For 2018 the plan is to have 2 bikes and keep them in the same state all season unless something breaks on them so that I get used to the bikes. For the last 2 years I have had the following bikes which you can see is not ideal:
2001 GT Speed Series 24″
2010 Redline Pro Flight 24″
2015 DK Elite 24″
S&M SPeed Seepdwagon 24″
Dialled Bikes Stay Strong Pro XL 20″
2015 Haro Blackout
2017 Yess Type X 24″
Thrill Agent Pro Team Cruiser 24″
ICE F118 24″ (never Built up)
Dialled MX24R 24″
2017 Yess Type O 20″
2017 Curtis Racelite 24″
For 2018 I am staying with 2 bikes my Yess Type X 2017 which I have had from April 2017 and I have just put on DXR cranks to finish it off and My 2017 Curtis Race LIte 24″ which I should pick up next week from Gary once the stickers are ready.
I am currently riding the Yess and I will be building up the Curtis in the next few months when I have money to buy parts.
Here are the specs of the Yess:
Frame : 2017 Yess Type X 24″ Pro XL
Forks: Elevn 24″ Forks
Wheels : Onyx hubs on Box Rims
Freewheel: Crupi 16t Aluminium
Tyres: Tioga Power Block 24×1.75
Cranks: Shimano DXR 175mm Cranks
Bottom Bracket: Chris King Black
Chain Ring: Global Racing 37t with Box bolts
Chain: KMC
Chain Tensioners: Yess (came with Frame)
Seat: Box echelon
Seat Clamp: Yess (came with frame)
Headset: Box 2 Headset
Headset Spacers: Ciari Anelli
Stem: Crupi i-beam 52mm
Bars: Renthal Cruiser Bars 5.5″ Rise
Crips: ODI Vans
Brakes: Shimano DXR LH lever and V Brake and Crucial BMX Cable
The bike is going to stay as it is until the Curtis is built up and then I plan to change some little bits on it namely the Forks which I want to swap out for the Yess aluminium ones in the future and I also want to swap the chain ring for a Rennan one when it wears out. I may also fit it with a disk brake in the future I am not sure yet.
21/01/18
I have sold the Yess frame, headset, seat clamp and chain pulls and have got my Dialled MX24R frame and some money back for it so I will be building up the Dialled next week with the parts from the Yess. I have also sold the forks so the Dialled is going to have landing gear forks instead of the Elevn forks that the Yess had.
Curtis
24/01/18
The Curtis has been built up by Jamie at Crucial and I will be picking it up on friday hopefully. Here is a photo of it.
Subrosa
Bought a second hand Subrosa freestyle bike to ride around town and also to practice manuals and bunny hops on over the winter. I paid £80 and picked it up on boxing day and have had to buy new grips for it which I put on this morning I also have a half link chain to put on it but I will out that on later.
The bike is a 2013 or 2014 I think so it is pretty old but not too beat up and it will do to play on for now.
28/02/18
Just put an offer on a brand new StayStrong mx20r that has never been used. Surprisingly I won the bike so I will pick it up at the weekend. I have been looking for one of these bikes since I sold mine this time last year and really regret it. This one is in perfect condition and is built up as a pump track/ park bike more than a race bike which I liked he idea of as I have gone off of the idea of racing 20″ now but want a bike that feels like a race bike to ride on the pump tracks and on the street as well as on the track when my cruiser is out of action. I also want to use this bike to improve my jumping as it has freestyle wheels and tyres that are stronger than race wheels.
I will see how I like the bike and then maybe swap the cranks and wheels for race ones later on but for now I will ride it as is.
Here are a couple of photos of the bike:
