i hope you all like my new bike. thanks for all your advice and input. there are a couple things i would have done differently but i was already commited. oh well, live and learn. i know the seat should be lower. no need to tell me that. here are some cheesy pics! :D
Build list:
Standard Byke frame 250S 20.5" (flame green)
S&M Pitchfork XLT
S&M Slam bars XLT
Odyssey CFN stem
Fly Integrated HS
Stealth Street hubs 36h (11t cog)
SUN Big City Lite rims 36h (20")
Wheelsmith DB 2.0/1.7 spokes/nipples
Fly Bike Ruben Tires
Dan's Street tubes
Odyssey rim strips
Avid Speed Dial Ultimate Brake Lever
Avid Single Digit Ultimate Brake
Coalition seat
Thomson Elite seat post
Standard Byke seat post clamp
Odyssey Wombolt cranks 175mm
Drive Street Chainwheel 30t
Mutiny Mid BB kit 22mm
Atomlab Trail King pedals
chain adjuster detail (they didn't work going the correct way so i flipped them and now they are better...unless there was a reason i shouldn't have. now the hex bolt head pretty much guarantees the wheel will not slide forward)
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Standard%20Byke%20250S%20BMX/DSC00368.jpg
Very nice looking bike...now go scrap it up and chip the paint and get it dirty
I love the green and white
FitRider 921
01-07-07, 05:41 PM
Nice bike. I like it... except for the hubs, brakes, and brake lever.
wethepeople
01-07-07, 05:43 PM
Very hot bike you got there.
premiumbmx2005
01-07-07, 05:45 PM
dialed.
how do you like the back stealth hub? The engagment is super quick, right?
...lower your seat :)
FitRider 921
01-07-07, 05:46 PM
Yeah, lower your seat... it scares me having a seat that high. I always think I'm going to hit myself in the nuts.
MadMan2k
01-07-07, 05:52 PM
The brakes are nicer than just about any BMX brand ones...
Of course the best brakes of all are none, but I'll stop preaching :p
FitRider 921
01-07-07, 06:08 PM
Of course the best brakes of all are none
True.
gastro
01-07-07, 07:05 PM
Wow, nice bike and photos! Love the studio shots. :D
Couple q's, first to what type of riding is that frame best suited and secondly, how's the feel of that hub compared to your I9? Discernable difference?
BMX1992
01-07-07, 07:41 PM
nice, how much did it cost in all, and how much does it wiegh?
KinetikBiker
01-07-07, 08:10 PM
nice, how much did it cost in all, and how much does it wiegh?
It costs more than your whole familys body parts on the black market, and it weighs less than your fat aunts birth weight...
That was pretty random. Nice bike, but ya shoulda posted it in my bike check thread! ADURRR!
FitRider 921
01-07-07, 08:16 PM
It costs more than your whole familys body parts on the black market, and it weighs less than your fat aunts birth weight...
That was pretty random. Nice bike, but ya shoulda posted it in my bike check thread! ADURRR!
Wow. I don't think his fat aunt would weigh around 24-26 lbs at birth.
FuzzyRyder
01-07-07, 09:15 PM
Looks so good. The seat defiently needs to be lowerd though, and the bars aren't inline.
mx_599
01-07-07, 10:32 PM
Nice. Studio backdrop and lighting even, fancy. ...but here is what happens when a non-professional tries to mickey mouse a studio and things go wrong (note my legs in jeans sticking out from under sheet!)
Very nice looking bike...now go scrap it up and chip the paint and get it dirty
I love the green and white
thanks! i wasn't sure about the green and white before i built it. when it was done i thought it looked nice though. i know, i need to learn to ride first. maybe when i move to arizona there will be skate/bike parks i could try.
mx_599
01-07-07, 10:39 PM
Nice bike. I like it... except for the hubs, brakes, and brake lever. thanks. yes, the brakes are the main thing i should have just went with the norm. i could have just got the Revenge brakes or something, but i can't change that now. i think i understand why this type of bike should have the 990 style. i should have taken the original advice from people a long time ago.
as for the hubs, i love them. very different...the rear anyway
mx_599
01-07-07, 10:43 PM
dialed.
how do you like the back stealth hub? The engagment is super quick, right?
