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Click on the photo above to get a sneak peak at the latest Ian Schwartz limited color!  This is the first frame with built in pivotal post!  Not only do you get that, but you get Sunday 8mm hollow dropouts with built in chain tensioners, Wave downtube to prevent most dents, Director style wishbone and Odyssey’s 10 year old 41Thermal Heat Treating process along with a host of other features.  Maroon is currently available in most places, but if you don’t see it then ask your local shop to call Blackout, QBP, Custom or SBS to get their hands on one.  This photo was taken on Ian’s dad’s farm which Ian works on a few times a week.

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Here is Nuno Oliveira‘s complete silver Model D set up.  Not sure why it is in a tree?  But that’s what he sent me.  Simply, the Model D is the 20″ brother of the 24″ Model C.  Its geometry and aesthetic are designed for trail riders specifically.  It varies from other Sunday frame by having traditional plate dropouts, a non-waved downtube and a 14 inch rear end length.  All the trail specs are listed below.  Look for the frame available now!

TT 20.75, 21 & 21.25   HT 74    ST 71    RE 11.8    BB 11.8

Check out this Warm Red Sunday Second Wave kit I built up recently.  It has 20.75 inch tube top length and the back wheel is run at 14 inches to provide me with a little extra comfort for bunnyhops and manuals.  I use Morning 2.1 forks and put Forumph bars on because the 4 degrees of upsweep feels better to me.  Click on the photo to see the full view and a bunch of closeups!  What do you think of the tires?  I’m way into them!

Paul Horan sent me some photos of his new 20″ Black Magic Sunday Second Wave set up that we hooked him up with.  Can’t wait to see what he does on it!  I know its rare to see a street rider these days with brakes.  Its sort of refreshing!  Click on the photo to see more of his bike!  It’s the first day of spring just so you know!

Jake Seeley just sent me photos of his latest bike set up.  He is riding a full pale yellow Ian Schwartz kit that now includes orange parts as the accent color.  The newest news from Jake is that he’s been added to the Stolen Parts team.  Look for an amazing part coming in Up, Up and Away from Jake!  Congratulations on the new sponsor!

Well here it is!  This the trailer for our first video entitled Up, Up and Away! Filmed and edited by Chad Shackelford with filming help from Bill Bottriell.  The video will feature riding by Aaron Ross, Ian Schwartz, Kurt Rasmusson, Alex Magallan, Mike Taylor, Jake Seeley, Joe Cox, Lee Dennis, Eric Lichtenberger, Jim Cielencki and Stephen Savage.   Look for it in stores by the end of April!

Aaron Ross sent me a photo of a new Funday setup that he just built after his Thailand trip.  With the neon yellow cranks and wheels this is just as good as the previous ocean blue/pink bike.  If you are heading to ABA National in Dallas during the weekend of March 21st, there’s a good chance you’ll see Aaron racing there.  Devon Hutchins shot this photo.

RideBMX has a really good Sunday Model C 24″ bike check and mini interview with me on their website.  In the interview, I discuss some of the similarities and differences between riding a 20′ and 24″ BMX bike.  Some Model C progress has been made, Odyssey Hazard Lite rims showed up at their warehouse today along with Morning 24.1 forks and 24umph bars.  We won’t be releasing them yet for quality control reasons and we are still waiting on the frame arrivals which should be within a month.  All of these photos were shot while I was California a few weeks ago.  Look for some clips of the Model C in action sometime in the next few days.  Probably sooner once I find a song I like!
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Ian Schwartz was recently in southern California trying to escape the rain up in San Francisco. We ended up riding Woodward West, the DVS/Lakai warehouse and some other random street spots. While there was a spare moment, he did this bike check with Jeff Z for the RideBMX site. In other Ian news, he has had enough of San Francisco and headed back to Ohio to catch the last breath of winter. Check below for a few words from him about his SF experience! Look for some Ian clips in the next few days!

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Click the photo above to see photos of Minneapolis shredder Reed Stark‘s new gray Sunday Second Wave kit.  If you’ve seen the Team Dilly video It Do then you know Reed.  And if you don’t know him then start by checking out an interview with him over at BMXUnion.  There’s a good photo of him doing a wild gap at 3rd Lair Skatepark.  I was just there 2 weekends ago and was really psyched to see he did the roller to vert wall gap.  Reed is a super nice kid and I’m stoked to be flowing him Sunday stuff!