2011 Carlton from Switzerland : Roman Lorenz

Roman Lorenz is one of Timur Karadschajew's riding friend. He used to ride a 2010 New Deal. Now he rides a 2011 Carlton, which is the evolution of the New Deal. Note the 5 year old Superstar Elect stem, still very nice.

frame: Superstar Carlton 21"
fork: Superstar Neutral
bar: WTP Madmax 8.7
stem: Superstar Elect
headset: Simple
grips: Duo Homan
spanish bb: Salt Plus
sprocket: Profile Splinedrive 25t
crank: Profile Race bossless with gdh titanium axle
pedals: Eclat Surge alu
chain: Salt Plus halflinks
seat: Eclat Webster
seatpost: Flybikes

front wheel:
hub: St-Martin
spokes: DT Swiss Revolution
rim: Khe Big V
rim strip: Schwalbe
tube: Khe Twiggy
tire: Odyssey Path tan wall k-light 1.85

rear wheel:
hub; Profile Mini Race with titanium bolts and 9t titanium driver polish
spokes: DT Swiss Revolution
rim: Eclat X-Odus
rim strip: Eclat
tube: Animal
tire: Odyssey Aitken tan wall k-light 2.25

9.98kg.

Tenessee Cooper, Goonk Vilaivanh

This Cooper belongs to someone with an uncomon name : Goonk Vilaivanh (originaly from Laos), from an uncomon city name from Tenessee, USA : Elizabethton/Murfreesboro. Anyway, his Cooper looks clean.

Frame - Superstar Cooper 20.75

Fork - Primo Strand

Bar - S&M Grand Slam XLT (cut to 27.5)

Stem - Mutiny Lifted

Grips - Hoffman Mushroom

Cranks- Profile

Sprocket - Animal Sprocky Balboa

Pedals - Shadow Conspiracy Nostra

Rims- Odyssey Hazard Lite F&R

Front Hub - Primo N4FL

Rear Hub - Federal Freecoaster V2

Pegs - Animal Lites

Seat Post - Animal Pivotal

Mark, from Poland, 7 months later

 

Mark from Poland sent us his Light My Fire bikecheck on may 2nd, 2010. Now, he owns a New Deal frame. So here is the new bike. Nice baby blue and bike.

Frame: Superstar Newdeal 21"
Fork: Fit Shiv
Bar: Fly Montana
Stem: Superstar Edge9
Grips: Lotek
Sprocket: United
Cranks: Leaf Motosticks
Seat: Macneil
Rear hub: Superstar Overdrive 8t
Rear rim: Shadow Orbis
Front hub: NS Rotary
Front rim: KHE Big V
Weight: about 8,7kg

Trail Religion from France : Mathieu Secret

You may not know the Trail Religion. That was Superstar's first frame back in 2003. Mathieu Secret still rides this "old"bike.
Frame : Super-S*** Trail Religion
Fork : Subrosa Pandora
Handlebar : Primo SaladBar
Stem : Shadow Conspiracy Attack Frontload
Grips : Demolition
Crank : Subrosa Bitchin
Pedals : Primo Stricker plastic
Sprocket : Mutiny 24T
Chain : Shadow Conspiracy
Front wheel : Decathlon
Rear wheel : Eastern 9'er 9T
Tires : Maxxis HookWorm 1.95"
Seat clamp : Odyssey
Seat post : McNeil Stump
Seat : McNeil Pivotal
Pegs : WTP Toxic
Brake : Rush, MTB pads
Lever : Primo

SA, New Deal 2010, Ryan Rushman, version 2

October 11th was Ryan Rushman's 2010 New Deal V1.0. Today, here is the V2.0 :
Frame: Superstar New Deal 2010 21"
Fork: Fit Shiv
Headset: Odyssey
Bar: Animal Bob 4 Piece
Stem: Odyssey Elementary V2
Grips: Volume LA
Crank: Snafu Mayweather
Sprocket: Shadow Lighter 28t
Chain: KMC
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Front Wheel: Coaltion laced to Odyssey 7ka with Ti Spokes
Front Tire: Animal TWW
Rear Wheel: Coalition 10t laced to a sun rim
Rear Tire: TWW
Seat: Shadow Conspiracy
Seat post: Animal
Weight: 19-20 pounds

