EighthInch Team Rider Steve Bilek
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Steve Bilek
2) What city do you live & ride in?
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
3) Tell us all about your bike- all of the components (bike check)
- Scrambler V2
- Alpha-Q CS10 fork.
- SRAM Omnium crankset
- 49t FSA Track chainring
- shimano SPD pedals.
- Fizik Aliante Ti saddle
- Kalloy post.
- B Witch 40cm straighbar or 40cm Soma Major Taylor drop bar
- 70mm Dimension stem.
- Front wheel: 28h Dura-Ace 7100 hub, Velocity Fusion rim, Continental Gatorskin Hardshell tire.
- Rear Wheel: 36h Formula hub, Velocity Fusion rim, Continental Gatorskin Hardshell tire
- 15t Eighthinch cog/lockring.
4) How long have you been riding fixed gear?
Since 2007
5) What got you started riding fixed gear?
Track Racing
6) What kind of riding do you do- (FGFS, Polo, messenger, etc)?
alley cat racing, commuting, sparse messenger work.
7) Best memory on your bike?
Riding the streets of Tokyo
8) Worst crash on your bike?
all crashes so far have been pretty mild, even getting hit by a car the week before the 2009 CMWC.
9) What do you do when you are not riding?
wrench on bikes, sell ads for COG, make electronic music.
10) Any accolades (Have you won any tournaments/contests, been in a movie/edits?
No major races won but plenty of top finishes and small race victories.
11) Favorite food and drink?
graham crackers with creamy peanut butter dipped in milk.
12) Personal notes- anything you want the world to know about you?
matter what you think, it's only about riding the bike.
13) Any special thanks to anyone out there?
thanks obviously to Eighthinch, thanks to my family and all of the friends through out the world I have made because of racing.