At the end of last year Alex Donnachie wrecked his knee, snapping his ACL in on a rail move gone wrong in Croatia. He got knee surgery in December 2017 and has spent this year doing a tons of physio and is now back to street fitness. He set up this new 'purple haze' ALVX just before heading to Lyon for Bros Bike Store's Street Station Jam a few weeks back. Check out a run down of the parts he chose for this purple and gum beast...
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Alex's ALVX Frame Setup:
Frame | : | Purple haze BSD ALVX 20.6″ frame |
Bars | : | Black BSD 1″ OS Zing bars |
Grips | : | Gum BSD Dunks grips |
Stem | : | Black BSD 1″ OS Levelled stem |
Headset | : | BSD Integrated headset |
Forks | : | Black BSD Jonesin' Fork |
Sprocket | : | Black BSD Guard Sprocket 25t |
Cranks | : | Black BSD Substance XL cranks 165mm |
Pedals | : | Black BSD Safari pedals |
Chain | : | BSD 1991 Halflink chain |
Rear Hub | : | Black BSD Westcoaster Hub with Jersey Barrier hubguards |
Rear Tire | : | Gum BSD Donnastreet tire 2.4″ |
Rear Rim | : | Black BSD Aero pro rim |
Front Hub | : | Black BSD Front Street Pro hub with Jersey Barrier hubguards |
Front Tire | : | Gum BSD Donnastreet tire 2.4″ |
Front Rim | : | Black BSD Aero pro rim |
Pegs | : | BSD Rude Tube LT pegs |
Seat | : | Blackout camo BSD Soulja mid pivotal seat |
Seat Post | : | Black BSD Blitzed post |
![](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde32aaf57b-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-002.jpg)
A FEW WORDS FROM ALEX ABOUT HIS SETUP:
“So for this setup I chose the purple haze colour and gum tyres which contrast nicely I think. I'm also running some DBG dunks grips which are a super thin grip that I really like!”
![David Grant Dunk's grip in gum colourway.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bc7ea0e-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-003.jpg)
![The Dunks bar end](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bc9058f-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-004.jpg)
![Alex is running his signature Donnastreet tire in 2.4" width also in the gum colourway.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bc9b43f-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-005.jpg)
![](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bcb051e-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-006.jpg)
![](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bcbf999-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-007.jpg)
I'm also running some DBG dunks grips which are a super thin grip that I really like!
![The 27mm rise Levelled stem with Gorilla Grip OS 1"clamping.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bcc71cd-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-008.jpg)
![The 27mm rise Levelled stem with Gorilla Grip OS 1"clamping.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbde8bccfc3b-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-009.jpg)
![Alex's signature ALVX frame details](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeb01e04d8-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-010.jpg)
![The 'purple haze' 2018 frame colourway](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeb0202f52-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-011.jpg)
![External gussets with BSD logo detail.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeb020f80f-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-012.jpg)
![The stealthy Soulja seat in blackout camo colourway.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea23f417-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-013.jpg)
![The stealthy Soulja seat in blackout camo colourway.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea28e246-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-014.jpg)
![The stealthy Soulja seat in blackout camo colourway.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea29cf48-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-015.jpg)
![Jonesin' forks which feature a responsive 22mm offset dropout.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea2ac62a-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-016.jpg)
![Aero Pro front wheel with Jersey Barrier hubguards and Rude Tube LT pegs.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea2cfdf5-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-017.jpg)
![Westcoaster rear hub built into an Aero Pro rim with Jersey Barrier hubguards and Rude Tube LT pegs.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea2ed1ef-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-018.jpg)
![Substane XL cranks and 25t Guard sprocket complete the drivetrain.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea3174b7-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-019.jpg)
![Safari pedals.](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea33f501-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-020.jpg)
![](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbdeea35cf8f-bsd-bikecheck-alexd013-021.jpg)
Watch Alex's ALVX frame promo again below...
![](https://rfd-blog-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bsd-staging/5bbe0df67b706-bsd-alvx-video-thumbnail.jpg)