Light My Fire from UK : Jake Matthews

Arriving from UK, we have Jake Matthews and his 21.2" Light My Fire bike :
Frame: Superstar Light My Fire 21.2"
Forks: Odyssey Dirt
Headset: FSA
Bars: ??? (8.75" x 29")
Stem: Fortytwo
Grips: Odyssey Adam Banton
Cranks: ???
Sprocket: T1 Logan's Run, 28t
BB: DK
Pedals: Wellgo
Front wheel:
Demolition Momentum > Alienation skylark > GBH spokes > Eclat teck
Back wheel:
Fly Ruben > Demolition Zero > DK spokes > Odyssey Hazard V3 9t
Pegs: ???
Seat: Premium
Seatpost: Demolition
Optional Brake setup:
Odyssey Monolever > Odyssey slic > Demolition Vulcan

2 team bikes : TK and JC

After testing 2011 prototype frames, both Timur Karadschajew and Jared Chilko now ride stock 2011 frames. See their currents rides, provided by La Finca Distribution and Sidewall Distribution :

Timur's :
Frame: Superstar Carlton 21.3"
Fork: Bsd Ghetto fork
Handlebars: Macneil xlt 8.75"
Stem: Superstar Revolte 53mm
Headset: Superstar prototype
Grips: Odi longneck st
Barends: Flybikes plastic
Seat: Eclat Webster (sample)
Seatpost: Odyssey Intac
Spanish bb: Superstar
Crank: Profile race 175mm GDH titanium axle and titanium sprocket bolt
Sprocket: Superstar Trip 25t
Pedals: Superstar plastic
Chain: Shadow Interlock v2
Front hub: Superstar Overdrive with allloy axle
Rear hub: Superstar Overdrive cassette 8t driver
Spokes: DT Swiss competition
Rims: Superstar Duty
Rim trips: Superstar
Tubes: Animal
Front tire: Eclat cmd 2.3 foldable prototype
Rear tire: Eclat esc 2.1 foldable prototype
Weight: 9.62 Kg

Jared's :
Frame: Superstar Carlton 20.6"
Fork: Superstar Neutral
Handlebars: Superstar Sweet Sweep 8.6"
Stem: Superstar Edge 9
Headset: Superstar
Grips: Odi Longneck
Seat combo : Superstar Easy, first sample
Spanish bb: Superstar 22mm
Crank: Superstar 2-pc prototype
Sprocket: Superstar Trip Light 25T
Pedals: Superstar plastic
Chain: Shadow Conspiracy
Front hub: Superstar Overdrive
Rear hub: Superstar Overdrive cassette 9T driver
Rims: Superstar Duty
Rim strips: Superstar
Front tire: Fit dirt 2.2
Rear tire: Fit FAF 1.95

2011 Carlton from Switzerland : Giona Lepori

Lugano based, Giana is one of Timur Karadschajew's mate riders. He rides a new 2011 Carlton bike, quite close from Timur's bike (soon on line too). A lot of Superstar stuff on it :
Frame: Superstar Carlton 21.3
Fork: Superstar Neutral
Handlebars: Macneil xlt 8.75
Stem: Superstar f9 49mm
Headset: Simple bike co.
Grips: Proper team
Seat: Fit pcp padded
Seatpost: Wethepeople
Spanish bb: Superstar
Crank: Wethepeople Royal cranks
Sprocket: Odyssey 25t
Pedals: Superstar plastic
Chain: Shadow Interlock v2
Front hub: Superstar Overdrive with alloy axle
Rear hub: Superstar Overdrive cassette 8t driver
Rims: Superstar Duty
Rimstripes: Superstar
Tires: Odyssey foldable 2.25 tanwall
Weight: 9.9 Kg

Team bike : Tim Watson, Australia

Kickassbmx-supported, Tim Watson rides a 2011 Cooper bike now. Too bad, he's not a full trails rider, otherwise he would ride a 2011 Watson frame...
Frame: 2011 Cooper 20.6
Fork: Superstar Neutral
Headset: Twenty bike co
Bar: Odyssey Lumberjacks 27”
Stem: Superstar Edge 9
Grips: Primo x Lotek
Crank: Odyssey wombolts
Sprocket: Superstar Trip
Chain: kmc
Pedals: Animal Hamilton Plastics
BB: Superstar
Front Wheel: Superstar overdrive hub with Superstar Duty rim
Tire: Odyssey Aitken klyte 2.25”
Rear Wheel: Superstar overdrive cassette with Superstar Duty rim
Hub Guard: Proper
Pegs: Odyssey jpeg lighter
Tire: Odyssey Aitken klyte 2.25”
Seat: Primo Slim pivotal
Seatpost: No idea
Modifications: Lumberjack bars cut to 27”and Hex axle bolts for 17mm socket.

