redgt2
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Jan 31, 2010 22:51:40 GMT
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and here it is..ladies and genitalmen i give you the finished New Hudson Gnat shopper bike many thanks to Alecw35 for the chat and knowledge along the way as well as loads of bits sent down from sunny Scotland!!    |
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redgt2
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Jan 31, 2010 22:55:36 GMT
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oh and by the way Alec..love the 8 ball valve caps....finishes it off nicely.....;-)
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thats a good looking bike. I thought you'd like the valve caps. Ive got several different ones. treat them like jewelery. Change them every so often.
Looks like you could do with deflating the tubes and straigthening the valve stems. As the rim can munch though the rubber coating and flat the tube.
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redgt2
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Feb 10, 2010 22:33:07 GMT
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ok ive cleaned up the lines of the bike and gone with a coaster hub...
alec the axle I thought was 3/8 was 10mm..had to file rear slots
also got some bling maxxis miracles from a bmx shop in Nicholas Parsons birthplace town...and at only a tenner each instead of up to 17 quid that ive seen on the net they are definately sale of the century...
rides nice on the maxxis and I'm all kidified again doing coaster hub brake skid stops with ass raised off saddle and a big stupid grin on my face...lol
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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2010 22:34:09 GMT by redgt2
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redgt2
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Feb 10, 2010 22:36:45 GMT
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Oh Ive got a Maxxis tyre. I could have included it in the parcel. But don't think it would fit on a Twenty.
Ive got a Haro F4 BMX that I was going to fit the tyre on. Was going to do that up and give it to my freind.
How are you finding the coaster. I never built that wheel into a bike.
Ive had a coaster on a Moulton, a Bridgestone cruiser and my Mikrobike. I had the moulton when I was about 13. And it could pull good skids. So good that I killed the tyre. couldnt get another one. :/
I only tried the bridgestone a couple of times. Then sold it on.
The Mikro bike had 5" wheels. was really difficult to ride. as it would throw me off a lot. so didnt need the brake.
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redgt2
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Feb 11, 2010 17:09:01 GMT
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I'm certainly enjoying the coaster..... it can skid the back but only when i try and seems more progressive like a normal brake..not an on/off switch.just need to remember when coasting not to allow brake to come on...
like the clean lines as well with coaster, had a few admiring glances...
ridden it 3 times to work and axle is coming loose so at mo I'm trying to find out why....thought bearings may have been in wrong way ( still may be? )or cone nuts loose.....chain looks well aligned....so once sorted will be riding further...work is only a mile each way
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redgt2
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Feb 12, 2010 19:01:27 GMT
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alec, looks like the non sprocket side bearing cage was in the wrong way...
when i took the old axle out i accidentally dropped it on the floor and should have looked more closely when putting it back in...oops
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