Name: Aaron Smith
Sponsors: Kink Bikes, DC, Eastern Boarder, Rye Airfield Skatepark
Age: 22
Height: 5ft 8in





Frame: Kink Outfit
Fork: Odyssey
Bars: Kink Badger
Grips: Kink
Bar ends: Kink
Stem: Prototype Kink stem
Brake Lever: None
Brake: None
Seat: Kink
Seat Post: Kink Stump
Clamp: Built into frame
Cranks: Odyssey
Sprocket: Kink
Pedals: Odyssey plastic
Chain: Not sure
Rear Wheel: Alienation rim with Odyssey hub
Front Wheel: Alienation rim with Demolition hub
Pegs: Kink park pegs
Rear Tire: Maxxis
Front Tire: Odyssey
Weight of bike: Not sure





Modifications:
Nothing really; I always use a hub guard.

Describe your personal bike setup.
Nothing special, I usually run the bars a little forward, and the seat pretty low. Pretty much the same as every other kid, ha, ha.

Describe the contents of your personal bike tool bag.
Ha, ha, I don’t have one.

What part do you wear through the quickest?
Pedals and seats.

What part do you break most often?
Probably chains or spokes.

Do you patch flat tires or get new tubes?
Usually get a new tube unless there is no other option.

Which parts are you paranoid about breaking?
Cranks, I have never broken them but they scare me.

Where do your parts go when you’re done with them?
Usually to my roommate Charlie.

Who builds your wheels? Anything special about them?
Eastern boarder builds them, nothing special.

Cassette or freecoaster?
Cassette; I have never had a freecoaster but they look fun.

Left side drive or right side drive?
Right side drive because I grind on the left.

Kevlar bead or regular bead?
I’m not sure, ha, ha.

Plastic pedals or metal?
Plastic, because they are better for Luc-E grinds, and they are cheaper.

Photos by Rob Dolecki