Photo by Jeff Z @ RideBMX.com
Ride BMX just dropped a bike check with Matt Beringer. In case you missed his latest ad, you can view it and download the wallpaper here.
News Twombolt
Oct 30, 2009 • Bike Checks, Team Matt Beringer bike check
Oct 20, 2009 • Bike Checks, Team the JC BC
Photo by Jeff Z.
Jim Cielencki has a Bike Check up on the Ride site. After going brakeless for a bit, he’s back to running stoppies again. Find out what else is on his bike and why by clicking the photo above!
Oct 9, 2009 • Bike Checks, Team Gary Young Bike Check!
Gary Young picked up a new frame sponsor pretty quickly and he’s now officially on Sunday Bikes! JC put up a bike check for Gary so head over there and check it out.
Sep 24, 2009 • Bike Checks, Product (Tall) Bike Check
Want to know what it took to build our tall bike? Here’s the parts list.
GRIPS: Griswald
HANDLEBAR: Four:four Bar
STEM: Elementary
HEADSET: Odyssey Short Stack, x4
FORK: Sunday 24.1 (custom steerer tube length)
FRAME (TOP): Sunday Model D
FRAME (MIDDLE): Sunday Model D
FRAME (BOTTOM): Sunday Model C
TIRE (FRONT): Aitken, 24×2.25″
RIM (FRONT): Hazard Lite, 24″
HUB (FRONT): G-Sport Marmoset
TIRE (TOP): Frequency G, 1.75″
RIM (TOP): G-Sport Rollcage
HUB (TOP): G-Sport Ratchet
TIRE (BOTTOM): Path, 24×2.1″
RIM (BOTTOM): Hazard Lite, 24″
HUB (BOTTOM): G-Sport Ratchet, 9t
CRANKS: Twombolt, 180mm
CRANKS (OTHER): Old 41 Thermal Cranks, x4
SPROCKET (1): Vermont, 27t
SPROCKET (2): Vermont, 28t
SPROCKET (3): Vermont, 23t
SPROCKET (4): Vermont, 30t
SPROCKET (5): Vermont, 25t
CHAIN: KMC, x3
PEDALS: JCPC
BRAKE LEVER: Mono Lever, Medium
CABLE: Linear Slic Kable
BRAKE: Evo 2 Brake
SEAT POST: GI Post
SEAT: Aaron Ross Tear Away Denim (Veteran)
You may have seen some photos of this tall bike floating around the internet these past few days and we decided to put together a little bike check featuring all of the parts we ended up using to make it happen. The hardest part to make this bike a reality was having a solid steering mechanism (we ended up having to use 4 headsets) and getting the right sprocket size combos to get the chain tension right through out the whole drive-terrain. The end result is a ridiculously tall bike with a lot of parts and a top wheel that rolls backwards when the bike is rolling forwards.
A huge thanks goes out to Rob at CM Speed for doing the welding for us!
Sep 8, 2009 • Bike Checks neon splat blast
Kyle Hart Bike Check. Photos by Ryan Fudger.
Kyle Hart has a bike check up at RideBMX.com. The product list is a little wacky but that paint job he’s rockin’ is looking good.
Kyle’s of the 3-peg persuasion and out of curiosity, how many pegs are you guys running these days? Leave your peg count in the comments.
Sep 1, 2009 • Bike Checks MJ all Day
FRAME: The Take, Time 2
BARS: Odyssey, Lumberjacks
GRIPS: ODI, Longnecks
STEM: Odyssey, Classic Front Loader
HEADSET: Odyssey, Integrated low-stack height
FORK: Odyssey, Dirt Classic
TIRE (F): Odyssey, Path Klyte 2.1
RIM (F): G-Sport, Ribcage 36h
HUB (F): G-Sport, Marmoset
TIRE (R): Odyssey, Path Plyte 2.1
RIM (R): G-Sport, Ribcage 36h
HUB (R): G-Sport, Ratchet 9t
SPOKES: Odyssey
CRANKS: Odyssey, Twombolts 170mm
BOTTOM BRACKET: Odyssey
PEDALS: Odyssey, JC PC White
SPROCKET: Odyssey, Vermont 25t
CHAIN: Shadow, V2
SEAT: United, Pivotal
SEATPOST: Animal, Pivotal
SEAT CLAMP: Odyssey, Mr. Clampy 2
PEGS: FBM, Last Forever!
HUB GUARD: Mutiny, V2
BRAKES: Vans Omar Hassans!
PHOTOS BY JOSH HAYES!
Alex Bermudez of Give D! sent us some saucy pics of his latest rig recently. Word on the streets is he has an Odyssey edit coming up for us soon, so you can watch him stunt it up ala motion picture. In the mean time, here are some stills of him from a ditch in sunny San Diego.
All photos taken by Josh Hayes.
MJ all day and Billy Mays forever…
Aug 16, 2009 • Bike Checks Hoang Tran Bike Check
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.
Aug 7, 2009 • Product Flatware “Socket Drive”
FLATWARE TWOMBOLT:
» 160mm arms.
» Twombolt wedge cluster assembly system.
» Flatland specific gauge tubing and a larger spindle-bore hole size allow for a significantly lighter crankset.
» Socket Drive interface eliminates the need for a sprocket bolt allows for the use of very small sprocket sizes.
» 41-Thermal processed.
» Available in Black.
» Weight without BB: 1lb. 7.1oz. / 654.88g
» Weight with standard mid BB: 1lb. 13.1 oz. / 824.98g
FLATWARE RHODE ISLAND “SOCKET DRIVE”:
» Socket Drive interface.
» 7075-T6 aluminum.
» 20 or 22-T.
» 1/8″ tooth thickness.
» Available in Black, Gold and High Polished.
The Rhode Island Sprocket
Socket Drive
Here’s the latest product to come out of Flatware line. This new flatland-specific Twombolt crank and Rhode Island sprocket are available now, so hit up your shops and mail-orders to get a set. Click around the flipbook above for pics and read below for details.
New “Socket Drive” Interface
This 9-sided sprocket interface has been designed as a new standard for sprocket fitting. It can be built into the spindle on 2-piece cranks like the Twombolt, or it can be incorporated into the arm on 3-piece cranks.
A new interface seemed to be a necessary development because sprockets have become smaller across the board. On anything less than a 25-T there starts to be a heavy concentration of stress around the drive bolt and the sprocket teeth. Switching to a closer spaced sprocket bolt is one solution, but that also increases the stress on the sprocket as the same torque applied at a closer radius results in a much larger contact force.
Jul 31, 2009 • Bike Checks, Team Gary Young Bike Check
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!
Jun 29, 2009 • Bike Checks Dirt Ron’s Clean Bike
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.
