This is the Prototype tire that has been in the Bike Checks on a few of the riders bikes. It is a multi-purpose fast tire with heavy duty sidewalls. There should be two versions of the tire. Details coming soon.
Path Tire
First News
Well, If you are here you already know that the newest thing here is the Daily Word. Check back Daily for news from Us here at Odyssey. Thats Chris, Nuno, Jim and our team members who have news. The newsletter is still available, the Online Store is operational, and New Pics, Info, and features have been added around the site. Check it out.
Contests
In case you care who is going to what, Mike aitken, Gary Young, Ryan Sher, Scott Foster and Robby Compartino(Odyssey Canadian rider) will be at the CFB in Woodward west. Adam Banton and Scott are going to the Ohio-Vans triple crown. Jim Cielencki and Scott are probably going to the Urban Games and Backyard Jam in the UK. When i figure out who else is going where, I’ll update this entry. Thats all for now.
Product info
For those of you who have been patiently waiting for the LHD 11 tooth drivers, they will be shipping within the week, so stop calling us and call the shops.
Also, our forks and civilian bars are now available in red and grey (in addition to black).
we also brought in some cassette hubs in white and red (in addition to black of course).
if you are interested in any of the above, call your local shop.
Matt Beringer Bike Check
Matt came to cali so…..
frame– S&M Beringer signature frame
fork– S&M PitchFork
bars– S&M Beringer
stem– S&M redneck lite
headset– Campy hiddenset
levers– Odyssey Modulever
saddle– Odyssey Marcell (vinyl)
seatpost– Odyssey GI with S&M Marvins Guts
clamp– Kink Double
rims– Odyssey hazard lite 36 hole (front and rear)(die valve cap front,cobra valve cap rear)
hubs– Odyssey Vandero front. Odyssey cassette rear (hollow axle/ 11 t driver)
sprocket– 30T compact and homemade guard
cranks– Odyssey 41 thermal cranks
chain– 410
pedals– Odyssey Jim C. signature (WHITE, Alloy)
brakes– Odyssey Evolver
gyro– GTX-R (silver)
pads– Odyssey ABrake
tires– Odyssey Rototiller 2.2(F) 2.0 Earth Science (R)
pegs– Jpeg lights
cable– Modulever slic, slic lower
grips– S&M
Headsets
*This article first appeared in Ride UK (#66) and is reproduced here by kind permission of Ride UK.
A BMX, like any other bicycle, has two wheels. You sit in-between them and point the front one the way you want to go. All the time that you are sitting (or standing) on it you are pressing down between the two wheels trying to snap it in half. As BMX’ers we then try that little bit harder to snap it in half by dropping on it from a height, crashing it into things and falling off it. Quite often somebody manages it and the front end tears away from the rest. Maybe the down-tube slowly cracks through at the bottom and then tears clean through in one go. If strength was the only consideration maybe we would think about fixing the wheels together more directly, run a big beam from the front wheel to the back and call it a day? Unfortunately we need to be able to point the front wheel the way we want to go so that isn’t practical.
Super Small Gearing
*This article first appeared in Ride UK(#67) and is reproduced here by kind permission of Ride UK.
Gearing (again). Well it’s been nearly a year since the first article I wrote on gearing and a lot has happened since then. Everything that the previous article covered still holds true and I wont be going over the same ground again. “Thank fuck.” I hear you cry, “That previous gearing article was dull as ditch water that a tramp has pissed in”. Well don’t get too excited because this one will probably push the tedium to new levels. It’s hard to say till I write it so lets wait and see what happens eh?
Brakes
*This article first appeared in Ride UK (#65) and is reproduced here by kind permission of Ride UK.
Well it seems winter is here. It hasn’t dried up properly in weeks, and with only 25 minutes of daylight a day its unlikely to dry up anytime soon.
What the hell is a Hidden Headset?
*This article first appeared in Ride UK (#73) and is reproduced here by kind permission of Ride UK.
What the hell is a Hidden Headset?
Good question. And surprisingly hard to answer.
Fifteen years go when I became a born-again BMXer, headsets were utter utter shite. You had two choices, a Tioga Beartrap in a size that fitted, or a Tioga beartrap in a size that didn’t fit. These were all one inch threaded headsets but for some reason there were several sizes to choose from, getting the right one was always a pain. Once you had your headset fitted you then spent most of your time tightening it. After every ride it was loose, shit, it was probably loose five minutes after you started riding. This was only 1988 but headsets were working on technology from 1888, or rather NOT working on technology from 1888.
fits
*This article first appeared in Ride UK (#68) and is reproduced here by kind permission of Ride UK.
Suppose you went out tomorrow and bought a brand new car, suppose for some crazy reason you bought a Ford. On the front and back it would say “Ford” and even the middle of the wheels would probably proclaim their Fordiness. If you looked under the bonnet you would probably see a big “Ford” cast into the rocker cover, and if you took the air filter out you might see some long ass product code and the word Ford. With the possible exception of the tyres every part of the car would have been specified and designed by Ford for that car and as a result it will all fit nicely together first go.
Cielencki
Bmxonline.com has a cool little feature on Jim Cielencki. Be sure to check out the 3rd picture down.
http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/features/article/0,15737,551151,00.html
Aitken
Bmxonline.com has a cool little feature on Mike Aitken. check it out
http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/features/article/0,15737,550830,00.html
