[RD3]

I finally got my bcd inedible dh race bike built up over the weekend. Its short in the back and choppered out in the front, that makes for very precise and nimble handling. It weighs in at 42lbs with heavy tires and tubes. It would easily be under 40 with lighter tires and tubes. Its a very cool frame "beyond exotic" as my friend put it.
Thanks goes to Alex for his great customer support.

Here are some pics:

 

[Joe Pozer]

Sweet looking bike. I especially like the first picture in which the sunlight really highlights the carbon fiber.

 

[johnbrittain]

yeah, mad props to alex, Sanjay was in whistler last week and was rippin it up on his inedible, he said he absolutely LOVED it!!!!!
i feel like living in amarillo i should almost have bought an inedible by now, lol.
post up some action pics up soon!

-John

 

[buildyourown]

I recognize that scupture in the background of the last shot. Where in Pa is that?

Sweet bike. That is the only sub 40 DH bike I could see riding. I hate stuff that breaks.

 

[johnbrittain]

rob, is that the fork i sold you?? lol, it found an inedible once again...

 

[RD3]

John,
Its a different WB fork, yours is my back-up fork. The one on it now is a little softer, if I want the front to be a stiffer and more springy I will switch to the one that I got from you (I put new seals, wipers and oil in it, good to go).

 

[RD3]

Here is more eye candy...

 

[johnbrittain]

thats awesome, i am sooo jealous of your bike, i almost feel like i should have an inedible seeing that i live in amarillo, is alex still running those integrated king headsets??

 

[RD3]

John,
It has a Chris King Perdido integrated headset on it.

 

[Curb Hucker]

That is the only sub 40 DH bike I could see riding. I hate stuff that breaks.

I had a 38lbs karpiel disco

 

[mack]

dude, get a boxxer on their, go tubeless and get a road seat and ud be at 30 pounds!!!

 

[RD3]

I recognize that scupture in the background of the last shot. Where in Pa is that?

Sweet bike. That is the only sub 40 DH bike I could see riding. I hate stuff that breaks.

The pics were taken at seton hill university, near where I live. There are a couple hills there that I use to practice on and dial in the suspension. shhh....

 

[Curb Hucker]

sweet bike and bitchin fork

 

[Espen]

Does it use a Chrisking HS in the mainbearing?
Impressive frame!!!!
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[Transcend]

wait, didn't you buy the risse bike from me as well??

ncie bike btw.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

Is that a gold chris king top cap in the swing arm?

 

[Espen]

Thats what I asked about too

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[Incubus]

Does it use a Chrisking HS in the mainbearing?
Impressive frame!!!!
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Better pic HERE

 

[RD3]

wait, didn't you buy the risse bike from me as well??

ncie bike btw.

I hope to have the Risse bike put together in a few weeks. It took me a while to find the parts I wanted to use on it. I just picked up the rear wheel for it today, had a d321 laced to the 20mm razor rock that it came with. It should be a really cool bike when finished.

 

[Transcend]

I hope to have the Risse bike put together in a few weeks. It took me a while to find the parts I wanted to use on it. I just picked up the rear wheel for it today, had a d321 laced to the 20mm razor rock that it came with. It should be a really cool bike when finished.

sweet! glad you like it. I was worried something was wrong if you were on a new bike so fast. I woulda kept it myself for the novelty of it and stuff, except i really needed the cash at the time. Such is life!

 

[Bicyclist]

I don't understand why that bike is so heavy- I have a '99 Specialized FSR Elite. It's got 7" of travel in the back and a Jr. T in the front. It weighs about 37 pounds with sorta heavy tires. There is nothing really light on it.

 

[Curb Hucker]

I don't understand why that bike is so heavy- I have a '99 Specialized FSR Elite. It's got 7" of travel in the back and a Jr. T in the front. It weighs about 37 pounds with sorta heavy tires. There is nothing really light on it.

umm, that bike is pretty light, and your bike is 37lbs because it is not a DH bike, more of a light FR bike

 

[RD3]

I don't understand why that bike is so heavy- I have a '99 Specialized FSR Elite. It's got 7" of travel in the back and a Jr. T in the front. It weighs about 37 pounds with sorta heavy tires. There is nothing really light on it.

