Sunday, February 6, 2011

Bike Check

This is my bike, I bought it complete as a RYD Masher and I'm trying to build it up. Although there is a lot of criticism towards the Masher (Cheaply made, standard "e-bay bike", etc) I can tell you it's not true, I've been riding this for a while now and it has held up fantastically. The parts are generally well made and the clearance (when running 650c) is good, also the tires are pretty skinny but now that I've changed out the grips I haven't had too many problems with shock absorption.

Specs:
Back: Maya 700c Alloy double wall, 32H w/ black spokes and a Quando High Performance (Flip-flop) Hub, and a Kenda road tire.
Front: Alex Rims 700c double wall with black spokes, a generic hub and a Kenda tire (I don't have clearance with this wheel but I'm only using it until I get my 650c, which broke in an accident, fixed)
Frame: RYD Masher (100% Cro-Mo)
Fork: (Generic) full Cro-Mo straight rake
Top Tube Pad: Pake (nylon)
Seat: RYD
Grips: Oury rubber MTB grips
Bars: RYD
Peg: Metal BMX Peg (Forgot the company)
Crank: 3PC, Lasco alloy forged 165mm, 36T
Chain: KMC Z410 white
Straps: Reload Straps
Pedals: Standard track pedals
Headset: Fully integrated neco alloy 1-1/8" threadless

Add-ons/Upgrades I'm going to add soon:
(Red)Higher quality Chain
(Red) DMR Swarm Stem
(Red) 44t Profile Imperial Sprocket/Imperial Cranks
(White) Volume Risers
(Red) BMX Cage Pedals

*Update: Although this bike is reliable and fun to use I realize that I can't do as many things on it as I could on a fat wheeled trick bike so hopefully in May when the Havoc V2 Frame from RYD comes out I'll pick up one of those and start a build*

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