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Offline dancetothedrummersbeat

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #25 on: December 27, 2012, 12:11 AM »
great thread, and as you say a fantastic piece of bmx history. Love the pic of him getting ready by the car. His car?

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #26 on: December 27, 2012, 08:51 PM »
Just spied this,
also agree that this is a great bit of history for british bmx,
also agree that the pic with the 'scort is 'kin minted!
I am sure there was more similiar pics on here from that day,
cannae beat an Aero Pro, and an old Ford in the same pic, in my book anyway. 8)

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #27 on: December 28, 2012, 01:21 AM »
'scort or Capri?? :-\

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #28 on: December 29, 2012, 08:59 PM »
Probably off this then  :)




Guys, sorry to be a pain,
but i remember seeing more pics from that day ,on here.
Done a search, but to no avail  :-[
Anyone got a link please.

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2012, 09:11 PM »
what was so goos about the campy hubs, they weren't even sealed were they?

Why use that road crap, when Suzue or Suntour are mechanically far superior?

Nice bit of history though, Dave.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2012, 10:13 PM »
Nice history but can someone explain the logic behind the way the spokes are laced  :-\ 

Why are the spokes all on the outside of the hub when they haven't got recesses (like SST hubs) to cater for the spokes overlapping. Resulting in bent spokes.
Can't see how many times the spokes cross the others, but seem to be so many times that they are bent around the radius of the hub flange. Resulting in bent spokes in another direction.
And from the pic's they don't look to be interlaced, or is that because of the above?

Lets hear some wise words from the wheel builders on here.
If there's air in the tyres... it's a rider

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #31 on: December 30, 2012, 09:26 PM »
'scort or Capri?? :-\

Deffo mk 3 escort xr31 with the rs kit and a couple of other choice period mods  :D

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #32 on: January 01, 2013, 06:13 PM »
Spoke up in a manky way due to it being a converted track hub ? ( and suzue hubs ect were cheap copys of the low end campy stuff)

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #33 on: January 02, 2013, 11:23 AM »
Dont know about the rest of you but when you first look at the photo of Andy, just for a split second do you think he's checking his phone?

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #34 on: January 03, 2013, 12:21 AM »
the big deal about campagnolo hubs is decades of experience designing hubs that spin like a dream and r&d done real time in the real world! this obviously came in handy for bmx racing ! wow, not sealed ! must be shit then! :buck2:

i never said they were shit, i just wondered what was so good about them.

unsealed hubs never match sealed for smoothness, especially when racing on dirty and dusty track conditions which would require cleaning and adjusting after short periods. i'm sure the precious 'r+d' you mention never took bmx tracks into consideration.due to this and the fact that most folk don't have the patience to fart about with unsealed hubs i feel unsealed hubs are downright dangerous.

but thanks for your input, now get back to your couch.

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #35 on: January 03, 2013, 11:36 AM »
Dont know about the rest of you but when you first look at the photo of Andy, just for a split second do you think he's checking his phone?



If he was it would be bigger than than that bloody  helmet  :LolLolLolLol:



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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2013, 05:38 PM »
the big deal about campagnolo hubs is decades of experience designing hubs that spin like a dream and r&d done real time in the real world! this obviously came in handy for bmx racing ! wow, not sealed ! must be shit then! :buck2:

i never said they were shit, i just wondered what was so good about them.

unsealed hubs never match sealed for smoothness, especially when racing on dirty and dusty track conditions which would require cleaning and adjusting after short periods. i'm sure the precious 'r+d' you mention never took bmx tracks into consideration.due to this and the fact that most folk don't have the patience to fart about with unsealed hubs i feel unsealed hubs are downright dangerous.

but thanks for your input, now get back to your couch.

properly adjusted unsealed hubs will spin far smoother and far longer than any sealed hubs, yes they require more maintainance but are far better if looked after.

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Re: Nice piece of BMX History....
« Reply #37 on: January 30, 2013, 08:55 PM »
'like'  :daumenhoch:
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