SETUPS: BEN LEWIS' FIT

Name: Ben Lewis
Sponsors: Fit Bike Co, Etnies, Animal, The Source, DUB, Quintin
Your height? 5″9

Frame: 20.5 Fit Benny L
Fork: Fit Shiv
Bars: Fit Mac
Grips: Fit Mac
Bar ends: Fit Mac
Stem: Fit Benny L
Seat: Animal Nigel
Seat Post: Animal Stump
Cranks: Fit 24 mm axle, 165 arms
Sprocket: Fit
Pedals: Animal Hamilton
Chain: Shadow
Rear Wheel: Animal Javelin on LS rim
Front Wheel: Animal Javelin on LS rim
Pegs: Animal Butcher with plastic sleeves
Rear Tyre: Animal TWW 2.2
Front Tyre: Animal TWW 2.2
Weight of bike: Unknown

Modifications:
Flanges cut off grips.

Describe your personal bike setup:
Short, simple, low and wide.

Describe the contents of your personal bike tool bag:
Animal Kotulak and a bike lock.

What part do you wear through the quickest?
Grips or tyres.. I ride everyday. Between hills and tricks that shit goes!

What part do you break most often?
Spokes.

Do you patch flat tyres or get new tubes?
Tubes most of the time.

Which parts are you paranoid about breaking?
Forks. That’s never gona be fun like.

Where do your parts go when you’re done with them?
To any of me mates who need ‘em.

Who builds your wheels? anything special about them?
Philly D or Paul Ryan and the only special thing is that they normally get built in a bar or park/coffee shop.

Cassette or freecoaster?
Cassette all day… I love the instant bite.

Kevlar bead or regular bead?
Kevlar… I’m not a weight freak but if I can save weight easily I will.

Plastic pedals or metal?
Plastic for grinds.

Plastic pegs or metal?
Plastic for grinds.

Photos by Ricky Adam