New Build: Revel Tweedy DJ
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Meet the Revel Tweedy Dirt Jumper!
Stunning, isn’t it? Revel partnered with Brady Tweedy to design a dirt jumper, and this is the beauty they came up with. Clear coated Reynolds 853 steel showing perfect welds and heat coloration, simple dropouts, integrated seat collar, threaded BB, stout headtube, and super geo with short stays. This particular example is all mine.
This DJ was built by Adam Simo at Velorangutan in South Austin, and I took the opportunity to film a build video which I will be sharing soon. Adam is no stranger to BMX and DJ so this machine was in good hands.
Adam hard at work, while I invade his personal space.
Building a theme based on raw steel pushed me in the direction of a BMX crankset, particularly the We The People Legacy (165mm) paired with a Mission BMX euro bottom bracket and the Odyssey Boyd 30 tooth sprocket. This was a huge question mark for the build, as the spindle needed to be long enough and cranks wide enough to fit through the BB shell and clear the chain stays. I was prepared to change to an MTB crankset but luckily the fit worked fine, and the result is totally badass. Shoutout to the folks at Empire BMX for assisting with the homework here.
At the other end of the drivetrain is a 12-tooth sprocket and Surly single speed kit mounted to the new Hope Pro 5 hub with 108 points of engagement for a mild swarm-of-bees sound. At 65 gear inches, she pedals just right. The whole thing comes to a stop with single Magura MT5 brake at the rear. This is a four-piston brake which is overkill for a DJ, but I did it because this is America.
At the bouncy end of the bike is a Rockshox Pike DJ fork, Cane Creek headset, Shadow Conspiracy VVS front-load BMX stem, and the jaw dropping Wilde Cardinal crossbar style handlebar with 14° sweep, trimmed to 740mm. This was an aesthetic choice and time will tell how I feel about the sweep, but so far, I am fine with it. The bars simply look too good on this bike. I don’t anticipate removing them.
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My hands are clutching DMR Deathgrips, I’m sitting on a We The People pivotal saddle, and my feet are perched upon bronze Deity TMAC pedals. Deity also supplied bronze headset spacers, a headset cap, and valve caps. The bronze theme also made its way to the fork decal made by Slik Graphics, and ties in well with discoloration in the welds of the frame. The whole thing is rolling on Spank Spoon 32 hoops wrapped in Maxxis DTH tan walls.
This has been a long time in the making. I could have had a DJ much sooner, but I wanted to save a little longer and put together something truly unique and stunning. Adam helped steer me in the right direction particularly with the driveline and hub, double checked my math here and there, placed orders for all the parts, assembled it right, and got the driveline dialed.
This Tweedy is quick and nimble, floaty, drop dead gorgeous and I’m looking forward to all the memories I am going to make flying it across the sky.
Details:
Revel Tweedy DJ, Reynolds 853 steel, simple dropouts, integrated seat collar, threaded BB
Rockshox Pike DJ / Spank Spoon 32 / Hope Pro 5 Hubs / Magura MT5 brake, 160mm rotor / Wilde Bikes Cardinal handlebar trimmed to 740mm / The Shadow Conspiracy VVS front load stem / Deity headset spacers and cap / We The People Legacy cranks (165mm) raw clear / Mission BMX euro bottom bracket / Odyssey Boyd 30T sprocket / Surly SS conversion kit / Origin8 12t cog / KMC chain / MKS chain tensioner / Deity TMAC pedals / We The People Fat Saddle / DMR Deathgrips / Maxxis DTH tanwall
