The Utah BMX/VW thread

[PoohDizzle]

Quote, originally posted by sean1.8t »

just by looking at the seat position, sproket, and lack of brakes, i can tell you are a real BMX'er

ummm...... ok

[travisorus rex]

Quote, originally posted by PoohDizzle »

ummm...... ok

+1

[Rotor_Head]

Quote, originally posted by PoohDizzle »

ummm...... ok

He's really not though. He just likes to be trendy

[beyondkustom]

hell, scott could just about put on a demo by himself, kid's got skills

[PoohDizzle]

Quote, originally posted by Rotor_Head »

He's really not though. He just likes to be trendy

shouldn't you be blowing up motors somewhere?

p.s. i miss you

[Rotor_Head]

Quote, originally posted by PoohDizzle »

shouldn't you be blowing up motors somewhere? p.s. i miss you

Nope! getting them built cause I can't find a deep enough pond. You better come help me find one.

p.s. get your ass down here so we can ride.

[uncle_scott]

Thanks Eli, let's ride soon!! I got my motor for the mk1...let's fabricate, then go ride haha. I need to split my car/bike time more evenly anyway.

[mike_sarge]

I'll be down at fairmont around 1pm today if anyone wants to ride!

[uncle_scott]

Stupid 8-5 job. I would love to ride my bike right now.

[mike_sarge]

got some new parts!
Mutiny Lucky Strike 21.25 to replace my beat up and dented fit S3
some big chrome bars
used rear freecoaster wheel, khe street on a proper rim. thing is weird to ride, and i'm not pumped i have to take it apart to adjust the slack, but at least i didn't pay for it new! i'll probably get used to it pretty quick.
riding it today was interesting. it's way different than the last setup, but its fun, and i'm back to no brakes for a while.

[beyondkustom]

i want a freecoaster, dammit.

[01]

someone should grab this eastern ace o spades out of my garage

$100

[beyondkustom]

i'm waiting until your price drops to $25

[syncrogti]

I just got the new Eastern Wonder Years bars (9"rise, 30"wide) and I love them. I had to get longer gyro cables though (yes I still run a gyro, I can't follow all the trends )

[mike_sarge]

gyros are making a strong comeback right now.. you trendy azz mofo!

[syncrogti]

how can gyros make a comeback? even Dave Mirra has gone brakeless!! And now he's even faster!

[mike_sarge]

so many people ride gyros, van homan rides a gyro, sean burns probably rides one, gary young rides one, anyone who rides brakes rides a gyro so they can throw the bars with the brakeless kids. look through a magazine, they're everywhere. srsly

[syncrogti]

can someone help me adjust my gyro? I can freakin rebuild an engine but can't dial my brakes in

[mike_sarge]

yeah, probably. what's wrong with it?

[beyondkustom]

i think sean burns rocks a straight cable. he still runs 44-16 gearing, too. i took off the gyro when i went brakeless this summer, now i'm back to brakes (i want to bomb some hills & i'm too much of a wuss to do that without brakes) & my gyro sits in a box because i'm sick of them. i've been running one for about 10 years. time to get back to basics. odyssey linear slic cable FTW! i'm sure the brakes will come back off before too long when i'm riding more park, i just kinda like riding street with brakes, i don't have to think ahead as much & i can be more spontaneous.

[01]

Quote, originally posted by beyondkustom »

i'm waiting until your price drops to $25

$100 and its yours, or something traded to me. if not ill keep it

[syncrogti]

Quote, originally posted by mike_sarge »

yeah, probably. what's wrong with it?

don't grab as well as the shorter cable did with my shorter bars. I don't know how to dial it in so it is tight.

[mike_sarge]

Quote, originally posted by syncrogti »

don't grab as well as the shorter cable did with my shorter bars. I don't know how to dial it in so it is tight.

i'd just make sure that the 4 barrel adjusters on the gyro side are adjusted so there's a little tension holding the gyro in place. i've always found that dual-cable setups work a whole hell of a lot better than the split-cable systems, especially as the cables get longer (not sure why) so i might look into that if it's really bad.

[duvinclunk]

Does anyone have a 26T sprocket laying around I can have? I've got a 25T Animal SprockyBalboa on there now that I can trade. I just bought it a month ago and has been riden maybe 10 times but I think I want one more tooth for more power! I also have a 22T SprockyBalboa. I'll trade either for a 26T...