Women bike : New Deal from Monaco

That's not often that we get a bikecheck from a woman. Alexia Dejoie from Monaco (ultra small principality between France and Italy if you wonder) sent us her ride, with cool black/silver crank arms. French lesson starts now :
Cadre : superstar newdeal 21"
Fourche : macneil blazer
Guidon : kink lynx 8,25
Potence : eightyfour
Jeu de direction : salt
Pédalier : primo hollowbite
Pédale : primo
Couronne : eightyfour
Roue avant : superstar
Pneu avant : eastern curb monkey 3.30
Roue arrière : superstar driver 8dts
Pneu arrière : eastern curb monkey 2.30
Selle : eclat
Roulements : superstar
Poignées : flybike
Embouts de guidon : odyssey
Poids : 10kg

New Deal, New York : Justin Sick

Received from New York, USA (for those who still doubt), a New Deal ridden by Justin Sick :
Frame: Superstar New Deal 2010 21"

Fork: Kink Empire
Headset: Kink
Bar: United Squad Un-cut
Stem: Demo F40
Grips: Volume LA
Crank: Snafu May weather
Sprocket: Coalition 28t
Chain: shadow Half link v2
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Front Wheel: Coalition Laced to Odyssey 7KA
Front Tire:Odyssey Aitken
Rear Wheel: Coalition10t Laced to Sun Rim
Rear Tire: Maxxis M*TREAD
Seat: Shadow Pivotal
Seat post: Kink
Final Weight is Approx: 20lbs

USA, New Deal 2010 : Ryan Rushman

From Naples, New York state in the USA, we have Ryan Rushman sending us his 2010 New Deal bikecheck.
Frame: Superstar New Deal 2010 21"
Fork: Fit Shiv
Headset: Odyssey
Bar: Odyssey Lumberjack
Stem: Odyssey Elementary V2
Grips: Volume LA
Crank: Snafu Mayweather
Sprocket: Profile Imperial 28t
Chain: KMC
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Front Wheel: Alienation PBR
Front Tire: Eastern Curb monkey
Rear Wheel: Hoffman Generator 9t
Rear Tire: Odyssey Path
Seat: Fit
Seat post: Demolition
Weight: 19-20 pounds

UK Cooper : Nathan Weatherley

Nathan Weatherley from Reading, UK uses that Cooper bike with left side drive.
Frame : Superstar Cooper 2009 21.25"
Fork : Odyssey Race
Bar : Wethepeople Envy v2
Grips : Subrosa
Stem : Sastern Strangler
Crank : Wethepeople Royal
Sprocket : Exposure
Chain : black halflink
Pedals : United plastic
Front wheel : Eastern Element
Rear wheel : Proper Magnalite LHD
Seat : Shadow Conspiracy

New Deal in Australia : Jonathan ...

We received that bikecheck from a rider called Jonathan, somewhere in Australia (probably in Mitchelton, Queensland). Looks like he works in My Bike store :
Frame: Superstar New Deal 21”
Fork: BSD Ghetto
Bars: BSD Highland
Stem: Superstar Elect
Cranks: Flybikes
Sprocket: Tree Bicycle Co
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted plastic
Rims: Gsport Rollcage
Hubs: Profile
Tyres: Flybikes
Seat: Eclat

New Deal, LHD, France : Kévin Joint

Kévin Joint comes from Bourges in France. He rides a 2009 New Deal :
Frame : Superstar New Deal 2009 21"
Fork : Federal 20/20
Bar : Primo Tall Boy
Grips : ODI Longneck ST
Stem : Salt PRO CNC
Crank : Eclat Tibia
Sprocket : MacNeil light
Chain : Salt PRO Halflink
Pedals : Superstar plastic
Front wheel : Salt AM, pneu Animal GLH 2.25 tire
Rear wheel : Eclat X-Odus rim, Eclat Tech Hub, Animal GLH 2.10 tire
Seat : Eclat Complex

New Deal from Austria : Klaus Wiebogen

His name is Klaus Wiebogen. He is from Sankt Pölten in Austria and he rides that bike :
Frame: Superstar New Deal '10
Fork: Sunday Morning
Headset: United
Bar: BSD Highlander
Stem: Proper Microlite Toploader
Grips: Odi
Crank: United Supreme completebike
Sprocket: United
Chain: Salt Halflink
Pedals: Superstar Plastics
BB: Superstar
Front Wheel:United Supreme Completebike
Tire: Maxxis Grifter 2,1
Rear Wheel: United Supreme Completebike
Tire: Maxxis Grifter 1,85
Brake: Eclat The Unit
Brakelever: Eclat Swift
Brakecable: Odyssey
Brakepads: Eclat Clear
Seat: United Squad '09
Seatpost: pivotal
Weight: 10 kg

