So I just got one of these in 19 - I'll be posting a picture up soon. I love the frame, angles are awesome. I know I could get a custom and I know the stock frame will work for most. I'd recommend the frame to anyone, but here a few things I ran into that I didn't like. 1. Integrated seat - not a big fan of these, works great just don't like the way it looks. Very minor.2. Mid BB - overkill. Spanish better and reduces a little weight. Minor.3. The dropouts. I almost quit flatlanding last night trying to get this to work. I have a 23t sprocket and taking my half link out made the chain too short. Adding back halflink and too long to work with dropout. I had to modify my chain tensioners to work on it plus it's 14mm. I think a 3/8 dropout with cutting lines would be much better plus a longer dropout that would allow more flexibility and let us tall riders pull our back wheels further back for longer CS without having to buy custom. I also have to remove chain to take the back wheel off. Again - love the angles, etc and it's Chad's design so it's whatever he wants, but just stating from my perspective. Thanks.
It depends on the size of your spindle I guess, but with a 22mm spindle Spanish BB's are way too small. They die very quickly. To feel the difference in weight you need to have a very special talent.
i want to say that 10 mm for the backwheel is tooooo weak.i hate it personally,i snapped all of my nankai axles when i had nankai and the geisha had a problem cause of the aluminium axle i couldnt remove the bearings-cog.a 14 mm hollow axle is same weight with a 10 mm and so much stronger.you jsut put it there once and its finished,plus you can find adapters 10 to 14 mm.
...maybe if S&M had Intrikat axle washers available for the guys running 3/8's axles.
I couldn't get a 23 t to work, so I had to change to 25t with a half link and filed a tiny bit out of the dropouts to get the correct tension, maybe because Chad doesn't run pegs the dropouts don't have to be so big, but there a quite a lot of flatlanders that do run pegs
Any advice on cranks size. I just purchased a 19.5 intrikat. The old cranks I have right now are 180. Would you suggest 175 or 170. I also want to use it to ride some street.