[syncrogti]

Quote, originally posted by mike_sarge »

i'd just make sure that the 4 barrel adjusters on the gyro side are adjusted so there's a little tension holding the gyro in place. i've always found that dual-cable setups work a whole hell of a lot better than the split-cable systems, especially as the cables get longer (not sure why) so i might look into that if it's really bad.

Figured it out, I had the spacers between the stem and the upper gyroplate, and the smaller spacer should have been below it. Now its nice!

Thanks for the help Sarge!


Modified by syncrogti at 2:51 PM 1-9-2010

[syncrogti]

PS- just got free shipping using danscomp code: nsh450bk

[mike_sarge]

yeah no problem, i'm thinking about getting a gyro setup on my now spare series 3, i'm trying to learn bar spins on my mutiny, hard trick to try but once you get it, it's a lot easier.

[syncrogti]

I just got the eastern wonder years 30" bars so if barspins were hard before, they are really hard now.

[Rxfire]

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Sorry for the thread hijack, but IM's don't seem to work for me

[syncrogti]

Just put a set of Tioge powerBlock "S" tires on my race bike, the comp III's were horrible at the indoor track last week. Kept sliding out in the first big sweeper.

[mike_sarge]

anyone want to trade me a set of LHD cranks w/19mm spindle for a set of pretty nice LHD twombolts w/bottom bracket?
or..
anyone know how to get a really f'in stuck mid bb out? i've been hammering for like an hour and all i came away with is a bruised left hand, neither bearing moved even a little.

[syncrogti]

Quote, originally posted by mike_sarge »

anyone want to trade me a set of LHD cranks w/19mm spindle for a set of pretty nice LHD twombolts w/bottom bracket? or.. anyone know how to get a really f'in stuck mid bb out? i've been hammering for like an hour and all i came away with is a bruised left hand, neither bearing moved even a little.

You are such a trendy LHD b!t(h

Seriously, you could heat the BBshell up (not too hot or you lose some of your chromoly properties) and the bearing should come out. I personally would not do that, I would just take a dead blow hammer and whack it against a piece of wood(which is of course positioned so it would be pushing the bearing out the opposite side. And not to insult your intelligence but make sure you do not actually have a threaded EuroBB. Were mids ever threaded?


Modified by syncrogti at 3:34 PM 1-13-2010

[beyondkustom]

nope, mids weren't threaded. a little heat would help loosen it up if you're careful. just pound around the edges in a circle, if you're hammering in one spot, it'll never come out. i have a set of lhd/rhd primo cranks i'd trade, but they're 22mm...still good cranks, though. i need to go to lhd, not to be "trendy", but because i'm sick of breaking chains. i always wanted to go lhd back in the day, but nobody made lhd parts then, now they do & i'm stoked! but i'm also poor, so my rhd profile hub will have to do for now

[syncrogti]

Quote, originally posted by beyondkustom »

i'm sick of breaking chains.

do you grind on it? I run a halflink that is pretty beefy, probably adds a million pounds to my bike though. Since I can't grind anything, i never break it.

[mike_sarge]

Quote, originally posted by syncrogti »

You are such a trendy LHD b!t(h Seriously, you could heat the BBshell up (not too hot or you lose some of your chromoly properties) and the bearing should come out. I personally would not do that, I would just take a dead blow hammer and whack it against a piece of wood(which is of course positioned so it would be pushing the bearing out the opposite side. And not to insult your intelligence but make sure you do not actually have a threaded EuroBB. Were mids ever threaded? Modified by syncrogti at 3:34 PM 1-13-2010

hey hey!! i only have pegs on my right side and i'm sick of breaking sh!t!!! LHD is function, i never knew it was trendy! (can't say the same about much of the rest of my bike though...)

yup. its a mid. i put the bike together. it's a fit, and they never used threaded BBs. mid has always been just the bearings out of american cups.. so no threads for sure. it's just been in there for a few years... and i think it may have gotten rather comfortable in there. i guess i'll try heat, as the heaviest hammer i have has done nothing for me. it also might by my little weak arms. the trade offer is still on the table. haha.