Author Topic: 1991 Haro Edge (Read 36900 times)

midschooljon · « **Reply #175 on:** November 29, 2012, 09:32 AM »

Awesome build

sparkysx · « **Reply #176 on:** November 29, 2012, 01:56 PM »

Quote from: Jaymz on November 29, 2012, 08:34 AM

I have a major hard on for this bike, lost count of the times I've come back to visit this thread,

sparkysx · « **Reply #177 on:** November 30, 2012, 12:54 AM »

When I turn the chainwheel round on this, it gets tighter and looser, is that the chain or chainwheel? the chainwheel seems to be true.

Mdbh · « **Reply #178 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:06 AM »

It's prob your chain ring mate!

ED209 · « **Reply #179 on:** November 30, 2012, 08:26 AM »

Quote from: sparkysx on November 30, 2012, 12:54 AM

When I turn the chainwheel round on this, it gets tighter and looser, is that the chain or chainwheel? the chainwheel seems to be true.

had the same problem with every Haro chainring I had ... its either and egg shaped chain ring... bent crank.. stretched chain or offcentre rear hub.

Pain in the arse to sort out

Dannywhac · « **Reply #180 on:** November 30, 2012, 08:45 AM »

Quote from: ED209 on November 30, 2012, 08:26 AM

Quote from: sparkysx on November 30, 2012, 12:54 AM
When I turn the chainwheel round on this, it gets tighter and looser, is that the chain or chainwheel? the chainwheel seems to be true.

had the same problem with every Haro chainring I had ... its either and egg shaped chain ring... bent crank.. stretched chain or offcentre rear hub.

Pain in the arse to sort out

Have a butchers at this thread:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=154343.0

There's some good tips on possibilites for your chain prob.

midschooljon · « **Reply #181 on:** November 30, 2012, 10:35 AM »

Quote from: sparkysx on November 30, 2012, 12:54 AM

When I turn the chainwheel round on this, it gets tighter and looser, is that the chain or chainwheel? the chainwheel seems to be true.

Unfortunately the combination of one piece cranks, loose ball BB's, Stamped chainwheels, and unsealed hubs, all add up to tight spots of some sort. You can do things to minimise it, but at the end of the day there isnt much precision in how those items are made, and as such they will never spin like a set of 3pc with a sealed / machined drive train.

Dannywhac · « **Reply #182 on:** November 30, 2012, 10:54 AM »

Quote from: midschooljon on November 30, 2012, 10:35 AM

Quote from: sparkysx on November 30, 2012, 12:54 AM
When I turn the chainwheel round on this, it gets tighter and looser, is that the chain or chainwheel? the chainwheel seems to be true.

Unfortunately the combination of one piece cranks, loose ball BB's, Stamped chainwheels, and unsealed hubs, all add up to tight spots of some sort. You can do things to minimise it, but at the end of the day there isnt much precision in how those items are made, and as such they will never spin like a set of 3pc with a sealed / machined drive train.

Dunno fella - think even 3-piece cranks, sealed hubs et al are just as bigger pain in the arse to be honest.

Only thing that's recently done it for me are spline-drive sprockets - although you still get plenty of movement in ratchet assemblies etc sadly.

sparkysx · « **Reply #183 on:** November 30, 2012, 04:08 PM »

Well the Chainwheel and freewheel and crank are all NOS, and I ran the chainwheel on my last bike for a few weeks with no issues, so can maybe rule that out, I got the Shimano freewheel and crank NOS at MK.

The chain is the original chain that came with the bike from new.

sparkysx · « **Reply #184 on:** November 30, 2012, 06:43 PM »

Thinking chainwheel now nos or not!

Dannywhac · « **Reply #185 on:** November 30, 2012, 06:46 PM »

Take off the chain and give the cranks a spin - does the sprocket wobble?

sparkysx · « **Reply #186 on:** November 30, 2012, 11:37 PM »

held a centre punch to the part of the chainwheel that is exposed and the chainwheel does move to and from it, its the chainwheel.

sparkysx · « **Reply #187 on:** December 01, 2012, 12:57 PM »

Original tyres would be nice but unlikely to find any of those!

Mdbh · « **Reply #188 on:** December 01, 2012, 04:38 PM »

They are out there mate, just got ask the right people!

stuntmaster · « **Reply #189 on:** December 01, 2012, 04:45 PM »

Quote from: sparkysx on November 30, 2012, 12:54 AM

When I turn the chainwheel round on this, it gets tighter and looser, is that the chain or chainwheel? the chainwheel seems to be true.

they were all like that back in day you just used chain stay`s on the dropouts and get it somewhere between lose and tight

sparkysx · « **Reply #190 on:** December 01, 2012, 09:02 PM »

Think I have a happyish medium for the tension, can't really use chain tensioners though as there isn't much room and I think they would damage the paint on the back of the dropouts.

sparkysx · « **Reply #191 on:** December 05, 2012, 03:39 PM »

New seat on the way to me, what's the one that's on it worth?

Robbo · « **Reply #192 on:** December 05, 2012, 03:49 PM »

Quote from: sparkysx on December 05, 2012, 03:39 PM

New seat on the way to me, what's the one that's on it worth?

£15/20??

sparkysx · « **Reply #193 on:** December 05, 2012, 04:12 PM »

Sounds reasonable

Mdbh · « **Reply #194 on:** December 05, 2012, 05:06 PM »

You have pm dude il take the seat

ED209 · « **Reply #195 on:** December 06, 2012, 10:45 PM »

Quote from: sparkysx on December 01, 2012, 12:57 PM

Original tyres would be nice but unlikely to find any of those!

what about these?

sparkysx · « **Reply #196 on:** December 08, 2012, 12:36 AM »

yeah they look like good tyres, nice width, they yours?

ED209 · « **Reply #197 on:** December 08, 2012, 07:07 AM »

Quote from: sparkysx on December 08, 2012, 12:36 AM

yeah they look like good tyres, nice width, they yours?

no.
They are yours.
Send me your address
Merry Xmas
( they aren't perfect but who is

)

sparkysx · « **Reply #198 on:** December 08, 2012, 10:13 AM »

Thanks very much mate!

deeman · « **Reply #199 on:** December 08, 2012, 11:19 AM »

Quote from: ED209 on December 08, 2012, 07:07 AM

Quote from: sparkysx on December 08, 2012, 12:36 AM
yeah they look like good tyres, nice width, they yours?

no.
They are yours.
Send me your address
Merry Xmas
( they aren't perfect but who is )

Top xmas and rad spirit Ed

Author Topic: 1991 Haro Edge (Read 36900 times)

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