Heath Pinter Bike Check

zippy

• July 04 2008
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Heath has his hands in a lot of things with working for Giant/Mosh and Rockstar and riding for a slew of companies. Check out the bike he somehow finds time to ride every day at the trails.

Name: Heath Pinter
Age: 30
Hometown: Whittier, California
Current Residence: Corona, California
Sponsors: Giant, Mosh, Rockstar, Famous Stars & Straps, DVS, Fox, Electric, Hart & Huntington

Frame: Giant Method, 21″ top tube
Fork: S&M Pitchfork Light
Bars: S&M Beringer Light, cut to 26-1/2″
Stem: Mosh (prototype)
Grips: Mosh Thin Grip
Bar ends: Mosh
Headset: FSA
Seatpost: Mosh Rich Hirsch Pivotal
Clamp: Built-in
Seat: Mosh Rich Hirsch Pivotal
Cranks: Mosh 175mm
Sprocket: Mosh 30-tooth
Chain: KMC Cool Chain
Brakes: Demolition
Cable: Demolition Linear
Brake Lever: Dia-Comp Tech-77
Front Tire: Tioga Comp III 25th Anniversary, 20″ x 2.125″
Front Wheel: Mosh hub, Alientation rim, DT Swiss spokes
Rear Tire: Tioga FS-100 20″ x 2.10″
Rear Wheel: Mosh cassette hub 11-tooth, Alienation rim, DT Swiss spokes
Pedals: Mosh sealed

Modifications/Other:
Cut bars, sanded grips, cut axles down and I use a wedge seat post.

What parts do you go through fastest?
Grips and tires.

How do you like to set your bike up?
Bars in line with the forks, seat a little low and the brakes to work as good as possible.

How concerned with weight are you?
The Giant Method frame is light and the new Mosh parts have been lightened up. Weight and straight have to work together—I don’t want to be far from home or in a foreign country with broken parts.

Working for Giant/Mosh, how often are you using prototype parts and changing up your setup with different things like custom paint jobs?
Lately more and more. We are putting a stronger foot forward on product development. At Giant we are changing the frames every year, and at Mosh working on new parts or colors throughout the year. We will have a completely new product offering at Mosh for ‘09.