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I thought my next cruiser was going to be a Skyway but after seeing the sqaureback I had to have one. The squareback and Cook Bros. bikes were the bikes I drooled over as a grom in the 70's so it was cool to finall have one. And, I'm into cruisers now.

This all started with George from Knight talking about doing the Pro Neck style stems and his idea of using the Curb Dogs dog on it. Kind of a play on the old Pro Neck logo with a nod to George's Nor Cal roots. Anyway, we got to talking and he mentioned the squareback cruisers and I was psyched. Even more psyched when I saw it in person.

After riding my old-school cruiser to work for a bunch of months, I was pretty sold on cruisers for riding the city. Makes for a fun commute.

The thinking on this was to make it a rider, not spend too much and try for a late 70's/early 80's kind of look. No Chris King everything. I got the frame, forks, bars, stem and spider from George so a lot was set. I had the brakes kicking around in pretty good condition, the used seatpost and the MX seat. Sprayed the front brake red with some aluminum anodize paint figuring they had the older Dia-Compe look and intending to replace them later. Had the silver chain which is what we always rode in the 70's. Saw the wheels on eBay and figured they had that 7x/Sunshine hubs look. The cranks were a tough call. Flights would be the obvious choice for a Redline but with the Profile look on the spider, I went with the Eastern cranks that have a Profile look and are a bargain at right around $100.

I like the rear Odyssey A-Brake. The way it tapers in taking the line of rear tubes means no foot hangups at all. They took some dialing though. Installed stock they bottomed out. I had to put some washers in the pads and make a shorter cable end. Once tweaked though, they are nice.

The Knight cruiser has a shorter back end and probably a little quicker steering than the old school ELF cruiser I've been riding and with the new school back brakes, we've got ourselves a wheelie machine. These are only the second pair of alloys (for BMX) that I've ever owned and they're nice and stiff. Just hoping I don't "wop" them.

This bike isn't completely done. I have a Suntour coaster and a rim coming to build up and am looking forward to one of Fraser's hex spacers for the top of the stem. Might try to get a coaster tab welded on by the guy who built them. Had intended to eventually nickel plate it but not anymore. Other than that, it's pretty dialed. Just got back from a little ride and it's sweet!

Thanks for making an awesome bike George!