Hoang Tran bike check by Ryan Fudger @ RideBMX.com
Ride BMX has a bike check up for Hoang Tran. You can check out the photos after the Read More link or click the photo above for full details and a video of Hoang almost puking during a food challenge.
FRAME: MacNeil, Gary Young
BARS: Odyssey, Gary Young
GRIPS: Odyssey, Gary Young
STEM: Odyssey Classic Front Loader
HEADSET: Odyssey Integrated, low-stack height
FORK: Odyssey Director
TIRE (F): Odyssey Path, Tanwall and Red, 2.1″
RIM (F): G-Sport Ribcage, 36h
HUB (F): G-Sport Marmoset
TIRE (R): Odyssey Path, Tanwall and Red, 2.1″
RIM (R): G-Sport Ribcage, 36h
HUB (R): G-Sport Ratchet, 9t
SPOKES: Odyssey
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm
PEDALS: Odyssey JCPC, B&W
SPROCKET: Prototype, 28t
CHAIN: KMC Z
SEAT: MacNeil Pivotal
SEATPOST: MacNeil
SEAT CLAMP: Integrated
LEVER: Odyssey Modulever, medium
GYRO: GTX-R, Aluminum
BRAKE: Odyssey Evo II
The orange is gone and flat black is back. He’s still rocking some flair though with the red tanwalls we introduced earlier this year and some blue G-Sports rims. Click around the flipbook above to check out what Gary’s riding at the X-Games!
FRAME: The Take Ivy, 20.75″
BARS: Odyssey Four:four Bars
STEM: Odyssey Classic Front Loader
HEADSET: Odyssey Integrated, low-stack height, white
FORK: Odyssey Freestyle Fork, Classic, 990 mounts
TIRE (F): Odyssey Aitken, Plyte, 2.25″
RIM (F): G-Sport Ribcage, chrome, 36
HUB (F): G-Sport Marmoset, 36
TIRE (R): Odyssey Aitken, Plyte, 2.25″
RIM (R): Odyssey Hazard Lite, 36
HUB (R): Odyssey Cassette 3, 36
SPOKES: Odyssey
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm
PEDALS: Odyssey Twisted PCs, clear
SPROCKET: Odyssey MDS, 30t
CHAIN: KMC
SEAT: Odyssey Senior 2, railed
SEATPOST: Odyssey Intac
SEAT CLAMP: Odyssey Mr. Clampy
LEVER: Odyssey Monolever, medium
BRAKE: Odyssey Evo II
Dirt Ron put together a clean looking bike a while ago and recently sent us some pics (courtesy of Justin Kosman). A fan of the candy bar and spontaneous happenings, Ron’s a great dude who knows how to have fun on a bike. To go along with his bike check, there’s a brief Q&A with Mr. Pitcher after the read more link.
Team Texas killed it this weekend over at the Dew Tour in Chicago. Sean Sexton, Aaron Ross and Danny Hickerson all pulled some video-game status lines in this video. Watch it above and then hit up the read more link for an Aaron Ross bike check that JC put up over at the Sunday site and in our Vimeo group.
Also, our very own Nuno Oliveira flipped the switch on his new photo blog, OliveJuuuuice.com. Bookmark it and add it to your feed reader ’cause Nuno just added a Canon DSLR to his arsenal of cameras and you can bet he’ll be posting some sweet pics.
Hoang Tran and KC Badger both have bike checks up on the internet. You can check out Hoang’s setup at RideBMX.com and KC’s at DigBMX.com.
Presenting Ben Ward’s personal ride:
FRAME: Sunday! 2nd Wave, Black Magic
FORK: Director S2, Black Magic
BAR: Four/ Four, Black Magic
STEM: Elementary V3, Titanium Bolt
GRIPS: Griswald Gum (sample)
GRIP DONUTS: Black Lizard Skins
BARENDS: Parends
HEADSET: Odyssey Integrated Short-Stack, Black
CRANKS: Twombolts, 175, RHD, Black Magic
SPROCKET: 25T MDS, Black
BB: Odyssey Mid 22mm, Black
CHAIN: KMC Kool Chain Lite, Gold
PEDALS: JC/PC Pedal.
