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Today’s Bike Of The Day is an exclusive look at the I Am Cook 243 BMX Cruiser! This awesome bike was submitted by the owner of I Am Cook, Tony Cook! I actually saw this one in person during the Ironman race at CJBMX and it looked sick!
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A little back story about me. My name is Tony Cook and I got to grow up in my family’s race car shop Ben Cook Racing. I raced BMX as a teenager and built my first frame as a high school project. A few friends at the track wanted one so I made a handful more. Then I stopped racing to attend college and BMX took a backseat for quite a while. In 2018 I met a photographer named Michael Weintrob and he asked me about my bike. He said it was dope and I should quit my job and build bikes. So I did! I was charged up and went all in. The first frame I made was a DJ. I dubbed it the model 33 since I was 33 when I designed/built it and 33 was my family’s race car number. I went to my local track and started racing again and the buzz was real. Now I have a full line of race frame for class and cruiser. There’s also a DJ and park frame option. Business is growing by the day and the frames keep getting better and better.
~Tony Cook/ I Am Cook
Parts List:
- Frame: I Am Cook model 243 custom edition (“Frame is serial #007 for that model, and who doesn’t like James Bond so some gold was a must.” ~Tony Cook)
- Fork: I Am Cook 20mm, tapered, steel
- Headset: Cane Creek 40 series
- Stem: Profile Acoustic
- Bars: S&M 29er race
- Grips: Renthal Kevlar lock-on
- Brake lever: Shimano XT
- Brake Hose: Shimano BH-90
- Brake caliper: Shimano XT flat mount
- Rims: Lyphe Co. Carbon
- Spokes: DT competition
- Front Hub: Onyx 20mm
- Rear Hub: Chris King SS
- Cog: Chris King
- Tires: Maxxis DTH 24×1.75
- Tube: Tubolito
- Crankset: Shimano DXR MX-71
- Chainring: Profile
- Chainring Bolts: FSA
- Chain: KMC X-1
- Pedals: TIME special 8
- Seatpost: Thomson
- Seat: SDG Bel-Air
Custom frame touches include:
*Permanent internal hydraulic line for rear brake.
*Flat mount caliper
*135mm rear spacing for SS MTB hub
*73mm BB width
*Integrated tapered headtube
*raw to gold fade
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