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bmxbert
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wheels for a mid build
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December 24, 2008, 02:19 PM »
got a few questions that have been dong my head in
1) why do flatland riders often use radial laced wheels (is it a weight distribution thing or just fashion)
im going to be getting my wheels built up for my platformed dirt bike soon and it will have a gyro 2 brakes 4 pegs and all that jazz.
i want it to be like a flat/ramp bike!!!!!
2) what style wheel lacing should i use?
3) any body know where i might find a 48 spoke freecoaster hub that uses an arm a brake hub?
4) if a wheel is radial laced are the spokes alot shorter?
this lots been doing me f-in nuts
any help would be good
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harris
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December 24, 2008, 02:28 PM »
straight laced spokes are shorter
on the rear have the drive side x laced like normal and the other side straight laced
or it will try to turn/flex if you crank hard.
you need a 48h coaster brake with unbrake mod. they are about just getting rare.
this is what i mean like on my sta
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December 24, 2008, 02:34 PM »
with regular hub
with 48 h unbraked hub with coaster arm
radial laced spin smoother
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bmxbert
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December 24, 2008, 02:36 PM »
sounds like it'll be tricky to find one of them...cant see there being many 48 hub brakes as it is
let alone any with a wadjamacallit upgrade... maybee i will be better off with just a normal set of super pros and just bulid it as a park / freestyle bike
i spoke to alex and he explained to me the hubs are just like the brake ones without the pads.
as for lacing i'll stick with the norm.
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bmxbert
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December 24, 2008, 02:39 PM »
dam them bikes are nice dan
cant see the arm on the 2nd pic though its not monted to the frame is it?
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harris
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December 24, 2008, 02:42 PM »
you do remove the pads and insert spacers the unbrake that is.
you could get them at custom riders years ago
they are a regular oldschool coaster all you do is knock of the end caps that have the 3 holes in
make 2 new rings drill 48 holes and weld is best back on.
the radials are stronger in one direction for all the front end stuff but will suffer if you go mad.
i do like radials and built them on a few of mine.dont give up bert its all the fun dude.
yep its mounted on the slot bert.
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harris
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December 24, 2008, 02:45 PM »
mines a standard hub fairly rare got it of lazarou
and got a set of guts from a regular old coaster
and did the conversion myself 2 minuite job.
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harris
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December 24, 2008, 02:51 PM »
or build a set of bad boy 95s
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harris
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December 24, 2008, 03:13 PM »
yo bert
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chrome-48-hole-Coaster-Brake-BMX-Hub-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ360108887008QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item360108887008&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177
its only the shell on this you want ,the guts will need sourcing from a skyway coaster hub or similar.
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bmxbert
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December 24, 2008, 04:50 PM »
blooming eck
i remember them 96s bet there hard to find...
hopefully i can grab that hub after crimbo..cant see to many people being after one of them
where do you find all them nice shiny super pros? ther like rocking horse do do
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spinmaster
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December 24, 2008, 05:15 PM »
dan is mr peregrine.
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harris
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December 24, 2008, 05:19 PM »
i kinda had a jump start on mid stuff ,not on my own just alot on rad did oldschool
and only a few was into mid some years back.well i went superpro shopping early.
i will just need to check that hub on ebay will take suntour gutts first.
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spinmaster
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December 24, 2008, 05:25 PM »
heres a thread i found on radial lacing if you want to find out the pros and cons of it.
http://www.global-flat.com/smf/index.php'topic=21945.0
most of it dans already mentioned. sorry. lol
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wirewheel
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December 25, 2008, 02:32 PM »
i have some used super pro hubs with king spacers, king front axle, standard rear. plus some spare bearings i'll chuck in.
if they help get in touch. no decals tho i'm sure del can help, chrome aint bad. did ride em for years never in the rain, flanges are perfectly straight
rims long time dead and gone soz, send some rims/spokes 186mm and i'll build em for ya.
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harris
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December 26, 2008, 07:44 AM »
you have pm wirewheel.
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bmxbert
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December 26, 2008, 12:10 PM »
hey cheeky you snatching up all the nice wheel parts again
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harris
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December 26, 2008, 12:13 PM »
actually i didnt this time,i did say if know one was after them i would trade for something he was after
as i have a mid condition build they would look just right on.
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harris
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December 26, 2008, 12:19 PM »
i will tell a little story thou..a handfull of us went to corby last year on new school
and after an hour trev came over and said a lad had a superpro hub on a sunn rim
so i bimbled over and it was a suzue same as superpro on a nice chrome mid rim.
so after a discussion i whipped my front wheel out and swopped with him
im bad ,good lad thou one of ours now and ex radlands lad.
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bmxbert
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December 26, 2008, 12:24 PM »
crack on fella i ive decided to just run a set of super pros on the dirtbike as i think i might get a little out my depth with freecoaster hubs
and the conversion
on a note a little different...with your dirt bike with the gt bash guard does it get in the way when setting up the rear break?
have you had to mod it in anyway?
thinking of putting one on this
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harris
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December 26, 2008, 12:30 PM »
nice that mmmmmm not any issues with the back brake ,just runs close to the tyre the back of the guard
so just trim it down a tad the plastic part.
word of warning thou that frame looks nice and the bash guards can crush the frame a little..well i dont want to worry you
its not gonna mash just sometimes leaves a line if you use the guard too hard.
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bmxbert
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December 26, 2008, 12:34 PM »
its only going to be a show pony anyway
im scared to ride it to hardas its so rare..the only other one i know of has had a re-weld at the head tube i'll post some pics of it so you can see what it will look like built up and then you can give me your opinion on the bash guard idea....
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bmxbert
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December 26, 2008, 12:45 PM »
this one belongs to a museum member its the only other one either of us can find
looks great built up and im so glad his had the correct decals so i know that i'll be getting the right ones repro
ive actually bought a dirt bike with them on to copy from it was missing the headtube decal but harris sorted that for me
cheers bud
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