tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post9035466757057910726..comments2024-02-13T10:35:04.139-05:00Comments on SPRFLS: Stranger Than AllUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-46692968663678420762009-01-19T02:46:00.000-05:002009-01-19T02:46:00.000-05:00Um... if you read on the standard website, it look...Um... if you read on the standard website, it looks like the new STA will have holes drilled for gyro tabs... Not really thrilled about that. Make it an option at least. I want brakes and no gyro. Better be an option. I have been waiting a while for standard to come out with the new sta, but I've always wondered if it would lose it's purity in being updated for the times. I was also excited for the new Dirtbike as well, until I learned it had holes drilled as well. Rick Moliterno, if you read this, don't drill those headtubes!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-27371273404997656182009-01-08T18:52:00.000-05:002009-01-08T18:52:00.000-05:00The guy who owns that Standard is some dude named ...The guy who owns that Standard is some dude named 'Jeff'. He has a tattoo that says, 'Nancy' and is selling some Odyssey Duralecta rims on BG for 100 bones each. Awesome bike, not so awesome dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-49783253485128125412009-01-08T16:16:00.000-05:002009-01-08T16:16:00.000-05:00Benny P: That's a good start. Now send me that 125...Benny P: That's a good start. Now send me that 125.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648040810233420802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-56266627244082789152009-01-08T15:48:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:48:00.000-05:00There will only be one S.T.A.The light frame is ju...There will only be one S.T.A.<BR/>The light frame is just a look-alike and remains unnamed. <BR/><BR/>And russ, the seat post clamp may have already been ground off!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-2661970050030190262009-01-08T14:39:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:39:00.000-05:00I agree that offering two versions of the STA is p...I agree that offering two versions of the STA is plain wrong. Whether or not the STA is stronger than previous STA's, I will consider to be moot. What an updated STA ought to be is simple: Stronger than anything else in the Standard line up, and probably stronger than every other frame on the market - though we'd never know cause we don't destructively test every frame. We just ride them, and then the rep emerges over time.<BR/><BR/>If the new STA (or the STA-Lite) proves to be less strong than other frames, then what was the point? You've now sullied the STA name.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14290808573429733103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-54788255805145610472009-01-08T14:31:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:31:00.000-05:00"WTP manufacturing"...? The WTP dudes ar..."WTP manufacturing"<BR/><BR/>...? The WTP dudes are pretty badass and they do it right, but they don't manufacture anything.<BR/><BR/>Chris has a Q&A where he lays down his thoughts on why people give a shit about Big Bob's role in Fit. You doubt he makes more than 50K a year, based on what? That number is about as arbitrary as you can get. And you're wrong. You think the man could live as phat as he's livin' on 50K a year...please.<BR/><BR/>They'll be joined at the hip until they kill each other, and that will be the end of S&M and Fit and everyone can get on with their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-90649528319991737212009-01-08T14:20:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:20:00.000-05:00I am not going to lie... I want one.I am not going to lie... I want one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-23675664274599588862009-01-08T14:09:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:09:00.000-05:00Putting an integrated clamp on an STA is like putt...Putting an integrated clamp on an STA is like putting a size 8 New Era on Michelangelo's David.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648040810233420802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-84196583646625855292009-01-08T13:23:00.000-05:002009-01-08T13:23:00.000-05:00My new 125R is hardly a STA, but something must be...My new 125R is hardly a STA, but something must be said about the outstanding craftsmanship of my new frame. It's like a piece of art it is so meticulously hand crafted. Standard knows what they are doing. The STA of course will not appeal to all, but whatever it ends up being, it will be a very well built frame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-55270852515712653982009-01-08T13:22:00.000-05:002009-01-08T13:22:00.000-05:00I thought Jim C is the "owner" of Sunday, like Rob...I thought Jim C is the "owner" of Sunday, like Robo is the owner of Fit, like Sher is the owner of Subrosa. <BR/><BR/>I am pretty fired up to see where Metal goes with Burns as part owner and WTP manufacturing. Moeller seems like a pretty exploitative dood/ good businessman. I have always wondered how much Robbo is making at fit. I doubt more than $50k. Eclat should really make those 2-piece cranks Burns signature. I can't imagine anyone bought them without thinking "welp, they hold up for Burns, must be strong".