This was the first bike I've built from the frame up. Considering what I had to start with, I'm pretty happy with it.

I still want to change the wheels out for some decent double walls. The biggest challenge was learning the integrated detangler and getting it to work properly. The original forks were trash and these have a really long steer tube. I have 14mm of spacers on the bike not to mention the lower cups are from an aheadset because the new F-set lower wouldn't fit in the headtube.

It actually rides pretty nice.  Kinda ugly, but I like it.

cool

I still remember the advertising of this KHE back then...should be with that porn star you named posing on it.

I never figured out how this headtube with the integrated gyro system really works.
Does it happen you to have any pictures of it during the built?

That thing is a beast.. Nice bike though well built, that internal detangle is pretty cool..

I have a spare detangler for this bike so I mocked up the internals to give you an idea of whats going on in there.

You can see how rigid the flanges are, and how the unit slides vertically along the steer tube inside the head tube. The trick during setup is to make sure the detangler is at the bottom of the head tube so there's enough room for vertical travel when applying the brakes.

Finally got my new wheels. The front is a Stolen.  The rear is an Odyssey Hazard cassette cog lace to a Midway rim. The front tire is a Shadow Undertaker. Now I just need some better brake pads and I'll be finished.

I2345666 wrote:

the dropouts look like haro industrial strengths

Totally!!

Hehe

Sweet bikes non-the-less!