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cmc · 2013-09-22 9:16am

website says: "The frame, fork, cranks and bars are all track certified chromoly. Good quality Maxxis tires, Sunday stem, front and rear Odyssey U-brakes and an Odyssey Quik Slic cable on the back. A sealed integrated headset and sealed mid bottom bracket round out the pretty dialed BMX spec if I do say so myself!"

i can't find any info on the geo. also wondering if the rims are comparable to odyssey bmx rims, what size cogs can be run on the rear hub, and what's the largest sprocket that will fit on the front. just looking at it, i'm guessing that is 30/14 or 28/13. (i run 30/14, which is 55.7 gear inches, on my Black Market Mob). the bars look maybe 6.5"-ish (?)....

i like the 990 front brake with potts mod. i don't recall anybody else doing that on stock 26" bmx's. (although probably has been done as an option on a Fireman's).

the closest comparable complete is the Volume Hessian ($429), but the Hessian is not all-chromoly. The Hessian appears to have shorter chainstays at 15.75" (which is also what my Black Market MOB has). However, I've ridden dirt jumpers with both 15.75 cs and 16.25" cs and they both ride well. the Taj appears to have bb drop, like old school bmx 26"s and like modern 26" DJ bikes. I know that several years back Taj spent a little bit of time riding 4x/DJ bikes. i bet this bike performs great. It'll be interesting to see if anybody does a complete 26" BMX that has medium bb rise, like my friend Buddy Sardenga's custom Beelzebike by STOUT: http://cruiserrevolution.com/2012/10/26 … 20-666-er/

overall, it looks like a killer complete 26" BMX. maybe the best one out there.

http://fairdalebikes.com/2013/08/new-bike-taj/

taj himself at Interbike

http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/blog/inter … -fairdale/

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ivegotabike · 2013-09-22 9:21am

DOPE! I think PLANETBMX says they will have a few of these?

coloredtuffs · 2013-09-22 9:39am

Yup... We've got them coming into PlanetBMX!
I JUST got back home from Vegas, and once I unpack my bags, I'll look up the specs and will post it here!
It's a SWEET bike!

Axel10 · 2013-09-22 9:43am

coloredtuffs wrote:
Yup... We've got them coming into PlanetBMX!
I JUST got back home from Vegas, and once I unpack my bags, I'll look up the specs and will post it here!
It's a SWEET bike!

How was Vegas Ed?

Hatebreeder · 2013-09-22 9:45am

Very

dedmann · 2013-09-22 10:11am

judging here- thats the biggest they could fit

coloredtuffs · 2013-09-22 5:09pm

Here is the geometry for the Fairdale Taj26"

TOP TUBE LENGTH (ACTUAL): 575mm (22.6")
TOP TUBE LENGTH (HORIZONTAL): 600mm (23.62")
SEAT TUBE (BB CENTER TO TOP): 440mm (17.32")
SEAT TUBE (BB CENTER TO TT CENTER): 414mm (16.3")
SEAT TUBE ANGLE: 71º
HEAD TUBE HEIGHT: 111.5mm (4.4")
HEAD TUBE ANGLE: 71º
CHAIN STAYS LENGTH: 417mm (16.42")
DROPOUT SPACING: 110mm
BB DROP: 40mm
BB TYPE: Mid Press Fit
SEAT POST: Use 27.2mm
SEAT CLAMP: Use 30mm

We should have these bikes in VERY soon. I'll know a delivery date on Monday!

LIVE TO RIDE · 2013-09-22 5:14pm

Hey whats the bike in front of the taj in that rack with the brick style tires??

dedmann · 2013-09-22 6:30pm

one of the numerous fairdale bikes

coloredtuffs · 2013-09-22 7:30pm

LIVE TO RIDE wrote:
Hey whats the bike in front of the taj in that rack with the brick style tires??

That's the Sunday 24" Model C.

