This photo of Chase Gouin popped up in Art BMX Magazine earlier this month and Chase wrote in to give us a little bit more info about the three bikes and its uses:
Bikes from left to right. On the left, brakeless KHE prototype frame which is a middle school/modern hybrid set up. In the center, a Rob “Tex” Thayer/ Gouin frame, set up with a Nippon, rear brake and coaster brake…an attempt at resembling that of a bike i would have had in the early 1990’s. On the right, identical KHE proto frame but with front and rear brakes and again a middle school/modern hybrid. All bikes have Odyssey / Flatware / G-sport part wherever possible. and are of course superbly dialed… unlike me… haha. Whenever i ride any of the bikes, i tend to do only tricks that utilize the specific features of that bike which make it unique. For example, only brakeless style tricks on the brakeless bike, only feathering front nippon and coaster brake/old school tricks on that one, then full usage of front and rear brakes on other bike. Of course this is my goal which i have not quite got to excel at yet, but do hope to. Plus some other bike set ups to come. I have no grand plans other than to be healthy and strong and being an all around good flatlander. To re-establish a solid traditional tricktionary foundation and be open to any kind of Flatland trick concept of any era, striving to put my own little twist or slightly original variation to it. Thanks again for all your support in helping me get to this point.