Deutsches Fahrrad aus Heilbronn (in Germany, of course) : Alex Göhrung

Alex Göhrung rides this 21" Cooper with pride. And he shot it well as well.
Frame: Superstar Cooper 2010 Black 21"
Forks: Wethepeople Helium 35mm
Headset: Cane Creek
Bars: Kink Wolf Bar
Stem: Fitbikeco. D.L.R
Grips: ODI Longneck
Bar Ends: éclat
Cranks: Macneill Conjoined V2
Sprocket: Salt 28t
Chain: Shadow Conspiracu halflinks
Pedals: Animal
Front Wheel: Alienation Runaway, Odyssey v²andero, Odyssey Plyte 2.1"
Back Wheel: Odyssey Hazard Lite, G-Sport Ratchet 9t, Odyssey Aitken 1.9"
Seat: Verde
Seatpost: Twenty

New Deal from Slovakia : Richard Dzugas

Richard Dzugas rides his 2008 New Deal around Kosice in Slovakia. Nice purple color.
Frame: Superstar New Deal 2008 21.4" breakless
Fork: Odyssey dirt
Headset: Colony
Bar: Superstar Sweet Sweep
Stem: NS Quark pro
Grips: Premium
Bar Ends: Animal alloy
Cranks: Primo Hollowbite
Bottom Bracket: 34r
Sprocket: Superstar Pimp 27t
Chain: KMC
Pedals: The Shadow Conspiracy Nostra sealed
Front wheel: Odyssey hazard lite, Salt, Salt Pitch Raw
Rear wheek: Odyssey Hazard lite, Salt cassette, Odyssey PathSeat: Animal
Seat Post: Colony

Team bike : Ruslan Kurilin, his own custom frame

Unique frame designed according to Ruslan's ideas to make a stronger frame :
Frame : Superstar prototype for Ruslan K., 21.2"
Fork : United
Headset : Dartmoor
Bar : Flybikes Montana
Stem : Mental Kuma
Grips : Blackmarket
Cranks : Superstar prototype
Sprocket : Mental check
Pedals : Wellgo magnesium
Chain : Shadow Conspiracy
Front wheel : Mental hub with hubguard, Superstar Duty rim, Flybikes Ruben tire 2.25"
Rear wheel - Superstar complete rear wheel, Mental hubguard, Animal GLH 1.9"
Pegs : United Squad 34 Slim Pegs
Seat : Kink
Seatpost : Macneil

Team bikecheck : Clément Baës, 2010 Mirror

Newly added to the Superstar team, french rider Clément Baës rides a Mirror frame. Trees are very natural bike racks sometimes...

Frame: Superstar Mirror 21'
Fork: Superstar Neutral
Headset: Animal
Stem: Superstar Edge9
Bar: Superstar Sweet Sweep
Grips: Animal Edwin
Crank: Odyssey Twombolt
Sprocket: 25t Animal Sprocky Balboa
Pedals: Animal plastic
Front wheel: Odyssey rim, Gsport hub
Rear wheel: Odyssey rim, Gsport ratchet hub
Seat: Animal

Cooper 21" from Belgium : Lorens Haentjens

Here is a rear-braked and seatclampless Cooper from Beveren, Belgium. Owner : Lorens Haentjens.

Frame: Superstar Cooper 21"
Fork: Odyssey race
Headset: FSA
Bar: S&M Slambars
Stem: 34R Orto
Grips: Odi
Bar Ends: Odi
Brake: Odyssey evo 2 + Odyssey GTX-R gyro
Brake Lever: Odyssey M2 Small
Brake Cable: Odyssey slick cable
Brake Pads: Baradine
Seat: Federal Slim SL
Seat Post: Animal wedgepost
Seat Post Clamp: cut off
Cranks: Profile Ti axle
Sprocket: Titanium RNC 25T
Chain: Khe Halflink
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted plastic
Bottom Bracket: Flybikes
Front rim: Proper
Front spokes: Proper
Front hub: Proper Microlite male hub
Front tire: Khe MAC 2
Rear rim: Odyssey Hazard lite
Rear spokes : Odyssey
Rear hub: Odyssey Hazard Cassete Ti axle and driver
Rear tire: Khe MAC 1,5

