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You must be one of verY few people in
AustrAliA with A blAckmArket killswitch
tell us A little About it?

For so long I dreamt of owning a Killswitch just
because they look so different to any other bike
around. I bought it around mid 2013 not really
knowing what I’d use it for but I just knew I would
love it.

whAt sort of riding do You generAllY get
up to on the killswitch?

I kind of just have it sitting there as a spare bike,
as it seems one of my bikes always has something
going on, it’s so good just having the Killswitch
sitting there just in case. I’ve used it on some
really rough downhill tracks (including Thredbo)
it’s perfect for any kind of dirt jump / pumptrack
riding even the BMX track or skatepark if you
like. All you have to do is change the suspension
settings and tyres and you can literally do any
discipline of riding.

we sAw You At the cAnnonbAll festivAl
slAlom on it, how did it hold up there?

remy morton is more known for his downhill
exploits, (in fact he’s recently been signed to the
hutchinson united team) but his instagram and
snapchat followers will know he also has a love
of dirt jumping. early last year, by chance i spied
him aboard this carefully built killswitch. i just
had to ask him about it.

I’m not sure if it was the best bike for it or not by

being single speed but I was definitely having the

most fun I could by riding it!

the killswitch comes As A frAme onlY

so we’re not tAlking About A stock

build here. wAs there much thought in

the build, we’re sensing A bit of A bmx

influence?

When I built this bike I wanted it be the bike I

dreamt of owning and it definitely took a while to

set it up how I wanted , but was worth the wait for

sure. It seems to be fairly BMX brand orientaded

when I look at it now but I really just thought it

would fit the mould of the bike.

profile bmx crAnks seem A little over

the top though, You must reAllY Abuse

this bike.

I don’t think they are over the top at all really

they don’t weigh much more then a standard mtb

crankset and for a single speed set up I think it’s

a lot more bennificial running cranks that are

actually made to run single speed. It also allows

you to run a bmx sprocket which has a lot more

size/ colour veriety then most MTB companies.

tell us A little About the suspension?

RockShox Suspension that NSDynamics set up

especially for how I wanted the bike to feel. A little

stiff with 110mm forks and 100mm on the rear

shock.

whAt’s Your fAvourite thing About the

bike?

Not one single noise, even when you’re riding the

roughest downhill tracks the only thing that you

can ever hear is the hub. No chain slap. nothing.

Single speed bliss.

mAke the switch

remY morton’s

blAckmArket killswitch

frAme- 2014 Black Market Killswitch (small)

fork- 2010 RockShox Revolation

shock- RockShock Monarch RT3

heAdset- Black Market

crAnks - Profile, No boss, spline drive 165mm

chAinring - Profile, Spine Drive Sprocket 23t

bottom brAcket-

cAssette- Fire Eye single speed kit

wheels- Hadley 20mm front, Hadley Single

speed cassette hub 135mm rear with Ti bolt kit,

laced to Sun Ringle MTX / Nukeproof rims

tYres- Maxxis Ardent

pedAls-Straitline Defacto platform pedal,

JL Special Edition

brAkes- 2014 Carbon Avid XO Trails

stem- Profile Racing, Helm 50mm

hAndlebArs- Renthal Fatbars 760mm

grips- ODI Longneck BMX Lock on

seAtpost- Thomson Elite

sAddle-S&M P-rail padded BMX seat

specificAtions

whAt’s the next upgrAde?

I think I’ve set it up how I want for now as I’ve had it

for coming on two years I’ve changed most things

that I didn’t like since the original build.

where will we see You next AboArd the

killswitch?

Unfortunately I don’t think i’ll be able to ride it

much coming into these next few years because of

commitments I’ve made to race downhill and I won’t

really be home much to ride it, but we’ll see what

happens! I don’t think I can ever see myself selling

this bike as it has way too much sentimental value in

it, and every time I ride it I have the sickest time!

nAme: Remy Morton

Age: 18

hometown: Gold Coast

fAvourite overseAs

trAck: Schladming Austria

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