Hola adjunto el articulo dedicado a Damon watson con su marco made in Perú.
The heart of the street scene lies in England, where there are two main schools of riding, and two ’figurehead’ riders. The first draws its inspiration from BMX, with Danny Macaskill at the head of the movement, with videos such as
the one he released a few days ago. The second is 100% trials, with its inspiration lying in competition style - that of the UCI champions. This style of street riding, some say, has helped to push the boundaries of UCI competitions, increasing the expected height of sidehops for example. These days, the best known rider of this movement is Damon Watson, who has been a little less prolific of late. His last full video (
Damon Watson #7) was in May 2008, and we’ve been waiting for video 8 since September (
Damon Watson - A few clips before #8! &
Damon Watson #8 is on its way...).
Well, Damon’s back and has told us that his eighth video will be out soon. It promises to be more impressive than ever since he’s no longer riding a 26" Gu or Adamant, but a 24"
Marino. Marino is relatively unknown brand over here, and for good reason. As far as we know, they are not distributed in Europe, and are designed and hand built in Peru! They make BMX, 20" and 26" trials and MTB street frames to a very high standard and with custom geometries. To find out more, visit
http://www.marinobike.com/. They now have an excellent ambassador in Europe with Damon on board. He’s also stayed with his other sponsors;
Trialtech,
Selectbikes &
Heatsinkbikes. And now, we’d like to present Damon’s new bike:
Geometry...
Wheelbase
1085mm
BB Height
+45mm
Chainstays
375mm
Head angle
72°
Here it is, built up with Trialtech parts, Heatsink yellow pads, Tensile freewheel (18:14) and a modified 74Kingz tensioner. The seat tube has also been cut away at the sides, something we’ve never seen on a production bike.
