Previously I rode road bikes with the bike shorts, jersey, clip-on shoes... then realized I am more of a board shorts, chucks/vans shoes, and a t-shirt person that prefers bikes with one gear.
8 years ago (top pic), I bought a $300 Framed Twenty6er BMX. It had a great 6061 alloy frame and double walled rims, disc brakes, and sealed bearings all around in the axles and bottom bracket (but not the headset). It looked to be a great upgradable starter... and it turned out to be a great choice. I'm still riding it today... but it looks and rides a lot better than stock out of the box. (bottom pic}.
- Changed cranks from 175mm 8-Spline w/ 19mm spindle... to a 165mm 48-Spline w/ 22mm spindle Shadow Conspiracy Finest cranks.
- Changed the stock 2 sealed bearing bottom bracket, to an Odyssey Euro Bottom bracket which has 4 sealed bearings that fits a 22mm spindle.
- Changed the stock Freewheel to a 9 pawl 108 points of engagement Box Two 16t freewheel, and it sounds amazing.
- Changed the 1-pc sprocket to 34t chainring sprocket w/ 4-bolt 104mm spider.
- Changed stock brake handles to match the added a Odyssey front U-brake since I sometimes ride with my MTB friends.
- Changed to Cult/Van's orange grips
- Changed the stock disc brake system to a Tektro caliper w/ 160 Rotor
- Running 26" - 2.15" Maxxie DTH tires
- Upgraded the stock opened-bearing headset to a current integrated headset with sealed bearings (now my bike has sealed bearings all around).
- Recent upgrade is my 9 bolt orange Nowear Bare Knuckle 48mm Stem.
This bike is so much fun to ride... love going on Rideouts in the Downtown by the bay... and the beaches of San Diego. Glad my teenager loves BMX bikes... we go riding all the time, and have a good time spending time with each other.
