Piotr Leszcynski might have a crazy hard name to spell, but he does have this real easy welcome to the Odyssey International team edit to watch. The riding and filming and editing turned out so good in this. Take a peek.
Sneakpeek: Odyssey – Keychain
I bumped into Jim Bauer from Odyssey and he had in his hands a new piece they are working on that nobody has seen yet. It looks like they are pushing things in a new direction with chains and I’m pretty stoked on this. I won’t try and explain it myself since he gave me this little bit of info below that explains it all perfect.
“1. Oversize Hollow Pins. Traditional chain pins are 3mm in diameter, ours are 5mm. This not only makes them stronger but gives a bigger contact with the plates and so makes them harder to push or bend out. Additionally the pins are riveted in place.
2. Thicker but lower profile side plates. With an extra narrow waist to each plate they are harder to catch on things. But at 1.4mm thick they are substantially thicker than the plates on any other chain and 50% harder to bend than the thickest existing 1.2mm chain plates.
3. Unique Master and Half links with threaded pins. Break and re-join the chain with just a 3mm hex key. Half link plates are less narrowed at the bends to increase stiffness and minimise stretch. By eliminating the use of a chain breaker to re-join the chain we can ensure factory tightness on all the pins.
4. Low overall weight. By using material as efficiently as possible we have strengthened every component of the chain and kept the weight the same as our Bluebird chain.
5. Low stretch. By using a standard alternating plate pattern and limiting to a single beefed up half link chain stretch is minimised, which in turn maximises sprocket and driver lifespan.”
It’s a little hard to see but here’s the masterlink. Inside you can find 2 small 3mm allen key slots that you can take the chain on and off with.
They don’t have a release date but I could imagine it’s not too far out since I spotted some branding on the chain which usually indicates they are getting close. Probably sometime in 2013 if I could guess. Who knows though. Overall, I really like this idea though. What do you think? Leave us some comments!
Interbike 2012: Odyssey
I caught up with Nuno from Odyssey to see what they had going on these days. I was pleasantly surprised with a bunch of NEW stuff that I didn’t even know or expect to see. Let’s take a peek!
Odyssey – TGIF: Chase Hawk at Texas Toast Jam
Doing a dipped 360 is one of the coolest feelings in the world. Chase Hawk makes them look like the coolest thing in the whole world for this weeks Odyssey TGIF.
Really hoping I can figure out a way to go to this years Texas Toast Jam.
Dirt Ron Bike Check
DIG – Overspill: Legnendary Products – Odyssey 41-Thermal Forks
Dave Paterson put together a bunch of legendary products to go with the theme for the new issue of DIG. Some of those products didn’t quite make the cut. But that’s okay, because now they are releasing them online for you to check out. You can find the one about Odyssey‘s 41-Thermal heat-treated forks right here.
Check back Friday for a little more about these forks since we’ve also got something cooking…
Product: Texas Toast X Vans – Limited edition Vans
Odyssey teamed up with Vans to do a limited edition run of these shoes for the Texas Toast Jam. Check out more photos and info right here.
Kaboe Kavapalu on Odyssey’s Apparel Line
Have you noticed that Odyssey‘s apparel line has been getting really good lately? Well there’s a reason. They brought Kaboe Kavapalu on to handle things a while back and he’s been taking care of things like a champ. Head over to the Ride BMX website check out a real good interview with him where you can find out about where he got his start, what he’s been working on so far, what’s to come and more. Definitely looking forward to seeing their cut and sew line they are working on.
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