So I’m super stoked to finally have the shore hardtail that I felt my riding had progressed towards. With the build kit from my Chute, the Chameleon comes in at 29.9 pounds even with a heavy-as-fuck Maxxis Minion 3C on the front. My first stanchion dent =( … Choking back tears, I sanded out the burr. The stick holding the bike up broke a moment after I pressed the shutter, causing the bike to fall, and smash my fork on the edge of the wall as it went down. It jumps just as well as advertised! I was a bit concerned that the Medium size with a 22.5" top tube might be a bit small, but it feels just right!ģ. The wall in the background is about 24" high, and I was easily able to hop the bike up the wall numerous times.
This is where we usually ride, and where this bike will be tossed off many things.Ģ. Fromme in the background behind that tall tree. Giddy as a school child, I put on Boston’s "More Than a Feeling" and drove a whole 20 blocks to pick up the new steed.ġ. Bmx Bicycle Serial Number Chart 2017 Bicycle Serial Number Lookup Bmx Redline Bmx Serial Number Lookup Here is an email I got from an actual employee of GT: If the bike frame was manufactured at the Santa Ana CA facility, the first three or four digits of the serial number should be letters abbreviating the model or size of the frame such as. Perusing the nsmb classifieds yesterday morning, I couldn’t believe it.
He told me that eventually one would come up… to be patient… that was tough. Khaled has one, and I knew that it could be built up light, was poppable and flickable, and looked awesome. I’d been eyeing up various "shore hardtails", studying geometry charts and deciding on ideal head angles and top tube lengths to complement my Fox Talas 140.Īt the end of the line, my "holy grail" of bikes was a white Santa Cruz Chameleon. Hell yes! I found it! Ever since retiring the Catalyst from shore duties, I’ve been longing for another frame that pops visually while pushing my riding progress at the same time.