Excluding the 14' 'Yo Deluxe' that I never rode, there are some big differences between years on even these 'base' models. Having a few in my possession, I decided to examine the difference that exists between base models. Trying to progress, especially in flatland, is strictly ghetto on an

I still love working on and cruising on my old Haros.but It took until October of 2016 for me toīe riding a bike from the 21 st Century and I won't goīack. Even if these new bikes were 30 pounds, they would feel much The feel, the snap, the ability to pull theįront end straight up with little effort is exactly like I envisioned Not only was the bike 8 or more pounds lighter than my previousīikes, the real difference is that you are actually in control of a After sourcing all the small parts I neededĪnd spending almost a week building and dialing the bike in, Iįinally got to ride a bike that should have existed in 1989 or 1990.

Within a week, I was building a bike that actually had the geometry I That he had scored cheap from a friend / local rider here in Detroit. Stem and arranging for me to pick up a 2011 Hoffman Strowler frame Sending me an Odyssey zero offset Flatware fork, a St. Talked a lot via text and in October of 2016, he changed my world by Riding and moving forward rather than just collecting old shit. My oldįriend John had moved to San Diego and was riding new school bikesĪnd progressing. Martin “Ten” frame was so close to theĭesigns I've had in my head since the 80's, it was almost freaky.īad but I couldn't afford it. Tubes that flow right into the seat stays, very short rear ends and How could they overlook this? The vision I had in my headįor freestyle bikes in the late 80's and right up until someoneĪctually started producing them was almost identical to the St. The Zippo wanted it's frontĮnd on the ground even more than the Master and it was reallyįrustrating to me that the industry hadn't figured out thatĬhainstays needed to be shortened.even in 1999 when BMX wasĮxploding. The 99 Zippo, even lightened up, wasĪround 30 pounds.as was the 89 Master. And with the geometry as it was, it was like adding anotherġ0 virtual pounds to the bike. It was a lot of work back in the day to yank those 30+ pound bikesĪround.

15 and 16 inch chainstaysĮnsured that the bike wanted to stay with its wheels on the ground. Freestyle bikes kept such long rear ends.

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