Christoph Huber has founded a new bike company calledMankind Bike Company ". The Mankind Asadi Frame, Stem, Sprocket, Handlebars(2), Ti Pegs and Clothing will be available at the end of April.
At the moment frame & parts prototypes are ridden by
Markus Fischer and
Christoph Huber. The frame weighs 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs), offers integrated headset (FSA campagnolo styles), Euro BB, heattreated 5mm dropouts and full Japanese Cr-Mo tubing. 20.5 & 20.8tt available.
Markus Fischer is the first teamrider, to which more will be added soon.
Mr. Fischer has furthermore a signature parts line at Mankind named "Evolution", it starts with the Evolution Stem and will be ongoing with upcoming sprocket, sprocketguard and seatpostclamp.
Christoph:
"I spent a lot of time and effort in the last months working on Mankind Bike Company, and now everything is done and ready to go. By creating Mankind Bike Company it was important to me to have high quality & up to date products in terms of style , materials and technical features, but also to present Mankind Bike Company in a new fresh way in terms of company logo, graphic design of stickers, headercards, frame & stem boxes, etc. This will go on to clothing, ads and website."
-There will be the following products for the first shipment:
Mankind Asadi Frame
Mankind Asadi Handlebar - 9 butted
Mankind Wisdom Handlebar - heattreated
Mankind Evolution Stem
Mankind Tolerance Sprocket
Mankind Titanium Peg
Mankind Euro BB
-For the second shipment this year these products will be available:
Second frame (street /dirt frame)
Fork
Evolution Sprocket (designed by Markus Fischer)
Evolution Sprocket guard (designed by Markus Fischer)
Evolution Seatpostclamp (designed by Markus Fischer)
Mankind Asadi Frame:
The MANKIND ASADI frame is made of 100% japanese cr-mo tubing
and features double butted top and downtube.
Top and downtube are outsidebutted towards the headtube.
This outside buting provides a strong gusset-free construction.
Light & small heattreated dropouts (5mm).
BB shell & headtube ouside machined & headtreated
Euro BB & Integrated Headset (Campagnolo version)
Extra large blowholes for less weight.U-Brake lugs on chainstays , allows 39tt/14tt to 28tt/10tt gearing
Headtubeangle: 74,5° , Seattube angle: 71° , Chainstaylength: 361 mm
BB height 35mm(1,38 inch) above axelline
Toptubelengths 20.5tt & 20.8tt.
The weight is 2,45 kg(5.4 lbs)
Colors: black,white & kawagreen
Tubing: TT: 34,9mm/ 1.37" DT: 38mm/1,5" CS: 22,2mm/1.2" SS: 19mm/0,75"
Material: 100% japanese Cr-Mo tubing
Tobtubelengths: 20.5tt & 20.8tt
Chainstaylength: 361mm
Weight : 2,45 kg(5.4 lbs)
Angles: HT: 74,5° ST: 71°
BB height: 35mm(1,38 inch) above axelline
Bearing setup: Euro BB & Integrated Headset (Campagnolo version)
U-Brake : on chainstays , allows 39tt/14tt to 28tt/10tt gearing
Colors: black,white & kawagreen
MANKIND Asadi Handlebars:
2-Piece Cr-Mo heattreated Handlebar
Tubing: 9 Butted - 7/8"
Weight: 650gr / 22.93lbs
Backsweep:9.5°
Upsweep: 5°
Raise:188mm / 7.4"
Width:650mm / 25,59" bend/bend: 277,4mm /10,92"
Crossbarheigth: 223,10mm / 87,8"
Colors:black
MANKIND Wisdom Handlebars:
2-Piece Cr-Mo full heattreated Handlebar
Tubing: 7/8" x 1,6 (.787") / Crossbar:7/8" x 1,2 (.472")
Weight: 790gr / 27,87lbs
Backsweep:9.5°
Upsweep: 5°
Raise:196,50 mm / 7.75"
Width:640mm / 25,2" bend/bend: 286,7mm/11,29"
Crossbarheigth: 220,20mm / 86,7"
Colors:black
MANKIND Evolution Stem:
CNCed AL 6061 Stem
Color:Anodized black
Weight: 320gr / 11.29 lbs
Reach:50mm / 1.96"
Machined logos on top & side
MANKIND Evolution Sprockets:
CNCed AL 7075 Sprocket
Sizes:25t , 27t , 30t ,33t , 36t
6mm thick
Weight: 25t (90gr),27t(100gr) , 28t(105gr) ,
30t (115gr) , 33t (125gr) , 36t (137gr)
MANKIND Ti Pegs:
Titanium 6AL4V pegs
Size:38mm
Cutting edge to fit perfect to fork dropout
3 anti slip boltholes
weight:142gr per piece
colors: silver with black print
Mankind Euro BB
for 19 or 22mm spindles
Steel cups ,with washers
Weight: 222gr
Colors:silver & black
Christoph Huber
Unity Distribution
Badestr.2 b
20148 Hamburg - Germany
Tel: ++49 40 25496799
Fax: ++49 40 2543300
e-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.unitybmx.com
Markus Fischer is the first teamrider, to which more will be added soon.
