Author Topic: you decide (Read 4217 times)

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **on:** July 18, 2011, 10:10 AM »

Looking at my DP and have looked at the others on here and i can't decide which looks better ? a one piece crank or a 3pc - now the feelings are that it was a cheaper fame, and so not always top parts put on it - when looking back, you see a lot with opc - I wanted mine to have a freestyle look and this is where i'm stuck

so org look for what kids had back in the day -OPC - or a 3 piece crank like a redline ?

cheers B

markyp · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:20 AM »

defo one peice.if you were going three peice bitd like fights then i doubt youd be riding a dp $:-\$

Jaymz · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:21 AM »

Tis a quandry. I remember bitd we all had one piece cranks but longed for a 3. So the question is, do you build as you would've had it bitd or build it as you would've wanted it bitd. I know that I always side with the 3 piece look regardless. Even if its not era correct, hence my goose has chrome DB cranks on it! They just look more purposeful than a little opc imo

pickle · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:23 AM »

A nice 1 piece from me.......just looks right

Mattdub · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:28 AM »

Remember GL running a Profile 3 piece bitd , apart from him all others I saw were OPC

brummie · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:36 AM »

huan pees

steve69 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:45 AM »

Quote from: markyp on July 18, 2011, 10:20 AM

defo one peice.if you were going three peice bitd like fights then i doubt youd be riding a dp $:-\$

100% agree

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2011, 10:45 AM »

Quote from: brummie on July 18, 2011, 10:36 AM

huan pees

vheken hwott

AKGOFF · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2011, 11:01 AM »

3 piece are nicer although not neccesaraly correct.

Rodgy1970 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2011, 11:02 AM »

OPC, probably sugino as loads were put together with parts raped from Burners.

animal · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2011, 05:29 PM »

1 piece all the way

Most of my MRD's r on them

had flights but sold them and replaced them with high spec 1 pieces

Discostu · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2011, 05:45 PM »

now i have this same problem on my current 84 master build. it currently has a survivor one piece. but i have a pair of redline 401 single pinch full raps that i could put on. now i only rode with a one piece on the two burners i had. every other bmx had 3 piece. im not a fan of 1 piece cranks thats why i shelled out the money for 3 piece ones back in the day. a bloody lot of papers had to be delivered!

now im undecided if i should fit the 3 piece cranks. well 90% of me says yes and 1% says no the other 8% is undecided

stick on the 3 piece my son. let it be a bit different to all the others. trust me it wont look wrong.

Spen69 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2011, 05:55 PM »

Let's be honest, we only had opc's as we couldn't afford 3pc's bitd.

I love my 3pc's and would always use one on a build I'm gonna ride... So that's everything then!

A opc looks good if building a repo of your original bike but it's your bike so who cares what we all think at the end of the day ;-)

58 delray · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2011, 06:04 PM »

Quote from: Spen69 on July 18, 2011, 05:55 PM

Let's be honest, we only had opc's as we couldn't afford 3pc's bitd.

I love my 3pc's and would always use one on a build I'm gonna ride... So that's everything then!

A opc looks good if building a repo of your original bike but it's your bike so who cares what we all think at the end of the day ;-)

speak for yourself spen

, i had flights on my ripper in 82

Spen69 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2011, 06:29 PM »

That's 'cause you worked in a bike shop Andy - I was too busy buying condoms and booze as girls suddenly got invented in about 1983 mate ;-)

hunterdubber · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2011, 06:39 PM »

Spen , BITD,,, I had a Suntour VX on my GT too

ner ner ne ner ner

BTW Hootski told me your still a virgin

Bendy dude it's a freestyle bike and UK one at that , so nowt flashy on it , a minty One piece is perfecto

I had a takagi opc on my DPFF in '86

58 delray · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2011, 07:07 PM »

Quote from: Spen69 on July 18, 2011, 06:29 PM

That's 'cause you worked in a bike shop Andy - I was too busy buying condoms and booze as girls suddenly got invented in about 1983 mate ;-)

well there is that i supose

guess i was lucky that i could have what ever i wanted and pay the owner in instalments deducted from my wages

brettypeeps · « **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2011, 12:35 AM »

I had 3 Piece BITD on my DP and put 3 Piece on my build. Sugino CT's or redline 400s look right

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/dp/47230

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/dp/35222

glenboy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2011, 12:41 AM »

1 piece if you are not going mad or 3 piece if you are spending a bit , maxy cross are nice i got a really nice one for 75 with bb and its era correct as well, i'd rather have a 1 piece than a later twin pinch redline one,

stidds · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2011, 12:46 AM »

I would go with a one piece, they just look better on freestyle bikes imo.

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2011, 01:31 AM »

Quote from: Hunterdubber on July 18, 2011, 06:39 PM

Spen , BITD,,, I had a Suntour VX on my GT too ner ner ne ner ner

BTW Hootski told me your still a virgin

Bendy dude it's a freestyle bike and UK one at that , so nowt flashy on it , a minty One piece is perfecto

I had a takagi opc on my DPFF in '86

takagi opc, got one of these at home - just need to get it rechromed - any one know what that will cost ?