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Photo by Kieth Mulligan (Ride BMX)

Adam Banton has a new bike check over at the Ride website. The photos are embedded after the jump but you can read about the full details of his setup over at RideBMX.com.

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Download the Full Manual (PDF – 1.92mb)

We released the G-Sport Ratchet Hub a couple weeks ago and we now have an instruction manual available for download. It has step-by-step instructions for maintenance, cleaning and switching from right to left hand drive. In it, you’ll also find a complete listing of technical specifications for the hub.

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There isn’t a “cassette” of cogs here, just a rock solid one-piece driver. Every component has been designed from the ground up to be as smooth and solid as possible. The pawls and ratchet ring are oversize, and because the driver and hub both run on the famously stiff 20mm G-Sport axle, everything will always be held in strict alignment.

» 3 oversize pawls running in low-drag pivot cavities.
» 3 independent long-travel springs.
» Spring and pawl retention system ensures optimum alignment of pawls and drive ring, and keeps the hardware securely in place during routine maintenance.
» Oversize ratchet ring with square tooth profile for easy left/right drive switching.
» 20mm, hollow, helicoiled axles in steel (14mm bolts) or aluminum (3/8” bolts). All bolts feature a 17mm hex-head and 6mm Allen slot.
» 10 tooth chromoly drivers with a unique needle-roller and plain-location bearing arrangement for unsurpassed durability.
» 2 oversized cartridge bearings in the hub shell.
» Threadless, press-on axle collars.
» All hubs work LHD or RHD “out of the box” without special parts or complicated modifications.
Lifetime warranty on steel axles.
» 1lb 3.9oz

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Just a quick bit of news; G-Sport Ratchet Hubs are in stock now and will begin shipping to US distributors tomorrow. We have the 36-hole, 10-T version in black, gold, white and high-polished.

To download a comprehensive technical rundown and instruction manual for the hub, click HERE.
Thank you for being patient, and we apologize for the delays!

UPDATE: AVAILABLE NOW!
Click HERE for the full-sized version of the flipbook.
Read more for the HTML version.

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When I first started working at Odyssey, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one of these. I wanted to witness first hand what the party ruckus was all about. When I finally did, it most definitely did not disappoint! Not only can I use it to take my wheels off but with optional after market allen heads, I can use it to take off other parts of the bike too. The best part is, it’s not limited to just the bike. Last night, I used it to disassemble a futon!

WEIGHT: 980 grams

frame– Metal Rebel Contender, 21′, Raw
fork– Director Fork, Shiny Red (sample)
bars– Lumberjack, Shiny Red (sample)
stem– Elementary V3
headset– FSA sealed
saddle– Senior 2
seatpost– 25.4 Intac
clamp– integrated
rims– Hazard Lite 36h. Shiny Red (sample)
hubs– Vandero 2 (f). GSport Ratchet/9T (prototype)(r)
sprocket– 28T Vermont
cranks– Odyssey Wombolt cranks(175) (prototype), Purple
chain– 510
pedals– JC/PC (prototype)
tires– Odyssey Aitken 2.25 Klyte(F) 2.2 Dirt Path Klyte(R)
pegs-GSport Plegs (3)
grips-Aaron Ross(flanges removed)
barends-Par ends

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Aaron stopped by the office. Here is his bike. Maybe you have seen it before. Maybe not.

frame-Sunday Second Wave
fork– Odyssey 41 Thermal Director fork
bars– Odyssey 41 Thermal SpaceBar
stem– Elementary
headset– integrated
lever– Odyssey Monolever Small
saddle– Odyssey Veteran Aaron Sample
seatpost– Odyssey Intac
clamp– Odyssey Mr. Clampy
rims– Odyssey Haz Lite 36
F hub– GSPORT Marmoset
R hub– GSPORT Ratchet prototype. 10t. 36. rhd.
spokes– Odyssey Aftermarket
sprocket– 30t Vermont
cranks– Odyssey Wombolts. 175
chain– kmc
pedals– Odyssey JC TrailMix
brake– Odyssey Evo II
tires– Odyssey Path Plyte 20×2.1 R/ Aitken Klyte 2.25 F
pegs– Odyssey Jpeg Lighter
cable– Odyssey Linear cable
grips– Odyssey Aaron Ross grips
barends– Odyssey Par End

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frame-Sunday Shaved Next Wave (galvanized looking)
fork-Odyssey Director Built in Race (black)
bars-Odyssey Lum4erjacks (black)
headset-Integrated w/ Sunday Topcap
stem-Odyssey Elementary V2.7
front wheels-Vandero 2, GSport Rib Cage
tire-Aitken Plyte 2.25
pegs-GSport Plegs
seat-Odyssey Veteran Black Denim
post-Odyssey Intac
grips-Odyssey JC
bar ends-Odyssey Parends
rear wheels-GSport Ratchet, GSport Ribcage, GSport Nipples
driver-10T GSport Ratchet
hubguard– GSport Gland MKIII
rear tire-Path Plyte 1.95
cranks-Odyssey Wombolt 175mm
pedals-JC/PC
sprocket-27T MDS
chain-KMC Pintle

Weight: 24lbs.

Modifications-Bars 27” wide, Forks trimmed up just perfect for Elementary
Stem Flushness, Stem Slammed, Seat Post Chopped, Pedals have flush pins on
grind side. Hubs, Stem, Bottom Bracket have been hand stripped and
polished. Chrome Wombolt crank is custom.

This is the new Ratchet Hub, launching early in 2008… hopefully…

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