September 21, 2005-Yeah, I got an amazing wide angle lens... Check out the pitures, NOW!
-Dan
August 29, 2005-Hey folks! First I just want to start out by saying that we have shirts, sweatshirts, and women’s shirts available now. Please go to our “products” page for details. We have all been riding a lot (except Clay for unknown reasons, and Ryan because apparently there is no times for riding little kids bikes during boot camp...). We have been learning lots of tricks, naturally. I went to Lake Owen Camp in Northern Wisconsin in the beginning of August and I had an awesome time. I learned wallrides and wall taps out of quarters and banks to flat walls. I also learned pedal to 270's on quarter pipes, which I have been using quite a lot lately in my runs. The people there were awesome- Mike Higgins, Art, Caleb, Joe, Norbaum. Also I was fortunate enough to meet some really amazing pros- Brian Kachinsky, John Heaton, Dave Osato, Dave Freimuth and Chad DeGroot. Everybody was stoked to be there and I just want to say again thanks for coming out guys. Bilbo hurt his back within the last month and he can’t quite seem to recover. He just seems to hurt it over and over again. Paul is in college now at NIU in DeKalb so we are trying to plan a trip out there to ride some street (apparently their park sucks). School is back in session and it sucks- suprise surprise. We also have some really great new pics- check them out. We will also be getting a fisheye lens soon so watch out for some really sweet pictures in about a week or two. Until next time, I’m outty
-Dan
May 3, 2005-The whole team has been riding nonstop these past few weeks. We've all been learning loads of new tricks-Dan learned no footers, half and halfs, one footed tabletops, one footed x-ups, and he did his first 720 tiretap too! Ryan has been learing super quick as well and he's really getting better at air tricks and lip tricks. Bilbo has learned manual to double pegs and Paul has learned like every trick, including icepicking the railing off of a wedge at geneva (check out the pictures to see it) Anyways, sorry for the lack of updates but once this season comes, if we have time to do anything, we will be riding our bikes. The only reason that it's being updated now is that I'm at home sick from school. I got a new frame because of the huge crack in my Specialized. I ended up getting the Eastern Ascent. I got the Odyssey 41 Thermal Euro cranks and a new chainwheel, the Profile Imperial. While riding the other day, I broke my chain twice so I decided to put my Wipperman Pro chain back on which is really beefy, to say the least. Bilbo stripped his frame down and was going to repaint it but decided to leave it raw. Also, Shawn Arata signed his top tube so he doesn't wanna paint over that. Bilbo and I recently met FBM's Shawn Arata, a Chicagoland local-holy shit this guy is amazing. He boosts everything and I mean everything! He's a really cool guy too. He has a frame out called the Capone, check it out and support the FBM team. Ryan took a nice fall that almost resulted in a huge racking! check out the falls on the pictures page. A few days ago we were riding all day and we got kicked out of 10+ spots. It was rediculous. There was a Scrap contest a few weeks ago and it was badass. It was part of the local exposure tour. Dave Freimuth toothpick stalled the top of the wall out of the 6ft. Dominic Trovato also did a pedal stall to fakie on the same wall which is, by the way, rediculously high. Everybody went crazy. Allan Cooke was there but we came late and didn't get to see him ride. He was, however, giving out tons of free parts, and of course there was pizza and unlimited Mountain Dew! It was badass... Ryan and I both ended up with two new seats which are actully really nice (Specialized Fuse). They are generously padded but weigh in under 15 ounces! I've been riding mine for about a month and I've had no problems with it yet. That's all of our recent news, but please check out the rest of the site! -Dan
March 17, 2005-Alright here it is- I finally have my computer back and I have been updating the site like a madman becuase it's been so long since we had a good update. Uh, If the last time you came here the name of the site was Stalker, do not leave. We have changed our name to Ethic due to unpopularity of the name Stalker. We have all new pictures and everything so please stop by our gallery. Ryan recently baught a new wheelset (Odyssey Hazard Lite with rear 13t cassette) and he's lovin' it. He has been riding nonstop and it's definatly showing on his skill level. Bilbo has been riding a lot too, good job boys. I have been riding a fair amount, but this whole flue thing really takes its toll on my energy level. Clay hasn't been riding too much, with the exception of a few times at the Geneva skatepark. Paul is getting better and better, his skill level seems to multiply daily. That's all for now- Thanks for stopping by
