Bike Check: Sig Cools (New Premium rider)

Mar 06, 2010

Written by Bart de Jong

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-Frame: Premium Deathtrap 21”
-Forks: Odyssey race fork
-Headset: something cheap
-Stem: A very high Fit stem
-Bars: Slam’s
-Grips: Fit
-Bar ends: generix
-Brake lever: Odyssey
-Brake cable: Odyssey linear

-Brake caliper: Flybikes
-Brake pads: Cool stop
-Rotor: none
-Chain: KMC
-Sprocket: FBM
-Cranks: wethepeople
-Bottom Bracket set: wethepeople
-Pedals: Premium thin pedals with some very nice pins
-Seatpost clamp: Premium
-Seatpost: Thompson
-Seat: wethepeople
-Front tire: Odyssey dirt path
-Front rim: éclat aero
-Front hub: Profile mini
-Rear rim: éclat straight
-Rear tire: Odyssey path
-Rear hub: Profile LHD
-Pegs: Macneil

Weight: like a feather

New on the Premium team, how does that feel?
Sig: Getting free stuff in exchange for some riding is awesome J These things fit perfectly together.

How does the frame feel, did you need some time to get used to it?
Sig: The bike is doing very well so far, I didn’t get to judge it on the trails because of the shitty weather here in Belgium but I think its gone do just fine. I’m having the same bars as before and I think that is the most critical part when it comes to feeling on your bike.

What tire pressure do you run?
Sig: The maximum (85 psi) Its nice to have a lot of pressure in them to keep your speed.

What are the modifications you made to your bike?
Sig: I put some rubber thing between my sprocket and frame to keep the pedals at all time where they should be. An adapter thing to fit the 10mm bolts thru my 14mm pegs and dropouts.

Thanks to: All the trails diggers in france for letting me do hangups on their smooth jumps. Also thanks to Vans, Carhartt, Premium