Saw Romain’s build on Facebook and had to post it. Super clean BB17 29er. 700c isn’t quite dead yet.
Bike Check
A Step Back: Ben Beck.
Ben Beck is one of sMc’s founders. He got caught up with sports and school and doesn’t have the time to ride anymore. But in the dog days of the school year, he’s been getting back on his bike, and still being able to bust out some old school tricks. A follow up video coming soon! Here’s a quick rundown of his old school whip.
- Frame: Schwinn Madison
- Fork: Leader Reaper
- Bars: Some small risers
- Stem: Truvativ
- Front Wheel: Velocity Deep V to Origin 8
- Rear Wheel: H+Son to All-City
- Saddle: San Marco
Checkin’ In: Miles Mathia.
Tyler Johnson’s New Whip.
Def Wish Bike Check.
So thanks to The Workshop and All-City, my Def Wish just got some fresh parts and is dialed as hell for EPIC. Here’s the rundown.
Frame: All-City Def Wish Medium
Fork: Sadio Booster 420
Headset: FSA Impact
Stem: LDG Santos Freestyle
Handlebars: All City Fuzzy
Grips: ZEN
Bar Ends: Odyssey Par Ends
Wheels: Todestriebs to All-City Hubs/Nomad Tires
BB: Colony
Cranks: Resist 165mm
Sprocket: All-City Def Star 33t
Pedals: Animal Plastic
Straps: ROYAL HC V3
Chain: KMC half link
Seatpost: Resist pivotal
Saddle: Demolition pivotal
Cog/Lockring: All-City 13t/All-City
Christian’s New Unknown LV1.
Christian Meldrum’s new Unknown LV1! So clean. Christian hasn’t had a new bike in over 3 years and now that he’s got a legit build he’s gonna tear up the streets even more.
Frame: Unknown LV1
Fork: Alpina
Headset: Cane Creek
Stem: Thomson x4 Elite
Handlebars/Grips: Deda CronoNero Low Rider Pursuits / Fizik Tape
Front Wheel: Origin 8 42mm Laced to Origin 8
Rear Wheel: Origin 8 42mm Laced to Origin 8
Cog/Lockring: Euro Asia Imports 15t / All-City
Crankset: Sram Omnium 48t
BB: Sram Omnium
Pedals: All-City
Toe Clips: All-City
Toe Straps: All-City
Chain: Izumi Eco
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Saddle: Charge Spoon
Michael Trinh’s Airwolf.
Junho Park: Bike Check.
Here’s sMc rider Junho Park showing off his new whip. Clips at the end are solid. Junho has really been stepping up his game lately and these clips show.
Bike Portraits.
We took a ride down to Huntington on Monday and here’s two pictures of my current Tarck setup and sMc masher Christian Meldrum’s setup.
Christian Musgrave: Bike Check
Specs:
Frame: Favor Grunge
Fork: Sadio Booster
Headset: FSA Impact
Stem: Haro
Handlebars: Spun w/ Cult Grips
Front Wheel: Halo S.A.S. Laced to Resist Icon
Rear Wheel: Halo S.A.S. Laced to Resist Icon w/ 13t Resist Cog
Sprocket: Tree lite 39t
Cranks: Enter Pro
BB: Demolition
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted
FRS: Royal Hemp Straps
Chain: KMC Halflink
Seatpost: Volume
Saddle: Felt
Tires: Kenda 2.125















