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Offline slimp

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has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« on: January 29, 2007, 03:16:45 AM »
the thread on paul o reminded me of how many riders have been sponsored by standard at one time or another. it seems like they used to be a major force in flatland but now, i just checked their website, and they have nothing flatland related in their 2007 catalog. anybody know if standard has any plans with flatland?

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 04:00:46 AM »
I dunno, but I still have my Standard Tao OX 2004 frame lying around, it's the most solid flatland frame I've ever had, almost unbreakable and pretty light at the same time (5.2 pounds), I don't think I'll ever sell it.

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 05:02:41 AM »
I dunno, but I still have my Standard Tao OX 2004 frame lying around, it's the most solid flatland frame I've ever had, almost unbreakable and pretty light at the same time (5.2 pounds), I don't think I'll ever sell it.

Justin Miller told me he snapped the sh*t out of the headtubes on those things. Definitely not the most "solid" frame.

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 08:52:50 AM »
You missed the "... I've ever had" part, TJ.  :ph34r:

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2007, 06:14:04 PM »
jfos cracked his seat tube also.

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2007, 06:52:56 PM »
well....there is no shortage of companies who put out frames now, so its no biggie if Standard isn't in the game any more.

I saw Moliterno ride in a Haro show once, though, and back then, he rode ramps and street and flatland.  Yep. busted 8' airs on a Haro Master. Nuts. He used to give McCoy a run for his money in the AFA

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2007, 07:59:55 PM »
well....there is no shortage of companies who put out frames now, so its no biggie if Standard isn't in the game any more.

I saw Moliterno ride in a Haro show once, though, and back then, he rode ramps and street and flatland.  Yep. busted 8' airs on a Haro Master. Nuts. He used to give McCoy a run for his money in the AFA

I saw Moliterno ride in a HUTCH show once!  Boo-yah!

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2007, 08:03:57 PM »
well....there is no shortage of companies who put out frames now, so its no biggie if Standard isn't in the game any more.

I saw Moliterno ride in a Haro show once, though, and back then, he rode ramps and street and flatland.  Yep. busted 8' airs on a Haro Master. Nuts. He used to give McCoy a run for his money in the AFA

I saw Moliterno ride in a HUTCH show once!  Boo-yah!

Okay you win

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2007, 07:54:31 PM »
Remember Kerry Gatt from New Zealand sick flatlander  rode for standard ,does he still ride ?

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2007, 09:57:21 PM »
gatt no longer rides flatland
he has officially quit as i been told

drew still has not put a bike together
either and he use to ride for standard
for awhile..dont know if he will get back
into riding.

gabe weed i heard still rides a giant bike
and he rode for standard too...

paul osicka still rides a tao ox at the moment
but he is designing a frame for fly bikes.

those are the four standard riders i know whats
going on right now and i heard darkside does not
ride anymore aka matt ward and he was hooked up
by standard for a long time.

mutt rode an standard shorty and has quit riding
too and no one rides in his area so he says fook it!
you wonder why mutt not been posting lately and there
is your answer...see ya>

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2007, 05:32:46 AM »
Dude... I have to conserve my gas right now, I can't drive much of anywhere except work until I've got money and stuff. Every other afternoon (give or take, depending on how much work I had to do), I'm at the marina behind AT&T Park messing up a bunch of tricks.

Saw Pete outside the Clocktower today, btw. Watched for a few minutes, didn't introduce myself because I was dog-****ing tired and there were too many people there to witness my suck. Especially compared to Pete.

Also, met a dude named Ben there the other day who said he used to ride flat a year or so ago.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2007, 05:34:41 AM by Thlayli »

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2007, 08:49:05 PM »
yeah pete b. up there in s.f. WHEN HE WORKS
OR UP THERE WHEN HE CAN BE....
heya  ben is a street rider now and there are
no flatlanders who ride here in nor-cal and it sucks..
everyone has quit or just does not ride..i can you a
list of riders who dont ride flat anymore here in nor-cal.

bottle works like 6 days a week and rides maybe
once a week or so and ED BENOIL i dont think rides much
anymore as he is homeless now or will be soon.

i have not seen mad russian alex, richard, or jeff for months
and i dont think they ride much or anymore.

i do know kerry gatt has quit riding and so has drew
as i dont think hell get a bike put together.

emanuel has moved back to te philippines so he is gone.

august has also quit riding after drew and myself hooked
him up with the new bike...lame!

old school george is too lazy to ride much and marcel lives
in grass valley in the sierra foothills and rides 1 hour a day
and mostly sits in his room complanining and whining about
shioot..depressing!

i have not seen graeme out at the clocktower for 3 months
and i think he has pretty much quit riding too.

sean PARKERRR..he is busy with other stuff and works quit a bit
and i call him to go ride and mostly he does not even show
up.

WHERE THE HELL DID QOIT GO TO....HE HAS DISAPEARED!
there you go whats going on here in nor-cal
VERY LAME SHIOOT!
« Last Edit: February 01, 2007, 08:36:44 PM by mutt »

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2007, 12:06:05 AM »
I live in Iowa and run into Moliterno every now and then. I always ask him to bust out some of his old flatland stuff but he never does.

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2007, 05:19:46 AM »
paul osicka still rides a tao ox at the moment
but he is designing a frame for fly bikes.

Wait... what?  I thought he was all in with Ryal or whatever.  He's not going to have something to do with the supposed Ryal frame?

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Re: has standard bikes completely abandoned flatland?
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2007, 08:43:23 PM »
no
paul osicka has nothing to do with ryal
and i dont know if ryal still going to be
around and dont even know what kery
is up to and what his plans are...he is in
new zealand now and might come back and
might not come back.

by the way he is in new zealand to get married to
alley kitty or allison as i call her alley cat or alley kitty.
what i heard of paul osicka is he will be designing an fly
flatland frame and tire for fly and this is what i been told
by marcel tremblay.

i forgot to mention jason aka woody got married and
we have not seen him for a long time and carlos has
completely quit riding too and andre reyes moved to
singapore. oh and jason hughes and the other jason
from benecia has completly disappeared too.

alot of riders have quit riding here or have disappeared
so it is like PETE B. AND I HAVE STATED WHILE TALKING...
NOR-CAL FLATLAND IS DEAD.