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Butted Race Spokes

Odyssey Race Spokes

Our new spokes use butting dimensions that are tailor-made for BMX racing, and they’re still strong enough to handle some light street riding too. You’ll save roughly an ounce per wheel on 36’s. Only the best stainless steel has been used, and the gradual butting transitions are ideal for the stresses that a 20″ wheel has to endure.

» Proprietary professional-grade stainless steel.
» BMX specific butting transition dimensions.
» 184, 186, 188, 192mm.
» Black or silver.

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Nuno’s bike check overspill

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.

Jim Bauer’s stunt machine

FRAME: Metal Rebel Contender Prototype, 21″
FORK: Odyssey Director
BARS: Sunday Forumph
STEM: Odyssey Elementary V3
HEADSET: Odyssey Sealed
GRIPS: Odyssey Chase Hawk
BARENDS: Odyssey Par Ends
CLAMP: Integrated
SEATPOST: Prototype
SEATS: Aitken Prototype
PEDALS: JC/PC final production samples
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm, LHD
SPROCKET: Odyssey Vermont, 28t
CHAIN: Generic
TIRES: Aitken, Klyte, 2.25″
FRONT HUB: GSport Marmoset, 36h
REAR HUB: GSport Ratchet, 9t, 36h
RIMS: Gsport Rollcages, 36h
NIPPLES: Gsport TaperHex, Black
SPOKES: Odyssey Aftermarket, Stainless
PEGS: Gsport Plegs (come on and and off)

Jim’s bikes are always one of a kind and his latest is no exception. Consult the photo flipbook above for the parts list and watch the video below for details about the paint job.

The gold wheels belong to…

FRAME: Giant Method Team, 21″
FORK: Odyssey Director
BARS: Odyssey Lumberjack
STEM: Odyssey Elementary V3
SPROCKET: T-1, 28t
CABLE: Odyssey Linear
BRAKE: Odyssey Evo II
LEVER: Odyssey Monolever, Medium
SEAT: Odyssey Aitken pivotal, Prototype
POST: pivotal
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolt, 180mm
PEDALS: Odyssey JCPC, Prototype
REAR HUB: G-Sport Ratchet
FRONT HUB: G-Sport Marmoset
SPOKES: Odyssey Aftermarket Straight Guage (gold)
RIMS: Odyssey Hazard Lites (gold HARD anodized)
FRONT TIRE: Odyssey Aitken, Plyte, 2.25″
REAR TIRE: Odyssey Path, 2.1″
CHAIN: Shadow Conspiracy
GRIPS: Odyssey Grizwald
MODS: Barrel adjuster thingy

…Taj Mihelich. He sent over a handful of pics and you can check them out in the flipbook above.

Some people also guessed they belonged to b_dubbs and they would’ve been correct as well. Click HERE for a gold compilation he put together prior to us sending out the wheels.

Gold Wheels

Here’s another set of wheels we recently laced up and sent out; gold Marmoset and Ratchet hubs, laced onto gold Hazard Lite rims (currently not available) with gold Odyssey Spokes. Any ideas on whose bike they ended up on?

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Front and rear stoppies

FRAME: Eastern Harvester, 20.75″
FORK: Odyssey Freestyle
BARS: Odyssey Aaron Ross SpaceBar
STEM: Odyssey Elementary V3
HEADSET: Eastern
GRIPS: Odyssey Aaron Ross
BARENDS: Odyssey Par Ends
DETANGLER: Odyssey Gyro, GTX-R
HEADSET: Eastern
CLAMP: Integrated
SEATPOST: Pivotal
SEATS: Odyssey Senior 2, Pivotal
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm
SPROCKETS: Odyssey MDS, 30t
CHAIN: Eastern
BRAKES: Odyssey Evolver 2
CABLEs: Odyssey M2 upper, G3 Lower AND Slic Kable (front)
BRAKE LEVERS: M2, Med (right) AND Monolever, Med (left)
FRONT TIRE: Aitken, Klyte, 2.25″
REAR TIRE: Frequency G, 1.85″
FRONT HUB: GSport Marmoset, 36h
REAR HUB: GSport Ratchet, 36h
RIMS: Hazard Lites
SPOKES: Odyssey Aftermarket, Stainless
HUB GUARD: GSport G.L.A.N.D.
PEGS: Pleg prototypes
PEDALS: Twisted PC
PHOTOS BY JEFF HALL

Photo Caption #3

Photo Description #3

The last guessing game was a bit of a curve ball with most people guessing Aaron Ross or Terry Adams. If you were to look into a crystal orb (in this case, our Twitter account would be an adequate substitute), you’ll discover they actually belong to Mr. Adam Banton. We sent him a really bright parts kit and he’s done well with them. The black makes the colors pop like crazy and his new bike is looking dope. Check it out above (photos by Jeff Hall).

If you’re interested in stalking Adam, follow him on the Twitter and le Flickr.
The read more teleporter will take you to Adam’s 2003 Odyssey video part.
His Electronical part is on the way.

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Mike Aitken’s custom wheels

These are some custom wheels we built up for Mikey. Everything you see is available now, with the exception of the rims.

RIMS: Hazard Lite, Hard Anodized Royal Blue, Sample
SPOKES: Odyssey, Straight Guage, Stainless
REAR HUB: G-Sport, Ratchet
FRONT HUB: G-Sport, Marmoset

Fit Bike Co. put up a few pictures of Mike Aitken and his new bike earlier this week. To match his frame, we laced up a custom wheelset for him to roll around on. Check it out in the flipbook above (If you want to embed it and customize the width, use the button in the Flash player).

Make sure to visit MikeAitken.com for the latest updates on Mikey. He turned 26 last week and his condition continues to improve!

Colored spokes are in

Colored Spokes

Colored spokes are in and should be available within a few weeks at your local bike shop.

Niels Thanild Bike Check

Niels Thandild

Niels Thanild from Sunshine distribution (our distro in Denmark) has a bikecheck on Fat.

Aaron Ross (Race) Bike Check

FRAME: FBM SS 21.25″
FORK: Director
BARS: Lumberjacks
STEM: Elementary V3
HEADSET: Generic
SADDLE: Aitken
SEATPOST: Intac
CLAMP: Mr. Clampy Too
FRONT RIM: Hazard Lite
FRONT HUB: Vandero 2, 36h
FRONT TIRE: Dirt Path, K-Lyte, 2.20″
REAR RIM: Hazard Lite
REAR HUB: Cassette 3, 36h, 9t
REAR TIRE: Aitken, K-Lyte, 1.90
SPOKES: Straight Gauge
SPROCKET: Animal, 29t
CRANKS: Twombolts, 175mm
PEDALS: Trailmix, Clipless
GRIPS: Aaron Ross Signature
BARENDS: Par Ends
SPECIAL MODS: The rear hub is tapped out with G-Sport bolts. Thanks Tom and Levi!

RACE BIKE?! Yep, you read that right. When not doing ridiculous street lines, Aaron likes to occasionally hit up the dirt track and pedal as fast as humanly possible. This is his race bike.

Photos by Devon Hutchins.