A while back we featured a lil photo of Calvin Tan’s ride, well here it is in my detail, the prototype Ares AY DAW frame, check it!

Frame: AresBykes AY DAW 2011 Prototype.
Toptube: 470mm (18.5″).
Rear Center: 325mm (12.8″).
Head Angle: 74.5.
Seat Angle: 72.
BB Type: Spanish.
Fork: Arestic 08 Garuda Fork Offset 10mm.
Handlebars: Arestic MIDI Bar.
Barends: Arestic Barends.
Stem: Arestic IND-4 Stem.
Aheadset: Arestic.
Grips:88 Grips/ Wilson Tennis.
Griplocks:Ares.
Brakes:-
Tyres: Arestic A-Class 1.75.
Tubes: Arestic.
Pegs:Arestic UMA Pegs.
Seatpost: Arestic ARI Seatpost.
Seatclamp: Arestic PSC Seatclamp.
Seat: Arestic ORI81 Saddle.
Chain adjustor:-
Chain: Shadow Conspiracy Interlock 2.
Cranks: Arestic Ill Blend 150mm Cranks.
Chainring: Arestic Peace Ring 18T.
Pedals: 88 Plastic Pedal.
Rims: Alex DM22 48H.
Front hub: Arestic Boo Front.
Freecoaster: Arestic Boo2 Freecoaster.
Spokes: Arestic Spokes.
Any modifications:
About 1/2 inch off each end of the bar, trimmed the nose of the seat and tennis grip tapes over normal ones underneath for a better grip.
Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride:
Tennis grips, tight chain and 120psi in the tires.
Sponsors:
AresBykes Japan, AresBykes Singapore.
Advice to beginners on bike set ups?
Ride what’s most comfortable for a start. With experience and progression you’ll understand what works best for you and fine tune it from there.

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An intro for Viki, without mentioning he’s the 2010 World No 1, one of the most stylish and influential riders in the world is quite difficult, I’ve already blown that infact, but moving on, what I found interesting about this set up, is that Viki has tried all manner of set ups, read his advice at the end of this bikecheck and settled happily for this ride! What he might not settle for is the English winter! Enough of me rambling…

Frame: Fenix 2010 18,6 model made in L.A (Quamen bikes).
Fork: Space II fork with brake system.
Handlebars: Fenix 2010 9″model made in L.A  (Quamen bikes).
Barends: Camacura.
Stem: Flybikes street.
Aheadset: Flybikes.
Grips: Suelo.
Griplocks: 059 brand (Japan).
Brakes: KGB reflex front brake system.
Tyres: Suelo 1,75.
Tubes: Flybikes cobra tubes.
Pegs: 059 brand plastic (Japan).
Seatpost: Suelo.
Seatclamp: Flybikes street.
Seat: KHE.
Chain adjustor:Camacura.
Chain: KMC.
Cranks: Suelo 165.
Chainring: Suelo purple 20T.
Pedals: Flybikes Ruben Alcantara Grafito.
Rims: Suelo.
Front hub: Flybikes street.
Freecoaster: KGB.
Spokes: Primo.

Any modifications:
I put a higher bar and a longer street stem for better balance in most of my tricks. Also shorter pecs for better and easier pivoting.

Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride:
My bike now is the ultimate model ever and just perfect just how it is.

Sponsors:
RedBull,Suelo,Fenix Bikes,Innertwine.

Advice to beginners on bike set ups?
If you want to improve your back wheel get a short frame,so you can manage deathtrucks, tailwhips, etc…if you want to improve your level of whiplashes put a very high and width bar and a longer frame. If you want to improve your pivot level, then put long pegs to learn even if you will not need them in the future. Besides that, train hard and try to learn something new everytime!

Above photo by Marcelo Nardi, photos below by Vlad Shcherbakov.

Jason always has a dialled ride, when his new St Martin Evo 1 popped up on facebook, it was time for another Jason Forde bikecheck, lot of new parts, check it out! Bmxism!!!

Frame: STM Evo 19’2.
Fork: STM Mikado.
Handlebars: STM Evo.
Barends: A-Bike-co plastic.
Stem: STM X26.
Aheadset: SuperStar.
Grips: A-Bike-co Edwin D.
Griplocks: none.
Brakes: none.
Tyres: Oddy Chase G.
Tubes: Schwalbe.
Pegs: STM Hollopegs Griptape.
Seatpost: Thomson Elite.
Seatclamp: Mankind Archangel Slim Seatclamp.
Seat: KHE Watanabe MK1.
Chain adjustor: Demolition.
Chain: YBN narrow hollow.
Cranks: STM Evo 150mm.
Chainring: STM Ringo 18T.
Pedals: Superstar nylon.
Rims: STM Domino 36h Front and Rear.
Front hub: STM Domino.
BB: BDS 19”mm Spanish.
Freecoaster: KHE Geisha Light 36h.
Spokes: Ti Rainbow on the rear.

Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride:
Black paint thats it.

