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Originally Posted by Matthew Strongin
for Jason:
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life is good again:
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DS finals Saturday night:
blue course=me
red course= Vittoria USA brand manager.
No Corsa CX's were harmed in the making of this image
Likes for the bikes and the double slug bug.
Mickey-service announcement: the new New Yorker has an article on Kim Gordon.
hope I can make the next one, looks like my type of track.Quote:
Originally Posted by suspectdevice
Every Tuesday night this summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by s_curran
Show around 7, racing starts closer to 8.
Good cheap food and drink at the bottom of the course, and, unfortunately, me on the mic.
In case mickey reads this before anyone else... or if someone out there knows the answer...
I have a stock Havocstaff with the hooded drops. My derailleur hanger is toast. I need a new one quickly... big rides planned in a couple days.
It is identical to this one, by appearance: Making the crap people want.
I ordered the closest looking thing off derailleurhanger.com, but I don't see anything identical. All help appreciated :)
email your address !Quote:
Originally Posted by Janders
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc...fy8o1_1280.jpgQuote:
Spooky Metalhead: As a small New England outfit, Spooky has the ability to create with the times.
#life
Mickey hooked me up with a new hanger, working hard to do it quickly.
In return, I hooked my spooky up with some new wheels, and rode it up a big dirt road.Attachment 56910
I have been following the threads on the newer aluminum frames here and on other groups for the last couple of years and had my interest piqued by what many were saying. I exchanged emails with several builders to try to learn a bit more about current aluminum technology. I have been riding carbon frames for the last few years (a C50 and 2 new Madones). I ran across a used Spooky Skeletor in my size for a very fair price and said why not.
I finally got it built up and have ridden it a couple of times (flats and climbing). I am stoked by the bike. It is very responsive, climbs easily, descends as if it is on rails and is relatively smooth and comfortable (which surprised me after my early 80's Cannondale experience).
Good aluminum has a new fan!
thanks Walter!
http://singletrackworld.com/
from the latest Singletrack magazine
Mickey,
I know this comes up every once on a while...... Are the unicorn jerseys ever going to be available again?
It looks like there might be a batch in the works for this winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by fvracer72
from DirtRag #172(out now!)
http://www.dirtragmag.com/userfiles/dr172_spooky.jpg
Mickey, tell us about Spooky Threads !
well,Quote:
Originally Posted by Chooey
it's time to start making technical cycling apparel, like, lots of it. stock and custom.
That's all I have to say about that for now.
most of the crap you need to wear or slather on to ride a bike... all in one place
http://distilleryimage8.ak.instagram...0ab48325_7.jpg
Mickey,
What's the chance of Spooky building a 24" or 26" cruiser for me to roam the neighborhood jumping curbs and hartwigging garbage cans?
I'm guessing you'd need to cough up about $1200-1500 for a frame so that we don't lose money on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad
BUT:
FBM could make you something rad in steel starting at $620.
Don't know how they do it so inexpensively, but they do.
If I had Spooky socks, it's all I'd wear. Where can I stock up, Mickey?Quote:
Originally Posted by suspectdevice
New Spooky website(s) will be going up by the end of the month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matthew Strongin
The first sock we're running is going to be a 'lil too warm for South Florida outside of dawn-patrol rides, but should help you cut down on shoe cover use in the winter.
3 season(spring/fall/winter) socks for places that actually have seasons.
We're coming up on our cold season (it's a week long), so count me in!Quote:
Originally Posted by suspectdevice
They same that Dave Tieymer made badass aluminum track frames
http://distilleryimage3.ak.instagram...0ab4801c_8.jpg
He quit making them, so we get our hands on one and cut it in half to take a look.
So, now we make a better bike, much better, and go racing...
something different:
http://distilleryimage4.ak.instagram...0ab683da_8.jpg
Fillet brazed steel straight outta Bushwick!
Billy started working at Spooky when he was 14.
15 years later he's spearheading our move back to NYC.
Our clothing site is now live!
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We've taken over exclusive US distribution of garments manufactured by one of Colombia's largest cycling clothing manufacturers.
We are using badass Invista fabrics and really swell Italian chamois and time tested cuts that we have tens of thousands of miles of saddle time in.
We are open for pre-orders on the garments above.
Pricing is pretty dang nice on this stuff- the tastefull black bib shorts you see above are only $120!
We're also offering custom team wear for your team, shop or bro-ski marketing scheme!
Now that you're back in NYC are we going to see you at any of the crits up river.........bethel, agusta,etc...?
More than likely!Quote:
Originally Posted by fvracer72
dig it....I'll be easy to find, just look for one of your bikes and a team kit with polka dot sleeves. You gonna be racin' ?
Yo Mickey,
I saw the Spooky NYC shirt in FNL, but I don't see it on your site.....what's up?
Boom!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chauncey Matthews
Spooky NYC — Home
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I got to play with this bike this fillet-brazed bike that Billy just finished up this weekend on a very cold day at Bear Mountain.
Somebody needs to tell this kid that you don't have to make a bike this well.
Sexy! More photos please. Yes you'd only want to ride that bike when everything is completely frozen or dry.Quote:
Originally Posted by suspectdevice
No worries, the bike is clearcoated!
I think our friend Atom is going to swing by the new shop in Brooklyn pretty soon to take some pictures of the thing.
It's nice big Columbus Life pipes(with one of their new 44/56mm headtubes) and some hooded Paragon dropouts.
Ah that hadn't occurred to me. I was looking at the space behind the seattube.Quote:
Originally Posted by suspectdevice
I'd love to ride that thing if it were 3cm smaller. Looking forward to the pics.
aaah- It's Billy's personal(work(aka messenger)) bike, since he'll usually run slick tires in the 28mm range he decided to pull it in a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffrey Borisch
mickey
Is the front end as slack as the picture suggest?
Any reason to go fillet rather than TIG?
Thank you.
It's 72 degrees up front, which is standard for a cx bike that size.Quote:
Originally Posted by kentinmania
Billy started production tig-welding when he was 15(bmx forks for Kink, FBM, T1). He picked up brazing in art classes in college and found that he really enjoyed the heck out of it.
Nobody did any brazing around the Spooky factory when we were kids. Too slow.
looks good
keep building
hey everyone, Billy here. Just thought i'd join the conversation instead of lurk the thread as i usually do. Mickey has been right on about everything. Lots has been happening since we joined forces, and i couldn't be more stoked on the momentum we are approaching 2014 with!