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Sept 5, 2009 18:34:35 GMT
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ok here it is, my custom bmx, built her from the ground up, cost me about a grand to build, here she is..... spec: frame: superstar new deal forks: colony ryan guelter stem: fit dld bars: wtp mad max grips: fit eddie cleveland seat, post: elcat plastic seat/post combo brake: none cranks: madera protool pedals: seventies plastic sprocket: we the people headset: fsa impact chain: shadow half link front wheel: odyssey vandero 2 hub halo spokes odyssey hazard lite rim oddessy p-lyte 20x2.10 rear wheel: profile mini hub primo spokes odyssey hazard lite rim animal glh 20x2.25 roughly weights about 21lbs, but I'm only goin on my scales at home, I weighed myself then picked my bike up, so rougly 21-22 lbs      I also have a black wheel set for when I don't feel like ridin pink  the black wheelset is: back wheel: primo mix hub primo spokes sun ryno lite rim front wheel: primo n4 hub primo spokes sun ryno lite rim tell me what you think ;D |
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Last Edit: Sept 10, 2009 21:55:37 GMT by stevemk3
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Sept 5, 2009 22:48:19 GMT
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That seat clamp design is cool.
Nice bike.
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Not bad, colour combo is good and the part selection is pretty decent too. One question I do have is why the Madera cranks?, iirc they're the cheap version of Profiles without the lifetime warranty. It wouldn't seem to be a money issue as you have a pretty dope wheel setup and the other stuff doesn't seem like it'd be cheap, maybe the prices of stuff have gone down in the years I've been out of the BMX game.
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i only have the madera cranks cus i got given them lol, and i havent bought better ones yet because I'm waiting for the oddyssey twombolts to come out in pink to match my wheels haha, the attention from girls you get when ridin this thing is unbelivable hahaa
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my custom bmx :)retrowagen1234
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does this thing ride like a heavy bike like all the others ive tried? all the newer stuff just feels sooo industrial to me... plus I'm too tall to ride a 20 now lol
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Sept 6, 2009 11:32:36 GMT
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madera cranks are only profiles that aren't stamped, i'd never use wombolts, they're utter trash.
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@ CRX_IN_SCOTLAND
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Sept 6, 2009 12:30:01 GMT
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does this thing ride like a heavy bike like all the others ive tried? all the newer stuff just feels sooo industrial to me... plus I'm too tall to ride a 20 now lol nah this thing aint heavy at all lol, about 21lbs, and I'm 6ft 4 lol, and 17, taller is better, means you can throw it around more  and i don't want wombolts, i want twombolts lol, only cus they will do them in pink, probs, wont use them cus there pink and ocean blue products are going to be limited edition  |
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my custom bmx :)retrowagen1234
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Sept 7, 2009 18:20:25 GMT
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does this thing ride like a heavy bike like all the others ive tried? all the newer stuff just feels sooo industrial to me... plus I'm too tall to ride a 20 now lol nah this thing aint heavy at all lol, about 21lbs, and I'm 6ft 4 lol, and 17, taller is better, means you can throw it around more haha that used to apply when i was the tallest guy at school, noadays its just further to fall lol |
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eddbmxdude
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Yeah, its a turbo!
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Sept 8, 2009 15:47:36 GMT
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Cool bike.
I have just got back into riding after about 3 or 4 years off the bike. I dug my old Wethepeople out of the shed and I was amazed at how much bmx has changed in such a short space of time.
The guys I ride with are all 14-17 (All my riding mates packed it in a long time ago, I'm 22 now) and are obsessed by weight and how they can make their bikes lighter.
My bike weighs a ton in comparison but I can still do everything they can. Having said that, whenever I have a blast on one of their bikes, its so much easier to chuck about.
Edd
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Old skool cool!
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Sept 8, 2009 16:27:01 GMT
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lol where you based mate? and yeah i didnt intend my bike to be as light as it is, cus the lighter the part i tend to think its going to be weaker (excpept ti) but lighter bike just feel obvi lighter and smoother i think, bt thats just my opinion |
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Sept 8, 2009 21:25:32 GMT
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from his sig:
Location: Dunstable (The hood)
I never got heavy BMX's. I realise it makes sense but I always hated heavy bikes. So much more tiring to ride.
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Sept 8, 2009 21:27:27 GMT
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oh yeah haha, didnt see that, and yeah, light bikes FTW!
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eddbmxdude
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AHHHH damn you Steve. You've got me looking at bike stuff I really can't afford!
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Old skool cool!
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Sept 9, 2009 20:44:28 GMT
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hahah, its addictive stuff btw, so don't buy anything unless you got bout a spare grand haha, btw heres a couple of good sites ;D www.alansbmx.comwww.sourcebmx.co.ukn is dunstable near walderlsade? |
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Last Edit: Sept 9, 2009 20:45:49 GMT by stevemk3
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eddbmxdude
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Sept 9, 2009 20:59:08 GMT
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hahah, its addictive stuff btw, so don't buy anything unless you got bout a spare grand haha, btw heres a couple of good sites ;D www.alansbmx.comwww.sourcebmx.co.ukn is dunstable near walderlsade? Thanks. Been looking at them today. Dug out my old issues of Ride Nah, Dunstable is near Milton Keynes and www.customriders.com |
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Old skool cool!
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Sept 9, 2009 21:45:04 GMT
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Nice, crazy colours and interesting to see weightsaving in all these strength-required bike scenes. I was hovering about the BMX scene when it started getting heavy,  and then fatter, and my town blaster built 5 years ago for a bit of commuting fun is a 2000 Free Agent, weighing in at a porky 32lbs est on bathroom scales.  Current trends have made me wonder how poss it would be to build a lighter skinny tubed retroesque bike.... Doh there goes the overdraft! |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Sept 9, 2009 21:56:19 GMT
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yeah, my first proper bmx was pretty heavy, but over the year its just gradually got lighter |
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eddbmxdude
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Yeah, its a turbo!
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Sept 10, 2009 6:26:35 GMT
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Ahh, a Free Agent!! I always wanted one of those but could never afford one! My first bike was a Commencal. Bought a hazzard lite rim and hazzard cassette hub, which took me about a year to save up for. Then it got nicked from college. Gutted. |
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Last Edit: Sept 10, 2009 6:29:04 GMT by eddbmxdude
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Sept 10, 2009 20:47:29 GMT
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ahh unlucky mate, ive given up bmx for a bit, while I'm learning to drive n stuff, i came off quite badly on a set of trails an di thought, hm, i fi broke an ankle or wrist or something, i would be out of work and i wont be able to drive, so, bmx is on hold atm
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Current trends have made me wonder how poss it would be to build a lighter skinny tubed retroesque bike....
