sunday guys. The team guy ends up calling it quits on account of it starting to get dark. The mosquitos were the size of battleships out there and I knew Brady was being feasted upon. I told him I would try something for his efforts of setting up all of his flash stands. This is what we came up with. – Bobby
Sounds like an awesome trip. In his email, Bobby said there was so many awesome places to ride that they didn’t even put a dent in all the skateparks Denver had to offer. Looks like Colorado is going to be getting a lot more visitors in the near future if people start getting wind of what’s available there.
If you’re a fan of Sunday’s 24umph bars (like I am) but want to add a smidge more height to your front end, you’re in luck. The new Sunday 24umph XL bars are now available!
You might remember the teaser photo back in February on the Sunday site. Back then, Jim C. said they made bunnyhops easier and let him pop into nose wheelies better. Could they do the same for you?
The specs:
For now, they’re only available in black. A vapor blue version will follow in a couple of months.
If you’re into 24″ BMX bikes, you’ve heard about Jim Cielencki, the driving force behind Sunday Bikes.
But how much do you know about his background and what keeps him motivated now that he’s an older guy and has been in the industry for decades, both as a rider and a bike company guy?
Old Guys who Ride caught up with Jim and asked him those questions and a whole lot more in an interview that they just posted on their site.
I especially liked this excerpt, where they asked how he deals with the fear of being hurt. Jim takes it one step further and talks about he works on an idea in a “safer” environment before going for it in another riskier situation:
It’s not so much the fear of getting hurt, it’s just dealing with how long will it take to recover and if it’s permanent. I’m not made of rubber any more. Usually I take baby steps towards something. I’ll work on an idea in a safer environment usually at a skatepark or something like that. I make it so I understand the trick and the only issue is that I am just doing it at a different spot. So in reality there’s just this little unknown part. I won’t really just go out and wing it because I want to continue riding.
It’s a great read…well worth checking out.
I also like it because it gives me an excuse to run this rad pic of Jim C. hitting this tight vert wall ride. Bad ass!
Sunday Bikes just posted a bike check of Jim Cielencki’s personal ride, the Wave-C he’s been riding since October. It has a Black Magic finish and sports red spokes to give it a cool, custom look.
Be sure to have a look at the prototype components on the front end: 7.75″ XL 24umph bars and Odyssey top load stem. (He’s also running spacers under the stem to run it even higher.)
And for all the hockey fans out there…you can probably guess what team Jim is rooting for in the playoffs…Go Sabres!
For more on Jim C’s Wave-C, check out the complete bike check on the Sunday Bikes website.
cruiser revolution 
