Zack Phillips, www.ugzine.com : I was breaking axles like every night and grinding though and making flat spots in my pegs so I knew a machine shop and i just walked in and talked to them. and that is where it started.
Axles, dropout guard, pegs.
Ride UK june 1998 : The Empire frame is made by Spooky Cycles in New York, the same quality frame builders which Terrible One is going to be using for their new bikes [Spooky RULES...]. Zach from Kink spent a while designing this thing, and it shows - it's got to be one of the strongest bikes on sale today. Kink didn't choose a beat wishbone as per a lot of frames, but the toptube is pierced by the seattube, joining up with beefy 9/10ths inch stays and in turn a set of large plate 6mm lasercut dropouts. The chainstays are also 9/10ths, and there's a burly BB wishbone. The rear triangle is really clean, no fuss, no swoopy curvy tubes, just clean straight strong oversize stays. The front end is also tidy -just large tubes and no troubles. The downtube is pierced by the headtube like an old Menstrual Cycle frame and its capped off. The AD brake is sited underneath the seatstays with the cable stop under the toptube. The fork set-up is dialled. 1.25" fork legs, 6mm thick dropouts welded both sides and a machined steerer tube for 1.1/8 Aheadsets comes complete with a welded in thread and beefy steel Kink headset tension bolt. All tough. It's the quality of the Kink which stands out - pure USA handbuilt stuff here. It's solid. It's rider designed and extensively tested, so It's proven. Definitely one of THE frames of '98. We're about to build this up into a bike and go ride...
Sortie de la video "Wasted Days" en mai.
May 2003, Wasted Days is available in both DVD and VHS.
Jim Cielencki : everything is great, I just want to concentrate on Sunday skate and bike shop and some other things I would like to investigate around Buffalo. I really enjoyed my years on kink and I wish them good luck.
Zack Phillips : today is a good day for both of us. No bad feelings and we are both happy and still friends.
Jimmy Buchans 2002
Jim Cielinski december 1998, Kink is proud to sponsor am rider Jim Cielinski - march 2005.
Nate Hanson december 1999 - ....
Craig Grasso mars 2000 - ....
Leigh Ramsdell december 1995 - ....
Mike Tag 1996 - ....
Robert Tibbs december 1998 Kink is proud to sponsor am rider Robert Tibbs - ....
Joe Tiseo
