Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 2218239 times)

TCbmx. · « **Reply #2865 on:** February 15, 2013, 07:22:08 PM »

Quote from: PabstBlueRibbon;3632752

what you doing tomorrow?

Possibly riding, but I'm not sure where.

Phil Medeep · « **Reply #2866 on:** February 15, 2013, 08:10:57 PM »

Torn up fit seat looked better. Sorry

Boomhauer · « **Reply #2867 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:09:44 PM »

Completed the bike I've built from entirely donated parts for my friend who had his bike stolen a little while ago and went to the skatepark with him.

I'll have pictures up eventually.

Bunky · « **Reply #2868 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:46:05 PM »

I put pegs on my bike today and then proceeded to eat shit on a rail like 2 inches above peg height 5 minutes after I started riding.

weedbix · « **Reply #2869 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:54:38 PM »

Phil: Different stems take up differing amounts of steerer tube, just FYI

I drilled a big hole through my fork compression bolt so I can get the lever end of my front brake cable through it when needed. Dunno why I didn't do it before

Brooklynrider · « **Reply #2870 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:19:49 PM »

Took my pegs off and ended up putting them back on at the end of the day. This has been a lifelong dilemna of mine. I wish i was good enough to be able to have fun on my bike without pegs. I always end up taking them off in an attempt to be original since everyone in brooklyn rides identical, basically only grinds. Watching steven hamilton edits daily probably doesnt help my cause either.

Mattchu · « **Reply #2871 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:44:22 PM »

Dialed in the fronts, then had a solo session riding a wooden jersey-barrier-ish shaped ramp. It was awesome.

Phil Medeep · « **Reply #2872 on:** February 16, 2013, 08:02:46 AM »

Quote from: Professor Horatio Hufnagel;3632809

Phil: Different stems take up differing amounts of steerer tube, just FYI

I drilled a big hole through my fork compression bolt so I can get the lever end of my front brake cable through it when needed. Dunno why I didn't do it before

I know stack heights vary. But I'm getting a rough estimate and ill be running a FBM midget stem until I can get that new 36mm enduro I saw sneak peeks of. So I'll order spacers needed and a couple smaller and bigger.

The Radness · « **Reply #2873 on:** February 16, 2013, 10:48:02 AM »

Quote from: Phatmikey;3632554

I recovered my eccd seat last night with some vinyl and a staple gun. Harder than I thought it would be because of the thick material and some of the hard to get spots under the rails and at the nose.

Unstaple it and use a heat gun (or hair dryer) to get the vinyl nice and warm. Makes it a bit stretchy. Also if it's the mat backed vinyl you can peel that off to make it a bit easier as well. Once it cools it shrinks back a little.
:cheers:

ORRR take it to an upholstery shop, it's be like 10 bucks to recover and they have the special DEEP staple guns that can get in around the rails.

Seat I did in burlap a long time ago.

thirks · « **Reply #2874 on:** February 16, 2013, 01:13:38 PM »

that burlap seat looks cool

DontcallmeKenneth · « **Reply #2875 on:** February 16, 2013, 01:22:27 PM »

Stem and rim arrived today and I took CMB's advice and looked on eBay for pedals and I won some metal Rubens for a sick price. I am going to lace my wheels at work once it dies down a bit.

medusa_cascade · « **Reply #2876 on:** February 16, 2013, 02:20:00 PM »

realized today that i have ground a nice long flat spot the length of my chain stay while trying to learn opposite pedal feebles. need to fashion some sort of guard, anyone attempted this and had any success?

CMB · « **Reply #2877 on:** February 16, 2013, 04:35:59 PM »

Quote from: Black Miguel;3632904

Stem and rim arrived today and I took CMB's advice and looked on eBay for pedals and I won some metal Rubens for a sick price. I am going to lace my wheels at work once it dies down a bit.

Awesome man! How much did you score them for?

Put my new(used) Profile cranks on my cruiser. Can't wait to properly ride it.

DontcallmeKenneth · « **Reply #2878 on:** February 16, 2013, 04:58:10 PM »

Quote from: CMB;3632929

Awesome man! How much did you score them for?

Put my new(used) Profile cranks on my cruiser. Can't wait to properly ride it.

$25. I'm happy I didn't have to spend over $40.

Admiral Ackbar · « **Reply #2879 on:** February 16, 2013, 06:34:07 PM »

Quote from: medusa_cascade;3632910

realized today that i have ground a nice long flat spot the length of my chain stay while trying to learn opposite pedal feebles. need to fashion some sort of guard, anyone attempted this and had any success?

do you do your oppo pedal feebs with you front or back foot? i was trying them the other night and kept just falling off the ledge and slamming my knee into my stem. i think they might be easier switch (front foot grind) but i gave up before i could try

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers · « **Reply #2879 on:** February 16, 2013, 06:34:07 PM »

Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today? (v2) (Read 2218239 times)

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