holy shit...

Jimmy Levan...



no words required....


cheers to Ray for the heads up on this.

Bike Check - Subversive 'project SlimFast'...

Well my project is more or less complete, so it's time for foto's & specs. My reasoning behind doing this was, as the post title would suggest, to make my bike lighter. I think I have dropped somewhere in the region of 10lbs & lightened my wallet by significantly more than that. I'm not as fucked after going out riding now & have really enjoyed the project. I still want to make some changes to the cranks & the rear brake, which will follow in due course...

Spec:

Frame: Fly Mosca, 2005, internal/spanish, 19.8”
Forks: Odyssey pro dirt, 14mm, AD lugs
Stem: Super**** elect
Headset: FSA impact internal 45/45, carbon spacer
Bars: Odyssey civilian svelte, hi-rise
Bar ends: home brew, aluminium
Grips: Odyssey gedda II’s
Front lever: Odyssey modulever OE
Front cable: Clarkes outer, Odyssey linear inner
Front brake: Diatech hombre
Rear lever: Odyssey modulever OE
Rear upper cable: Modulever, odyssey linear outers
Gyro: Odyssey GTX
Rear lower cable: Oryg dual, odyssey linear outers
Rear brake: Diatech hombre, koolstop eagle claw II salmon pads
Seat: Macneil capitol, Knight Ti bolt
Seat post: Macneil
Seat clamp: Profile slim jim
Cranks: Primo hollowbites, 175mm
Crank spindle: BSD Ti, 22mm
BB: Super****, spanish, 22mm
Sprocket: Animalbikes lite 36t
Chain: KMC 510h
Pedals: Victim, magnesium, Ti spindles
Front tyre: KHE premium street
Front rim: Alex supra A, 48h, velox rim tape
Front spokes: Prolite
Front hub: Prolite evolution, 14mm, hollow axle, 48h
Front pegs: T1 ramp x 2
Rear tyre: KHE premium street
Rear rim: Odyssey 7ka, 48h, velox rim tape
Rear spokes: Prolite
Rear hub: Proper magnalite cassette, 14mm, 48h, 13t, Knight Ti nuts
Rear pegs: T1 ramp x 2

Weight: TBC

Mods:
Gyro
Bar-ends
Pegs
Chain tensioner
Brake noodles used for lower cable bends from gyro stops.

Thanks:
Ray - for all the help with parts & advice
BK - for the FF orders
JD @ Cyclone
Dan @ Cyclesport
Broadribbs
Sheepdog - for the brake tips

Shifting...

Got myself a pair of the new KHE premium tyres (street versions) & had a little session @ the park last night to test them out. Fuck do they roll fast! first run I was out of control & nearly ended up in a heap... I'm not used to running too high pressures in my tyres, my Primo Walls have been ran around 50 psi for the last god-knows-how-many years & it took a few runs to get used to the difference. I put 75psi in them (they will take 120psi) & with the smooth centre tread on the tyre itself I was having to 'pump' a lot less to achieve the same results...

Being Kevlar beaded they saved around 1.5lbs in weight on my bike & lightened my wallet by £40 for the pair. People have said about the sidewalls blowing out on them so time will tell if they are up to the job :-)

This upgrade about completes my project & I will post pics & specs of the complete bike soon...

laters