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Tonic Fab's Howie gets a kid!
by spoiledgoods
Posted: Jun 1, 2009
Tonic Fab is a small bike company from Portland, Oregon that specialize in dialed bikes. Recently I got my hands on a Howie frame, however, Landon sent through some new information on the Howie to stoke you guys out even more. Now this is dialed folks!
Click here for info on the new Howie...
Click here for info on the new Howie...
The New Howie
The new Howie looks nearly identical to the old model. So what’s different?
Changes:
•Less Weight: The new Howie with our Deep Coat finish weighs 4.8lbs / 2.18 kg.
•Less Chainstays: 14.56” / 370mm
•Less Cost: $625 USD including bottom bracket.
•Less Hassle: Tonic Mid 90 bottom bracket.
The Mid 90 is simply a BMX mid bottom bracket scaled-up for use with a mountain bike chain line. Frames will ship with this BB installed.
The Mid 90 has some real advantages:
•Ease of setting up the bike with 3 piece cranks for a mountain bike chain line. The only spacer is the non-drive side bearing cap. The sprocket adapter sits right against the drive side bearing.
•Uses the same common and durable bearings as a regular Mid BB.
•90 is a very high number, so you know it’s good.
Weight: 4.8lbs w/ Deep Coat finish.
Geometry (with 460mm fork and 2.1 Small Block 8’s)-
Chainstay length: 14.56”
BB height: 12.8
TT length: 22.25”
HT Angle: 69.5
ST Angle 73
Chainline: 50mm
BB: Tonic Mid-90
Head Tube: Campy Integrated.
Price: $625 USD with BB installed.
The Howie can be purchased directly through Tonic or one of our distributors. Expect the Howie to ship at the end of July.
Tonic advises a down payment if your interested in one of the new Howies, as they are going to go fast!
[PI=3523943 size=m align=c]www.tonicfab.com[/PI]
The new Howie looks nearly identical to the old model. So what’s different?
Changes:
•Less Weight: The new Howie with our Deep Coat finish weighs 4.8lbs / 2.18 kg.
•Less Chainstays: 14.56” / 370mm
•Less Cost: $625 USD including bottom bracket.
•Less Hassle: Tonic Mid 90 bottom bracket.
The Mid 90 is simply a BMX mid bottom bracket scaled-up for use with a mountain bike chain line. Frames will ship with this BB installed.
The Mid 90 has some real advantages:
•Ease of setting up the bike with 3 piece cranks for a mountain bike chain line. The only spacer is the non-drive side bearing cap. The sprocket adapter sits right against the drive side bearing.
•Uses the same common and durable bearings as a regular Mid BB.
•90 is a very high number, so you know it’s good.
Weight: 4.8lbs w/ Deep Coat finish.
Geometry (with 460mm fork and 2.1 Small Block 8’s)-
Chainstay length: 14.56”
BB height: 12.8
TT length: 22.25”
HT Angle: 69.5
ST Angle 73
Chainline: 50mm
BB: Tonic Mid-90
Head Tube: Campy Integrated.
Price: $625 USD with BB installed.
 Old Howie |  New Howie |
The Howie can be purchased directly through Tonic or one of our distributors. Expect the Howie to ship at the end of July.
Tonic advises a down payment if your interested in one of the new Howies, as they are going to go fast!
[PI=3523943 size=m align=c]www.tonicfab.com[/PI]
39 Comments
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lexx
(Jun 4, 2009 at 0:04)
your stories are always very informational i love them!
4.8 lbs!!! are you kidding me?? thats a crazy weight, and the whole geometry is sooo dialed, 14.56 chainstays, AMAZING! best dj/street/park frame on the market HANDS DOWN
Nobody cares. You're commenting on a Howie blog, Not a Riot. You're going to be bashed regardless of your bike's specs.
I am so looking at buying one now. But depending on the fork how much dose an aveage single speed built up bike with this frame weigh?
well with a 4.8 pound frame and a 3.8 pound fork, you're looking at 26-28 pounds on the entire build.
also depends how many brakes you want to put and how much money you wanna spent. A Tonic frame is high--end so I don't believe you'll skimp on parts
how do you figure?
what are you using for components?
if you're running single speed like he said, it's gonna be in the 20ish range if you're a weight weenie.
just think about this: 4.8 plus 3.8 is 8.6. those are your heaviest components.
if you have more then 15 pounds of weight then I'm guessing you could care less about weight and there would be no reason to buy a frame that was built to be light.
what are you using for components?
if you're running single speed like he said, it's gonna be in the 20ish range if you're a weight weenie.
just think about this: 4.8 plus 3.8 is 8.6. those are your heaviest components.
if you have more then 15 pounds of weight then I'm guessing you could care less about weight and there would be no reason to buy a frame that was built to be light.
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Ah! I am glad to see that it is Mid 90, because Mid 80 just wouldn't have cut it. Now I can feel the quality of an extra ten.
New frame looks a hawt.. Havnt seen much of Tonic over here in Aus.. Surprised it isn't growing in popularity...
Personally not too keen on the dropouts, but that is a minor thing on what is, apart from that, one of the sickest frames I've seen.
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