Any modifications:
Ti bolts on the stem, painted wedge to, the tubes i use are 20” 1 3/8 super narrow and work fine, I cut 1/2 an inch off the bars and rear end is slammed, my bikes go though many changes, the next time you see it something will have changed.
You can get just about all the parts at Edwardes of Camberwell and a big shout out to James Hitchcock at www.zealbmx.com. Mad props to St Martin for always supporting me when I need it and even when I don’t, 8 good years on the team now i think. TGM ALL DAY, POW POW

Everyone knows Dane is one of the smoothest cats in the game, makes awesome vids, and kills it on the flat of course, heres his ride! Simplicity!

Frame: DK Prototype,top tube 19”, chain stay 13.625” (slammed), BB height 11.5”, seat tube angle 71 degrees, head tube angle 75 degrees, double-butted top & down tubes.

Fork: DK Race.

Headset: Not sure.

Handlebars: DK BK 7-11 bars.

Barends: Sequence.

Stem: DK Alpha front load.

Grips: DK Tsuka.

Griplocks: None.

Brakes: Grass.

Tyres: Odyssey Chase 1.85.

Tubes: Generic.

Pegs: Tree Bike Co. Big Balsa Pegs.

Seatpost: Macneil

Seatclamp: DK Alpha.

Seat: Travis Collier Signature Pivotal seat (thanks Trav).

Chain adjustor: Two bent spokes placed in my drop outs.

Chain: I don’t know.

Cranks: DK Social Cranks 170mm.

Chainring: DK Alpha.

Pedals: Odyssey Plastic.

Rims: DK Orbit 36h.

Front hub: DK Alpha 36h.

Freecoaster: 36H Nankai freecoaster.

Spokes: DK.

Any modifications: I cut the big rings on my grips off. I also cut and bend spokes to put in my drop out to keep my chain tight.

Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride: Not really.

Just peeped this lil bike check on the ares blog, check it out, tight ride!!
http://aresbykesg.blogspot.com

Since his part in “Create” dropped, Stephan Hearn has been one of my favourite riders, if you missed that video part I suggest you hunt it down, and witness the backwards rolling and xft pivots skills for yourself. Stephan is amazing, hope to ride with him in december when i am out in california. Enjoy his ride!

Frame:fly suelo v.3 18.6″

Fork: khe tanaka

Headset: FSA

Handlebars: colony devaju

Barends: some ones I found

Stem: camacura

Grips: volume

Griplocks: nah

Brakes: negative

Tyres: chase 1.75 front

Tubes: Tip Plus

Pegs: sequence

Seatpost: thomson

Seatclamp: fuel sub one

Seat: primo hemmeroid

Chain adjustor: nope

Chain: kmc

Cranks: fly

Chainring: fly 18t

Pedals: odyssey twisted

Rims: odyssey 7ka

Front hub: odyssey vandero v2

Freecoaster: nankai in profile shell

Spokes: some from the tip plus wharehouse, Primo I think in the rear, and ti spokes up front

Any modifications: Missing the washer to hold my dust cap on my freecoaster, saves weight!

Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride: at least 130 psi

Sponsors: Sequence Products, Eric @ Tip Plus helps out a lot too!

Advice to beginners on bike set ups? Don’t worry about weight and angles and all that, the most important thing for a beginner is to just get the feel of the basic positions and you dont need a crazy set up for that. Also, don’t get too frustrated flatland takes alot of time and patience just stick with it and it’ll come around.

Who’s older Whitey or Phil? One thing is for sure James is more computer savvy than Phil, good times putting this together! We managed one photo of Phil’s bike, good ol Sharlene (Phils wife) saved the day! And its taken me a few hours to re-align Phil’s text, what a mission! The banter will live on forever, one of the masters of rolling style im sure you will agree, Phil Dolan! Heres his ride…in epic detail…

Frame: KGB New generation psycho something (acid trip purple)

Fork: KHE please dont break while i am riding!

Aheadset: Headset with ball bearings

Bars: Odyssey bars from louisiana shredder Terry Adams

Bar ends: shredded st martin bars ends

Grips: Rubber grips

Stem: Old bizhouse stem

Brakes: Invisible brakes

Tyres:Primo comets fat front emaciated back

Tubes: Ones that inflate!

Pegs: James whites charity sequence hand me downs

Seatpost: Alone

Seatclamp: no idea but works

Seat: Old GT I found in back of shed and weighs a ton

Chain adjustor: One that keeps me tense

Cranks: 170 profiles with ti axle that i still haven’t finished paying for

Chainring: blue and massive

Pedals: Odyssey

Rims: Alienation

Hubs: Proper front, Taska freecoaster

Spokes: that just keep breaking

Anything specific to you that you must have on your own ride:
I like my ride to be tight 120psi and when I throw my bike I should’nt be able to hear any rattles.

Sponsors: er whats that.

Advice to beginners on bike set ups?
For beginners dont do a james white and tighten your pegs with your hands, hes the only one who gets away with it,don’t grind and chop your bike so light that like james white if the wind is blowing at one mile an hour or someone breathes you get stopped dead a little weight can keep you moving….ask sam fox!

Jason has bikecheck up on: http://stmartinbmx.com

Thanks to Louis Orth for sending in this link, nice bikecheck on Art’s new ride, hit the link!

http://hoffmanbikes.com/bike-check-art-thomasonnew%20ride!