G-Sport advert

Jun 4, 2009 • News G-Sport advert

Here is G-Sport’s latest advert, as seen on page 177 of Ride UK #128. It’s their annual photo issue and filled with eye candy from cover to cover. Also, if you haven’t done so already, you can stalk George through his Twitter.

May 7, 2009 • Bike Checks Bike Check:
Mike Ardelean

FRAME: Verde Cartel, 20.75″
FORK: Verde Cartel
BARS: Sunday Triumph
STEM: Odyssey Elementary V3
HEADSET: Odyssey Sealed, HP
GRIPS: Odyssey Aaron Ross
BARENDS: Odyssey Par Ends
CLAMP: Odyssey Mr. Clampy
SEATPOST: Pivotal
SEATS: Verde
PEDALS: JC/PC final production samples
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm RHD
SPROCKET: Odyssey Vermont, 25t
CHAIN: KMC
TIRES: Path, Klyte, 2.1″
FRONT HUB: Odyssey Vandero 2, 36h
REAR HUB: GSport Ratchet, 9t, 36h
FRONT RIM: Gsport Rollcage, 36h
REAR RIM: Odyssey Quadrant prototype, 36h
NIPPLES: Gsport Taper Hex
SPOKES: Odyssey Race spokes, butted

Here’s a bike check featuring Mike Ardelean’s Verde. Some of the parts he’s running include the JCPC (now in full production), Taper Hex Nipples, Odyssey Race spokes and more. Click around the flipbook for more info.

Along with the bike check, we also have a quick blurb from Mike:

Well I’ve been pretty much living the good life in Venice. If people want to know what I’ve been up to, they can check out my calendar.

Here’s another pic of Ardelean’s bike, not in a bush.

Apr 15, 2009 • Bike Checks, Team Jim Bauer’s stunt machine

FRAME: Metal Rebel Contender Prototype, 21″
FORK: Odyssey Director
BARS: Sunday Forumph
STEM: Odyssey Elementary V3
HEADSET: Odyssey Sealed
GRIPS: Odyssey Chase Hawk
BARENDS: Odyssey Par Ends
CLAMP: Integrated
SEATPOST: Prototype
SEATS: Aitken Prototype
PEDALS: JC/PC final production samples
CRANKS: Odyssey Twombolts, 175mm, LHD
SPROCKET: Odyssey Vermont, 28t
CHAIN: Generic
TIRES: Aitken, Klyte, 2.25″
FRONT HUB: GSport Marmoset, 36h
REAR HUB: GSport Ratchet, 9t, 36h
RIMS: Gsport Rollcages, 36h
NIPPLES: Gsport TaperHex, Black
SPOKES: Odyssey Aftermarket, Stainless
PEGS: Gsport Plegs (come on and and off)

Jim’s bikes are always one of a kind and his latest is no exception. Consult the photo flipbook above for the parts list and watch the video below for details about the paint job.

Apr 9, 2009 • Product G-Sport Taper Hex Nipples!

Available Now! Each pack comes with 50 Taper Hex Nipples and a complimentary nipple key.

Aluminum nipples have been tried in the past as a way to save crucial “rotating weight” from bicycle wheels, but while the aluminum can be stronger than traditional brass nipples in pure-tension, they are also much softer, and it is all too easy to round them off with an ordinary spoke key. The Taper-Hex nipples use a tapering hexagonal shape to increase the thickness of the metal around the spoke, and the tapering shape also allows the key to slide down easily onto the nipple while also eliminating slop in the interface between parts. The result is a “perfect” connection that prevents deformation of the spoke nipple. The hexagonal head (rather than square) also helps to simplify wheel-building too. The key is designed to rotate in the tight spaces of a BMX wheel and it’s small enough to keep on your key-chain. 36 aluminum nipples weigh 0.6 ounces (16.5g) verses 1.3 ounces (36g) for normal short brass nipples.

» Proprietary taper nipple and key interface simplifies wheel building and maintenance.
» 7075-T6 aluminum.
» Black, Gold, Silver and Red various anodized.

Sep 26, 2008 • Product G-Spokes and Taper Hex Nipples

G-SPORT BUTTED G-SPOKES: A spoke is only as strong as its weakest point, therefore there is no functional advantage in a design where the spoke’s middle is stronger than the elbow and thread. In fact, having a slightly slimmed-down “springier” center section can help to distribute shocks more evenly along the length of the spoke, rather than concentrating them at the ends. Road riders have utilized the advantages of butted spokes for decades, but for BMX there are other factors to consider. The new G-Sport spokes use a butting that is tailor-made for BMX. This is evident in the spoke’s slight cross-sectional reductions, super gentle transitions to the butted areas, and an extended elbow-end to cope with the stresses imposed during grinding. You’ll save roughly an ounce per wheel on 36’s, and the custom butted sections actually allow for a more durable wheel build, rather than a weaker one.
» Proprietary professional-grade stainless steel.
» BMX specific butting transition dimensions.
» 184, 186, 188, 192mm.
» Black or silver.

G-SPORT TAPER-HEX NIPPLES: Aluminum nipples have been tried in the past as a way to save crucial “rotating weight” from bicycle wheels, but while the aluminum can be stronger than traditional brass nipples in pure-tension, they are also much softer, and it is all too easy to round them off with an ordinary spoke key. The Taper-Hex nipples use a tapering hexagonal shape to increase the thickness of the metal around the spoke, and the tapering shape also allows the key to slide down easily onto the nipple while also eliminating slop in the interface between parts. The result is a “perfect” connection that prevents deformation of the spoke nipple. The hexagonal head (rather than square) also helps to simplify wheel-building too. The key is designed to rotate in the tight spaces of a BMX wheel and it’s small enough to keep on your key-chain. 36 aluminum nipples weigh 0.6 ounces (16.5g) verses 1.3 ounces (36g) for normal short brass nipples.
» Proprietary taper nipple and key interface simplifies wheel building and maintenance.
» 7075-T6 aluminum.
» Black, Gold, Silver and various anodized.
The weight savings with butted G-Spokes and the aluminum Taper-Hex nipples are relatively small, but taken together you can save nearly a quarter pound of weight from a typical pair of 36 spoke BMX wheels. Additionally, the spokes will allow for a more durable wheel, and the nipples greatly improve wheel assembly and maintenance.