Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Weight loss

My new white Kink bike weighs 20.05lbs. And that's with seven inches of visible seatpost and a comfy seat.
It does not have pegs, a front brake, or a detangler, though.
Still, lighter than my PK Ripper race bike was in 1984.

Monday, December 14, 2009

White Out

Must add one more frame to the list.
Zack at Kink just sent me another Farside frame, this one in white. I appreciate his continued support over the years (like, 15). And as I have been kicked out of BMX several times this year, I especially appreciate that he has stuck with me. Thanks, guy.
The P.K. Ripper is getting retired, and I will be rocking two 20" top-tubed Kink Farsides for 2010: a chrome one and a white one. One will have my new cassette Tuff Wheels, the other my Profile super-ti wheels. Haven't figured out which will get which.
BMX highlights of the year? The secret project that I'm not allowed to discuss, the Old School reunion at Woodward West, a 40 minute conversation with Bob Haro, two trips to the hospital for stitches, finally getting graphite Tuff Wheels with a cassette hub from Ron Wilkerson, riding once with Harley in a year of co-habitation.
As I got my first bicycle motocross in 1980, 2010 makes 30 years.