Kurtis Elwell Bike Check

Jeff Z.

September 24 2008
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Name: Kurtis Elwell
Age: 26
Location: Oroville, California
Sponsors: Primo, Lotek, Solid, and Greenline Cycles

Kurtis Elwell Bike Check

Frame: Solid v2 20.75″ top tube, 13.75″ rear end
Fork: Fit Blade lite
Bars: Fit NW
Stem: Solid
Grips: Primo Stricker
Barends: Fit Cleveland
Headset: FSA?
Clamp: S&M
Seatpost: Primo
Seat: Primo Nathan Williams RIP
Cranks: Primo Hollowbite 175mm
Sprocket: Primo 25-tooth
Chain: Shadow
Brakes: Lotek
Front Tire: Primo Dirt Monster 2.20”
Front Wheel: Primo n4 hub w/Balance rim 36-hole
Rear Tire: Primo Comit 2.10”
Rear Wheel: Primo Mix, 36-hole, w/ti-axle and Primo Balance prototype made from magnesium. It’s super light and holding up so far.
Hub Guard: G-Sport front and rear
Pegs: Macneil
Pedals: Primo Stricker plastic

Modifications/Other/Extras: I cut my bars 1/2″, tighten the pedals when I put them on (so they don’t spin so easy), cut my axles flush, and I cut my dropouts to shorten the rear end.

How much air pressure do you run in your tires?
110 to 120—I just like the way it feels.

Do you really ride your bike everywhere, when was the last time you started your car?
I drive the family car to go shopping and stuff like that, but for the most part I live close to work and the park so I’ve been on my bike a lot lately. I tried to start my car the other day, but the battery was dead. It’s been sitting for like three weeks or something.

Have you always kept your bike running smooth, or is it only dialed because you work at a shop?
I’ve always had a smooth bike when I lived in Oroville. Dax, my boss at Greenline Cycle is real good about me workin’ on my bike and even when the homies come in town if their bikes need some help I can work on them. My buddy Dirt came up last weekend and I put like five hours into his bike on the clock and the boss never said a word.

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9 Comments For This Post

PeRKINS Says:
September 24th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

i’ve never seen this guy in a film or web video, and body got any links to some vids of em??

washedupMArider4130 Says:
September 24th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

you must be a youngin, or a newbie…Etnies is a company that really pushed “bmx” shoes. They are deeply routed in bmx whether your loteks, orchids, or beloes say otherwise. Nothing to any of those companies because I have shoes from all of them. But they know who set the first bmx specific shoe standards.

Etnies also makes amazing videos every 5-6 years it seems. You obviously missed this one….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiYlCT2KMvM

check it out, make sure you find etnies forward also, kind of groundbreaking.

jay Says:
September 24th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

why do you run fit when you ride for primo. corey martinez?

david Says:
September 24th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

go and fuck yourselfs to all the haterss.. KURTIS RULES,KURTISS IS DA MEN BITCHES AN SHOW SOME RESPECT. KURTISS YOU SHRED LIKE ANYONE.KEEPIN DESTOY DA STREET.
I SALUTE YOU FROM GUADALAJARA MEXICO AN I WOULD SAY THAT I WAS EXPECTING FOR YOUR BIKE CHEK ALONG TIME A GO.
THANKS AND BLESSINGS TO YOU,YOU R SON AND YOUR FAMILY AN OF COURSE TO JEFF Z.TOOO.

elder Says:
September 24th, 2008 at 9:38 pm

Stay up Curt, mad respect. Where’s biscuit @????????

DKkid Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:05 pm

i live in oroville and i see this guy at my local shop all the time. i also see him at the skatepark. this person got mad skills.

Benifer Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 pm

5 Hours on the CLOCK, sounds like 5 hours of pure. Check yourself Jay, are you really hung up on his forks being fit? Sad he doesn’t have PRIMO tattooed on his forehead? Who gives a shit if he runs Fit, it’s nice to see a rider whose head isn’t so far up his sponsors ass he cant run different forks. Not to mention the 10 other Primo parts on his bike. Keep riding Kurtis, you still got fans…