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Alex Magallan has some dope shots over on Josh Ritchie’s website. Go check them out right HERE.  This photo by Andrew Brady.

TJ Henderson continues the quest of riding the more unique setups by riding the for sale sign that he posted in front of his house.  I have no idea how he didn’t crush the sign in the crankslide photo.  Also, how is there no snow on the ground in February?  Either way somebody should buy TJ’s house now.  Photos Sarah Chatham

For this Sunday Friends, we present Jared Vandenbosch’s First Wave frame that he came up on in the Sunday Webstore.  Not only did he get a a great frame, but he only paid $150 for it.  There’s a whole bunch of good deals in the store including sales on t-shirts, completes, frames and other random stuff so check it out right HERE. Nice bike Jared!  The white looks so good with it.

Lee Dennis dislocated his shoulder a few weeks ago while in Austin, but he’s making great progress with his recovery.  He’s back to riding, but taking it easy right now.  Here’s a pre-injury whip at the St Catharines Skatepark during this very weird winter.  Photo by Brad Hill.

Do you remember the Aaron Ross Etnies x Sunday collab bike from a few years ago?  Well, Empire BMX is holding a raffle to give one away (shoes not included). All proceeds go to help Austin’s, Nina Buitrago, pay her medical bills that she received from getting a broken jaw last fall.  Follow this LINK to enter.  Watch the the Aaron Ross Triple Shot video right HERE.

That’s right our warehouse received our spring shipment of 2012 Complete Bikes including some special stuff coming later in the spring. If you’ve been looking for a Spark, orange soda Aaron Ross PRO or even a Forecaster Special then we have them available now.  Hit up your local bike shop to get your bike before they sell out. Dealers contact Full Factory Distribution to get the bikes on your floor.

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Props just released our Megatour 10 section that we went on last February!  The trip was a blast and it features riding from Aaron Ross, Gary Young, Alex Magallan, Garrett Reeves, Eric Lichtenberger, Jake Seeley and former Trail Squad member Mike Gonzalez.

Check out some previous posts from the trip HERE.

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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!

Jake Seeley has been making the most of his knee surgery recovery time by editing the Garden Mixtape.  There’s some really good riding in here that you might not expect from a local shop video. Nice work Jake!  Jake is 90% recovered from surgery and is getting back on his bike very soon.

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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.