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The Beater

Goddamn i love this thing. Got the frame for free, pre-cracked, and "Custom painted". Ive been putting many stickers on this bike. First built it up as a SSCX bike for Trek CX cup and got second in cat 4/5 singlespeed. Took it apart and built it back up as cheap as possible as my absolute beater bike. I can never go without a beater.

Frame:
I think its a Diamondback podium CX bike

Fork/Headset:
Surly LHT fork / ACS maindrive

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino square taper

Pedals:
mismatched Odyssey twisted

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Box 4 eight speed / FSA chainring

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Box 4

Handlebars/Stem:
Sweepy Bontrager bars with looong stem

Saddle/Seatpost:
Specialized / FSA carbon

Brakes:
Origin8 cantis / Dia-Compe levers

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Alex AT570 / Taiwan Dynamo / Bontrager CX0

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Velocity / American classic / 38c Bontrager AW3

Accessories:
fenders, folding lock, bottle cage, basket, dynamo light.

More Info:
Its cracked but hasn't gotten any worse...

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. Initial Build, SSCX
  2. Reincarnated as a Beater
  3. Beater Gets a Dynamo!

Current Stage Info:

I added a dynamo hub and rear light to this bike and I'm unreasonably excited about it. Had some fun building the new wheel, mounting the light and wiring it all up.
Oh and of course I custom engraved the hub. It was fun and it looks sick.

Added by EMannBikes. Last updated 3 months ago.

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