Name: Tony Hamlin
Age: 22
Location: Rochester, New York
Sponsors: Kink Bikes, etnies Shoes, Outlaw Board shop, my grandma and grandpa.
Frame: Kink Empire Rev. C. 20.5″ top-tube with 3/8″ dropouts
Fork: Kink Empire
Bars: Kink Badgers
Stem: Prototype Kink Bold Stem
Grips: Kink Omega—best grips ever
Barends: Odyssey Par Ends
Headset: Kink Ti ceramic, (quad trucks… all day).
Clamp: Kink Trim
Seatpost: Kink Pivital
Seat: All black prototype Kink Pivital.
Pedals: Odyssey Trailmix
Cranks: Odyssey twombolts, 175mm LHD
Sprocket: Kink Sound
Chain: KMC 510
Front Tire: Odyssey Aitken Klyte 2.25″
Front Wheel: Odyssey 7KA with Prototype Kink hub
Rear Tire: Odyssey Aitken Klyte 2.25″
Rear Wheel: Odyssey 7KA with Profile Mini hub LHD
Hub Guard: Profile in the back and Kink in front when the pegs are on.
Modifications/Other/Extras:
I cut my steer tube down so I can slam my stem. I also run 14mm 3/8” bolts front and back so I can use the same size wrench/socket for both wheels.
No pegs or brakes?
I haven’t run pegs for quite some time, I feel too goofy-footed with them on, they just mess with my head—but I still put them on and off once in awhile. One day they’ll be back for good. I took my brakes off awhile go because I got a black rim and they didn’t work worth sh-t so they came flying off and I haven’t missed them since.
You run your bars a little more forward than most riders, why?
It makes my bike feel a bit longer and I swear it’s easier on the wrists since they’re not bent down as much.
How would you describe your bike, dialed, disaster, depends on how lazy you are?
I would describe my bike as black as hell, lighter than dry cat sh-t, and dialed as hell—because if my bike is riding like sh-t, then so am I.
Which part of your bike do you dread working on the most?
Chains and truing wheels… oh, and headsets. I hate getting all greasy and not having anywhere to wash my hands.
