Insane in the Membrane: An electric BMX for B-Real of Cypress Hill
If there’s one custom shop that deserves a gold medal for tenacity, it’s ChillFab. The crew behind the Chiller motorized BMX developed their first prototype four years ago, while they were still based in Russia. Since then they’ve refined the Chiller to create production-ready electric- and petrol-powered versions, pushed the design further with a springer fork, and relocated themselves, their workshop, and their families to Serbia.
It’s been a rocky road for Alex Mazan, Arseniy Chekar, and Vlad Zaki, but they’re too excited about the future to focus on the past. They’ve just wrapped up an electric Chiller for a very special customer?the legendary rapper B-Real, best known as the frontman of Cypress Hill.
?We literally grew up on Cypress Hill’s music,? says Arseniy. ?We got this sick chance to show our respect by doing what we do best?building custom projects. We took our standard Chiller and turned it into something we think is worthy of our idol.?
The Chiller’s drawcard is its Raleigh Chopper-inspired aesthetic. Each bike starts with a hand-welded aluminum frame, based on a templated design that can be configured for either a pit bike engine or an electric motor, and can support either 24- or 26-inch wheels.
The handmade nature of the Chiller frame opens it up for myriad custom options, but the crew went the extra mile on this particular build. First, they prepped all of the aluminum tubing as per their normal procedur...
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