Summer is almost here so check out our new 2012 Summer Softgoods Lookbook to see the whole line up. There’s a whole bunch of new t-shirts along with new colorways of our Collegiate and Murray hats. These will be going fast so get them now, so hit up your local bike shop or mail order. Shops hit up Full Factory to get them today.
Here is the Sunday team introducing our new 2012 Spring hat line. New for this season is the Murray hat in red/maroon, the Collegiate hat in camo/black and another Collegiate in Navy cord. All of these hats are available now at your local bike shop and your favorite mail order.
As you can see Garrett Reeves has been putting our upcoming Soundwave frame to the test. Crankslides are not the friendliest to down tubes and top tubes which is why the new frame comes with Wave Tubing to protect from denting and cracking. Throw in hollow dropouts with built in chain tensioners and 41 Thermal heat treating with a Lifetime Warranty and you have one of the strongest frame out there. Look for the Soundwave to come in Garrett’s signature Ice Green color later this summer.
Garrett Reeves Soundwave Bike Check
Jake Seeley has been riding and testing out a new frame for us called the Broadcaster. This bike works so well for him that we are giving him a signature colorway and maybe something else. More information coming later, but for now check out all the detail shots of his bike.
Aaron Ross has a creative imagination which explains his newest Funday bike. This is his latest addition to a long line of the most interesting bikes in BMX and should be available towards summertime. Get ready, it’s going to be a fun summer.
Aaron Ross Bike Check
All the new 2012 Spring Tshirts are available at shops and mail orders right now.
We recently showed a video bike check of Alex Magallan’s Forecaster, but we never showed any photos or even gave a complete parts list. Check after the break to see the full parts list. Follow this LINK to see his video bike check.
Alex’s Ipath/iPhone edit right HERE.
Here is our 2012 Spring T-Shirt Lookbook featuring Garrett Reeves, Aaron Ross and Lee Dennis hanging around Austin. All shirts are available now, so hit up your local bike shop or mail order. If you’re a shop then give Full Factory a call.
Seth Peterson just built up this beautiful Orange Soda Funday frame with matching Morning 2.1 forks and Triumph XL bars. His bike couldn’t look much better, so good. Check after the break for a parts list and an interview about his bike set up.
Seth Peterson Funday Bike Check
Frame: Sunday Funday 21″ Orange Soda
Fork: Sunday Morning 2.1 Orange Soda
Headset: Odyssey integrated
Stem: Sunday Freeze
Bars: Sunday Triumph XL
Grips: Sunday Yell
Cranks: Odyssey Thunderbolts
Chain: Odyssey Bluebird
Sprocket: Sunday Sabretooth 25t
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Seat Post: Sunday Mr. Toothy post
Seat: Odyssey
Front Rim: GSport Birdcage
Front Hub: GSport Marmoset
Front Tire: Odyssey Aaron Ross 2.35
Rear Rim: GSport Birdcage
Rear Hub: Odyssey V3 9t
Rear Tire: Odyssey Path
Why did you pick the Funday frame to ride?
For the past few months I’ve been weighing the benefits of having a shorter chainstay and having more of my body weight over the rear axle. I justified it in my mind and it feels a lot better cruising around on it so far. Time will tell but I think the change is for the better.
How do you like the integrated chain tensioners?
It took me a little while to warm up to the idea, I haven’t used them in the past because my wheel doesn’t usually slip in the dropouts but it makes centering the wheel in the frame a whole lot easier and that a huge plus.
Your front wheel has all spokes laced inbound. What’s the reasoning behind that?
I personally don’t like the way hub guards look on a front wheel, I also don’t like the way my wheel looks with spokes broken out of it. I’ve been seeing more and more people lacing their wheels this way and have laced some up for my friends with good results and to be honest I have always like the way it looks and sometimes that’s reason enough.
Why did you pick your tire size?
For almost the entire time I’ve ridden I’ve had a slightly larger tire in front than back, I like the way it feels. I tried the big tires front and back and it just isn’t for me.
With the current trend of very wide bars, why did you choose to cut your bars down to 26″ wide?
I can’t think of any advantage I would have from running excessively wide bars, I never really had a problem controlling my bike when I had 22″ inch bars so I guess 26″ is just me settling into the trend.
How come you grinded the pins off of brand new plastic pedals?
I never really slip off of my pedals unless I’m doing something that involves taking my feet off anyways. I really hate cutting my shins and short pins make me feel invincible. I’ll trade a deep cut on the shin for slipping a foot once every few weeks any day.
Do you fear getting blinded by the high polished parts in the Texas Sun?
I’ve been planning on wearing sunglasses while I ride more often, that looks really cool. I think this is the motivation that I need.
You recently changed your gearing back to 25-9 from 28-9, why is that?
I rode 28-9 because I liked where it put my wheel, I can spin a 25-9 as fast as I need to and since I am changing up the geometry anyways I figured I’d switch back to an easier gear.
Anything else?
I am more psyched on this bike that I have been on any other new bike I have built, I can’t wait to ride it. Thanks!
Yesterday, I stopped at Cranx Bike Park in Syracuse, NY to check it out. Needless to say, I was blown away. If you’re a rider who lives in upstate NY then you are going to be so stoked. There’s so many creative lines and ideas here. There’s even stuff that I’ve never seen before. I cannot wait to come back up and ride it. Follow this LINK to see more photos.
