Two early morning paper routes got delivered on the Sting Ray well, a "Sears knock off version" of the Schwinn original when I was 12. I wheelied that bike block after block and only rode both wheels when I wanted to. Broke the frame 3 times and had nothing but pedal axles. Seventy -one steps dropped on the descent off Raley Chapel on the Oklahoma Baptist University campus six times a week.
When the Sears 20" bike was my ride, the term BMX had not yet been coined. They were just Sting Rays.
Nearly 45 years later, I have returned to the perfect cul de sac bike to test the small bike skills again and re-live the fun stuff kids love. If you know me, you know I have not yet grown up and am not in a hurry to do so. The Yeti Super X -BMX frame is one of only 200 built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Australian Yeti factory racer Jared Graves piloted his Yeti Super X BMX to a 6th place finish after crashing off the medals ranking in the finals.
Not likely that I'll be headed for the London Olympic races but it will look cool in the pits of the upcoming cross country race venues. And there's the pump track in Golden and the soon to open Valmont Bike Park in Boulder grandpa will soon be shredding on the mini-Yeti.
Handlebars –Blacklabel 8” Turquoise
Grips-ODI Yeti Clamp On- White
Brake Lever- Shimano DXRBrake Cable Housing-Jagwire-White
Brake-Shimano DXR
Stem-Sinz- 50mmTop Cap-Yeti-round thing
Fork-Sinz Stealth Carbon
Headset-Chris King-Black
Front Wheel-Answer Aluminite TI Limited Edition Expert 1.5-White
Front Tire-Maxxis Holyroller 2.2
Front Tube-black and holds air
Crankset-Shimano DXR 180mm
Chainring-Shimano DXR 42TPedals-Crank Bros Mallet-Custom Yeti Turquoise
Chain-SRAM 971 W/Quicklink
Seatpost-Thompson 31mm Setback
Seatpost Clamp-Salsa 35.0mm
Saddle-SDG Yeti Team Issue Turquoise Stitching-Ti Rails
Rear Wheel-Answer Aluminite TI Limited Edition Expert 1.5-White-16T Cog
Rear Tire- Maxxis Holyroller 2.2
Rear Tube-black and holds air