Team bikecheck : Jared Chilko, 2011 Carlton

Being a team rider has some advantages. Jared Chilko, Canada, knows that. He's been riding/testing 2011 Superstar stuff for months now. His bikecheck is obviously special.
Frame: 2011 Superstar Carlton prototype, 21.0"
Fork: Superstar Neutral
Bars: 2011 Superstar Sweet Sweep 8.6" prototype (cut to 28")
Stem: Superstar Edge9
Headset: Superstar with carbon spacer
Crank: 2011 or 2012 Superstar 2pc prototype, 175mm
Sprocket: Superstar Pimp 25T
Front Wheel: Superstar Overdrive hub with duty rim, and Fit tire (2.1")
Rear Wheel: Superstar Overdrive 9t Cassette, duty rim, and Fit tire (1.95")
Seat post: Thomson Elite (cut really short)
Seat: ECCD
Grips: ODI Longnecks
Pegs: Tree alloy
Pedals: Superstar plastic
Car : VW Golf 3, not included in the team pack provided by Superstar.
Thanks Jared for tests and feedback. Always interesting to read you.

Mirror in Belgium : Simon Leloup

Here is a rare bikecheck : a Mirror frame with cut seat tube. Owner : Simon Leloup from Belgium.
Frame: Superstar Mirror 21,00"
Bars: Federal Lacey bars
Stem: Fitbikeco d.l.d
Forks: Verde
Grips: Odi Longnecks
Bar Ends: Odi
Seat: Shadow Crow
Seat Post Clamp: Kink
Cranks: Verde
Sprocket: Federal
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted
Bottom Bracket: Spanish by Superstar
Complete Try-All wheel
Complete Verde wheel

Cooper made in Russia : Taras Nikolaevich

That Cooper has a very rare titanium fork. That make it very special. And the owner, Taras Nikolaevich, is a special rider too. Nice bus ride. Russia rules.
Frame : Superstar Cooper 21.25".
Fork : titanium.
Stem : Primo Aneyerlator.
Bar : Primo Tall Boy.
Grips : Stolen.
Crank : Code bikes.
Sprocket : Flybikes 26T.
Front wheel : Proper hub, Alex Supra Dome rim, Infect spokes.
Rear wheel : Primo Mix 8T hub, Odyssey 7ka rim, Infect spokes

Lukas Walter/Germany/Cooper

The last time we posed a bike from Germany was in february 2010. Germany is back in action on this page thanks to Lukas Walter's Cooper. Nice picture and nice bike, Lukas.

Frame: Superstar Cooper 20,75"
Bars: Proper TTXL
Stem: Flybikes
Forks: WTP Helium light 25mm
Headset: Salt
Grips: Flybikes
Bar Ends: Flybikes
Brake: Demolition + Snafu Mobeus Rotor
Brake Lever: Odyssey modulever small
Brake Cable: Ody Slics
Brake Pads: Proper Baradine
Seat: WTP Supreme Pivotal
Seat Post: Wtp
Seat Post Clamp: integrated
Cranks: Wtp Royal Cranks
Sprocket: FIT
Chain: Khe Collapse
Pedals: Animal hamilton plastic
Bottom Bracket: Spanish by WTP
Front rim: Khe Big V
Front spokes: Khe Flexies
Front hub: Proper bolt
Front tire: Odyssey Aitken Street Tanwall 2,25
Rear rim: Odyssey Quadrant
Rear spokes s: Factory of Madness Woodstock
Rear hub: Profile Mini 9t
Rear tire: Odyssey Aitken Street 1,9 Tanwall

Toulouse/Cooper : Antoine Nau

Here is a french Cooper, from Toulouse. Antoine Nau on bord.
cadre: Superstar Cooper 21.25"
fourche: Subrosa
guidon: Eastern 9"
potence: Shadow Conspiracy
roues: Primo Balance
pédalier: Profile
pneu av: Odyssey 2.25
pneu ar: Khe 2.10
selle: Federal

Another New Deal from Hungary : Almos Kis

Direct from Hungary, Almos Kis' bike, with rear brake.
frame: Superstar New Deal 21"
fork: Wtp Excalibur
bar: Superstar Sweet Sweep
stem: Odyssey elementary v3
cranks: Wtp Royal 175mm
sprocket: Superstar Pimp
pedals: Superstar plastic
chain: Kkhe ultra light
seat: Colony Pivotal
seatpoast: Hoffman Pivotal
front wheel: Primo hub, G-Sport Ribcage rim, DT spokes, Wtp Grippin tire (kevlar)
rear wheel: Wtp Supreme casette hub, G-Sport Ribcage rim, DT spokes, Wtp Seelin tire (kevlar)
brake: Superstar
rotor: Snafu Mobeus