My new S&M ATF – Finished and Rolling

[SaMAlex]

This bike isn’t fully finished (as you might spot) but its built enough to have a few visits to the skatepark on it so I should post up some pics. I’ll probably take some more details photos later on but for now I have got a couple of snaps of how it is.

I never put the brakes on a new build till last, and I know they are always a bit of a ball ache to get right so I took the bike for a pre-brake roll. I love brake tricks and I’m already missing Fu’s and Nosepicks but you don’t really need brakes at my local skatepark cos it’s a bowl with flowing hips and lines. I’m really enjoying having to go full speed at everything (I’m a sucker for scrubbing a bit of speed of, and then wishing I hadn’t) but the brakes will be on soon enough.








Always Thankful For S&M

[nosepickben]

Yes Alex, that looks grand. Nice touch with the stickers too.

[SaMAlex]

Thanks. I wasnt too keen on the "Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms" name so I came up with my own.
And I don't like all the marijuana Leaf Shields about so I did my own Shield too.

Much more Me. 

[nosepickben]

Ha ha! Good one. Needs a few scratches now to make it look used, and a front brake of course..!!

[kev-s]

looking good

[fugazi]

That looks spot on  Black 'n Red, I love Bikes that kind of look like Hot Rods 

[SaMAlex]

Black 'n Red, I love Bikes that kind of look like Hot Rods 

Totally! I knew it was gunna be all black so chose to use a red stem. I wanted a few other things to be red, and started to look for tires with a red line (not red wall) but I really like the United tires, and the red wall looks way better than I was worried it might.

[GavinDavis]

That looks great! Nice one bud 

[Gish]

That looks super sexy Alex 

[QUADROPHENIA]

That's lush Alex, sure you ain't going brakeless and getting down with the kids ?

[SaMAlex]

That's lush Alex, sure you ain't going brakeless and getting down with the kids ?

Yeah, doing my best Pete. You know how it is. I'll be slamming my seat next 

[Mdbh]

Very nice Alex! I must get myself a proper bike 1 day;)

[Betty]

Looks great, brakeless bikes always look clean and uncluttered   

Thanks. I wasnt too keen on the "Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms" name so I came up with my own.

All Terrain Frame 

[Mdbh]

How are you going to get a brake on there Alex? Will the chain clear it?

[garran]

nice one mr l

[oldtired]

looks classy that, like it a lot  ,


 how do you keep the chain tension with the captive dropouts?   built in tensioners? not clesar in the pics,        popeye arms the wheel nuts?  ,   or are there spacers available?  mmmmmmmm opportunity for some lathing perhaps.....

[SaMAlex]

How are you going to get a brake on there Alex? Will the chain clear it?

I have offered up a brake and I think it'll fit. I always run a bit of off cut tyre on the top of the brake to stop the chain clattering, so it might well be running on the tire a little more than it has before  . Im sure it'll be fine.

how do you keep the chain tension with the captive dropouts?   built in tensioners? not clesar in the pics,        popeye arms the wheel nuts?  ,   or are there spacers available?  mmmmmmmm opportunity for some lathing perhaps.....

I have a little something in mind. I was gunna drill and tap built in tensioner bolts but I didnt want to risk messing up the dropouts. Im getting something made, it should be done this week. I'll post up pics soon
(along with pics of how perfect the peg lines up with the back of the dropout  )

[oldtired]

cool looking forward to seeing that ,

done the same on my ns got to have some bits that you made on yer bike   , got a set of keyed washers on mine made from busted primo lolly pop tenstioners , fills the gap between the axle and the dropout so no movement forward , big blob o weld and 10 mins with the dremmel  

[jimwise68]

looks very nice in the second pic alex 

[trickydeno]

Nice personalised build 

[SaMAlex]

I took a few more pics of my bike this weekend, now that a few more of the parts have come.
A new chain and a rear Hub guard.


Drive side. Wheel in the middle of the dropout, at about 13.75 rear end. (Ive not done the Chain tensioners yet)





Non drive side. Oddy Hub guard and Animal Butcher pegs with Plastic Sleeve.
Im well happy how clean and flush it's all fitted together. 

[fugazi]

That's all kinds of good, love it! 

[SaMAlex]

More pics.


Enclosed dropout forks, non peg side.










Peg side, with Animal butcher peg and BSD hubguard (without the plastic cover on the hub guard).

[pickle]

those plastic sleaves aren't holding up well Alex 

[SaMAlex]

those plastic sleaves aren't holding up well Alex 

I have been using them quite a bit, on concrete, but they dont last that long.
You can buy the plastic sleeves for about £5 so once you have rotated them to death, you pop on some new ones.