The snow won’t stop
nor will I. It will not inhibit, I will train., even though riding inside is equivalent to watching my chamois dry. Who am I kidding, this sucks… anyone that can ride on a stationary piece of equipmen, by themselves, more than twice a week is a stronger soul than I. It drives me mad.
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Stevil out on a hot date. I wonder how he finds the time.
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I feel good about our tight clothing, even smug sometimes. Not many people can get away with wearing skin tight shirts and pants. The one thing I wouldn’t feel good about is if my seat split, there wouldn’t be a thong to cover my ass and you would all get to see my private tattoo.
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Frank Wadelton leaves Sinister behind. He explains everything below. What’s funny is, the way he spoke about and suported Sinister, I thought he had a deeper investment in it.
I’m happy to see he is still making bikes, and headers.
(1) are you still with sinister?
I have been self employed since moving my shop to vermont.(2) Do you still own sinister?
I only owned intellectual property (art and designs), not any of the business’. I sold Bruce a share of the IP for some cash and help getting my shop started, I gave Skye his share because he wasn’t properly compensated for his efforts while we were in Walpole. I have never been in a position of authority at Sinister, though at times I thought and behaved as though I was.(3) what about the Gruitr, Shenanigan and DNA?
I did design and build the DNA’s that were made in New England and I evaluated the original prototype of the Gruitr and provided a detailed report and feedback on the DNA and Gruitr frames that they purchased from another factory. I have never seen a Shinanigan in person but they look awesome(4) Do you still support the Sinister brand?
Absolutely!, Sinister was purchased from Bill L. by people who wanted only to steal taxpayer $$ and commit shameless acts of greed. When I realized what was going on (both times, Sonnax and Hicks) I jumped ship. After nearly working myself and several others to death and ending worse off than where I started I was badly damaged. Bruce basically saved me from total destruction. We are going on three years now and I have supported the Sinister effort as best as I could. At this point perhaps, providing a direct source of contact and continuing to build bikes and update my facility is how I can best serve the cause.(5) are you competing with Sinister?
don’t intend to. The Sinister forum is where I first post new product information. I am still just a factory with a very small grass roots racing program and a very narrow focus. Donnie and Becky *formerly of VonCooper are managing the FTW racing program.(6) Are you building Spooky frames?
I am a racer at heart. Perhaps a bit over the hill but still a racer. I think racers have a different set of goals and boundaries. I am used to the way racers behave. I am willing to accept people on terms that other would not accept. I think many of my customers accept that I reach my technical goals at the cost of pretty much everything else. When Sinister moved to Gloucester the brand changed it’s focus and I turned my back on the odd/challenging relationships that helped build our strong racing image. I would place Mickey in that category. I may sell Mickey frames or build some of his products. I will not be building frames that will compete with current customers products and have no current projects planned for Spooky production.
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