This was one of the more challenging and educational builds for me. I really enjoyed getting in touch with a lot of people outside my usual circle of collectors. I have even been in contact with a former Block factory rider and I will be contacting Rich Bartett hopefully this week. I will of course be giving updates as more of this story unfolds.

This build started out as my Cycle Craft XLX Brian Foster Tribute bike. However while I was playing with design and paint options for my bike I first was offered to purchase a frame by a regular customer at Kore Bikes here in Az. He was under the impression it was a Reynolds Racing and possibly a custom. I of course knew it was Cycle Craft made and the research began. With the help of Donnie (Gaijan) I confirmed what I had stumbled on. It was Block frame number # 08. I also learned that his buddy Jason was in the process of building Block frame number #13.

The next hurdle was of course a set forks. At this point in my search there was not a single set known to be in public hands. When I originally talked to Donnie about the frame his first question was does it have the forks with it? I told him no and he replied good luck in ever finding a set of forks. I was originally going to use my CC Dirt Legs and I happen to cross paths with the guy who purchased the Cycle Craft trailer from Shag a little over two years ago. There were some odd ball parts in there including a Nos never painted set of double thick drop out Cycle Craft forks. For those of you who don’t know I just located my Unicorn-hell even better a Virgin Unicom. I just found Nos Block forks with the metal code writing still intact.

The forks arrived last Friday a week and a day before the Peck Park show. The frame, bars, seat post and cranks were already at the powder coaters starting to get prepped. I ran the forks over the same day and came through on my end of the deal for them to do a rush job for me. The color choice was Cosmic Metallic White which is a rare color they happened to have in stock left over from another job. I finished building the bike at 2 am Friday night six hours before the show started.

I still have more work to do which may include the planned airbrushing of the bike.


















Frame: Block XXL serial number 08 (manufactured by Cycle Craft) with double thick welded drop outs powdered metallic white – one of two in public hands and lowest number

Forks: Nos Block forks (manufactured by Cycle Craft) with double thick welded drop outs powdered metallic white – only set in public hands

Headset: Tange MX-3 chrome with Nos SST Dirt Skirt light purple anodized

Wheels: Hyper high flange hubs (made by TNT) anodized purple, Araya RB-17 double wall rims chrome, with stainless steel spokes with black alloy nipples

Tires: Nos Tioga Comp 3’s-fattie front & skinny rear-(Primo V monster 1.75 rear gum wall in pictures)

Cranks: GT stamped Profile 180mm powdered metallic white

BB: Nos Profile hop up kit anodized purple

Chain Wheel: Vg 45 tooth anodized purple

Chain: Nos Sedis Sport Silver and Black

Pedals: Sr Speed Traps Mtp-100 (sealed bearings) with Killer Kages

Stem: DK XXL double thick inverted in anodized purple (only one to surface) with Nos S&M Wedgie Jackson

Bars: Cycle Craft Fed’z (originals) powdered metallic white

Grips: Nos Jive Handle Ez Jives with Nos Jive Nuts purple

Brake Lever: Nos Dia Compe MX-99 black

Brakes: Odyssey Pit Bull polished

Pads: Nos Scott Manthauser super brake pads

Brake Cable: Nos Odyssey linear slik Cable purple

Seat Clamp: Nos Vg seat clamp with Nos Vg cable stop anodized purple

Seat Post: Nos Gt straight post powdered metallic white

Seat Selle Italia Turbo seat with 1989 date code

Seat Guts Nos Vg seat guts anodized purple

Pads: Nos Block padset green aqua and purple paisley

Drop out savers: Nos Vg flower design frame savers anodized purple

Front Washers: Vg alloy washers anodized purple

I would like to thank everyone who helped with the research and planning on this bike Of course a special thanks Ryan at Kore, Donnie, Jake, and Ross.

Nbl 49a

LOOKS GOOD! Man that VG Sprocket looks so rad.

Paisley FTMFW!

Sweet! I like the color combos a lot.

Nice......What is our next years build for the peck shot gonna be???

wow, looks great man.. how'd you do at the show?

nice buildup, I have some Block padsets from different eras with different logo designs. if you would like logo scans I can have Buddha scan em for ya. I especially like that purple VG sprocket!

I was told I was in contention to win but later found out I didn't get first. However I did win last year with my Menstrual Cycle.

Nbl 49a

sweet bike!
such a rare bike and you make it sound like an easy build

btw, somebody needs to set up another az show, i think i might have missed the last one...?
all the vintage/os/museum az guys need to go for a ride!

That is a really, really good looking bike! Awesome!

Fantastic build! Pure early 90's!

I thought my Holmes was hard to muscle around the track until my buddy got his Block(#11 I think and then #20...something after his first got stolen then his 2nd one got semi-stolen after "a friend" loaned it to another and then another and so on until it just disappeared). Then again, we were only 15 He still watches ebay and such...just in case.

Nice job!

Looks great man!

man that turned out awesome! i know of a similar bike on the museum.lol-j