Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 2218433 times)

Pat · « **Reply #1830 on:** September 06, 2012, 08:41:25 AM »

Failed at stripping the paint off my cranks because I ran out of stripper after the first coat. Also did not have the proper gloves, so the latex gloves kept melting. Got most of the paint off then applied a liberal coat of black paint. Take that brown cranks.

skateparkrider · « **Reply #1831 on:** September 06, 2012, 09:46:27 AM »

Quote from: Bunky;3587195

Built up my new Wave-C and right now I'm building some Tree hubs to 24inch Rhyno Lights to put on my Model-C.

Gonna be an awesome wheel set. And an awesome bike!

Sasha · « **Reply #1832 on:** September 06, 2012, 11:26:56 AM »

Quote from: Ralph Wiggum;3587314

I only patch in an emergency. Whenever I'd try to patch to save a tube and continue riding it, the patch would always fail at the most inopportune time. Yet I had friends that could run tubes with a dozen different patches and never have any of the patched areas fail. :dunno:

The only patch I've ever had fail is one of the self adhesive ones. That was only because it was a cheapo supermarket brand shit one. Patching tubes is like the first thing you learn how to do to your bike, surely?

ralph wiggum · « **Reply #1833 on:** September 06, 2012, 02:42:03 PM »

I'll blame the patches leaking on my impatience and not letting the glue set up properly before inflating.

CMB · « **Reply #1834 on:** September 06, 2012, 06:54:46 PM »

Put new pedals on my cruiser. Blew up my ankle a few days ago so I'm off the bike for a while until the swelling goes down.

weedbix · « **Reply #1835 on:** September 06, 2012, 07:11:32 PM »

Quote from: Ralph Wiggum;3587402

I'll blame the patches leaking on my impatience and not letting the glue set up properly before inflating.

The trick is to let it dry before you put the patch on

The Radness · « **Reply #1836 on:** September 06, 2012, 07:22:41 PM »

Painted
laced a cassette in
Put on a new sprocket

DontcallmeKenneth · « **Reply #1837 on:** September 06, 2012, 07:27:12 PM »

After work I am going to find a rail and try and grind it. I've never hit a rail before and I'm not sure why. I know I have the hop to hit one I just have this mental block saying I can only hop up curbs and that's it.

The Radness · « **Reply #1838 on:** September 06, 2012, 08:22:41 PM »

Like a hand rail? Flat rail?

I've only done 1, I just didn't dig it. I don't dig grinds in general though.

DontcallmeKenneth · « **Reply #1839 on:** September 06, 2012, 08:50:46 PM »

Quote from: The Radness;3587486

Like a hand rail? Flat rail?

I've only done 1, I just didn't dig it. I don't dig grinds in general though.

Hand rails. I never do them and always seem to think I can but I never try. I like grinds but I'm just not good at them. I am good at some grinds on small ledges but when they get about stem height I can't connect. Plus I get bored of grinds because I can't do anything out of them.
Maybe I'll get more comfortable on my frame and can manage to get over some hurdles. But yeah I have a love hate relationship with pegs.

barcodebilly · « **Reply #1840 on:** September 06, 2012, 08:52:47 PM »

do you have a skatepark near you?" find a low rail and go from there

DontcallmeKenneth · « **Reply #1841 on:** September 06, 2012, 11:04:31 PM »

A few but getting to them is hard especially with work and usually when I do ride a park I rarely think about grinding. I used to ride nothing but trails so ibtry an ride as many ramps as possible I I do come across a park that has a good setup.

Admiral Ackbar · « **Reply #1842 on:** September 07, 2012, 06:16:34 PM »

got most of my parts in today; axles (f/r), bb bearings, headset, seatpost. waiting on pedals and my new stem from dans which will hopefully come tomorrow and then i can ride! its been too many months

Admiral Ackbar · « **Reply #1843 on:** September 08, 2012, 03:39:06 PM »

got the rest of my parts in today! every things together, gotta get some pictures and go ride it now

mrjimyjohn · « **Reply #1844 on:** September 08, 2012, 05:47:58 PM »

Tightened its spokes for the first time, and took it for a quick ride before it started raining.

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers · « **Reply #1844 on:** September 08, 2012, 05:47:58 PM »

Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 2218433 times)

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