Author Topic: BUDGET BUILD ( A E R O R E F L E X ) (Read 2860 times)

beard1973 · « **on:** April 04, 2007, 10:52 PM »

Okay... be gentle with me...

This is my first foray into non Burner Bmx building.... and before I threw a pile of £££'s at a higher end bike I thought an Aero Reflex would be a good starting point.

I also wanted something I could ride.. and not be too stressed about throwing it around.

Only bits I am gonna change are the Tyres & the brake blocks (although the dia-compe ones are very good

)

Thanks go to: (Winnit-Frame & Forks / Stodgy-Brakes / Biagio-Plate& Grips )

Extra special shout out to DEL for the custom Decals... AWESOME!!

Brushed Alloy Effect with Black Border... look brilliant in the flesh!!

RATTY · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2007, 11:12 PM »

Oh Yes, another quality beard build, Its good to see you venture away from Burners, and a great job youve done, I especially like them decals!!!

selfpreservation · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2007, 11:28 PM »

thats a tasty ride mate a touch of class as usual

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2007, 12:24 AM »

That looks really nice, the decals look fab and the colourway is spot on, good job that man

Steve P · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2007, 12:25 AM »

WoW ... very impressive and those decals look superb too. Great build

Steve

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2007, 01:01 AM »

That's a nice bike beard. What is it about those reflex? cheap as chips but the build quality is top notch. i mean were they the last company in the 80's to do a well made bike and nobody bought them or were they just the first performer knock off allbiet a well made one?

Anyone know the story behind them?

Del · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2007, 06:55 AM »

Nice one Dave, you cant beat a good ol' reflex. I like where you put those extra small decals I sent you, I was wondering what you had planned for 'em.

therock · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2007, 07:23 AM »

that looks class , nicest clean lookin aero on here , for some reason i think white walls would look cool on that

Faze 3 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2007, 08:47 AM »

Very nice, if it was a cheap build it dosen't look it.

Stace · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2007, 08:48 AM »

Sweet!

pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2007, 08:52 AM »

That looks the mutz nutz mate!!! i agree about white walls with a chrome and black colour choice....would set it off nicely! Top draw!!

Stodgy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2007, 08:59 AM »

Lovely as always Dave - nice build! And Del, those graphics look the nuts mate.

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2007, 09:28 AM »

tiz very nice, what bars are the plate hiding dude?

highrisedrifter · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2007, 09:47 AM »

Lovely build that. Great job

davepike · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2007, 10:27 AM »

Very Very nice

Budget build? so wat it cost?

beard1973 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2007, 05:54 PM »

Considering the fact that on average most of my builds have cost £300+

This one weights in as follows...

F&F - £30
Decals - £30
Tuffs - £45
Seat - £9
Seatpost - £2
Brakes - £25
Tyres - £3
Plate&Nos - £20
Grips - £10
Crank - £20
Pedals - £3
Cables - £2
Spider&Chairing - FREE
Stem - £6
Bars - £10

TOTAL - £215...

Not exactly peanuts.. but spread over 18 months and to end up with a one-off bike its not too bad.
Had wanted to keep it to £150 but the decals were worth the extra and the plate was a luxury I could have done without.

A couple of extra pics....

And thanks for the feedback guys...

@orgasmdonor... Bars are just a set of generic high rise bars... similar to the bars found on an Aero Pro dimension wise. £10...

beard1973 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2007, 09:26 AM »

The weather is beautiful... this baby is out for some riding today... expect grip ends missing and scrapped pedals by 4pm today....

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2007, 12:52 PM »

i like that

beard1973 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:04 AM »

Quote from: bmxmatt1974 on April 11, 2007, 12:52 PM

i like that

Cheers Dude... I cannot get over the quality of the frame build, the welds are faultless and the whole thing appears really well built.
[though my expectations may be a little blurred by the quailty of the welds on my normal builds..

]

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #19 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:23 AM »

very clean.

zed4130 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:25 AM »

top job beardy love the silver decals

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