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Offline ron burgundy

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #25 on: November 05, 2008, 10:36 PM »
from what i can remember from speaking with rick the original idea to use ox tubing was not an overall weight saving thing but to give a better balance to a bmx frame. for all time bmx frames are front end heavy, hence why they drop to the headtube when sat on the bb. so in using the air hardened tubing a thinner gauge could be used but still maintaining the same strength, and as its the front end that has the air hardened tubing gave a better balance to the frame.

also making a frame completely of air hardened tubing the price would have been astronomical.

then other companies jumped on the band wagon, T1 were the next to use some form of hardened tube, then the likes of S&M, fit, fbm all jumped onboard. this started the weight saving mentallity then the lower end companies started producing weightless frames, not with hardened tubing but with thinner 4130 to keep weight down, but the strength of mid school was lost and the birth of new school had begun


Top, top info.. thanks for posting :daumenhoch:
"Thanks for the Fish Fingers idea... I'm fooking loaded now!!!"

Offline harris

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2008, 07:00 AM »
was going to say last night that phil should do some more stuff on standard.
about frame info,i have had a few frames that didnt have decals and needed a little
investigation to find out what model it was.

motomagII

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2008, 07:25 AM »
laz thats cracking colour but it need building and riding to death matey .did u get the little ding sorted too ?

id love to read bit of history on standard and some pics of the frames they have released with years and details etc would be good read

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2008, 06:11 PM »
the ding was sorted before a did the spray job  :daumenhoch:. though that pic really doesn't do the colour justice

standard history is stillin the process of being written. all i need for pics is nice one of an old lengthy frame (dan) then i'm set

this is the tester strip in the light for laz's frame

chromeOrange

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #29 on: November 09, 2008, 10:27 PM »
At last, managed to grab some time Saturday afternoon to bring the bike out into the open and examine what 6 years in a damp shed can do to a piece of metal! Bike is now stripped and back at mine. Here's what I found; excuse any mid-skool ignorance...

STANDARD STA 500 frame: 21" TT. Serial # 'M99017'. Powder coated in Baby Blue with no decals. Heavy as a tank with no dents/dings, but plenty of scratches, blistered paint and surface corrosion.

S&M PITCHFORK's: Black and completely unmarked.

Unknown make of bars: Chrome with small Mongoose decal?

SNAFU grips and alloy end plugs: Grey, torn and disintegrated. Now binned.

PRIMO Casket stem: Decent condition.

ALEX Supra-E rims: Front lightly corroded, rear heavily corroded with buckle.

SNAFU Rimjobs: 2.125/1.95. As new, but inner tubes completely degraded.

Hubs: Good condition, marked - 'MISSION'.

T1 Pegs: Heavily corroded and crumbling. Now binned.

XPOSURE sprocket 44T with 1/2 grind disc: Lightly corroded.

HARO Fusion 1pc crank: Crome. Heavily corroded.

KMC Heavy Duty chain: Dry.

DMR V8 pedals: Badly scored and corroded.

Dia-Compe AD990: Rear, Silver and fine.
Dia-Tech DIRT HARRY lever: Black and unmarked.

PRIMO Pentagon seat: Grey and Black. 1 small tear and lightly stained.
Unknown make of seatpost and clamp: Silver/Black. Lightly corroded.

Still not sure whether to resurrect this back into a regular ride or sell on to help fund a Cruiser and OS rebuild...

*This post was supposed to include a fair few photo's I took of the strip down, but I'm having trouble uploading my albums to Photobucket. Thought I'd just be able to bang them straight in this post easily. I'm really sh*t at this sort of stuff. Will try again tomorrow when I've got a clear head...*

Mark.



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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2008, 11:21 PM »
come on lad!

lets have a gander of it eh? :LolLolLolLol:

bmxbert

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2008, 11:24 PM »
well said im keen to have a butchers

decals are swet by the way darker. thanks alot :daumenhoch:

chromeOrange

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2008, 11:26 AM »
Okay, okay, okay...

The pics will be going up this evening...

Mark.

JT71

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2008, 11:27 AM »
no. NOW.

 :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

chromeOrange

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Re: Standard STA 500 save
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2008, 08:36 PM »
Here are the pics at last from Saturday (despite the digi camera date):













Mark.

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2008, 08:38 PM »
nice project youve got to get your teeth into   :daumenhoch: 

bmxbert

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2008, 08:41 PM »
that frame looks in great shape fella

i will get my hands on a nice one one day

you should get it to super bike dan for some fresh powder it would look brand new

chromeOrange

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Re: Standard STA 500 save.
« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2008, 08:52 PM »
Cheers guys. I remembered why I bought it in the first place whilst I was stripping it down.  :)

It will definitely be going to someone for a fresh powder coat that's for sure...

Mark.

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