...lower your seat :) the hub seems really cool. i cannot speak of its durability yet. nor will i ever be as rough on it as some of you are. i am not at that skill level.
yes, the engagement is instantaneous.
i will lower seat before i go riding :)
mx_599
01-07-07, 10:46 PM
Yeah, lower your seat... it scares me having a seat that high. I always think I'm going to hit myself in the nuts. i know.
actually, if you have seen any of my drop/ jump vids in the mtb forum you would note that i must have a thing for seats going up my ***** :p
mx_599
01-07-07, 10:47 PM
The brakes are nicer than just about any BMX brand ones...
Of course the best brakes of all are none, but I'll stop preaching :p
the brakes are very nice...but i see now that they don't belong on a bmx bike. :o
mx_599
01-07-07, 10:56 PM
Wow, nice bike and photos! Love the studio shots. :D
Couple q's, first to what type of riding is that frame best suited and secondly, how's the feel of that hub compared to your I9? Discernable difference? i am envious of the professional shots always being posted in the mtb section. i did my best... :o (see the diaster photo above. the timer went off after total collapse.)
i am not a bmx expert, but i believe this frame is kind of their do-all frame for street/dirt type riding. the frames are made at waterford cycles.
basically no comparison with the I9. it is literally instantaneous. i mean i am not saying it matters, makes a better rider, etc...it is just pretty cool. when feeling for play on the I9's at the crank end you still have some between the clicks. when you do this same thing with the Stealth, there is none.
while riding, it is totally silent. you hear the tires on the pavement. that is kind of weird itself. i would buy them again or maybe even for another bike. seems like they would be good for trials.
we'll see how they hold up. they appear to be made very nicely. only thing is, i am not the best to put them through a punishment test. so they will probably last just fine for me.
mx_599
01-07-07, 11:00 PM
nice, how much did it cost in all, and how much does it wiegh? price, i am a bit embarrassed to say. let me preface it by saying that it was mostly my last tax return before going back to school and i splurged like the money didn't need to go elsewhere. $1500 is an underestimate. :o ...but even if you subtract the oddball stuff i got like brakes, seat post, or hubs...it was still around that price. i guess bmx'ers can be expensive too. i didn't set-out to make it that much but when you build your own bike, things just start adding up.
not sure what a good weight is...but about 26lbs (crudely weighed with me on bath room scale minus my weight). so it is not exactly light i guess.
mx_599
01-07-07, 11:01 PM
It costs more than your whole familys body parts on the black market, and it weighs less than your fat aunts birth weight...
That was pretty random. Nice bike, but ya shoulda posted it in my bike check thread! ADURRR!
i didn't think anyone would notice it in that thread :D
mx_599
01-07-07, 11:03 PM
Looks so good. The seat defiently needs to be lowerd though, and the bars aren't inline.
what should the bars be inline with?
i want to fix it.
thanks
CMcMahon
01-07-07, 11:07 PM
Jesus, that seat is high. I have to wonder what made you go for those hubs, too; I'm fairly positive that those are designed for racing...
mx_599
01-07-07, 11:14 PM
Jesus, that seat is high. I have to wonder what made you go for those hubs, too; I'm fairly positive that those are designed for racing... i will lower it. i just wanted to try the hubs and at the time it seemed like an okay bike to go on. i don't know if they are only for racing. these are supposed to be a "street" version with a 14mm axle capable of pegs if you desire.
what should my handlebars be inline with as noted by another forumer earlier in this thread?
MadMan2k
01-07-07, 11:17 PM
The fork blades. Some people like them forward or back a little though. I think having them a little back makes it easier to manual.
CMcMahon
01-07-07, 11:22 PM
I set mine up so that if you drew a line through the center of the steerer tube, the center of the barends would be even with it. I hope that makes sense.
mx_599
01-08-07, 05:54 AM
then i am not quite sure why FuzzyRyder said they weren't inline? according to the above two suggestions, i believe they look nearly spot on? no...?
JMC
01-08-07, 07:35 AM
Thats one of the nicest standards I've seen. Good to see your still rocking the high seat and larger sprocket. Now ride that baby into the ground. But more importanly, have fun doing it.
