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2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL 
#1 2008-09-08 9:30am
- titovanburen
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2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
21.25 top tube = Pro XL
Shawn Bader model
strong and frame is just under 5 lbs
Shawn bader Model... Uses a weird headset with press in cups (cane creek internal)
Kappa Forks raw - should I paint them brown to match those bars?? yeah
DK stem
Primo Bars
Revenge Industries Grips
XS crankset/sprocket/pedals - kinda heavy...should I switch out for Primo Powerbites? yeah
Sun Rhyno Lite rims on Redline cassete 36 spoke hub Tioga tires 2.125 front 1.75 rear
DK seatpost 28.6 mm
Selle Nixe seat
XS seat clamp
cheap tektro brakes - they work.
Answer tensioners
gearing is 44-16... I wanna try 33-12 oir 36-13... have all the cassete cogs, just need sprocket.
It rides really smooth 
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#2 2008-09-08 9:34am
Re: 2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
Very nice bike! I should have bid on that one myself..
I have a 24" version, they are great!
Dream like you will Live forever, Live like you will die tomorrow!
If it gets really bad, GO FOR A RIDE!
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#3 2008-10-20 5:56pm
Re: 2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
SWEET bike!!!!! 
I'd go with the 33/12 
although I'd prefer 46/13!!!!!! lol 
I like to leave my opponents in the dust!!!! lol
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#4 2008-10-20 6:47pm
- FRESSTYLE FREEK
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Re: 2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
never heard of that company but the bike looks sick as$ cool!
show bikes are nice but bikes were meant to be rided!!! 20" for ever.
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#5 2008-11-05 7:45am
Re: 2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
FRESSTYLE FREEK wrote:
never heard of that company but the bike looks sick as$ cool!
x2..nonetheless a sick bike!
"Don't give up, don't ever give up" - Jimmy Valvano's ESPN Speech
WANTED: It's a long shot but a Pro Neck Racing jersey in an XL and National Pro bars
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#6 2008-11-05 8:17am
- Honda4bmxSnM
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Re: 2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
Small gearing is rather uncommon on race bikes these days. 44-16 is, once again, the standard it seems (up or down a gear for track variations). The smallest gear combo that I've seen on a race bike over the past couple years was 39-14. In my opinion, going lower than that takes some of the smoothness out of the drive train and tends to stretch/wear chains quite a bit faster than 44-16. The weight savings aren't worth it.
For a street/park bike, on the other hand, micro gearing makes sense.
Trust 4130.
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#7 2009-04-22 9:15pm
- titovanburen
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Re: 2008 Pirate Bike Co. Pro XL
Took it to the track today, this bike is super fun and fast... update on the bike - painted the forks brown to match
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