Pete Hollinger was in town for 4-5 days for the King of Southsea contest, the day after the contest we shot this bikecheck, Pete’s ride is dialled, check it out!
Frame – SickChild Instrumental 18.25″
“I think this is my eighth SickChild frame, from the Baddabling to the Aqueduct, from the Metropolitan to the Instrumental, they’ve all been solid. I was on a 19.25 version of this last year, it was great for whiplashes but because I’m such a short-ass i struggled to do anything else so i switched back to the small one.”
Bars – S&M Intrikat
“Just won these at KOS. They feel huge compared to my last bars, need a while to get used to them.”
Grips – Proper
“Nice and long.”
Barends – WTP Titanium
“I picked up a few pairs of these dirt cheap a while ago. They are pretty sick. I shred barends pretty often so its one part of my bike I’m really particular about. Before these I always ran the Quamen stainless steel ones.”
Stem – Bizhouse V1
“Had this for years. I was running it when I learned kickflips, didnt slip once. No complaints.”
Headset – FSA
“Its a headset. Not much to say, although I will give it its dues, its been around for a few years, probably time for a change.”
Forks – Flatware Zero
“I wanted lightweight, zero forks with a long steerer- these were the only option really. I wish they made brakeless versions. Stones always end up inside the legs due to the brake mount holes – the noise drives me mad! I spend ages at the end of a session shaking my bike to get them back out. Its like one of those labyrinth games only you cant see what you are doing.
I have always used zero forks. I tried some Primo Strand forks recently, they were awesome but I just couldnt get used to the offset”
Front Wheel – 36h Primo 7005 Rim, Proper Hub, double butted spokes and G-Sport nipples
“I always like to pimp my wheels, when I’m buying a new set I like to do the job properly. I have no complaints about this wheel at all. Two years old with no problems.”
Seat – Macneil
“I think its a pad from the original OG seat which is about 5 years old, probably more. Then the base is from the newer version which has been cut, grinded and drilled to within an inch of its life. I have tried a few seats but I always come back to this one.”
Seatpost – Primo
“They are all the same really”
Seatclamp – Animal
“I am a nightmare with seatclamps. I always overtighten them, I have broken at least four this year already. The Animal one has survived the longest.”
Cranks – Profile Mini
“This is my second set of these, nothing else on the market comes close. They are stupidly light, simple and seem to hold up just fine.”
Sprocket – 20t Tree Spline Drive
“Again, this is my second one of these. Quality is second to none. Ideally I would like to see either Profile Mini cranks made for spline-drive or Profile Mini cranks made for micro drive as it would look much cleaner but thats just me being fussy. I know both versions are available in standard Profiles but then they weigh a bit more. Its not that im overly concerned about weight, just that I like to pimp everything out as much as possible.”
Pedals – Odyssey Twisted
“I was running Fly pedals for a while which were really nice but they came loose and I had nothing to tighten them with at the time so I switched to these. I’ll probably put the Fly ones back on when I get round to tightening them up. Lazy.”
Chain – Cult 410
“Cheap and cheerful with a halflink. I need a halflink to get the rear end length right and this seemed like the best option. One thing that annoys me a bit is that no matter how tight it is the rollers still rattle from side to side and make noise. Again, thats me just being super fussy.
Rear Wheel – 36h Primo 7005 Rim, Federal V1 Coaster, double butted spoked, G-Sport nipples
“When i built up this wheelset I wanted everything to be black. Since the Geisha is only available in silver the guys at Seventies hooked me up with a black Federal V1 shell which I then put Geisha internals in. No complaints at all.
Tensioners – Quamen
“What’s to say?”
Tyres – Odyssey Frequency G
“I rode KHE’s for years but I was wearing through them way to quickly. The Odysseys are fine but I have to say, with the cost of tyres going through the roof i reckon I will try something cheaper next.”
Pegs – Tree
“Had these for years and they have lasted really well. The ends are still in really good shape.”
Pete,
Your ride is looking tight. Congrats on the win. Here is the solution to your fork brake lug holes problem (you will need to go with the 10mm ones and be careful not to over tighten them):
http://problemsolversbike.com/products/brake_boss_plugs/
I use these and they are great. It would be nice if the forks came with them though.
nice set up,wonder what pegs they are ?
Tree pegs its on the bikecheck 🙂
no what size pegs ?
Cheers Brandon, I’m definately going to get me a pair of those!
Howard – they are 1.5″ front and rear. They are technically prototypes from the very first batch ever made…….
So that will give you some idea of their age 🙂
I know im late but i love that frame sick, sick, sick, what size r those tires i have the 1.85s but dont want to run em cuz it seems as tho i have the last new set all others being sold r 1.75s i think? An r too thin for my big ass LOL
Anyway im jus gettin into flat but i need/want a frame with a mid BB i like that better than the euro all in all vey nice rig here.