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THE GOAL...
The goal for this project was a bike to ride on my backyard pump track. It also had to be something I could just mess around on whenever I felt the urge to practice manuals, wheelies, and stuff like that. As I've mentioned before on this site, I'm not a big fan of buying complete bikes since I like to build my own. I really went back and forth on whether I should purchase a high end frame like a Transition TOP or Black Market Mob, and then build a bike around the frame. The only problem with that is it can be a bit expensive.
I had already built a Kona Cowan, but for this "pump track" bike, I didn't want to spend a lot of money. After doing some research I discovered the Eastern Nighttrain complete. Eastern is one of the top BMX brands, and they have a couple 26" completes that are great right out of the box... just assemble it and ride! So, thats what I ended up buying...although I couldn't help but add a couple of my own mods eventually...
CURRENT SETUP...
As of January 2009, my Eastern NightTrain is setup as follows...
FRAME/FORK...
Frame: Full Chromoly, Euro BB, Internal Headset, Removable Gyro Tabs
Size: 22.5" T/T, 15.35" chainstay, 72 degree headangle
Color: Black
Fork: Marzocchi Dirt Jumper III, 80mm travel, 20mm thru
Headset: Internal Headset
WHEELSET...
Hub Front: Sealed Bearings 32H, with Disc Mount, 20MM axle
Hub Rear: Eastern MTB single speed cassette hub, 14mm axle, 36H, 12t driver with disc hub mt.
Rims: Sun MTX-S type, 26" 36H
Spokes: 2.0mm Stainless steel 14G UCP, black with brass nipples
Front Tire: K-RAD, K905, 26 x 2.30
Rear Tire: KNIPTION, K1016, 26 x 2.25
DRIVETRAIN...
Crankset: Eastern Electron Tubular Chromo Cranks, 175MM
Chainwheel: Eastern 25T Medusa Sprocket
BB: "Euro BB, sealed bearing, 37x20x10
Cassette: 12T, 6 paw
Chain: KMC 510HX
BRAKES...
Front Brake: None
Rear Brake: Avid Juicy full hydraulic disc 6" rotor
Brake Lever: Avid Juicy
COCKPIT...
Handlebar: Truvativ Hussefelt, 680 x 50RISE (now has Diety handlebars)
Stem: Truvativ Hussefelt
Grips: Eastern ID Grips
Saddle: Pivotal Seat; Base 2
Seatpost: Pivotal Seatpost, 27.2MM
Pegs: 1 pair steel pegs
Pedals: Eastern Dual-Concave Pedals (now has Eastern Plastic Pedals)
WHERE AND HOW TO BUY...
I purchased the bike from JensonUSA.com, who is one of the largest Eastern dealers in the country
For more info on the Eastern Nighttrain complete and purchasing information, go here.
Also, checkout EasternNighttrain.com.
