Friday, March 23

Bike Inspection: Volume's Mike "Rooftop" Escamilla

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Sponsors: Volume Demolition, Etnies, Hurley, Arnette, Nixon, Jones Soda, and A-1 Bike Shop

Frame: Volume Destroyer
Forks: Volume with 990 mounts
Handlebars: Volume Reagle Beagle bars
Stem: Demolition
Brakes: Dia Compe 990s
Brake Levers: Dia Compe Tech 77
Seat: Primo Hemorrhoid
Seatpost: Primo Rod
Seatpost Clamp: "Something Jeff at A-1 gave me."
Sprocket: Volume
Cranks: Primo Powerbites
Pedals: Primo Tenderizers
Gear Ratio: 44-16
Wheelset: Demolition
Pegs: Demolition Numchuck prototypes
Tires: Primo V-Monster 2.1
Grips: Demolition
Sidenote: Demolition will have seats, seatposts, cranks, pedals, and tires available soon. As soon as the prototypes arrive Mike will be using all Demolition parts.

Any modifications?
Well just in case you were wondering I have four pegs and front and back brakes.

Have you always set your bike up that way?
I didn't have front brakes for a few years because in 97 I cut a nerve in my arm. It was actually the ulnar nerve, which is the funny bone nerve. That makes it so that my pinky and ring finger have no feeling. I couldn't hold onto the grip with those fingers and squeeze the brake lever with the other two. It's getting stronger slowly, I would say that it's maybe 25% better. I have my front brakes on to work it out some.

Do you do anything else?
No, I don't do any modifications. I actually try to avoid working on my bike at all times. I only work on my bike if I'm somewhere that I have to work on it because it doesn't ride. If it will roll then I don't care, I just kick it till it rides. Usually, Jeff at A-1 works on my bike, if I work on my bike it would just have a bunch of dents in it from my crescent wrench. I'll throw that thing to the moon. Just ask Kris Bennett, he feels the same way.