We’ve featured a number of Buddy Sardenga’s bikes and riding shots over the years…but this latest hybrid build is definitely one of the most interesting.
Buddy’s been riding a Stolen Spade 22 for a while and last week he had the brilliant/crazy idea one morning to see what would happen if he put some of the parts off his old 24″ S&M ATF onto the Spade frame.
Almost like doing the opposite of the conversion/mod from a couple years back when a rider converted a 24″ Sunday Wave-C to a 22″ rider.
The result? A 24″ that rides very similar to the classic 24″ Liquid Feedback.
As you can see, the rear axle is way out but still at about 14.6″.
The head tube is now more mellow, probably at 73-ish degrees and the bottom bracket at 13.25″.
According to Buddy, the new converted Spade is super roomy and “manuals crazy good”.
Pretty cool.
Buddy hadn’t been out to the trails yet on it (at least since the last time we chatted) but this looks like it would be hella fun there too.
cruiser revolution 
