Bikecheck: Michel Plonka
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Frame: ILL Bike Candy 26"
Fork: PS Street Meat 430mm
Bars: NS District
Stem: Don't know
Grips: Animal Edwin
Barends: Odyssey Par Ends
Headset: Oddyssey
Seatpost: Pivotal
Seat: Alone BMX
Pedals: Macneil Nylist
Cranks: Profile Racing 175mm
Sprocket: Mutant Bikes 25T
Chain: KMC 10$ chain
Tires: Maxxis DTH 26 X 2.15
Front rim: NS Trailmaster
Front Hub: Animal Javelin
Rear rim: Mavic 325
Rear hub: Chosen LHD 9T
Mods: Custom wedge seat post system
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Here's some words from Michel about his current setup:
"There are some specific parts on my bike that I ride for a long time now because I think they're perfect for me. I always use the NS district bars, Maxxis DTH tires and that one kind of wellgo plastic pedals that every brand uses with their logo on it. I also wanted to get Cult Waffle grips but they were out of stock so I opted for the Animals instead, and decided to try flanges for no particular reason. I rode a peanut frame for the past year, it's an awesome street machine, small, super easy to hop and spin around. I decided to try a Candy because it's a little bigger and the geometry seemed better for jumps and fast riding and it's been really good so far. I've been riding LHD for a long time now and the only thing that bothered me about getting a frame with MTB spacing was that there's no LHD MTB hubs on the market. After some research, I found out that Chosen make one, so I bought it and it seems solid. Really stoked about the bike so far!"
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October 06, 2013