Recent content by chopsmitty

Last day to reserve one of the upgraded BB's...

$125 shipped and no go on the short spindle...

Now I'm building a better bottom bracket. It's got double sealed ball bearings, stainless cups and a 4140 heat treated spindle. There is also an alum tube that prevents over-tightening the bearings and o-rings to spindle for outer debris control. I'm offering these for the Beast (175mm) and...

I've been riding this thing every single day to work and back and on weekends on the trails. Best bike I've ever had.

36 lbs now... Quick and painless rear brakes...

7 speeds and a titanium axle, just like the front. 24 tooth with custom spacers and hollow bolts

Helps being a custom motorcycle builder, I guess. Tires! - a great way to drop 6lbs!! Relaced with good spokes and nipples and ready for the tire.. (Q tubes saved a couple pounds too!) Cnc'd up a little brake mount and Tig'd it to the fork... Craigslist find for $70 ...and...

Some used cranks donated to the project from GMats: And then started drilling the wheels to reduce weight... Here you can see where I fully welded the seam... CNC machines are awesome...

40mm wider!

Found this site doing research for a new product I'm making... For those who have never seen it, here's my bike the day I got it: First thing I did was make a plan with my buddy GMats to upgrade this thing and get it Hawaii trail ready.. Used brakes: And an old 36 hole front hub...