When it comes time to designing signature parts how involved are you?
A hundred percent start to finish.
Favorite part?
The forks, because the color is cool.
Oldest part?
Cassette hub; I’ve had it for at least six years. It was the second prototype.
Newest part?
I put the stem and sprocket on at the same time.
You have had numerous signature parts over the years, what would you say is your favorite?
The tires, because how it came out, how cool it looked; I was so stoked, back in 2004. I look at my bike today and I still like it.
Every rider has that one part they just love; if you had to pick one you’d never change, what would it be?
Maybe the bars, because not many companies make it with the angles I like. Things can be slightly different and you can get used to it, but bars…
You like the 14 degree sweep?
Yeah, I had 13 degree sweep and one day we tried 14, and 15. 15 was cool for just cruising or whatever, but maybe it was too much. I figured out the balance.
Tell me about your all-time favorite bike?
Probably a Huffy I had. Because the time it was the first time I put together 36-spoke wheels with bigger rims, and the frame was kind of like a race frame and light, and a smaller sprocket. That was when I could feel a change all in one; this was maybe 1999. I might have had some clips in "Forward" on that bike.