TIRE (F): Tanwall Frequency G, 1.85″
RIM (F): G-Sport Rib Cage, Hard Anodized Gold
HUB (F): Marmoset with Titanium Hardware, Gold
PEGS (F): G-Sport Plegs w/ 7075 Aluminum Hardware (sample)
RIM (R): G-Sport Rib Cage, Hard Anodized Gold
HUB (R): Ratchet with 9T Prototype and 3/8 Axle Titanium Hardware
TIRE (R): Tanwall Frequency G, 1.85″
PEG (R): Jpeg Lighter
SEAT POST CLAMP: Prototype
SEAT POST: Pivotal Blank, 1 fist rule
SEAT: Senior 2 Pivotal, Mexican Blanket, Trail Blazers/ Oregon Ducks Colors
EXTRA INFO:
The JC/PC Pedals are half white, half black. I run the pins on the white side flush for pedal grinds. I also run a white half on that side so I always know what side is the grind side.
As for the bars, they are exactly Lumberjacks, with 4 deg. of up sweep, making them 8.6″ tall. Your hands are in the same position, your wrists thank you for the up sweep.
The Weight for all of those wondering: 22.8 lbs.
As one of the main dudes behind our R&D, you can bet that Ben’s bike is dialed (and blinging gold). A complete parts list can be found in the flipbook above and a couple things to note are the new Four:four bars and the gold rims, spokes, nipples and hubs he’s running are now available.
All the parts are available separately.
Front Hub: Vandero 2
Rear Hub: Cassette 3
Spokes: Odyssey
Nipples: G-Sport Taper Hex
Rim: G-Sport Rollcage
Tires: Aitken Tanwalls, Red
It’s not really a full bike check but it is a close-up look at a CUSTOM wheelset Ben Ward built up for Steve Blackey of Gravity Powered Vehicles and The Bicycle Source. Though you can’t buy it as a complete wheelset, all parts are available separately:
A couple bits of Aaron related news. There’s a bike check up over at DigBMX.com and as always, you can count on it being one of the most colorful bikes in BMX. Ocean Blue and Fluorescent Pink in full effect.
His signature grip is also available in white now. If you want to treat your palms to some luxurious softness, these grips are the way to go.
FRAME: Verde Cartel, 20.75″
FORK: Verde Cartel
BARS: Sunday Triumph
STEM: Odyssey Elementary V3
HEADSET: Odyssey Sealed, HP
GRIPS: Odyssey Aaron Ross
BARENDS: Odyssey Par Ends
CLAMP: Odyssey Mr. Clampy
SEATPOST: Pivotal
SEATS: Verde
PEDALS: JC/PC final production samples
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm RHD
SPROCKET: Odyssey Vermont, 25t
CHAIN: KMC
TIRES: Path, Klyte, 2.1″
FRONT HUB: Odyssey Vandero 2, 36h
REAR HUB: GSport Ratchet, 9t, 36h
FRONT RIM: Gsport Rollcage, 36h
REAR RIM: Odyssey Quadrant prototype, 36h
NIPPLES: Gsport Taper Hex
SPOKES: Odyssey Race spokes, butted
Here’s a bike check featuring Mike Ardelean’s Verde. Some of the parts he’s running include the JCPC (now in full production), Taper Hex Nipples, Odyssey Race spokes and more. Click around the flipbook for more info.
Along with the bike check, we also have a quick blurb from Mike:
Well I’ve been pretty much living the good life in Venice. If people want to know what I’ve been up to, they can check out my calendar.
Here’s another pic of Ardelean’s bike, not in a bush.
FRAME: Sunday Model-D 21″
FORK: Sunday Morning 2.1
BARS: Sunday Triumph
STEM: Odyssey Classic Toploader
HEADSET: Odyssey Sealed
GRIPS: Odyssey Chase Hawk
BARENDS: Odyssey Par Ends
CLAMP: Mr. Clampy
SEATPOST: Odyssey Intac
SEATS: Odyssey Senior 2
PEDALS: Odyssey Trailmix, Looseball
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm, RHD
SPROCKET: Odyssey Prototype, 28t
CHAIN: Generic
HUB (FRONT): Odyssey Vandero 2, 36h
RIM (FRONT): Odyssey Hazard Lite, 36H
TIRE (FRONT): Aitken, Tanwall, 2.25″
HUB (REAR): GSport Ratchet, 10t, 36h
RIM (REAR): Gsport Ribcage, 48H
TIRE (REAR): Path, Tanwall, 1.85″
SPOKES: Odyssey Aftermarket, Stainless
When not breaking collarbones, Nuno‘s been tearing up the trails lately on a Sunday Model D. Jim Cielencki put up his bike check the other day over at Sunday Bikes and there were a handful of extra photos. Instead of letting them collect gigadust in my harddrive, we decided to do an overspill. In case you didn’t know, silver’s the new black and it’s bringing sexy back. The previous sentence may or may not be deleted with time.
