Tom Arkus was in Austin a week ago and Rick Crossman shot this photo of Tom blasting a table down at the trails. So sick!
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Jake Seeley on ESPN POTD
Check out Jake’s photo on ESPN. Rooftop Jake!
Flashback Friday!
For this Flashback Friday, I dug deep into the sticker box and pulled out these guys. These are from the first fork that Sunday made, the Morning Fork. As you can see we haven’t strayed too far from the name because our current fork is the Morning 2.1. With these forks, you have two different stickers for an asymmetric sticker design. The Sunday logo was on the right leg and the non logo side on the left. It’s been awhile since these came out, so I can’t remember exactly where the crayon scribble design came from. See you next Friday!
Quick Clip:
Jake Seeley
Jake Seeley is also caught in this photo-sequence turned into a video by Scott Marceau. Jake has some good posts up on the Garden BLOG, I’d go check now. Also, check out www.pushitastop.com to see more of Scott’s photos.
Tom vs Goliath!
Tom Arkus is back in Pittsburgh after a brief trip to Austin. He’s enjoying the spring weather, digging trails and making brief trips over to Woodward to ride vert. Here is what he had to say:
Yesterday, a couple of the Pittsburgh mates got together for a funny little adventure to Woodward. Camp is only 2.5 hours away from us, which enables us to take random trips here and there. The last couple of times I have went, I had some motivation to dabble with the epic vert ramp in Could 9. I wish I had a full face when riding that vert ramp. Always a good time when at camp.
Aaron Ross Favorites on Fat BMX
Aaron Ross has been tearing up the east coast lately. Go over to Fat BMX and read about some of his Favorites! The letter at the bottom says it all about Aaron. Photo by Devon Hutchins!
Spring has Sprung!
That’s right, winter is over for the most part and spring is here! Tom Arkus sent me a whole bunch of photos and a write up about the start of trail season in Pittsburgh. Here is what he has to say:
It’s that time of year again. Full digging mode! This year has been extra difficult due to Brian Yeagle being injured for the next few months, which in trail terms is pretty most of the season. So, everyone has to put in extra digging time to get the trails rolling. So, far we have been working as a community. Mark Potoczny, Chris and I have been sharing the work load. We spend a few days a week working on Hazelwood, then we spend a few days fixing Mark’s house up (all the jumps that are tarped, and the dog sitting on the landing). In the mix of things we get a chance to ride Monroeville (Over look of the whole set of trails with chris on the left corner), and PTT (whip and one footed table also!) which is in jeopardy of being plowed at the moment. Lets hope that doesn’t happen. So, all in all once summer rolls around we will have 4-5 sets of trails to ride in Pittsburgh!
This year we have been concentrating on make some longer lines. Our trails, Hazelwood have only been around for a year in a half so it’s been tuff trying to make them feel like full trails. But I feel it this is the year! Also, some spring pictures of the progress we are making. I would really like to thank anyone that has helped us work at the trails! Even Louie, my dog puts in work at the trails.
Pictures by: Brian Yeagle, and Zimmer
Flashback Friday!
Anyone remember this guy? Some of you will remember the frame, but probably no one will remember the color. This is one of the OG Sunday frame prototypes that we received in the fall of 2005. We had 6 different metallic colors made including purple, blue, yellow, red, green and gray. When the frame was released in May 2006 only the red, green and gray colors made it to store shelves. There was even plans to have 2 different rear ends lengths, but BMX had made the change to short rear end lengths by that point.
Sunday frames came out boasting some serious features that hadn’t been done before. They are the only frames to use Odyssey’s proven 41-Thermal heat-treating process which makes Sunday frames some of the strongest frames out there.
The OG frame was the first to use hollow dropouts as a way to improve strength, but not increase the weight. Other companies were trying to make their bikes lighter by thinning out the dropouts, but doing that decreases the strength tremendously. Our dropout width was 8mm, but it was completely hollow in the center except for some support structures that prevented crushing. The hollow dropout doubled the strength, but still retained the weight of a normal dropout.
There are so many features going on with this frame that aren’t as obvious as hollow dropouts. It has post-weld machining of the bottom bracket and headtube, so your bearings fit perfectly every time. The brake mounts are angled to straighten out cable routing thus improving brake performance. Notice, we eliminate the sandwich on the top tube at the seat tube to keep side to side stiffness at its best. There’s more frame feature info on the last photo.
Compare the soon to be release Third Wave frame to this OG frame. Nearly every feature is still there, but yet we’ve improved upon them. There’s Wave tubing used for the top tube and down tube. Chain tensioners have been added to the dropout to keep your wheel in place. The new cable channel and removable mounts improve the looks of their frame, but still has the same quality braking. Things are just getting better and better. Look for more Flashback Fridays in the future.
First Sunday frame prototype in blue color that was never released.
Prototype sample stickers for clarification purposes only.
Welded on gyro tabs and no waves on any of the tubes.
Better view of the down tube. No waves.
The OG frame was the first frame with hollow dropouts.
We made samples in 14.25" rear end. Look how long the wishbone is!
Flynn Jones:
Model C
Check out Flynn Jones’ silver Model C kit that he got over at Adventure Bikes in Mesa, AZ! He’s definitely another believer in this geometry. The Model C completes have come and gone so quickly from our warehouse. Check your local shop for availability or just wait til the next shipment in June. still a few remaining Model C frame kits left like Flynn’s.
Alex Magallan update!
After spending the winter in Austin, Alex is back in Nashville laying low and enjoying the nice weather. Apparently, not too low because he sent me this smith stall photo shot by Derek Derose. Check out Alex’s Austin video that he shot recently.
