Matt Lingo for Leader

Matt Lingo came out here to shoot me for Leader Bikes and Cog Magazine. I am currently nursing a knee injury from a long nose manual spill last Thursday but we still shot a lot and filmed a little and this photo surfaced recently. Nothing too extravagant we just liked the lighting and the spot.

I also shot with Blotto from Burton Snowboards two days before Matt Lingo came out and I am still awaiting those photos but I will let you see them as soon as I get them…

Vivalo Build

I built this up about 2 months ago for my friend Rhett and I really liked the way it came out.

Photos by Ronnie Jay from Eurojet

Photo Night

I went out to a trick sesh ride with Trashcan, Nickname, Ronnie and the boys in Tempe and there were a few people snapping photos. Here are some of the photos that we got. My bars lunged forward when I missed the J-hop on that low pole once and I thought it was worse but I just placed them back and it was fine for the rest of the night. The bike handles real nice!!!

Leader Build

I built the Trick Star up and I have been catching wreck on it. There are some light changes ahead.

Here is the current Bike Check:
Frame: Leader Trick Star
Fork: Leader Trick Star
Headset: Cane Creek (A-Headset)
Bottom Bracket: Sugino 75 Super Lap
Bars: Gusset Prision-R Bars
Grips: Oury Clear
Pedals: Wellgo Magnesium
Crank: Sugino Grand Mighty (170)
Wheel Build: Deep V’s to Profile Hubs
Seatpost: Fetish
Seat: Selle Italia Turbo
Cog: EAI 18t
Chainring: Sugino Zen 49t
Chain: Izumi Model V

I am for sure feeling this frame but I have some parts to update so I will have more photos soon. I also shot a short video clip that I will have up soon.

My friend Ronnie, a Volkswagen fabricator at Eurojet, asked if I was sold on the bike? I actually thought about it and, hell yes, I am sold. I land tricks that I didn’t feel comfortable landing on my old bike (alloy and carbon). I have definitely stepped my game up since the bike has gotten into my possession! Stoked!

Oh Yeah!
My seat rails are bent. I do not ride with my seat pointing at God…

Bike Check

I decided to write this because a lot of people ask what I ride . I guess it is kinda like a bike check.

So, Check 1, 2, 1, 2…

Currently I Ride:

Frame: Fetish Attack (alloy)
-I was previously sponsored by Fetish (now Leader, waiting on my “Trick Star” to arrive)

Fork: Cannondale Overstock? (carbon)
-Supposedly Cannondale, I got it in a shady ebay deal… You know how that goes…

Bars: Downhill Crossbar Handlebars with oury grips
-Generic

Stem: Thomson 90mm
-All the bolts are stripped in it so I never get to adjust it

Rims & Hubs & Cog: Generic Mercier Rims, Generic 19t Cog

Seat Post: Fetish (that hasn’t snapped yet, Kareem!)
-It fit the bike so I never changed it

Saddle: Selle Italia | Turbo
-Not a nice one, this one is beat to shit…

Pedals: Wellgo Magnesium (cheap)

Cranks: Sugino | Grand Mighty | 170

Bottom Bracket: Sugino 75 Super Lap

Chainring: 49t Zen

There it is. I will update this when I get the Trick Star put together. Sal says it ships today. Fingers Crossed!

Leader Trick Star Fork

Leader just let these photos surface. This is the fork that will be shipped with the new Leader “Trick Star” bike. It looks so good. I was wondering what it would look like. i too had heard a lot of rumors but Sal hit me with these photos last night and i couldn’t wait to get them up here today. Hope You Enjoy. Mine comes in the mail this week and I am JUICED!

Leader “Trick Star” Bike

The Leader “Trick Star” bike is now available to order. You can customize it as well. Mine is set to ship on the 18th and I am stoked. When I get it I am scheduled to make it a CMYK bike because I love design. We will see how that turns out as I will post photos of the bike here. You can purchase yours at Leader Bike Store Dot Com .