What are you building in 2023 ?

[Chilli Rinse]

What is on your list of builds in the new year ?

Here is my list?
84 Minigoose ✅
01 Hellcat ✅
95 Cannondale Expert
82ish Carraro 24
Maybe an 85 Motobecane MX200

I will be lucky to get 3 done though 

[Taipan]

Hoping to build a last freestyler with all the bits/parts I have left over lol got a wanted up on here for a f+f set 

PS..have you seen the motobecane complete on ebay fella? looks a cheap buy if its any good? 

[SDF]

Going to start building my Wilson in the new year.  Parts have been sat around for a few months.



SDF.

[Chilli Rinse]

Hoping to build a last freestyler with all the bits/parts I have left over lol got a wanted up on here for a f+f set 

PS..have you seen the motobecane complete on ebay fella? looks a cheap buy if its any good? 

I have seen the chrome MX200 but that is not cheap, or do you mean the MBK White Cross in Portugal ? 

Good luck with the search for your Swan song frame set 

[Chilli Rinse]

Going to start building my Wilson in the new year.  Parts have been sat around for a few months.



SDF.

Looking forward to seeing the Wilson come together 

[Midschoolfool]

Sod all. Like literally sod all.

I have a set of very early Kink Empire forks I want to restore and I want to finish my STA but other than possibly repaint the Ruben frame that will be it.

Obviously the obligatory part upgrades may happen here and there if and when they come up but that will be it from me. Going to get rid of a few bikes too, the non critical ones.

[Chilli Rinse]

Sod all. Like literally sod all.

I have a set of very early Kink Empire forks I want to restore and I want to finish my STA but other than possibly repaint the Ruben frame that will be it.

Obviously the obligatory part upgrades may happen here and there if and when they come up but that will be it from me. Going to get rid of a few bikes too, the non critical ones.

Have you seen these ?

[Midschoolfool]

I did yes. I have a feeling they were the rejects that Matty Barton had made and should not be for sale. Because at that price they are clearly not originals.

I still have about two sets of them left. Plus Nick threw in some more for me (where I got mine from) when I bought the fork.





The steerer had come loose, but Nick had Leroy repair them so I know they are totally kosher. Leroy does some killer work (he also does all of Matt Barton's repairs). They have never been repainted, but they are battered and pitted. All of the things I am good at sorting.



I had literally been waiting over  5 years to find a fork set to do it justice. Because the earlier Standards are so popular the bash forks now sell for mental money (over 200 notes) and besides that is really predictable. So I put the Mirra Pro 2017 fork on there for now as it was the only uncut fork I had.

The only issue (and what will make it into a long project) is the axle on that tank NOS wheel is 14mm. And no one in their right mind would cut a set of forks that are so utterly rare. Hand made in NY, original Kink gear. So, that means I need to remove the axle, vernier it, send it down to my friend who will then remove everything past the bearing faces, before putting it into his lathe and making it a 10mm female axle. That way the fork gets left untouched, apart from of course a full restoration and replacement decals.

I aim to cull this year. I would say at least half are going. There are 5 you would need to drag from my cold dead hands, and that STA is one of them.

[Swivel]

Morning all.

I'm building an original chrome 82 Haro Freestyler, a Kuwahara Lazerlite too.

I don't think i'll find time to do anything else but we'll see 

All the best

Matt 

[Chilli Rinse]

2 great builds to look out for

[Picklez]

Hey all, Happy New Year to all.

Hoping to sort a VDC this year, if I can find some ficking grips 

Been a bit absent of late, kept busy (& distracted) working on this little puppy. Finished it at 18:03 on Saturday...

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Stay good all. Still lurking 

[nobby]

Morning all.

I'm building an original chrome 82 Haro Freestyler, a Kuwahara Lazerlite too.

I don't think i'll find time to do anything else but we'll see 

All the best

Matt 

Proper Bikes 

[Mikku]

I've got my Cult Pro race bike to be getting on with and this could well be the year that I finally get round to building my Speed Unlimited (aka Thruster)-made oddity from the Netherlands!

[Midschoolfool]

Finishing this is also top priority.



The seat post needs cutting down about 150mm. The fat skinny chain ring is holding the chain too much (not for a BMX) so I need to file the fat teeth down to stop it binding. The headset needs a split washer. The tyres are crap so are getting replaced with these.



I want that one finished and dialled.

[stidds]

I am building a 1976 pre-serial number Race Inc and a modern 24" race cruiser complete with disc brake.

[Schneeky1]

1980 Jap Redline MX II so far on the list...:-)

[Chilli Rinse]

Looks like some nice builds on the way lads 

[Quadog]

First and probably only build this year

[Midschoolfool]

That's what they all say 

[Chilli Rinse]

What is on your list of builds in the new year ?

Here is my list?
84 Minigoose
01 Hellcat
95 Cannondale Expert
82ish Carraro 24
Maybe an 85 Motobecane MX200

I will be lucky to get 3 done though 

As expected there has been a change of line up 
Something unusual and yet to be 100 percent identified has been acquired. I will update the list when I know more.

 

[Quadog]

That's what they all say 

Well unfortunately  I dont do facebook and sadly this site is clearly finished now so other than EBay which is a joke no chance of ever building anything again 

[Midschoolfool]

That's what they all say 

Well unfortunately  I dont do facebook and sadly this site is clearly finished now so other than EBay which is a joke no chance of ever building anything again 

This site isn't finished man. A ton of people have stopped by to say that, yet still we plod on.

I arrived after the dust had settled from a large dramatic shit storm. I don't know what happened and nor do I care. There's FAR too much drama and egoes and shit in this hobby and there always has been. It's the same with anything really, it gets popular and you have a F ton of traffic but quantity will never beat quality.

If you enjoy it and do it for you then you won't stop. Simple as really. I've never done it for social reasons and I don't care what people think, nor am I looking for any sort of approval other than mine.

And I think you'll find that the die hards here who know who they are will tell you exactly the same thing. The Facebook fly by nights who have all vacated are better off on there. And are walking away in droves as their interest drops.

[Chilli Rinse]

What is on your list of builds in the new year ?

Here is my list?
84 Minigoose
01 Hellcat
95 Cannondale Expert
82ish Carraro 24
Maybe an 85 Motobecane MX200

I will be lucky to get 3 done though 

As you all know the Hellcat is finished, and the minigoose isn't far off of being finished. Which will be next I don't know 

Is there any progress on the other builds mentioned ?

[Midschoolfool]

STA is finished as you'll know. The Pork is also finished barring a single decal. The Fatboy is close. I found a shadow chain and did all the work then realised I?d put the cranks and wheel on the wrong way around ffs. That bike doesn't want to be finished tbh, asshole lol.

I also need to cut the post down on it as well, so that will get done next.

Got a few upgrades for the dirt bike too, and of course the Eastern.

[Schneeky1]

What is on your list of builds in the new year ?

Here is my list?
84 Minigoose
01 Hellcat
95 Cannondale Expert
82ish Carraro 24
Maybe an 85 Motobecane MX200

I will be lucky to get 3 done though 

As you all know the Hellcat is finished, and the minigoose isn't far off of being finished. Which will be next I don't know 

Is there any progress on the other builds mentioned ?

Yep, finished the Redline and have bought back a 78 Goose frame i use to own...:-)