LIVE TO RIDE · 2013-09-22 9:48pm

Wow no kidding??Whos makin the Schwinn brick style tires?

hooligan4130 · 2013-09-22 10:19pm

oh yeah been following them on facebook. planet bmx picked up some serious companies this week. awesome stuff

ivegotabike · 2013-09-22 10:25pm

hooligan4130 wrote:
oh yeah been following them on facebook. planet bmx picked up some serious companies this week. awesome stuff

I saw all that to! Wicked cool! Ed needs to fill those new racks up!!!

hooligan4130 · 2013-09-22 10:26pm

those tires the innova 24x2.125

hooligan4130 · 2013-09-22 10:27pm

ivegotabike wrote:
hooligan4130 wrote:
oh yeah been following them on facebook. planet bmx picked up some serious companies this week. awesome stuff
I saw all that to! Wicked cool! Ed needs to fill those new racks up!!!

only thing i look forward to seeing on facebook. just dont tell my wife ha

ivegotabike · 2013-09-22 10:40pm

hooligan4130 wrote:
ivegotabike wrote:
hooligan4130 wrote:
oh yeah been following them on facebook. planet bmx picked up some serious companies this week. awesome stuff
I saw all that to! Wicked cool! Ed needs to fill those new racks up!!!
only thing i look forward to seeing on facebook. just dont tell my wife ha

I hear ya!

halsencrew · 2014-07-01 10:17pm

I want one soooo bad

skateparkrider · 2014-07-01 10:26pm

Cullen- wish I could just let you ride mine...

Rims = doo doo. Not comparable to anything Odyssey I have ever ridden. The hubs are also unsealed and on the lower end of the spectrum. I actually hated the axle nuts, I remember that from building up both my uncle and my Taj. And I think you would probably like a bit taller bars....knowing how you ride your shit. I also replaced the cranks on mine, but not out of need more out of want. I am shopping around for some 26" Sun rims and not sure what hubset I am going to replace the OEM ones with.

I am willing to bet this bike would be a hell of a lot of fun at the pump track. I jumped the box jump at my skatepark the other day...haha. My uncle only takes his out riding around the neighborhood with my aunt. His is still 100% stock and he loves it. So out of the box it is totally fine for cruising. But if you are trying to have a session on the Fly Out Circuit at Walnut the rims might get a bit squirmish on ya.

cmc · 2014-11-03 6:04pm

skateparkrider wrote:
Cullen- wish I could just let you ride mine...
Rims = doo doo. Not comparable to anything Odyssey I have ever ridden. The hubs are also unsealed and on the lower end of the spectrum. I actually hated the axle nuts, I remember that from building up both my uncle and my Taj. And I think you would probably like a bit taller bars....knowing how you ride your shit. I also replaced the cranks on mine, but not out of need more out of want. I am shopping around for some 26" Sun rims and not sure what hubset I am going to replace the OEM ones with.
I am willing to bet this bike would be a hell of a lot of fun at the pump track. I jumped the box jump at my skatepark the other day...haha. My uncle only takes his out riding around the neighborhood with my aunt. His is still 100% stock and he loves it. So out of the box it is totally fine for cruising. But if you are trying to have a session on the Fly Out Circuit at Walnut the rims might get a bit squirmish on ya.

picked up a 2013 Weekender XL instead. LOVE IT! i'll be getting the skateboard rack and doing ditch & bowl tours

even did the bottle crate thing this weekend. this is CROSS-TRAINING for bmx, so it still counts, right!?

i kinda want to put Profile BMX cranks on it--and with a 6" spindle I'm sure I can do that (just like on my Black Market mtb's).... the thing I don't quite understand is geared chains vs. bmx sprockets. i understand 1/8" vs. 3/16" . . . but does anyone do a BMX-style sprocket for a geared chain??

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Burning River · 2014-11-03 6:06pm

Awesome man , I was thinking of maybe doing the same , and putting the skateboard rack on too .

tsage · 2014-11-03 7:05pm

cmc wrote:
i kinda want to put Profile BMX cranks on it--and with a 6" spindle I'm sure I can do that (just like on my Black Market mtb's).... the thing I don't quite understand is geared chains vs. bmx sprockets. i understand 1/8" vs. 3/16" . . . but does anyone do a BMX-style sprocket for a geared chain??

Cullen, I have used some of the profile sprockets on my 1x geared bikes. The profile elite spline drives are the 3/32 and look awesome. I have a 45t laying around too if you want to try it out. Also, if you want to stick with the stock cranks you could run a profile Imperial. They are 3/32 as well

tsage · 2014-11-03 7:12pm

here is my cross check 1x9 with profile cranks and sprocket

Untitled by tim_w_sage, on Flickr

tsage · 2014-11-03 7:13pm

little bigger
Untitled by tim_w_sage, on Flickr

Burning River · 2014-11-04 7:01am

Damn that Surly is badass .

cmc · 2015-07-28 12:45pm

I came across this again. Fairdale R&D.

http://bmx.transworld.net/videos/fairda … FZxCp1R.97

Hilarious

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