SOME NEWS TO REPORT AS OF 10/17/03

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Once again, in normal Albe's fashion below is a giant run on paragraph with a bunch of news and photos. click on the photos if you want to see them full size.

Well another month has gone by and we are chugging right along here at the almightyAlbe's.Business is so good we decided to come out with special editionAlbe's Plungers. Clickherefor the details. TheFocus Skate Parkat 16 mile and Mound (3 miles for Albe's) is up and running again. Focus was closed for a few weeks while they brought the place up to code. Once again they are up and running and are once again under new new management.Dirty Garywas replaced by a good fellow namedJosh. Josh is arollerblader but don't hold that against him as he seems to cater more to the bike riders anyways. Many of the ramps have been rebuilt and the park is quite a bit different than it was even 2 months ago. The have even built ahuge 3/4 pipe....yes...a 3/4 pipe. It's pretty much a full pipe but without the top 1/4 that nobody should be using anyways. be sure to go check them out atwww.focussk8.com. In other local skate park news theRiverbends Park(just off of Ryan Rd. 1/2 mile north of Auburn) may be in some trouble. It seems that there has been a lot of people going there and not following the rules. Many people have been riding on skate days or vise versa or not wearing helmets. What these"e;rule breakers"e;do not know is thatt the parks insurance company makes surprise visits all the time and if people aren't following the rules it goes down as a strike on the park's record. Seems as if the park has a lot of strikes now soPLEASE follow the rulesthere as we all like to ride the park and would hate to see it go. Rumor has it if the park can get through these tough times they will probablyexpand and maybe will even have trails built...WORD!!! Also be nice to the Riverbends"e;Park Nazi"e;he is a cool guy just tiring to keep the park running. AlsoTransitionsRamp Park(TRP) is still up and running so go there and ride. This is TRP's web address (www.trpramppark.com) In rider news we have a little bit to tell ya about. Albe's local RipperTeddy VanOrmanhas been blowing up. he's been in a few mags the past few months and even has a bio in the current issue of Ride BMX mag that was written by Teddy's good friendDK's Nathan Fonz.Nathan also has been killing it and was even invited to the X-Games to ride in theDownhill BMXevent. From what we are told Nathan turned more than a few heads and did VERYwell up until the end when he ended up in8th place. Congrats Nathan...Michigan Represent!! Another Michigan Ripper on his way to the top isCraig Heneke. Craig recently was invited to compete in theamateur Gravity Gamesand with little or no practice on the Gravity Game's course (due to bike problems) still ended up in6th..Congrats to you too Craig. Albe'sMatt Daltonis now one of the head mothers in charge and a very cool restaurant callPF Changsin Northville Mi. Mat had been working at a PF Changs in Troy for many years before the promotion. This meanshe'll have more money to spend onBMW's....the downfall is he won't get to ride as much. Knowing Matt though even if he only ride once a month he'll still rip.Flip @ Albe'sis getting yet ANOTHER new bike. Turns out thatKinkdid a small run of whiteFreebirdframes and Flip decided he had to have one to match his whiteTrans Am (the Trasham).Expect to see Flip on the ONLY white 20"e; top tube Freebird in existence soon. Albe'sMat Sparkshas been off his bike for the past few weeks. seems he crashed doings something that most people woudn't tryand ended up with a tumor or something in his leg. Last we heard he was going to get anultrasounddone on it....does that mean he might bepregnant??Albe'sJosh Steiris in someway hooked up with theLast Call(FBM) crew and may be off on some road trips and stopping by a park near you...hide your women!! Another Michigan rider and Albe's customerMike O'Bryanhas recently started to work forDig Magazine. Are you jealous?? You should be. Albe's Team RiderKris Marcumhas informed us that hewill be quitting schoolat Kent state to have more time to rideand make videos.but will be doing "e;Online Schooling"e;...quittersnever win.Albe's Recuitand BMX message board wizardJared "e;the Aardvark"e;Bludsworth is healed up from his crash awhile back and riding again.Kenny Sandersrecently was paid$25by a young lady toshave odd parts of his body. Kenny had this to say about the ordeal.."e;it itches like hell. never do it unless money is involved"e; We were recently sent a photo of a famousDetroit Rock starsporting anAlbe's t-not sure if it's real or not but who cares...it's still kinda funny. Bonus fact...did you know thatTodd From Albe'sand his pals oncebeat up Kid Rockand his posse in a bar fight???WHAT'S MY NAME??True story! In other Todd from Albe's News, our boyToddwent toVegasfor the Interbike trade show. He came back with a bunch of coolstories and photos. Wanna read about Todd's adventures in Vegas???click here. That's about all the news we have for now. Be sure to check out the "e;Bike Checks"e; below. this month we have a treat for you as we have two different bikes to check out of you. Albe's ownJason Suchan's and Dane Wilds bikes.Be good or at least don't get caught.

Mutiny Enemy frame 20.something Mutiny Chicago bars Mutiny stem Odi Grips Odyssey Forks Profile Cranks 180mm T-1 35t sprocket Primo magnesium pedals 4 Demolition pegs Primo seat and seatpost Haro seatpost clamp Diatech Hombre front and rear brakes Front tire is a Primo the Wall Back tire is SNAFU Knobjob Tech 77 brake levers SST oryg detangler, oryg rear cables, not sure about front cable Odyssey front hub with a Hazard lite rim Flipper's Profile rear hub with Odyssey Hazard rim Aheadset Primo chain tensioners modifications: added some stickers to it, kicked the back wheel into place, and drilled holes in the seat to save weight "e;Jason is one of the few people in the world that has build his whole bike with only a pair of pliers"e;----Flip

Jason Suchan's Mutiny Enemy

Jason would like to thankAlbe's,Mutiny,Infantry,Profileand Hershey's

Frame: FBM LIVEWIRE 20.5 Fork: Kink Bars: FBM 9º sweep Stem: MacNeil Ruben Grips: Primo Logo and some random Odyseey Headset: Tank Cranks: Profile Racing, 175mm, Sprocket: Tree 44t(yeah, im still livin' in the 90s) Chain: KMC 410 heavy duty Pedals: Primo Tenderizer Hubs: Primo pro 14mm with hula hoop 48 (rear) Suzie lo-flanged sealed with hula hoop (front) Tires: Primo V-Monster 1.95 (front) Primo Wall 1.85 (rear) Brakes: Etnies JOE RICH 2's Seat: Shadow Conspiracy Seat Post: Mutiny Seat Clamp: GT Pegs: MacNeil Bar Ends: Random ones Modifications: Cut the bars some, seat post, L-Town sticker on the top tube.

Dane Wild's FBM Livewire

Dane would like to thank Albe's, L-Town, and Deliverance

here are a few cool photos of Albe's Rider Kenny Sanders:

that's all for now....GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!!!

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