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The only thing his fourplay is missing is black cranks (And either 1 more or 1 less brake).
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I met a BMXer in Elephant & Castle a week
That was me.
I wouldn't worry about anything I said though as my taste is still stuck in the late 90s BMX world.
The correct colour of all bikes is black. Raw is acceptable but Black with added black would be preferable. Maybe some chrome but mostly black.
Your new Orange sounds good.
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weather you like them or not.
Whether you like them or not.
/winking face thing
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you'll still need loads of stackers, but yeah, those bars are pretty sweet!
Almost certainly but I'm 5'8" so hopefully not that as many as a taller rider would require.
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Historically I've always used an Elementary V3 with them on my old Majesty.
I'm going to see if that still works but if not I'll swap over to a spare Primo stem.
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And these are the District bars for comparison.
Those are the bars I've got sat at home waiting to go on the Marino when I finally order it.
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That was literally the first hit on youtube for "scooter bail" but I probably should have put a disclaimer on that.
It looks like the thing just snapped into two pieces as he landed. Article.
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Stick a little microphone next to it, an amp inside the front triangle and whack some sick-ass 6x9s on your bars.
Wouldn't 5x7s be lighter?
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The dirty mathematics suggests 658.57. But we can assume that's a a little out either way.
I should point out I intend on running a nice short stem (50mm) with some super high bars but that may change depending how it feels to ride once built.
The head angle sounds pretty good, although make sure your pretty firm about getting it like that. I don't think I've ever known anyone who's ordered a custom frame with a specific head angle actually getting what they ordered. It seems like not many frame builders really put much emphasis on making sure it's right, when for me it's a pretty key feature of a frame - especially for a streety 24.Duly noted!
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Luke, good plan, the Model C is 14.6" so works out as 370.84, I'm going horizontal dropouts so that's within the realm of adjustability.
JD, as per the above if you pulled the 370 figure from the air I'm impressed.
Ross, you just had to ask...a couple of millimetres either way isn't going to matter as I'm not that good, but I like the number 23 and it saves me making a decision between 20 or 25.
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Just to check... Is this to be a 24", or a BMX/Mod hybrid?
I've been thinking about streety but still trialsy mods recently, and I think 985 would probably be a tad short.
Will give a more comprehensive response when I know if we're talking about the same thing or not
Can't believe I managed to miss that piece of information out.
It's for a 24.
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Okay,
I bought into the trials world last year (I'd had a brief dabble back in the mid to late 90s but moved onto BMX shortly there after).
Trials wise I've been riding a mod but still riding a lot of BMX too. It has to be said that however much I like trials, the BMX is the default fun bike as it's much more versatile.
What I want is a bike I can ride street on in a similar vein to what I'd do whilst out on the BMX (Sans pegs of course) but still able to cope with some of the trials stuff . Those of you purely into TGS or competition may want to close the thread now.
I don't like Aluminium frames, I've tried but they're just not my cup of tea. Having discounted a British builder I've settled on getting a 4130 marino frame built (Hell I've been riding 4130 for 15 years, why change now?).
As I'm going custom I may as well build go for something a little different and fit for (my) purpose.
I've been playing around with geometry for a custom build for quite a couple of weeks and come up with the following.
WB 985, Stays 365, BB +23 (Don't ask), Head Angle 75
This is a weird mix between what I'm used to on the BMX, the NS Capital and the 2011 Fourplay.
Does this sound about right for something short and streety whilst capable of some trials?
I ask mainly as it's a mile away from anything I've seen before (Although I realise the Skye which has just come out has a similar WB so I'm a touch less nervous that I was of making this happen.
To whom ever writes it as a response first: Yes, well done; "Get a BMX" was an obvious reply, if you've read this far you've surely realised that I have one and want another bike in addition to the others I already own.
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At least it's not one of those fag over-sized lightweight BMXs.
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A* thread. Would read again!
Addendum; "You sir, are a bibble." is a great insult.
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Ouch.
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You need two 61802 2RS bearings
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It's gonna be reeeeeeeeeeally broken if it ever gets replaced
Have a genuine deep-seated love for this thing, despite it's faults and weird little quirks. It's my friend.
Ha. Was worth a try.
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Words are being eaten.
I still think it's going to be horrifically expensive, but seeing quite how special it is in the flesh has sold me on it. There's not a single "normal" thing to it, it really is a whole new set up and I f**king love it.
Definitely on the cards to replace the Leeson if ever anything terrible happens to it.
Preliminary dibs on your Leeson.
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Any cheeky insights on the geometry or do we have to wait for an official press release?
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The Roman expressions for greeting and separating didn't actually specify "morning" or "night"
Goodbye, Good night, farewell etc would all translate into the same word. "Vale".
May God Bless you or God Bless as an abbreviated form of the same phrase is "Benedicite Deus".
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Nope.
I HAVE considered taking up steel though. Waiting to hear back from WIP, but if they're much expense I'm probably going Marino.
I was talking to Wip about a frame recently and he said I was looking at 299 for a full custom geometry.
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I'm a Londoner too, currently Hackney Wick, about to be a Herne Hill resident.
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BSDs are solid frames with a good rep.
Never ridden a V2 but have been promising myself a WZA for my next frame (if/when I kill my current BMX).