Bike Check: Jeremiah Smith's Failure prototype

May 10, 2012

Written by Bart de Jong

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-Frame: Failure Ginja Ninja prototype (soon to be out)
-Forks: Snafu pickle
-Headset: Failure
-Stem: Snafu vst
-Bars: Failure behind bars
-Grips: Odi long neck
-Bar ends: plastic Odi
-Chain: Shadow half link

-Sprocket: Snafu ola
-Cranks: Snafu mayweather
-Pedals: Snafu anorexic
-Seatpost: Failure
-Seat: Failure logo
-Front tire: Fit FAF-k
-Front rim: Snafu brakeless
-Front hub: Snafu zenith
-Rear rim: Snafu brakeless
-Rear tire: Maxxis grifter
-Rear hub: Odyssey v3 LHD
-Hub Guards: Demolition

-Pegs: Hoffman

Modifications: I Dremel the rear drop out, so I can run my back wheel slammed so my chain stays tight, no matter what.

Weight: Honestly, I'm not sure. If I had to guess I would say 23 something.

How long have you been on Failure now?
Jeremiah: 6 years

With Snafu under the same umbrella, are you happy with your current bike sponsorship deal?
Jeremiah: I am happy with my bike sponsor but I did announce today that I am no longer riding for Snafu. I am sad to leave them but I think everything happens for a reason. I am still really good friends with everyone at Snafu and they still rule, just had to move on to see what else is out there.

Do you have it set up for riding street, or could you ride anything with it the way it is set up? J
Jeremiah: My bike is set up to ride anything, I'm not the kind of person that just rides one thing, I love riding street, dirt, park, vert every now and then and sometime I even try and ride flatland but it's really hard. hahaha.

Are you totally comfortable riding brakeless?
Jeremiah: Yes, I do not second guess my self when I am brakeless, plus when I have brakes on I do second guess myself and it's not good to second guess yourself. Plus I don't know how to work on brakes. hahahah.

Thanks to: DC shoes, Failure bikes, 5050 bmx, Friends, Family and anyone else that has helped me out in the years.