I rebuilt the hub into a new rim once too because of Seattle Sidewall Syndrome, burning through brake pads and tires and blowing out Carhartts and Dickies. Drinking and working through dark Seattle winters as a messenger, the White Industries freewheel was the last thing on my mind. I ...
found his way onto its parachute-exhibition team, and for several years jumped almost daily, mastering the finer points of free-fall control. after he left the army, he lived with his parents and worked as a machinist and motorcycle mechanic to support his skydiving. he was the star of th...