Mr. Fischer has furthermore a signature parts line at Mankind named "Evolution", it starts with the Evolution Stem and will be ongoing with upcoming sprocket, sprocketguard and seatpostclamp.
Christoph: "I spent a lot of time and effort in the last months working on Mankind Bike Company, and now everything is done and ready to go. By creating Mankind Bike Company it was important to me to have high quality & up to date products in terms of style , materials and technical features, but also to present Mankind Bike Company in a new fresh way in terms of company logo, graphic design of stickers, headercards, frame & stem boxes, etc. This will go on to clothing, ads and website."
-There will be the following products for the first shipment:
Mankind Asadi Frame
Mankind Asadi Handlebar - 9 butted
Mankind Wisdom Handlebar - heattreated
Mankind Evolution Stem
Mankind Tolerance Sprocket
Mankind Titanium Peg
Mankind Euro BB
-For the second shipment this year these products will be available:
Second frame (street /dirt frame)
Fork
Evolution Sprocket (designed by Markus Fischer)
Evolution Sprocket guard (designed by Markus Fischer)
Evolution Seatpostclamp (designed by Markus Fischer)
Mankind Asadi Frame:
The MANKIND ASADI frame is made of 100% japanese cr-mo tubing
and features double butted top and downtube.
Top and downtube are outsidebutted towards the headtube.
This outside buting provides a strong gusset-free construction.
Light & small heattreated dropouts (5mm).
BB shell & headtube ouside machined & headtreated
Euro BB & Integrated Headset (Campagnolo version)
Extra large blowholes for less weight.U-Brake lugs on chainstays , allows 39tt/14tt to 28tt/10tt gearing
Headtubeangle: 74,5° , Seattube angle: 71° , Chainstaylength: 361 mm
BB height 35mm(1,38 inch) above axelline
Toptubelengths 20.5tt & 20.8tt.
The weight is 2,45 kg(5.4 lbs)
Colors: black,white & kawagreen
Tubing: TT: 34,9mm/ 1.37" DT: 38mm/1,5" CS: 22,2mm/1.2" SS: 19mm/0,75"
Material: 100% japanese Cr-Mo tubing
Tobtubelengths: 20.5tt & 20.8tt
Chainstaylength: 361mm
Weight : 2,45 kg(5.4 lbs)
Angles: HT: 74,5° ST: 71°
BB height: 35mm(1,38 inch) above axelline
Bearing setup: Euro BB & Integrated Headset (Campagnolo version)
U-Brake : on chainstays , allows 39tt/14tt to 28tt/10tt gearing
Colors: black,white & kawagreen
MANKIND Asadi Handlebars:
2-Piece Cr-Mo heattreated Handlebar
Tubing: 9 Butted - 7/8"
Weight: 650gr / 22.93lbs
Backsweep:9.5°
Upsweep: 5°
Raise:188mm / 7.4"
Width:650mm / 25,59" bend/bend: 277,4mm /10,92"
Crossbarheigth: 223,10mm / 87,8"
Colors:black
MANKIND Wisdom Handlebars:
2-Piece Cr-Mo full heattreated Handlebar
Tubing: 7/8" x 1,6 (.787") / Crossbar:7/8" x 1,2 (.472")
Weight: 790gr / 27,87lbs
Backsweep:9.5°
Upsweep: 5°
Raise:196,50 mm / 7.75"
Width:640mm / 25,2" bend/bend: 286,7mm/11,29"
Crossbarheigth: 220,20mm / 86,7"
Colors:black
MANKIND Evolution Stem:
CNCed AL 6061 Stem
Color:Anodized black
Weight: 320gr / 11.29 lbs
Reach:50mm / 1.96"
Machined logos on top & side
MANKIND Evolution Sprockets:
CNCed AL 7075 Sprocket
Sizes:25t , 27t , 30t ,33t , 36t
6mm thick
Weight: 25t (90gr),27t(100gr) , 28t(105gr) ,
30t (115gr) , 33t (125gr) , 36t (137gr)
MANKIND Ti Pegs:
Titanium 6AL4V pegs
Size:38mm
Cutting edge to fit perfect to fork dropout
3 anti slip boltholes
weight:142gr per piece
colors: silver with black print
Mankind Euro BB
for 19 or 22mm spindles
Steel cups ,with washers
Weight: 222gr
Colors:silver & black
Christoph Huber
Unity Distribution
Badestr.2 b
20148 Hamburg - Germany
Tel: ++49 40 25496799
Fax: ++49 40 2543300
e-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.unitybmx.com 
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