The 24 Bicycles Hooligan (Prototype inside)

Bicyclist · Jan 30, 2007

Damn, that's the first nice 24 Bikes I've seen.

Evil4bc · Jan 30, 2007

It's a tonic yoak on a union street frame with brooklyn machine works seatstays !!!

Chaz-man · Jan 30, 2007

Funny I thought Evil bikes used steel plate yokes before anyone. Actually I know they did because I met them at Interbike 2002 and they showed me drawings of it.

Chaz-man · Jan 30, 2007

Did anyone else notice that the picture looks like it was taken in a department store?

opjones · Jan 30, 2007

Step aside, Chaz-man is here.

Nice bike, as usual. clean, nice detail, love it.

manhattanprjkt83 · Jan 30, 2007

its a bmx bike...

w00dy · Jan 30, 2007

congratulations...you've made a cruiser.

sama1ter · Jan 30, 2007

i like how people build 20" bikes on this site, and people dont give them ****(reguardless that it is a mtb website afterall), but when someone has a bike, that they like to have fun on-but doesnt fit into any specific catagory-they get flamed.

i think it looks better than any other 24 frame, good job.

Evil4bc · Jan 30, 2007

Chaz-man said:
Funny I thought Evil bikes used steel plate yokes before anyone. Actually I know they did because I met them at Interbike 2002 and they showed me drawings of it.

The evil yoak was only on the right side and was more of a extended chainstay/yoak cap than a fully formaed 3d yoak .

I know this from exsperince as I was the product manager for that bike for Evil from early 03" well into 04"

ebrider510 · Jan 30, 2007

sama1ter said:
i like how people build 20" bikes on this site, and people dont give them ****(reguardless that it is a mtb website afterall), but when someone has a bike, that they like to have fun on-but doesnt fit into any specific catagory-they get flamed.

i think it looks better than any other 24 frame, good job.

word, no hate. i'll bet this rig rides super well. looks like its built to be ridden, not to just fit into some catagory.

ServeEm · Jan 30, 2007

flame on flamers. I think it's a clean bike, great build PK. Still your Molly was tits.

BTW, is there an online store that carries 24 products?

w00dy · Jan 30, 2007

I'm not saying anything bad about the bike, it's great looking and probably a blast to ride. I just don't think it's that ground-breaking.

The poster himself said it was a cruiser with a taller fork.

ServeEm · Jan 30, 2007

w00dy said:
I'm not saying anything bad about the bike, it's great looking and probably a blast to ride. I just don't think it's that ground-breaking.

The poster himself said it was a cruiser with a taller fork.

I didn't gather from the orig post that it was groud breaking? Just that it was 24s prototype, right? To have one of the first couple frames from a company would be something to brag about. In the end he openly admits that it's "in fact" a cruiser w/ taller fork. Not bashing on you wOOdy, just stating how I viewed his post.

Landon · Jan 30, 2007

COLLIER DE SELLE: 24 bicycles Double Cockring

The first time I'd seen a steel yoke on a bike was in the late 90's...either a "Blacksheep" or "Draco?" BMW apparently experiemented with yokes even before that. That said, there's not enough money or memory in the bike industry to worry about "Who's First?"

I thought it was a really creative way of achieving short stays with good tire clearance while avoiding tiny tubes and/or crimps. In Tonic Fab's experience, the yoke has been a challenging part to make nice looking and light. Installing it cleanly, especially at the yoke to CS transition, is also tough.

Grind plates, pegs, ultra narrow bar, and a "Double Cockring" is pretty hardcore.

Not quite how I'd build up a bike, but it could be just the ticket for someone. Seems to be quite a few kids interested in bikes like this..24's, rigid fork, brakeless and pegs, especially in Europe.

"Pro-Class" style rims look neat. Did you drill them yourself?

Also, that fron tire looks neat. Haven't seen it in the States..what is it?

-L

Cru Jones · Jan 30, 2007

That thing is gangsta. That seat post clamp could kill somebody.

Stoked · Jan 30, 2007

i thought 24 bikes went out of business. a buddy cracked his le dude frame and couldn't get a warranty. shop said 24 bikes were done

ReVolVeRage · Jan 30, 2007

Tioga FS100's in 24"??
:shocked:

SO MANY DIFFERENT EMOTIONS!
I've dreamed of that tire for so long, but I've only seen it in 26.
TELL ME WHERE YOU BOUGHT THEM!

danW · Jan 30, 2007

I'm late weighing in but - lets not forget, this is the "BMX & Dirt Jumping" thread within a predominantly "mtb" site...I think the dude posted appropriately - now my worthless two cents:

Love it! It's very nice indeed...of course I'm a bmx/cruiser fan so biased to say the least! Rigid 24"s rock...

I was wondering what the frame geometry is on it?

don · Jan 30, 2007

ReVolVeRage said:
Tioga FS100's in 24"??

SO MANY DIFFERENT EMOTIONS!
I've dreamed of that tire for so long, but I've only seen it in 26.
TELL ME WHERE YOU BOUGHT THEM!

ChainReaction Cycles has them...Just need to pony some extra bucks for shipping from the UK. It ended being about $40/tire for me in NJ. Surprisingly they got here faster than stuff from the west coast does.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11572

jpconard · Jan 31, 2007

Nice bike,

Couple of questions -

I have the same fork (except mine doesn't have brake bosses). How do you run the pegs on the 9mm axle? Yours is nutted on both sides I assume? Mine is QR. Is the 3/8 strong enough for pegs?

What rims are those? Look like my old Mongoose rims from the 80s. Are the holes all the way through? Do they use a mylar strip to keep the tube in?

What is the total weight?

DThomson · Feb 5, 2007

sick whip!

drt_jumper · Feb 5, 2007

Stoked said:
i thought 24 bikes went out of business. a buddy cracked his le dude frame and couldn't get a warranty. shop said 24 bikes were done

That is because they can not warranty the frame....due to the fact that they are/were getting sued over that frame, some kind of copyright infringement. I cant remember who was suing them but I think there was a production stopage on those frames till the out come. And seeing as though it is no longer on the website I assume they lost the case!

Sorry for the thread derail!

The 24 Bicycles Hooligan (Prototype inside)

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Monkey

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Chimp

Monkey

Turbo Monkey

Monkey

Turbo Monkey

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Turbo Monkey

Monkey

Chimp

Turbo Monkey

Turbo Monkey

Monkey

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