Keep in mind that a lot of DH bikes are around the 50lbs mark. I could switch the tubes and get it under 40lbs. When I weighed it was with the Maxxis DH 2.7 tubes (heavy!). With the different tires and tubes I could get it to weigh around 38 lbs. A lighter fork could get it down to around 36 lbs.

 

[RD3]

To answer a few more questions I have gotten on it here is some more info. It is a six speed because its a 150mm Razor Rock hub machined down (on the cassette side) to 135mm so the rear wheel is zero dish (stronger) and it gives the bike a perfect chain line. It actually pedals really well because of the high pivot and the chain goes up over it. The geometry on each bike is totaly custom: head angle in middle bottom bracket setting 64.5 deg. top tube(effective- center of head tube horizontally to center of seat post is 22.5) like a small - medium, chainstays are 16.25, bottom bracket sits at 13.8 in low setting, 14.2 middle setting, and 14.5 in high setting. So it is pretty adjustable. It gets about 8 in the rear with the Swinger 6-way and the White Brothers gets 7.5 in the front, very plush, great for rocks, but not so great for launching. The carbon is many layers thick, very hard stuff, no worry about getting any dents in it like aluminium. Thanks for all the compliments so far.
Here are a few more pics:

 

[RD3]

Just for the heck of I deceided to see what weight I could get the bcd down to by changing tires and tubes to a lighter set. So I borrowed the set-up that I have on the heckler. Continental tubes that fit up to a 2.5 (170g each) and Continental 2.3 vertical pro protection tires (630g each). So off came the Maxxis 2.7 mobster and 2.5 highroller and DH tubes (500g each). I also removed the inner tube pieces that I had made into guards for the fork uppers. It now weighs 37lbs! and has a lot less rotating mass. This set-up would work good on a fast hardpacked course that wasn't too muddy and didn't have any extreme rock gardens.
Is there a ti spring available for the swinger 6 way? The current spring weighs a ton.

 

[smedford]

Perhaps it looks better in person? The pics make it look like it was made in some guys garage. Not that looks mean anything as far as performance goes. I would love to try it out.

 

[RD3]

Perhaps it looks better in person? The pics make it look like it was made in some guys garage. Not that looks mean anything as far as performance goes. I would love to try it out.

ummm...it was made in some guys garage.

 

[smedford]

Nothing negative intended at all, I jumped this thread midstream, just read some more history of the frame. Now I feel like some kind of jackass. I am 100% supportive of handcrafted, quality frames. I sold my Bullit because I got tired of seeing a couple every time I went out riding.

Keep up the quality work. When I made the referance, I thought I was making it to some big company trying to pass off their product as limited production.

 

[SebringMGB]

since smedford popped in with the remark, ill jump in and say i havent really been that impressed with the PICTURES ive see of the inedible. i can only asume that it rides nice, judging by the responses, but some of the smaller details have always put me off. such as what appears to be a peice of aluminum angle for the der. hanger, and the top shock mount bolt with hose clamps locating the rear shock (meaning they will rub on the shock when it pivots?) ill fitting bolt heads with fender washers to compensate, and the overall fit and finish on the laying and seams of the carbon fiber. just observations, but i would like to throw a leg over one to see how it rides..... how much does one of these frames cost anyhow?

 

[Espen]

I have to agree with some of this.

 

[RD3]

The mount for the top of the shock is my doing, seemed like the easiest, strongest solution for making a top shock mount. The hose clamps don't rub the shock mount, they only touch a bushing that is in the top hole on the shock. They are an effective way to keep the shock centered. I also have a hollow steel piece that just clamps between the pinch bolts, but over time that would bend upward, but would save some weight. The washers aren't really necessary because of the strength of the carbon, but I used them any way. I think BCD is working on some new swing arms that come closer together at the shock mount and will use standard 8mm hardware. Each BCD made so far is unique, no two are a like, kind of like having a one off prototype. I like all the hand fabricated pieces on it, gives it more character and sets it apart from mass produced stuff.

 

[willyboy8576]

that is very true about bcd being like a prototype. and back when i live in amarillo i was lucky enough to see the bcd shop, very cool place. is alex biulding outa fritch or amarillo? stupid question i know but now im kinda outta that look seeing that im on the other side of the world and all