NAME: Ryan Jordan, AKA Biz
Sponsors: Volume Bikes, Demolition parts, DC shoes
Age: 28
Height: 6’0
Frame: Volume 781, my signature frame
Fork: Volume Genesis
Bars: Volume Venti, my signature bar
Grips: Demolition Missle
Bar ends: Demolition plastic
Stem: Volume F40
Brake Lever: none right now
Brake: none right now
Seat: Volume pivotal
Seat Post: Volume pivotal
Clamp: Demolition
Cranks: Demolition Medial
Sprocket: Demolition F1
Pedals: Demolition
Chain: Shadow
Rear Wheel: Alienation freecoaster
Front Wheel: Demolition
Pegs: Demolition
Rear Tire: Demolition Zeppelin
Front Tire: Demolition Trail Slayer
Weight of bike: Ah, no clue. It’s not heavy; I know that.
Modifications:
Cut my bars like an inch on each side; that’s it.
Describe your personal bike setup:
It’s pretty much been the same since I was 16, except for the freecoaster, and a couple days ago I put my bike together and tried the brakeless thing; now I know why all the kids do it. I just feels much cleaner and barspins feel so good without a lever, but I am still not sure if I will run it brakeless. We will see.
Describe the contents of your personal bike tool bag.
Right now it’s just an adjustable wrench; lost all my other ones.
What part do you wear through the quickest?
My brake cable if I have a brake on; doing barspins a lot wears it out.
What part do you break most often?
I am pretty easy on parts; can’t even really remember the last part I broke.
Do you patch flat tires or get new tubes?
New tubes.
Which parts are you paranoid about breaking?
Pedaling hard an having the free-coaster give out on me, and the chain.
Where do your parts go when you’re done with them?
Mostly hand them off to friends.
Who builds your wheels? Anything special about them?
They come built so I am lucky, but if not, the bike shop does it.
Cassette or freecoaster?
Freecoaster. I have had it on for about 2 years and it’s not like I am rolling backwards all the time. When I do want to do something backwards, the coaster just makes it more fun, I think.
Left side drive or right side drive?
Right side drive.
Kevlar bead or regular bead?
I just stick to regular tires; just what I always ran.
Plastic pedals or metal?
Metal; just what I have always ran.
