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  Sneak Peak! 3Here are two more photos of Aaron Ross’s frame. I know you’ve already seen the dropout, but I have a contest for you. Full size photos of all 3 color samples of Aaron’s frame are hidden somewhere in the archives on this site. It could be a photo or a link, so you’ll have to […]
  Taylor and PiazzaJim Cielencki’s full bike check can be found over on the Odyssey site. These is a Black Magic 20.5 Second Wave with the much misunderstood shaved headtube. I’ll keep you posted on any issues with it. Did a mostly black bike because it was lighter and I needed a change of color until I can […]
  Vinnie in Vapors!Hey did you guys see Vinnie Sammon in this Vapors article up on Defgrip? It is posted up there as well as the real life issue which is all based around 2 wheeled bikes. I picked up the issue the other day as well as rode Greyboy’s side hack which is featured in the same […]
  Sneak Peak! 2You guys are good! You figured out the first sneak peak was a shot of Aaron Ross’s new frame called the Funday. Well, please forgive me for annoying you because I’m just going to show you bits and pieces of his frame through out the week. Actually I’m just trying to make SPRFLS 2 days […]
  Sneak Peak!Can you guess whose frame this is? It is really simple! This photo is of the prototype that we recently got in to start testing. Look for more info and photos some time in the next few weeks! Meanwhile check out this photo.
  Did you see this?Did you guys check out these Chad Shack produced videos on Defgrip? Picking Brains is just that, a few of us talking about Guadalajara Mexico which was a totally new place to us. We wanted to show that we went there for more than just the bike riding. This next one also on Defgrip is […]
  Sunday Friend’s Bike Checks!Nicholas Toncheff aka Scooter from Cleveland, Ohio recently got a new white Ian Schartz frame built up. If you are new to riding, Scooter was was a Chenga 1 local that tore it up. He had a wall ride named after him there. Well Scooter is back on a bike and its great to have […]
  More Mexico photos!Aaron Ross had to fight some serious traffic that would make any normal human being insane. He didn’t quite get what he wanted, but it was awesome none the less.
  Random Mexico photos for you!Here is a few photos from Mexico that I shot over the first few days of the trip. First is the Cathedral area of downtown. There’s a number of famous Mexican people buried here and their statues are all around the outside. Second is this young ripper who proceeded to boost this footplant over the […]
  Sunday in Guadalajara Mexico!Hey a few of us are down in Guadalajara Mexico filming for the Sunday video. Ian Schwartz, Jake Seeley, Aaron Ross and myself are down here. Check out thecomeup for constant photo updates and be on the look for some interesting web articles too. I’ll let you know more as we get them done. Also, […]
  Video Day!!!mike taylor street edit from michael taylor on Vimeo. Nothing but Mike Taylor! I see some Smiling Steve Kennedy! Also, visit Devin Hutchins‘ website to see an Aaron Ross clip.
  Second Wave’s rolling out!Well this is an awesome day! Why? Because the Second Wave frames are currently on their way to the distributors! Its even better because around this time 2 years ago, I spent 18 hours straight going through every frame from the first batch! I signed every box and looked through each frame for paint defects, […]