Ok, so I'm an old school flatlander that ended up moving into street and park riding but I haven't forgotten my roots. I can still hop on a bike and pull cross footed whiplashes first try as well as double fire hydrants to decades, so I'm not completely hopeless. Been toying with building a custom flatland bike for awhile now since everything I have found for stock bikes is too heavy and has really crappy components on it. Found this site while searching around on flatlandfuel and was surprised to find a link to a KHE Tantra for only $179 so I jumped on that as I love the way the frame is designed. So now I need to build the rest of it up but I'm trying to keep the price around $1000 or less if I can help it. Any advice on what parts to use? I'm thinking of getting St. Martin Champagne forks since I can run them with a slight bit of offset - I'm not into the whole zero offset setups as I'm still used to old school bikes, although I did ride a Haro Master M6 for awhile and got used to the minimal offset on it. I'll also be running brakes front and rear and they will definitely be Ody Evo IIs since those seem to be the best bang for the buck. Crankwise, I'm digging the Sputnik cranks but I don't know much about them, so advice there would be appreciated. Any other help would be great!

I've also ordered the Tantra for $160. 

I did some searching around the forum and found that since the chainstays are only 12", the pedals are in the way for large-footed people when on the rear pegs.  I've heard that a 145mm crank would be better for foot clearance on this frame.  I have not built mine up yet, but that's what I've heard. 

I like Sequence pegs myself. 

What I would do, (and have been doing) is checking out other posts on "post your bikes," or "post you KHE" for other ideas on popular setups, then go search flatlandfuel for the parts you see and evaluate their specs to your personal needs to make a decision.

whatever is on sale at flatland fuel

145 or under on the cranks. Backend is MEGA short i have one in my room.

Seriously if you have a size 10 shoe or above. you REALLY need to look into 145mm or shorter crank arms.. My friends going with 125mm Ares Ill Blends.

I've also ordered the Tantra for $160. 

I did some searching around the forum and found that since the chainstays are only 12", the pedals are in the way for large-footed people when on the rear pegs.  I've heard that a 145mm crank would be better for foot clearance on this frame.  I have not built mine up yet, but that's what I've heard. 

I like Sequence pegs myself. 

What I would do, (and have been doing) is checking out other posts on "post your bikes," or "post you KHE" for other ideas on popular setups, then go search flatlandfuel for the parts you see and evaluate their specs to your personal needs to make a decision.

where did you pick up your frame?

where did you pick up your frame?

AEbikes.com, but they raised the price back up to $250 a few days after I ordered it...

Im an old schooler who just did the same thing

Heres the stuff I've gotten, and my bike is 23 lbs!


OG bars
New Quamen stem
OG forks (just go zero offset, it really is the way to go-it's totally cool)
Plegs,  FF will give you grip tape

Just get some profile cranks upgrade to ti spindle if you can
KGB pedals

I'll disagree with you on one thing, which is that you should get 990's for the front. They are far superior to Evovlers, and cheaper, and you really should lose all old school cred if you don't run a 990 on the front at least!

As for wheels, get those Geishas FF has, they look sweet.
KHE kevlar tires, VERY light and nice

Pivotal seat/post combo

That setup will give you a really light, kick arse bike, have fun!