Granted #whipitwednesday is probably always going to be front and center on Wednesdays…but taking another peek at this clip (from a few years back) I think we could make the case for #whipoutwednesday.
Jared Swafford with a smith grind to whip out aboard Jim C’s Wave-C.
Chance Garrison absolutely shreds the park in this edit (originally posted in 2014).
The best part?
The majority of the time he’s riding a Sunday Wave C!
He seems pretty hyped on 24″ riding too.
In the video description, he writes:
New park mix with lots of Sunday Model C riding! If you’ve never ridden one of the 24″ beasts you should try to get your hands on one!
Sounds like Chance is down with the big wheels!
I’ve checked out a few of Bunky Dunn‘s bike check/setup posts in the past and they’ve always got my attention.
Today, I caught this one will surfing through a thread at BMX Museum.
And like in the past, this one caught my attention…because it’s not every day that you come across a Green Sunday Wave C.
Definitely a cool looking green machine.
It’s no stranger to the streets…and rails…either.
Check out this clip for proof.
Radness.
Here’s a fun little jibby edit of Daniil Andreyevich riding street near Dallas, Texas.
(I think it’s technically Irving, Texas…but that would make the headline a lot less fun.)
Nice way to kick off the week.
We first spotted this frame back in September at Interbike amongst the other new stuff on display from Sunday.
At the time, this frame was being promoted as a full cro-mo version of the frame on the Model C complete, at a more affordable pricepoint than the Wave-C frame.
This frame is exactly those things. Gone are the wave tubing and wishbone back end of the Wave-C but what remains is a frame that shares the same geo of that iconic frame but is much more accessible to the masses.
Trent Brocker has built one of these frames up and it looks pretty dialed!
I think we’ll start seeing more of these frames built up very soon!
For full specs and information on this frame, check the Full Factory site.
(Pics courtesy of Trent Brocker & Full Factory)
I think every #TwoFourTuesday is special but when Joe Cicman drops another installment of TwoFourFlat it is even more so!
Always stoked to see this type of 24″ flatland wizardry.
So much radness.
This video deserves another watch.
Joe Cicman and Danny Sirkin, rolling on Sunday Wave-Cs, just killing it with some super dialed flatland riding.
So rad!
Jim Cielencki announced today that he is stepping away from Sunday Bikes after 9 years.
One of the BMX world’s most creative and influential riders, his unique perspective on things carried over into his work as a member of the bicycle industry…whether that was in promotion, product design or his efforts with the Sunday team.
In his farewell post, Jim mentions that “my main goal with Sunday was to do interesting things with every aspect of the company.”
Jim’s championing of the ground-breaking Sunday Model-C and progressive 24″ riding are certainly two examples of that. Tweaking conventional cruiser geometry to create the Model-C was a bold move, and not without its detractors, but Jim’s vision of what a 24″ BMX could be ended up making a big impact on an area of BMX that was ready for a change.
And Jim didn’t stop there.
Jim actively promoted what was possible on a 24…whether that was in video edits, riding shots or clips of him riding a 24 in full-length videos (Up, Up and Away). While other companies introduced 24s into their lineups…they were often left to languish with little or no promotion and would later be dropped. The Model-C has been going strong since its inception.
The introduction of the Sunday Wave-C was another major step in the 24″ world that Jim also helped make happen. A super high-end frame with wave tubing and long list of features, it quickly became one of the most popular 24″ frames on the market.
Jim says he’s “off to new creative adventures.” If you look back on his riding career and his work at Sunday, I think you’ll agree he’s going to make a success of whatever he puts his mind to.
Cheers Jim!
Looking forward to hearing about what you get up to next.
Bmx Museum member 77rider recently posted a build that is garnering a lot of attention.
It’s a Sunday Wave-C built up with 22″ S&M Pitchforks, 22″ Revenge wheels and some special one-off custom brakes (with extended arms).
How did this mad scientist tinkering affect the ride?
Switching out the forks and wheels served to steepen the head tube and lower the bottom bracket.
According to the forum thread, 77rider really likes how it handles:
I am a 20″ guy at heart. I have a 24″ Wave C and love it,but it just feels a little odd for me. So that got me thinking, if I like a 20 and the 24; a 22″ would be the shit.
Boy, was I right. This is just what I was looking for. I rode it for a couple minutes tonight before ball practice and fell in love.
This is definitely an interesting hybrid of the 24/22″ worlds.
(Check 22-Inch BMX for more pics of this build)
Wonder if we’ll start to see more experimentation of this nature, now that people start seeing what’s possible with forum threads and posts like this.
It’s the start of the week and there’s already a bunch of news to check out.
Pull magazine/USA BMX dropped a teaser on their facebook page recently about their “2014 Cruiser issue” set to hit USA BMX/BMX Canada members’ mailboxes any day now. According to the promo blurb, the mag will:
[g]o Inside the mind of a Champion with National #1 Cruiser Shawn DiPrete. Check out the top cruisers in the industry and some awesome race action at the Cajun Nationals.
Haven’t received my copy yet, but nice to see this type of feature.
Still on the magazine theme, Mark Summers, co-owner of Joyride 150 gets some well-deserved coverage from Bike magazine. Check out Joyride 150’s instagram page for more.
Cale Avery Schindler, who wowed us with his creative riding in last week’s Clip du jour, is now rolling on a Sunday Wave-C. He mentioned that he was in the market for a new frame (in the comments of that post)…looks like it didn’t take him long.
(Pic from the 24 26 and 29 inch BMX Cruisers Only facebook group)
Finally, to kick the week off right…check out these two little 4-year old shredders from NZ, Jake and Theo riding (and crashing) their bikes. Looks like they’re having a blast. So awesome.
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