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-87448891239030548842009-01-08T12:55:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:55:00.000-05:00With the new version of the Dirt Bike, this makes ...With the new version of the Dirt Bike, this makes everything seem a-okay in BMX... where's 20 inch Vid Magazine when you need it most...? Now, if only someone would resurrect VG...<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see where Rick is able to take this. Obviously, as mentioned, Sunday, these days, has positioning itself much like a Taiwanese version of the olden day Standard - solid warranty, good image, outstanding products, solid team, an owner that still rides... That's going to be hard to play down...<BR/><BR/>Then again, this may be the perfect time to for Standard to make its move... Would be fun to seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-26026232020322557612009-01-08T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-08T11:40:00.000-05:00Does anyone remember the standard d63 team? Which ...Does anyone remember the standard d63 team? Which was basically you bought frames at a discount and you 'rode for' them as well as got a shit load of stickers?<BR/><BR/>Thats the way most standards made their way into Southern Ontario.<BR/><BR/>I had an sob though.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253324210542375590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-24403566766114960402009-01-08T11:11:00.000-05:002009-01-08T11:11:00.000-05:00The integrated seat clamp on that thing is an affr...The integrated seat clamp on that thing is an affront and abomination to anyone that pedaled a bike in 1996. <BR/><BR/>There are a myriad of things I could say about how, like GWB, Standard squandered the shit out the their rep equity that they built up,but I won't. That dead horse deserves a little rest.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340428087762726550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-47642607360522951822009-01-08T10:12:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:12:00.000-05:00You can't deny that they did some cool stuff for B...You can't deny that they did some cool stuff for BMX in the 90's, but Rick's ads make it seem like we should all be buying his frames from him just because he got the idea to put a mountain bike headset on a BMX bike and make heat treated axles 16 years ago. Standard was totally worth the extra cash bitd because the frames were built so well and you knew you could always get it replaced if you cracked one. There weren't many options. You could clearly see that a Standard was superior to a GT or a Haro. <BR/><BR/>But now Standards are usually at least $100 more expensive than almost any frame, and to be honest, it doesn't seem like they offer that much more than their competition. How exactly is Standard better than a Sunday? Or a T1? A Fit? 15 years ago the answer would've been "American Made". But Taiwan has come a LONG way in the past 15 years. <BR/><BR/>If Standard is going to survive, they're going to have to do something else besides produce the world's most expensive BMX products and play up innovations and selling points (we good pegs in 1992!) that they brought out before a lot of their target market was even born.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-66294293395801353882009-01-08T03:37:00.000-05:002009-01-08T03:37:00.000-05:00"Through the flames, the image of an old beast app..."Through the flames, the image of an old beast appears in a new world"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-37569888844254865292009-01-08T03:21:00.000-05:002009-01-08T03:21:00.000-05:00I think that frame would look A LOT better with a ...I think that frame would look A LOT better with a smaller diameter top tube. I think i would make the seat stay junction look cleaner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-39053056408629106302009-01-08T00:43:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:43:00.000-05:00Even in California (northern at least) Standard wa...Even in California (northern at least) Standard was pretty big, everyone who wasn't riding a Solid had an STA500 or a TRLS250, now if I see a Standard sticker or part I do a double take. The only Standard frame I have ever seen with my own 2 eyes that didn't have an American BB was a Bullitt with a euro BB, and the downtube was folded nearly into the toptube. There are two brand new pairs of 1" strip bars in the bike shop near me to this day, is it time I buy them and ebay these yet? Maybe I will just buy them, cut the bars 2" from the bend, put my brake lever below the crossbar, raise my seat to Ratboy proportions and go shred.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233087132894270734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-56542440889967462252009-01-08T00:39:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:39:00.000-05:00When I started riding, 7 lb was a pretty light fra...When I started riding, 7 lb was a pretty light frame. Now 5 lb is considered heavy.<BR/><BR/>Are any companies even currently producing anything that weighs 7 lb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-80194504251710585312009-01-07T23:08:00.000-05:002009-01-07T23:08:00.000-05:00S&M is too busy with F-IT, so they're drop...S&M is too busy with F-IT, so they're dropping Metal, as well as BlackMarket. Looks like it's time to buy a Rebel Contender before they're made in Taiwan.newrider3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15572320437427211235noreply@blogger.com