carboot find - new project !

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

Picked this up at the weekend - was at a carboot and saw a frame on a table - picked it up and asked if the woman new what make it was ?  she said that it was her sons and that he didn't know tha she had brought it - said it was a WTP  and he bought it last year and had just had it freshly powder coated at some cost - got it down to £40 from £60 - i did also wonder if her son meant to sell it, and wasn't going to ride it ? the powder coat must of cost more that half of it ? - just need a quick polish to bring it up and look new !






we the people phoenix 20.6" - i know it's a bit heavier at 5.48lbs - but i would like to make it up, as i have wanted a better ride than my 06 GT - i want to make it light and with a  heavy frame to start with, will have to pick some light parts - 23lbs target weight ? and there's the price/money i have to work on - will have to pick up bit when i can get them cheaper 


the second part was that i got a bike in - a hoffman o5-06 i think - not sure ? but it did come with a set of primo cranks - power bites - there not in a too bad a condition, with only scuff marks from shoes -what's the difference between the power bite and hollow bites ? i know there is a bit of weight difference, but seems not much - do people still run power  ?as i have seen some on primo's , but think they mostly are hollow bites - any thoughts or ideas ?




any thoughts or idea's are most welcome and so is the offer of cheap light parts -

cheers B 

[pickle]

she'll build into a belter!  i've got some as new red Eastern ultra light forks that would look sweet on that!   

£35 posted 

[HEYWOOD BMX]

  Frame`s a sensible weight-not really heavy.Cut down /stump post,36H rims/hubs/10mm front axle,folding tyres can all cut weight down.Hunt around discount cycle websites etc for good lightweight stuff that won`t break the bank.Don`t go daft with it if you`re a heavier/burly rider-reliability still rules for me

          Got some Eastern Stealth Pro cranks FS too...

[ED209]

Thats a nice carboot find innit!

I still dream of finding a nice pair of DP ladder bars lying on a table for 99p 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

I did find a PRO Burner for £10 at a carboot once  and that is a ture story

thinking about them pickle 

[fugazi]

Looks good   5.5lbs frame heavy?! Hollowbites have a hole drilled down the arm & are a slightly different shape, few Ounces lighter other than that pretty much the same as Powerbites, which are great cranks. Should build up 23 lbs easy with the right bits.

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

just gave it a polish with Turtle wax bug & tar (degreaser and polisher in one - great stuff) before i get back to work 

come up shop freash 




why do they weigh things in three different ways  oz's - grm's - lbs ? - now i got to try and work out as i try to get bits 

[pickle]

that looks the dogs nackers does that!   

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

pickel mate - think i'm gonna have to look for some thing a bit lighter - easterns is 2.5 lbs and would like to try and get some thing 1.8lbs to keep the weight down - many thanks for offering them to me - would also like to get some with a 10mm drop out as i have a salt F/wheel thaty i might use

cheers B 

[pickle]

No worries mate, can't say they're that heavy to be honest and they do come with 10mm washers but no worries 

[Gary72]

I managed to get this to just under 25lbs which felt good. Powerbite cranks with Ti axle. Biggest weight savings came with kevlar folding tyres, Nearly 2lb in weight difference from Primo The Wall tyres. Seat and post change to pivotal saved another 1lb. 23lb is a low target. Going brakless will help

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

I know it sounds strange, but i also notice throw weight ! the weight distribution is a factor for me, as  i have ridden a couple of mates rides that are light, but one had more weight at the bars and forks - the other felt sharper with a better weight distribution
My Pro Burner is 23lbs and feels a good weight to get near - with better and stronger frame/parts it should make for a great ride 

How do you feel on the cranks ? i have some FIT cranks which are in the same vain as power bites (just with FIT on them )on a FIT 04 - when pedaling it has a close to frame feel rotation as the arms are straight - i don't know if i like more of the tubular cranks that have a bit more offset feel to them ! any thoughts ?

nice ride there Gary - brave going brakless - tried once, but never again 

[Gary72]

Not really taken any notice of the cranks and offsets, On my race bikes I run Redline cranks. My bike has changed since the pic above, I now have a Colony frame and United Grande bars. My bike seems to have constantly evolved in the years I've had it. I bought a complete custom from the states in May 2007. All I have left from that original purchase now is the wheel set, Crank arms, Stem and sprocket

[madmike-bmx]

  dude that frame is sloid!

i had one a while back kinda miss it

was probs better than the sunday i now have .../ the cranks tho ! DANG  they are fookin solid ... even pro street riders like steven hamltion ,edwin de la rosa and many more run em

all in all it should be a very nice bike ,... dont worry about the weight as such  cause it dosent matter