Rob Wise Bike Check

Jeff Z.

• July 28 2008
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• 9 comments

Name: Rob Wise
Age: 22
Location: Fruit Heights, Utah
Sponsors: Volume Bikes, Demolition, Xbalm, DC Shoes, 5050 bike shop

Frame: Volume, [Rob Wise Signature] First Blood, 21″
Fork: Demolition Chris Doyle Concord
Bars: Volume Gnar Bar 8″ rise 28″ width
Stem: Demolition F40 Lt
Grips: Demolition Missile
Barends: Demolition
Detangler: SNAFU mobeus
Headset: FSA
Clamp: Demolition
Seatpost: Volume Pivital
Seat: Volume Pivital
Cranks: Demolition Medial 2.0 170mm
Sprocket: Demolition F1 23-tooth
Chain: Kool Chain
Brakes: Demolition Vulcan
Cable: Odyssey
Brake Lever: Odyssey
Front Tire: Demolition Baja 2.20″
Front Wheel: Demolition Bulimia hub with Zero rim 36-hole
Rear Tire: Demolition Monaco 2.20″
Rear Wheel: Demolition Ashley hub with Zero rim 36-hole
Hub Guard: Demolition
Pegs: Demolition Team
Pedals: Demolition Team sealed

Your bike looks pretty stock, do you do any custom modifications to it?
It seem like I used to do a lot of modifications to my bike, but now I don’t really worry about it because all the Demolition/Volume stuff is so dialed.

Do you always keep your bike so dialed?
I try to keep it running smooth and looking somewhat decent. I can’t stand it when my bike is creaking up a storm or when my spokes are all lose and my bike is all mushy feeling. It makes me not want to ride it. Nothing is better than a dialed bike.

Describe your signature frame and bars.
You can’t really do too much to make bars different, so I just made them so they were comfortable for me. They have an 8″ rise and are 28″ wide and I love ’em. As for my frame, I had a few ideas in mind to try and make it stand out from the others. I wanted optional brakes on the top or bottom because everyone likes different things. Then I wanted to make the seat tube look like a silencer so it would stand out a little more. I think it worked out perfectly, I love how it looks and it only weighs 4 1/2 lbs.

How was the whole design process?
I already knew exactly what I wanted, so it made things pretty easy. I just told Brian [Castillo] what I wanted so he drew it up for me and we got it right within the first couple drawings. Everything worked out smoothly except for the name; I had some trouble with that, but we finally found the one that’s gonna stick.

When will they be available?
Everything is coming out in September and I can’t wait.