KinetikBiker
01-08-07, 09:07 AM
thanks! i wasn't sure about the green and white before i built it. when it was done i thought it looked nice though. i know, i need to learn to ride first. maybe when i move to arizona there will be skate/bike parks i could try.
The green looks awesome, i forgot to say.
eightdip
01-08-07, 09:18 AM
Nice bike man, Now get riding :D
FuzzyRyder
01-08-07, 10:07 AM
what should the bars be inline with?
i want to fix it.
thanks
The bars are best alined with the fork legs. Makes steering feel the best and it looks best that way in my opinion. I used to ride with my bars straightup and down, but it feels better inline with the fork legs.
FuzzyRyder
01-08-07, 10:09 AM
Thats one of the nicest standards I've seen. Good to see your still rocking the high seat and larger sprocket. Now ride that baby into the ground. But more importanly, have fun doing it.
I wouldn't call 30t a large sprocket.
eightdip
01-08-07, 11:16 AM
Some people would nowadays, a year ago a 30t was tiny, now its pretty normal
mx_599
01-08-07, 11:30 AM
The bars are best alined with the fork legs. Makes steering feel the best and it looks best that way in my opinion. I used to ride with my bars straightup and down, but it feels better inline with the fork legs. okay, but please take another look at my pic. it might be off slightly, but it is pretty much in line with forks don't you think? that is what i was aiming for.
what you mention above is how i always set up my motocross bikes.
FitRider 921
01-08-07, 12:41 PM
The bars are best alined with the fork legs. Makes steering feel the best and it looks best that way in my opinion. I used to ride with my bars straightup and down, but it feels better inline with the fork legs.
I can't ride with my bars in any position other than inline with the forks... otherwise it feels really weird.
FuzzyRyder
01-08-07, 02:19 PM
I agree^^
FuzzyRyder
01-08-07, 02:19 PM
okay, but please take another look at my pic. it might bne off slightly, but it is pretty much in line with forks don't you think? that is what i was aiming for.
what you mention above is how i always set up my motocross bikes.
They look to be a little bit forward to me.
premiumbmx2005
01-08-07, 02:26 PM
im never going lower than 30t. no point.
FitRider 921
01-08-07, 02:28 PM
I think I'd go with 28t because the 9t drivers seem to blow up way too often.
MadMan2k
01-08-07, 03:37 PM
I'll probably use 30-10, or 33-11 if I get a new wheel.
eightdip
01-08-07, 03:39 PM
I use 25-9 and its fine, no problems at all
FitRider 921
01-08-07, 04:30 PM
I use 25-9 and its fine, no problems at all
Don't tell kinetik. He will get jealous that your driver didn't blow up.
FuzzyRyder
01-08-07, 04:46 PM
kinetik wasn't even running a 9t. Shadow is just gay.
gastro
01-08-07, 04:47 PM
Having your bars match your head angle would improve your ability to barspin, no? It looks set up properly to me in the photo.
lol at the studio mishap - I would hate to have one of those monster trophies topple on me. :D Shots are def. looking better though.
Did you talk with the Stealth guys at all? Any word on that hub in mtb fitment? ;)
mx_599
01-08-07, 04:49 PM
They look to be a little bit forward to me.
i'll fix it :D
i meant for them to be inline when i built it.
FitRider 921
01-08-07, 05:17 PM
kinetik wasn't even running a 9t. Shadow is just gay.
Oh, okay... I thought he was running a 9t driver... someone here is, but I forgot who.
mx_599
01-08-07, 05:25 PM
Having your bars match your head angle would improve your ability to barspin, no? It looks set up properly to me in the photo.
lol at the studio mishap - I would hate to have one of those monster trophies topple on me. :D Shots are def. looking better though.
Did you talk with the Stealth guys at all? Any word on that hub in mtb fitment? ;)
not recently...but i will probably contact him soon. i told him awhile back that he should make a single speed hub capable of 4/5 speeds like i9 and hadley. i think that would be perfect for trials. they do have a SS hub available now and their updated/stronger regular 8/9 speed hub is supposed to be almost ready. i guess he is making a road hub too.