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Offline BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN

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you decide
« 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 ?


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Offline markyp

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Re: you decide
« 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  :-\
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Re: you decide
« 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

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Re: you decide
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2011, 10:23 AM »
A nice 1 piece from me.......just looks right  :daumenhoch:

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Re: you decide
« 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  ;)

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Re: you decide
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2011, 10:36 AM »
huan pees

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Re: you decide
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 10:45 AM »
defo one peice.if you were going three peice bitd like fights then i doubt youd be riding a dp  :-\
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Re: you decide
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2011, 10:45 AM »
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Re: you decide
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2011, 11:01 AM »
3 piece are nicer although not neccesaraly correct.
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Re: you decide
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2011, 11:02 AM »
OPC, probably sugino as loads were put together with parts raped from Burners.

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Re: you decide
« 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  :daumenhoch:

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Re: you decide
« 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!   :LolLolLolLol:   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 :daumenhoch:  stick on the 3 piece my son.  let it be a bit different to all the others. trust me it wont look wrong.

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Re: you decide
« 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 ;-)
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Re: you decide
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2011, 06:04 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  :LolLolLolLol: , i had flights on my ripper in 82  :daumenhoch:


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« 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 ;-)
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Re: you decide
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2011, 06:39 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol:

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

 ;) :angel:

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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  :)
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« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2011, 07:07 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  ;D guess i was lucky that i could have what ever i wanted and pay the owner in instalments deducted from my wages  :)

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Re: you decide
« 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 :daumenhoch:

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Re: you decide
« 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,

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Re: you decide
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2011, 12:46 AM »
I would go with a one piece, they just look better on freestyle bikes imo.

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Re: you decide
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2011, 01:31 AM »
:LolLolLolLol:

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

 ;) :angel:

BTW Hootski told me your still a virgin  :-X


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 ?
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Re: you decide
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2011, 02:27 AM »
depends on what look youre going for   personally, i'd go for one piece    don't look at the cost     just throw the moneeeyy    its a depeeeee, ferchrissake  :D  :2gunsfiring_v1:

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Re: you decide
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2011, 12:38 PM »
One piece gets my vote also  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2011, 04:13 PM »
One piece vote here too    :daumenhoch:

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Re: you decide
« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2011, 08:57 PM »
I would go with a one piece, they just look better on freestyle bikes imo.

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