The whip.
First off, i just want to tell you that this bike is very light out of the box, 27lb 13oz. and to have it even lighter, you can also remove the brakes(not recommended )
Also, im critiquing everything on the bike so it may look like the cons have more but the pros are more important.
Pros
High Bars!! They arent just trendy, they are actually really comfortable and more balanced
Kink Headset, sealed, smooth, made by kink, need i say more?
Kink seat, this seat is amazing. Comfy and light, strong also
Pegs, best stock pegs ever. Slide very nice, not those 3lb eastern steel pegs
Hubsets, This will save you lots of money in the long run. Rhynolite in the back, Sun X-25 in front, sealed hubs, and the back hub takes odyssey drivers, easy upgrade to a ti driver, sealed, Front looks just like a mosh freedom front set
Frame, a tad on the weak side but its really light and durable.
Cons
Pedals, MUST upgrade, they are unsealed and the pics literally fall off, also they get loose EASILY
Stem, ugly, heavy, weak, eww
cranks, no, just no, same ones that comes on the eastern completes, HA eastern
Bottom Brackets, unsealed mid BB, MUST upgrade
Seat post, Not really a con but its a bit weak. wont let you slam your seat.
Forks, Nice and light but weak
Sprocket, weak and feeble
Overall feel, feels nice, looks nice, and a couple things can get the whip to great places.
RECOMMENDED UPGRADES
Pedals are a must for this complete for they are flimsy and weak
Stem is stock and can bend a tad
Driver is a 2 piece 12 tooth driver and is compatible with odyssey drivers so you have a wide variety of drivers top choose from
Chainwheel again, a tad weak and bendy, not the true kink sound sprocket
Grips, ODI ripoffs, nice but definitely not ODI
Pic
Yeah, so to sum it all up, its a very nice bike and great for the money. Nice rims, hubs, bars and more. And its made by a brand you know is trusted and well made.
BTW, the kink transition is about 70-60 more and its upgraded most of the things that i listed in the cons section so dish out that extra money and get the transition if you can
kink should pay me
