My engine kit should be here today. I figured I'd start a thread on this as I haven't seen anyone using this bike. It's a Sikk 29XL. I got one in all flat black. It's also offered with red or green wheels, grips, pedals, stickers and chain guard. Sikk is a local company. They're apparently affiliated with the same guys that make (or made) Sikk minibikes.
http://www.sikkinc.com
I got one in the box, because half the fun is putting it together. It went together fine, with one small issue, but some neat, albeit small, details. First, the steer tube was cranked down tight. I adjusted that for smooth movement. The seat tube is too big, or the seat post is too small. I couldn't get the clamp tight enough without deforming the tube more than I was comfortable with. For now it's shimmed with a piece of construction paper I stole from my kids art table. I have in mind a metal shim with a lip (so it doesn't fall into the tube), I just have to implement it.
The struts are bolted to the fenders instead of riveted. There are fender mounts on the dropouts. It also came with plastic "bullets" for the axle nuts and little plastic covers for the kick stand and stem.
The front hub has those serrated washers with the hook so the wheel doesn't fall out if it gets loose, but there's no corresponding hole in the dropout to use it. I kept the washer for the locking capability and just left the hook facing down.
Initial specs:
Steel frame.
Handlebars are 28.5 inches wide.
HJC 700C rims. 14ga spokes. HiStop rear hub. Spokes measure .077", but they're painted.
KMC chain
1.137" seat tube diameter.
11 and 7/8th" from top of chain guard to bottom of top tube.
1.5" down tube diameter.
5.1" steer tube length.
27" top tube length.
With the wheels on, the dropouts measure 100mm(frt) 107mm(rr).
Pics momentarily...
http://www.sikkinc.com
I got one in the box, because half the fun is putting it together. It went together fine, with one small issue, but some neat, albeit small, details. First, the steer tube was cranked down tight. I adjusted that for smooth movement. The seat tube is too big, or the seat post is too small. I couldn't get the clamp tight enough without deforming the tube more than I was comfortable with. For now it's shimmed with a piece of construction paper I stole from my kids art table. I have in mind a metal shim with a lip (so it doesn't fall into the tube), I just have to implement it.
The struts are bolted to the fenders instead of riveted. There are fender mounts on the dropouts. It also came with plastic "bullets" for the axle nuts and little plastic covers for the kick stand and stem.
The front hub has those serrated washers with the hook so the wheel doesn't fall out if it gets loose, but there's no corresponding hole in the dropout to use it. I kept the washer for the locking capability and just left the hook facing down.
Initial specs:
Steel frame.
Handlebars are 28.5 inches wide.
HJC 700C rims. 14ga spokes. HiStop rear hub. Spokes measure .077", but they're painted.
KMC chain
1.137" seat tube diameter.
11 and 7/8th" from top of chain guard to bottom of top tube.
1.5" down tube diameter.
5.1" steer tube length.
27" top tube length.
With the wheels on, the dropouts measure 100mm(frt) 107mm(rr).
Pics momentarily...
Last edited: