Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 2218298 times)

CMB · « **Reply #2235 on:** October 27, 2012, 06:10:08 PM »

Put my challenger back on. No matter how many stems I try I always go back to it. Then I drive a half hour to the park to find out they're closed.

mrjimyjohn · « **Reply #2236 on:** October 27, 2012, 06:11:00 PM »

Quote from: cch;3601837

http://www.3ride.com/m/detail/?itemID=9149.

They're in Thunder bay too so you'll get that shit faaaaast

Shit man, thanks!

I didn't even think to check 3ride, they usually don't get anything for at least a few weeks after empire/albe's/dan's.

ron_weasley_T1 · « **Reply #2237 on:** October 28, 2012, 05:04:05 AM »

Shoved all my parts in a box ready to take to a mates tomorrow for building.

Tomorrow:- Finish work, pick up new wheels, pedals, cable.

Drive to my buddies house order a pizza & get building.

chubbs · « **Reply #2238 on:** October 28, 2012, 08:09:46 AM »

Buddy gave this to me for free today..oh boy. Lets build another bike i'll barely pedal around they said, it will be fun, they said.

Austin Tasseltine · « **Reply #2239 on:** October 28, 2012, 08:26:34 AM »

he gave you the whole bike? score!

Topsey · « **Reply #2240 on:** October 28, 2012, 01:43:20 PM »

So i tried the Stranger bars out today. Whilst my back loves them, I cannot get used to the height. Ive been running larger & larger bars & my hops keep getting lower & lower. So the Stranger bars are on my Marv, my mate rides it quite alot so i doubt he'll have the same issues i have. Ive just emailed Solid about getting some custom bars, theyre copies of the last bars i actually felt comfortable on & enjoyed riding with a little tweek of being slightly wider. Hopefully they will be able to do them & i shall be paying for them in a week or two after the FBM has arrived & all duties etc are paid!

Im going with....

7.75" Height
26" Width
4.5 Degree Upsweep
10.5 Degree Backsweep
Straight Gauge .065" Tubing
19mm Cross Bar
5.375" Cross Bar Height
10" Cross Bar Width
Raw Clearcoat (To match my FBM frame)

Phil Medeep · « **Reply #2241 on:** October 28, 2012, 04:46:49 PM »

little bars!..

since she wants to suck off Dennis Enarson. and noticed he had chrome bars. she made me put these chrome inmans on "her ltf" so i had to take the 4x4s and hang them up on my railed seat display.

also got some odi O grips for the first time. feel pretty good so far. little thinner than longnecks but ill be ight.

Topsey · « **Reply #2242 on:** October 28, 2012, 04:58:42 PM »

The last bars i ever really felt comfortable were Odyssey Civilian Highs but i bent them & had to throw them away in the end (before i really knew about odysseys great warranty) Over time ive got used to slightly wider bars, not a great deal wider than the Civilians mind, so 26" feels perfect to me. I think there are 2 or 3 handle bars under 8" now-a-days too so custom seems like the only way really.

Spev · « **Reply #2243 on:** October 28, 2012, 05:17:20 PM »

Quote from: Topsey;3602020

So i tried the Stranger bars out today. Whilst my back loves them, I cannot get used to the height. Ive been running larger & larger bars & my hops keep getting lower & lower. So the Stranger bars are on my Marv, my mate rides it quite alot so i doubt he'll have the same issues i have. Ive just emailed Solid about getting some custom bars, theyre copies of the last bars i actually felt comfortable on & enjoyed riding with a little tweek of being slightly wider. Hopefully they will be able to do them & i shall be paying for them in a week or two after the FBM has arrived & all duties etc are paid!

Im going with....

7.75" Height
26" Width
4.5 Degree Upsweep
10.5 Degree Backsweep
Straight Gauge .065" Tubing
19mm Cross Bar
5.375" Cross Bar Height
10" Cross Bar Width
Raw Clearcoat (To match my FBM frame)

Odyssey Gary Young 2 Bars.

A little more backsweep but almost the same otherwise.

Topsey · « **Reply #2244 on:** October 28, 2012, 05:25:38 PM »

Similar i know, but not exactly what i want.

henry@ecbmx · « **Reply #2245 on:** October 28, 2012, 11:41:27 PM »

I put air in the tires and rode the damn thing for the first time since TX Toast.

Aesop Rock · « **Reply #2246 on:** October 28, 2012, 11:42:22 PM »

Tried to source a headset so I can build up a bike and do some whiplashes.

DontcallmeKenneth · « **Reply #2247 on:** October 29, 2012, 12:32:41 AM »

Rawed my forks but I'm not sure what I want to paint them. Ill probably just do black.

RAILS! · « **Reply #2248 on:** October 29, 2012, 08:09:48 AM »

Wellllll, these two weeks have been up and down.

Bought a new frame. Turned out to be off a complete. Absolutely screwing.
Painted forks & bars a random blue colour. Painted my frame a gunmetal grey type colour, after mixing a waterbase with a base coat. in the final stages of lacquering now.

Stiiiiiiiilllll waiting on my back wheel to come through the post. epic amounts of long.

Bought two new marmoset bolts so I can run 3/4 pegs again without the fear of a shitty bolt snapping in half and ending up looking like Tom. :rolleyes:

Haven't ridden in nearly two months. Very excited to say the least.

chubbs · « **Reply #2249 on:** October 29, 2012, 10:54:46 AM »

Quote from: Austin Tasseltine;3601970

he gave you the whole bike? score!

Yeah, even delivered it and gave me two maxxis maxxdaddy tires. haha. I might paint the frame gloss black and do a black/chrome build like i've always wanted

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers · « **Reply #2249 on:** October 29, 2012, 10:54:46 AM »

Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 2218298 times)

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers