5/12/2007

Macneil Cassette Wheel Set

I've been running these for about 3 or 4 months, and I have nothing but good things to say about them. The hubs are very smooth and have notched spoke- slots to keep your spokes safe in grinds. They are also compatible with Odyssey axels and drivers. The front wheel has an Alex supra b double wall and the rear has a supra g triple wall. Maintenance is a breeze. So far these wheels are bullet-proof. I will give them a 9.9 out of 10 because nothing can be perfect. Hope that helps!

Review by Byron Casebier.

3/24/2007

Bars-Animal Screbo

I'm reviewing the Animal Scerbo bars. I got these bars about 11 months ago. The only reason I bought them was because I needed bars and happend to be at the animal warehouse and picked them up. According to danscomp, they weigh about 39oz. They don't feel that heavy to me. At first glance they look huge, but they are 7.75 ride and 25in width. I rode mine uncut at first but them cut them to about 23 inches. I've been riding these bars for 11 months, they've took hit after hit and hard landing after hard landing and they are still perfect. These bars are unique. They don't feel like any other bars on the market. After riding these, then riding bikes with normal bars it feels so much different. Scerbo said about the bars "without them, I can't get the right hop" and I agree. I love these bars. I give them an 11 out of 10.--gti89

Grips-Fly Bikes Ruben

First of all, I'm on my second pair now. These are my favorite grips. I have the longer versions of these because I don't run brakes and I like long grips. I always cut off the flanges. When these grips are just installed, they feel pretty bad and hurt your hand a bit (you can boil them in a pot of water for maybe 10 minutes and they will loose the hard feeling -Pat). After riding them a few times, they become nice, soft, and comfortable. Then oh, a month of pure riding pleasure! That's when they start wearing so much that you have to start thinking of your next grips. Oh well, good things usually don't last forever.
Good: The length of the grips They are comfortable
Bad: They feel bad when they're new They only last a month or two
I give these 7/10.

Thanks for the review, Ilari

Hub-KHE Geisha street freecoaster

The first thing I did when I got this hub is that I adjusted the slack. The hub came with instructions to do that. It was really easy and I did it in like fifteen minutes. After adjusting the slack I went riding to test the hub. I like it and freecoasting is sooo much fun. The hub feels solid and works flawlessly. There are really no problems when it's on my bike. When taking it off the bike the problems start. The stud system isn't really a good idea. Taking the hub off the bike is a pain in the ass if you don't own a cone wrench. I don't.
Good: It works really good Easy maintenance
Bad: The stud system and there’s only one color available
I give this hub an 8/10.

Thanks for the review, Ilari

3/23/2007

Hub-Demolition Anorexia Cassette

I haven’t had this hub for long, maybe 3-5 months, but I’m sure a lot of you are wondering about it. First of all this hub is super smooth with pretty decent engagement. I have it in 11t with normal gearing up front and the driver is fine so far. It’s also pretty loud and I know a lot of people like that stuff. The axle is reverse threaded on the left meaning your stunt polez wont get loose when you grind, which is a pretty good feature. The axle itself seems pretty strong so far but I’ve never had a problem with breaking axles, nor have I put it under too much stress. My only real complaint about this hub is that the driver will skip about once a session (a session being around 4 hours), but I think that the grease inside may have something to do with it.

I give this hub an 8 out of 10, 2 points off for the occasional skip in the driver. Sweet.

3/21/2007

Odyssey Path tires

I had a set of these for about a year. Dirt Path 2.20" up front and Path 2.10" in the back. They lasted up until the last day, which happend to be Tuesday of this week. I ride just about everything and they held up to it all. Only had one small hole in the back from a nasty nail that would have punctured any other tire on the market as well. I swear even after countless want-to-be-Ruben-skid-things these bad boys held up to my abuse and barley lost any tread especially considering how long i had them compaired to how long it takes me to ruin other tires. My only complaint with them is that i wish the back would have had a higher PSI rating and that they both would have a directional arrow so i wouldn't have to argue with my buddys about who had their tires on backwards and who didn't. They did really well at the skatepark and streets but were a bit too smooth for wet trails but it was manage-able. Overall i'd give these a 4 out of 5. Nothing is perfect, except my bike. I just purchased the new Aitken tires since they have more aggressive treads and are a bit lighter so we'll see if they can live up to the repuation of the path series.

Sunday Triumph Bars

I’ve had these bars since about June or July 2006. Cost me about 60 bucks. 41 thermal heat-treated. I think they have a lifetime warranty. They have a rise of 8” a width of 28” a back sweep of 12° and an upsweep of 1° and weigh about 26 ounces. So now that you know the basics, on with the review. These bars are great, simply put. They feel great and are strong as hell, too. Because they are so tall they help out your backaches from bending over so far. No homo? They won’t bend for anything as far as I’m concerned. I’m positive they can be cut down to 26” with room for grips and a lever, and my primo alloy barends (wedge-style) still fit, but they do have a dual wedge design.
I give these bars a 10 out of 10. Sweet.

















only picture I really have as of now. I'll be sure to get better pictures up soon once i dig up my camera.

balls

All right, this is basically just a parts review site for BMX, much like bmx-test.com. But bmx-test shit the bed, so here’s my solution. I'm a dummy, i cant put anything into sentences that well so my reviews will naturally suck, so its up to you to do all the good stuff. If you’re into it email it to me, or my...affiliates? And we will
post them if they are somewhat decent. My email is premiumbmx2005@sbcglobal.net
Hopefully this works out. Thanks ahead of time.
-Pat