Cherry Red EZ

Built myself a new bike.

Included as many parts I’ve designed/drawn myself as possible. Next time maybe the whole bike will be ‘mine’.

Mark Vos | Bikecheck

Just spotted Mark Vos’ bikecheck on FAT. He’s got a pretty dialled Simple setup with a custom flame paintjob. Clicketyclick on the pic to get to it.

Bike d’PomPom

Pompom is one of the nicest dudes I have ever met. We got to hang out a few years back when I went to Toulouse, France to ride at the La Source trails jam. We didn’t really talk that much due to the language barrier but I still managed to come to the conclusion that he’s a top bloke. That must say something.

Either way, Pompom’s been riding for Deluxe for quite a while now and they recently posted a shot of his new bike. Looks like a pretty sweet ride.

Will only post half the pic here, so go to the Deluxe website if you want to see the whole thing. In the post there’s also a nice photo of some riding at the Dagger trails. Check it out!

Here’s also Pompom’s latest vimeo clip. Some riding from La Source.

Oba Stanley Bikecheck

Oba has got a bikecheck up on the ESPN site. Since Oba rides for Simple Bikes and Animal Bikes his setup consists almost entirely of Simple and Animal parts. Good stuff.

Of course I was pleased that some love was given to a particular part of his bike with this nice shot and caption:

Antti’s T1 Ruben

My buddy Antti who runs Signature BMX, a web shop in Finland who happens to also be the distributor for Terrible One products, just got his bikecheck posted on the Terrible One site. He’s got one of the new Ruben frames decked out with a bunch of goodies — including the complete wheels from Simple that features that nifty Eject hub I’ve heard about somewhere.

Here’s a sneak peek of his bike, click on the thumbnail to get warped to the T1 site so you can check out the rest of the goodness.

Bikecheck

I haven’t done a bike check of my personal ride in quite a while, and since I recently built up a new bike I felt it was time to post it here. I’m really happy with how it turned out!

Main Components:
Simple Weaver frame | 20.8″
Proper Team fork
Simple JetSet bars| 8.5″
Odyssey Elementary stem| V1

Wheels:
Simple Eject front hub | Slim version (prototype)
Simple Cassette | 9t | RHD
Proper double butted spokes
Alloy nipples

Drivetrain:
Simple Stockholm sprocket | 28t | US edition
Odyssey Wombolt cranks| RHD | V1
KMC 710 SL chain
Wellgo MG1 pedals

Seating:
Simple Front Row pivotal seat
Kink pivotal post
Simple seat post clamp

Rubber & Plastic:
Fit FAF tyres| 2.3″ & 2.1″
Simple Th-inner tubes
Animal Edwin grips
Odyssey ParEnds

Other:
Simple BB | Spanish
Odyssey headset
Simple Wheel Slammers

Custom:
“Vintageized” anodizing on rims and hubs (oven cleaner treatment)
Frame sanded -> painted (red) -> sanded -> painted (grey) -> sanded again
Cut bars a little

Mark Vos bikecheck

Dutch Simple Bikes rider Mark Vos has a bikecheck up on FATBMX. It’s been up a few days, but I still wanted to post it here. It’s a nice bike.
Here’s the list of parts courtesy of FAT. Go here to see some riding photos and a little interview.

• Frame: simple weaver 21.2
• Forks: simple monarchy
• Headset: full spead ahead
• Stem: simple system
• Bars: simple Jetset bars 8.5 thats where its at!!
• Grips: odyssey Gary de Jong;)
• Bar ends: Eastern
• Chain: shadow conspiracy interlock
• Sprocket: simple kopenhagen 30t
• Cranks: mankind justice (thanks Barry Kohne)
• Bottom Bracket set: probably simple
• Pedals: odyssey twisted black
• Seatpost clamp: not anymore
• Seatpost: animal wedge
• Seat: Shadow conspiracy
• Front tire: fit, the biggest
• Front rim: fly
• Front hub: simple eject
• Rear rim: fly
• Rear tire: fit faf 2.1
• Rear hub: we the people supreme
• Weight: not enough to keep me down to the ground

Jesper Stern’s Bikecheck

Good friend, videographer, multimedia student and all around ripper on the bike, Jesper Stern, has made some updates to his bike since last time and I wanted to add some content here with a new bikecheck. This guy has been riding with the first edition of the Eject hub since it was first released in 2005. Still using the same guard and it’s still going strong after just one bearing change.

Frame: Sunday Ian Schwartz 20.75
Forks: Odyseey dirt
Front Wheel: Demolition bulimia rim w. Eject hub — 1st editon (Made in Sweden)
Rear Wheel: Araya super 7x rim w. Odyssey hazard hub, FBM hubguard
Tyres: Aitken Klyte front, Animal GLH rear
Bars: Bob Scerbo V.3 w Edwin grips
Stem: Odyssey Elementary
Seat: Animal pivotal
Cranks: Odyseey Twombolts
Pedals: Odyssey plastic
Sprocket: Animal light
Pegs: Animal light
Chain: KMC z510x
Mods: Spraypainted cool-as-ice-blue

Random Bike Checks

Got sent photos of 2 random Simple Enigma bikechecks and one funnybike.
First one is from ZombieBMX, it’s a featured bikecheck of Stephen’s Enigma. Pretty cool paintjob there!

This next one is something I found when browsing the ZombieBMX site. Maybe someoune had a vision of what’s to come if the current trend keeps it’s course. Should probably be taken as a warning!

Third one is another Enigma that Niels over at Simple linked me to. Pretty Bling! with all the money he’s pasted onto the bike!

Bikecheck

Niels Thanild has got a bikecheck up on FatBMX, so I stole the photos and the parts list to post it here. If you rather see the original bikecheck, go here.

Frame: Simple Enigma v2, 21.05″
Fork: Simple Monarchy
Stem: Simple System
Handlebar: Simple Jetset 8.5″
Grips: Odyssey Matt Beringer
Barends: Odyssey Parends

Brakelever: Odyssey Monolever small
Cable: Odyssey Linear
Headset: WeThePeople

Front hub: Simple Eject w/ Gsport bolts
Spokes: Odyssey
Rim: Gsport ribcage
Tube: Simple Th-innertube
Front tire: Odyssey Aitken street K-Lyte

Cranks: Odyssey Wombolts, 175mm
Sprocket: Simple Copenhagen 30t
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted Plastic
Chain: KMC
Brake: Odyssey Evo II
Seatpost clamp: Simple
Seatpost: Odyssey Intac
Seat: Odyssey Senior

Rear hub: Odyssey Hazard casette v3, 10t driver
Spokes: Odyssey
Rim: Gsport ribcage
Tube: Simple Th-innertube
Rear tire: Odyssey Aitken street K-Lyte

Modicitations: Only modifications I did was to cut down the seatpost and the cable, add a lot of grease and some Carhartt, Vans and Eastpak stickers to the bike.