Iridemtb
05-01-2008, 03:51 PM
First off, ahead of time... I have no pictures, I do not own a digital camera, and cannot find the cord to my parents camera.
Ok, I know a lot of people have been asking about the eastern nighttrains. Here's the spec list:
FRAME: Eastern NightTrain 26", Full Crmo, Spanish BB, Internal Headset, Removable Gyro Tab Holes (even though no gyro).
SIZES: 21.5" T/T, Chainstay: 14.7" slammed/ 15" to center, 72 degree headangle
FORK: RockShox Argyle 318, 80mm, 20mm thru
HEADSET: Internal Headset
CRANK SET/ CHAINWHEEL: Eastern Stealth Crank/ Medusa Light 25t Sprocket
BB-SET: Eastern Spanish BB
HANDLEBAR: Eastern Chromo 1.6t
STEM: Eastern Choker
GRIP: Eastern Rib Grips
HUB FRONT: Sealed Bearing 32H , with disc mount, 20 MM axle
HUB REAR: Eastern MTB single speed cassette hub 135mm, 14mm axle, 36H, 12t one piece driver, with disc hub mt.
RIM: Kinlin DDT, 32h
SPOKES: 2.0mm Stainless steel 14G UCP, black, with brass nipples
FRONT TIRE: Kenda Small Block 8, 26x2.35
REAR TIRE: Kenda NPJ 1052, 26x2.10
REAR BRAKE: Avid Juicy 3, 6" Rotor
BRAKE LEVER: Avid Juicy 3
CASSETTE: 1 Piece 12T Driver, 6 paw
CHAIN: KMC 510HX
SADDLE: Eastern Pinner
SEAT POST: Eastern Aluminum
SEAT POST CLAMP: Intergrated
PEGS: 1 Eastern Byrd Peg
PEDALS: Eastern Dual-Concave Pedals, loose ball bearing
COLORS: White or Black
EVERYTHING I have on that bike is according to stock. I wanted to order a black one, but they were out for 3 months, so I got the white, let me tell you, it is much cooler in real life, and draws some attention.
I am 17, 5'8", and 135 lbs, just for size. I have a local bmx track, a skate park 45 minutes from me, and FDR skate park in Philadelphia 50 minutes from me, some dj trails, and a lot of street with a lot of other bmx people. So I have had a variety of terrain to ride on.
I came off a diamondback assault http://www.matchvideozine.com/db-assault.jpg
which is a little bit of a beffier hardtail, and I was looking for something smaller. I went to 180 this bike in a parking lot test and almost 360 tire tapped. :biggrin:
Jumping: The bike is pretty easy to jump, it wants to take off by itself for the most part, but it rides a lot like a bmx bike with a 22-22.5 inch top tube. It's really easy to whip around in the air, and with the low top tube, I almost learned 1 footed cans the second day I got it.
Manualing: This bike has a little higher of a bottom bracket, and short chainstays, consequently, it is easier to manual. It's really easy to keep the front end up when you bunny hop to manual a ledge or manual to hop to manual a ledge. I was at the bmx track, and it felt like a bmx bike, I was manualing multiple rollers and 2 jumps and the spaces in between, both of which I could not do before.
The bike is smaller, and feels closer to a bmx bike than a mountain bike. It is easy to manuever, easy to spin, and really easy to do tire taps on. Also, the low top tube helps for doing tricks. The seat is really close up though, closer to the head tube than most bikes, and I've nailed my butt on it hard more than once. But I have adapted, and it's not really a problem anymore. The setup it comes with is solid, and the only thing that went wrong so far is the usualy creaky cranks, or loose parts that just needed to be retightened in the "break-in" period.
I have had this bike for 2 weeks. If you have ANY questions about it. feel free to ask, and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Ok, I know a lot of people have been asking about the eastern nighttrains. Here's the spec list:
FRAME: Eastern NightTrain 26", Full Crmo, Spanish BB, Internal Headset, Removable Gyro Tab Holes (even though no gyro).
SIZES: 21.5" T/T, Chainstay: 14.7" slammed/ 15" to center, 72 degree headangle
FORK: RockShox Argyle 318, 80mm, 20mm thru
HEADSET: Internal Headset
CRANK SET/ CHAINWHEEL: Eastern Stealth Crank/ Medusa Light 25t Sprocket
BB-SET: Eastern Spanish BB
HANDLEBAR: Eastern Chromo 1.6t
STEM: Eastern Choker
GRIP: Eastern Rib Grips
HUB FRONT: Sealed Bearing 32H , with disc mount, 20 MM axle
HUB REAR: Eastern MTB single speed cassette hub 135mm, 14mm axle, 36H, 12t one piece driver, with disc hub mt.
RIM: Kinlin DDT, 32h
SPOKES: 2.0mm Stainless steel 14G UCP, black, with brass nipples
FRONT TIRE: Kenda Small Block 8, 26x2.35
REAR TIRE: Kenda NPJ 1052, 26x2.10
REAR BRAKE: Avid Juicy 3, 6" Rotor
BRAKE LEVER: Avid Juicy 3
CASSETTE: 1 Piece 12T Driver, 6 paw
CHAIN: KMC 510HX
SADDLE: Eastern Pinner
SEAT POST: Eastern Aluminum
SEAT POST CLAMP: Intergrated
PEGS: 1 Eastern Byrd Peg
PEDALS: Eastern Dual-Concave Pedals, loose ball bearing
COLORS: White or Black
EVERYTHING I have on that bike is according to stock. I wanted to order a black one, but they were out for 3 months, so I got the white, let me tell you, it is much cooler in real life, and draws some attention.
I am 17, 5'8", and 135 lbs, just for size. I have a local bmx track, a skate park 45 minutes from me, and FDR skate park in Philadelphia 50 minutes from me, some dj trails, and a lot of street with a lot of other bmx people. So I have had a variety of terrain to ride on.
I came off a diamondback assault http://www.matchvideozine.com/db-assault.jpg
which is a little bit of a beffier hardtail, and I was looking for something smaller. I went to 180 this bike in a parking lot test and almost 360 tire tapped. :biggrin:
Jumping: The bike is pretty easy to jump, it wants to take off by itself for the most part, but it rides a lot like a bmx bike with a 22-22.5 inch top tube. It's really easy to whip around in the air, and with the low top tube, I almost learned 1 footed cans the second day I got it.
Manualing: This bike has a little higher of a bottom bracket, and short chainstays, consequently, it is easier to manual. It's really easy to keep the front end up when you bunny hop to manual a ledge or manual to hop to manual a ledge. I was at the bmx track, and it felt like a bmx bike, I was manualing multiple rollers and 2 jumps and the spaces in between, both of which I could not do before.
The bike is smaller, and feels closer to a bmx bike than a mountain bike. It is easy to manuever, easy to spin, and really easy to do tire taps on. Also, the low top tube helps for doing tricks. The seat is really close up though, closer to the head tube than most bikes, and I've nailed my butt on it hard more than once. But I have adapted, and it's not really a problem anymore. The setup it comes with is solid, and the only thing that went wrong so far is the usualy creaky cranks, or loose parts that just needed to be retightened in the "break-in" period.
I have had this bike for 2 weeks. If you have ANY questions about it. feel free to ask, and I will get back to you as soon as I can.