Author Topic: Quick Questions (Read 922722 times)

hugh. · « **Reply #60 on:** December 12, 2011, 01:47:28 PM »

With the Standard Overload stem, how much do I need to cut the forks down for it to run flush and would a regular stem still work safely with the fork cut down so much?

Trail-Boss · « **Reply #61 on:** December 12, 2011, 02:53:19 PM »

Quote from: hugh.;3506991

With the Standard Overload stem, how much do I need to cut the forks down for it to run flush and would a regular stem still work safely with the fork cut down so much?

Depends on the headtube length and the forks steerer tube length, you will have to cut more/less depending on the pair. I would suggest measuring your current steerer tube length with you dust cover off and see how much is there... then PM milhous and see if he can measure his for you.
If he still has it...

As long as the steerertube is at-least 3/4 of the way through the stem you're golden.

Rear Brigadier · « **Reply #62 on:** December 12, 2011, 03:02:24 PM »

Quote from: YoungMilli;3504841

I'm getting chrome forks in the mail and I want them black... Can I just lightly sand the surface and paint over them? Will that be enough for the paint to adhere?

Thnxz

What forks? Maybe I trade you my Morning 2.1's?

paranoidmexican · « **Reply #63 on:** December 14, 2011, 10:23:29 PM »

greatest brake pad for a chrome rim EVER? i had the green hombre pads and they worked good for 2 months then went to shit and won't grab my rim.

nightmare · « **Reply #64 on:** December 14, 2011, 10:26:54 PM »

Quote from: paranoidmexican;3508126

greatest brake pad for a chrome rim EVER? i had the green hombre pads and they worked good for 2 months then went to shit and won't grab my rim.

koolstop eagle 2 in salmon color best pad ever for chrome rim

paranoidmexican · « **Reply #65 on:** December 14, 2011, 10:33:06 PM »

Quote from: nightmare;3508128

koolstop eagle 2 in salmon color best pad ever for chrome rim

black/salmon compound is the closest unless "natural" is salmon. gonna order a set, thanks!

nightmare · « **Reply #66 on:** December 14, 2011, 10:37:29 PM »

Quote from: paranoidmexican;3508130

black/salmon compound is the closest unless "natural" is salmon. gonna order a set, thanks!

yea natural is the salmon

Sacrebleu · « **Reply #67 on:** December 17, 2011, 03:45:52 PM »

Salmon is also best on a Black rim, excellent braking without the awful sqwark of clear pads.

blueee · « **Reply #68 on:** December 20, 2011, 02:31:49 AM »

what bolt and nut size works on a colony hellstalion integrated seatpost?

blueee · « **Reply #69 on:** December 22, 2011, 09:27:44 PM »

whats considered average BB height?

Austin Tasseltine · « **Reply #70 on:** December 22, 2011, 09:38:32 PM »

Quote from: Chubby Chaser;3503768

I've heard similar to this. Theres also the plastic version. It's not the kind of thing I would put on my bike. I reckon it would suck for wheel clamping, but be a lot better for your chain. I can't imagine plastic would really rip apart your chain links (and the chain won't be moving during a grind when the guard is pushed into it), whereas if metal bends into the chain it would just fuck shit up.

The biggest problem with drive side guards is that they aren't rotatable I guess.

Glands are the best all round, except for the driver...

i got mine cheap else i wouldnt have bothered. because the guard is aluminium, the chain wore grooves into the inside of the guard. mine is flattened off on the side which is down when running it on the right, but i reckon i could cut a bit off and it would still work good on the left.
its not the ultimate solution to a drive side hubguard, but it will do the job for a few months

Sasha · « **Reply #71 on:** December 23, 2011, 06:33:56 AM »

Quote from: bluemeate;3510992

whats considered average BB height?

11.625 is in the middle-ish?

Louis · « **Reply #72 on:** December 23, 2011, 03:10:07 PM »

ya

I think mines like 11.53" which is low end... tech/manual stability

Sunday wave are like ~11.75? can make hop 3's better imo, snappier/taller feeling

also, im going to try a 11.6 or .7 next likely

blueee · « **Reply #73 on:** December 23, 2011, 11:28:21 PM »

how much does a tube weigh?

nwcstn · « **Reply #74 on:** December 24, 2011, 02:57:41 PM »

Quote from: bluemeate;3511329

how much does a tube weigh?

69 ounces

How thick is it? a 1mm thick danscomp tube weighs 4.7 ounces.

Bikeguide.org - Bike maintenance for BMX'ers · « **Reply #74 on:** December 24, 2011, 02:57:41 PM »

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