Oliver Ward

      

Nickname: Oli
Age: 22
Likes: Flatland, Photography, Hip-hop
Dislikes: Rain, working
Years Riding: Trials: 3, BMX: 3, Total: 6
Favorite Trick: Multiple Rolling Whiplashes

      

      

Frame: Volume Compton "3rd or 4th hand, cost me £30, bargin! Thought it was a bit heavy at first but now its perfect."
Forks: Huffy Forks "Not sure what model, only that they are amazingly light and I love them, got them for a swap with some zero-offset forks I had"
Bars: Odyssey Skimmed Milk "Got these off Stuart, £15 I think. Stripped the paint off and resprayed them. Made them good as new but now all the paint is wearing off."
Bar Ends: None. "Use the ODI lock-on ring run over the end of the bar, puts a hole in the end of the bar but I like it, can hold the bars right at the edge."
Stem: Bizhouse Dialyser Clamp Stem "Real short at 26 mm reach, and real light as its Alu."
Headset: Diacompe D-Cup "Simple, cheap, its all you need."
Grips: ODI Lock-on Ruffians MX "I swear by these, brilliant. Your grips will never turn and I love the feel of the ruffians, no silly patterns and nice and thin. Got the MX as thats all they had but they are all good, extra grippy strips at the fingertips."
Seat: Odyssey 99er "Small and light(ish), great for flatland too."
Seat Post: Primo Rod "A little heavy and thinking of changing it, nice and strong though. Cut down."
Seat Clamp: Brand-Oli "Made this in Rob's workshop, took about 8hrs, had the bluntest hacksaw ever and cut it out of a HUGE bit of Alu. Finished with a Ti bolt."
Cranks: DMR Chieftain MkII "Had these on my trials bike years ago. Wasn't 'til I had killed my 1-pieces that I thought of getting a BMX bearing kit and running them. Love the fact I can run my V12's now."
Sprocket: Graveyard 29T "Got this off Rob, replaced some HUGE ring I was running, good stuff. Just need a smaller driver cog to keep things moving."
Pedals: DMR V12s (Blue) "I LOVE these pedals. Look good, feel GREAT! Smooth, not too grippy, but you have confidence even in the wet. This pair used to be on my trials bike."
Chain: Brompton "Those fold up bikes, the only one the bike shop had. Cost £4.37, but of a random price really."
Tyres: (F/R) Snafu Rim Job 1.85 "The old, high pressure ones. Good stuff. Been running the back one bald for too long now. Have had them for a year or two so..."
Wheels:
Hubs: (F) Oli Adapted Old-skool G-Sport "Found this in Rob's shed, a bit of modifying and it works lovely. Has a 20mm Alu axle, with home-made bolts that are 10 AND 14 mm."
(R) DK Hub "Came on my Clevland. Been using it for 3 years now. The drive side sealed bearing is TINY and regularly dies, Ive replaced it about 6 times, on my last spare now. Lasted me well, bit of grease and keep the cones tight, its all good."
Rims: (F) Sun Big City "Nice clean look and quite light, find it pretty strong too" (R) Alex-E "The black crome is coming off but after 3 years its still completely straight, amazing! (Shame its so damn heavy though)"
Brakes: (R) Tektro "Not sure what it is but it works great. Cost £9 or something like that. The key to a good brake is looking after it; grease in the cable, pads set up well and clean."
Levers: (R) Tektro "Not sure what this is either but it works great. It's tiny and out of the way but with enough leverage. I run it upside down to get the bolt away from my thumb."
Gyro: Odyssey Linear, one-piece cable, "These are great, can spin the bars 3 times and the brake still works. Keep the cable ends tidy to keep the brake working well, little bit of grease makes a huge difference too."
Pegs: None "Don't like to grind and makes my bike feel slimmer and lighter"

      

Frame: Fly Simple
Forks: Odyssey Flatland Zero-offset
Bars: DK
Bar Ends: None. "Use the ODI lock-on ring run over the end of the bar, puts a hole in the end of the bar but I like it, can hold the bars right at the edge."
Stem: Bizhouse Dialyser Clamp Stem
Headset: Blackspire "Like a Chris King, only better and half the price."
Grips: ODI Lock-on Ruffians "Gotta love em"
Seat: Odyssey 99er "Feels great to hold, nice and smooth."
Seat Post: Primo Rod "Weighs a bit too much but at least its super-rigid."
Seat Clamp: "Don't know what it is, cost £5 I expect."
Cranks: FSA Power-Pro, Shimano UN-72 BB "My best kept secret. Why pay £150 on cranks when you can get these for $25, and they are a lot lighter. Modified them with a hacksaw to get them neater."
Sprocket: Blackspire 22T "MTB chainring to match the cranks."
Pedals: Unknown Plastic
Chain: Unknown "But its gold!"
Tyres: Odysset Frequency G "Re-designed by Chase, good quality, smooth and skinny."
Wheels:
Hubs: (F)G-Sport Monkey "Nice and smooth rolling. I like strength in my wheels."
(R) Nankai Limited Edition Coloured Freecoaster "The best hub about at the moment. Quite strong considering what I put it through."
Rims: Sun BFRs "Nice and strong."
Brakes: None "I love being brakeless, makes your bike feel really simple, almost like a skateboard. Don't like things on the bars either, makes catching barspins much nicer."
Gyro: None
Pegs: 4 x Ares Sirencer "Great pegs, light and comfortable. Thinking about modifying them so you can pivot on the end easier."