Bikecheck: Alexandre Paradis' Partymaster
If you’ve been following our crew long enough, there is no doubt that you remember Parapa from a whole lot of our Unexpected Thursday videos. In the last couple years, he took some time off the freestyle bike but his skills never left him. In fact, he’s the type of dude that will borrow some random bike on the way out the bar just to see if he still got them bunnyhop tailwhips on lock, and land it first try. As of last year, he’s been slowly riding the freestyle bike more and he decided to kick off 2019 with a brand new Partymaster. Words can’t express how stoked we are to see him shredding with the crew again, and we can’t wait to see how he puts his new whip to use! Peep all the details about his new setup below along with some words from the Jackhammer himself.
Specs
Frame: The Rise Partymaster with Custom Color
Fork: Rockshox Pike DJ 100mm
Handlebars: Chromag
Stem: NS bike Chemical
Grips: Odyssey
Barends: Plastic Par Ends
Headset: Cane Creek
Seat Post: BSD Blitzed
Seat: BSD Jonesin’
Pedals: NS Aerials
Cranks: BSD Substance
Chain: KMC
Sprocket: Unknown 23T
Tires: Maxxis DTH
Rims: NS Bikes Enigma
Hubs: Ns Bikes Rotary
Modifications: “Solar Rain Black Chrome Translucid” Custom Paint
“For the last couple of years now, I’ve been riding mostly my downhill bike. I’ve kind of lost confidence in my riding since I wasn’t really riding that much and had a couple injuries in a short amount of time. I had the idea of building a partymaster since it came out and after riding it for the last three months, the only thing I regret is not getting it sooner. Confidence came back quickly and I even started trying new tricks. The bike simply feels perfect whether I’m riding park or dirt jumps. I’m so stoked on this build and can’t wait to shred more sessions with the boys!”
– Alexandre Paradis