Here’s a few photos that Risto from Simpel Session sent me the other day.
Aaron Ross 180 whipping over the handicap rail and myself gap to jump over
crankslide. The contest is always fun and the course is always a treat!
These photos are the ones that appeared on the screen as we were announced to the crowd!
Jim C, Karl P and Aaron R
Check this out, here are a few sneak photos from overseas of the Black Magic version of Ian Schwartz’s frame. It is Sunday’s rustproof coating that we used on all of our frames from the very beginning just with white versions of Ian’s own unique “going fishing’ stickers design.
Ian’s currently helping lead our Flow team trip throughout the southwest. The latest news on the frame delivery is mid-April, so it won’t be long. Look for Second Waves a month later.
Last year, we ran a contest where you had to guess the number of frames in a photo provided. Kelvin from Spring, Texas guessed the correct number which was 800 and he received a brand new latte Wave frame. Its been over a year now and it is still perfect. He wrote me the other day and let me know what’s going on with him…….
Hey Jim,
This is Kelvin (the guy that won the contest you held last year for a free frame). I just wanted to write in and give you a bit of an update on things. The frame is still as solid as ever, and I have been enjoying it greatly since its arrival. I recently purchased a few new parts with my financial aid money ($500 worth to be exact), and have been riding as much as possible. Since I am attending college full time this semester, school takes up a fair amount of my time, but hopefully things will settle, and I will be able to ride more in the coming months. I hope things are going well for you and your company. Again, the frame and your generosity are greatly appreciated.
Warm regards,
Kelvin
P.S.
I’ve attached a few pictures my brother snapped yesterday.
Here’s a review of the Vinnie Bars from the only other person that has been riding them. No idea who the mystery tester is because he walked off with them during Interbike last fall. Not that I condone stealing from the Sunday booth, but this was just too funny to pass up. The bars are available NOW…….
Anonymous said…
Here we go last summer at interbike i took the vinnie sunday bars and it was pretty easy to take them, pretty much every body there was busy doing something or talking to other pros and there were tons of people all over the place and everybody at sunday was busy showing them all there new products so there was a big group of people at that time and then i just walked off with them but im pretty sure tons of stuff got stolen by others. well heres the review.
First i was riding the sunday triumphs and my bar spins were on and off but when i put on the vinne bars they really got a lot better, the one thing that i really like about them is that they feel just like your riding triumphs but at the same time your the bars feel smaller because of the box size, it really makes i difference,the rise also makes them feel like a big bar to,i like them better than the standard 8″ rise . Second they are still very strong as like every other sunday product, the bars has been pretty banged up and still are perfect, not bent at all and the paint on them is harder to chip it seems like. all in all any one who is planning on getting these bars i say do so, they are great and feel very nice and look even better and are very strong plus you got a life time warranty you really cant go wrong. Jim i also love my brakeless wave frame you really have some of the best products out there in bmx. thanks Sunday bikes and Jim Cielencki.
QBP held there annual Frostbike trade show over the weekend. I flew out after the Odyssey premier and visited Minneapolis for the first time. I cannot say enough great things about QBP. There warehouse is so impressive and their commitment to the environment is so inspiring. It was really eye opening especially since they used Spudware for the meals they served. If you want to read more about their values, check out their site here.
Last Wednesday was the Odyssey premier in Los Angeles, it was a super fun night with so many people coming out to watch. Both myself and Aaron Ross had full parts and Josh Betley shared a part. Just want to say thanks to Chad Shack, Will Stroud and Jim Bauer along with everyone at Odyssey for making such a great night and awesome video. Look for more random photos below!!!
Josh Betley is the latest Sunday flow team Introduction. I first met Josh at Interbike and instantly I realized how dynamic of a person he is. He’s motivated, energetic, fun and confident while his riding is exactly the same way and you can add really good to that too. So here’s Josh…..
Name: Josh Betley, Coach, J-Bone, Betlewski or even Bone Saw
Age: old enough to party
Hometown: Phoenix Arizona
Years riding: 7 almost 8
Click here to read Josh’s interview
Sunday‘s latest bar inspired by Vinnie Sammon is finally in stock! The bar feels like a Triumph bar, but with a smaller box, 2 degrees of upsweep and a narrower width. Look for them at your local shop in about a week and a half.
Bar Dimensions
Ok, most of you won’t know Alex Magallan, but you might have seen his part in the video Nobody Special which covers the Nashville scene. From street to ramps, Alex has a handle on all of it. I can guarantee you will want to see more of Alex in the future. Alex just got on the Sunday flow team and here is his introduction…
Name Alex A. Magallan
Age 20
Hometown Cashville, TN.
A bunch of us recently went over to Estonia for the Simpel Session. Go over to Twenty‘s site and see the trailer for the Props section filmed at the contest. Aaron Ross will be easy to spot in the footage, but you can also see Karl and myself.
Speaking of Aaron Ross, he is currently on his way to Ray’s MTB to ride in a game of B.I.K.E. This is a team event so he is teaming up with BMX legend Taj Mihelich. Oh did I mention this is on mountain bikes also? I guess some of the other competitors are pretty nervous about them entering. Talk to Aaron yesterday, he was at a bike shop “getting his suspension forks pumped up or something.”
Karl Poynter has an interview over at FatBMX, so go check that out. Also, Karl has a pretty good idea for his frame colorway that will be coming out later in the spring or early summer. You’ll just have to wait and see!
Joe Cox’s follow up to Voices entitled Tomorrow We Work is set to come out soon. Go here and pre-order a copy today, but only if you are in the UK. Otherwise you’ll just have to wait for it to show up in the US or wherever you live.
Okay, so near the closing of the last Interbike Ian Schwartz was building up a new frame. People are all around him, watching him put his new frame together. The question comes up about what to do with the old frame when along comes Joey whose bike was recently run over and is left riding a Specialized. Upon hearing this Ian promptly hands over his old frame. Here’s some photos of Joey with the original Ian frame and the only other one being ridden in the world!
So once again winter is in full swing, so why not head over to Estonia in the Baltic States for the Simpel Session contest. That is exactly what some of us here at Sunday did. Ian Schwartz, Aaron Ross, Karl Poynter, Chad Shackelford and myself all went to Tallinn a few weeks ago. I’ve said it before, but if you’ve never
been to Tallinn then you are missing out.
The first photo was from the Barcelona airport right before we left for Tallinn. We flew over the Alps on the way to our first Cophenhagen, I was so stoked. Our first day we had so much extra time that I made it to the Kumu Art Museum and there was this room with all these talking statue-less heads. It was really strange hearing all these voices speaking in another language . It was like a giant argument going on, but 
between statues. The other photos is from a random artistic moment I had on the way to the museum.
We made it to the contest, the next day. I think Ian was the only person I’ve ever known to wear shorts in a contest without full pads. The practice was fully chaotic which shut down a lot of unique lines that could’ve been done. I don’t think it really stopped anyone on the team. Ian rode super relaxed, Karl rode tech, I crankslid things and Aaron did everything almost first try.
had to where a helmet is during the 180 distance contest. This was actually really crazy and scary. The guys were getting bucked and taking it so hard that I swore I was at a Ghetto Street contest. I think the winning distance by Garret Reynolds was over 8 meters which is about 27 feet. Crazy!
The finals came and went on Sunday. Karl and Aaron both did tricks that no one else duplicated and for that they got 15th and 16th. Aaron was riding with a swelled knee which he is getting drained real soon. Karl had a hurt chest from yesterday’s attempt at the trick below. If you can do it, come to Estonia for the next Simpel Session. You won’t regret it!
