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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: griff on November 05, 2011, 02:05 PM
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got my eye on a NS frame that's cheap (at the moment) a Felt Pyre
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320785933719'ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649#ht_1502wt_1187
can anyone tell me if they're any good?
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I know they make shocking low end shlt, but there are a few gems in their range, but dont know enough about them to comment on this particular frame
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looked on their site and the pyre was their top bike... torn between building up a NS bike or trying to find a cheap complete 2nd hand
had a good trawl last night and didn't find much tbh
also watching this but a long way from where I live
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220887129826'ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649#ht_500wt_1203
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the mirraco is nice mate, is there anyone on the radmap that could help with collection
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actually it's not as far as I thought... 44 miles according to google
hmmm will keep my fingers crossed it stays low....!
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I built up a custom bike, in total I spent around 500, I sold it. Then I bought a complete wtp trust, and changed the bars for mutiny glams, new seat and post, and I've just got a rear wheel and tyre for it. I like it so much more than the custom I did. I'd go for a decent complete. and just change bits :daumenhoch:
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£500? my budget's a bit lower than that!!!
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Exactly, that's why you shouldn't do a custom, just get a cheap complete, they'll be cheaper now it's winter
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torn between building up a NS bike or trying to find a cheap complete 2nd hand
Welcome to the dark side, Griff! You won't regret it! :daumenhoch:
My own experience, for what it's worth.......
See if you can get hold of a good second hander from someone on RAD; far more trustworthy and much cheaper than the Fleabay. :angel:
Put up a Wanted Thread, mate! :daumenhoch:
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Griff, I'm still looking about mate, if I see anything I'll drop you a pm :daumenhoch:
I'm in Northampton so if you see anything this way I'll fetch it for you and drop it to t1 or the boardroom :daumenhoch:
Just give me the nod
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I've been thinking about swapping my new school for an old school, but I reckon I'd regret it...
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Felt bikes ?
Well they've been good enough for Cramner :4_17_5:
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To be honest , they are more of a bigger name on the race side of BMX ::)
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Felt bikes ?
Well they've been good enough for Cramner :4_17_5:
Nice find, Dubbs; that kid sure can ride! :shocked:
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Money always runs away with a custom, completes are such good value. if your not desperate bide your time cheap completes often come up on here. (whats the bb on the felt looks like a us?)
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Look for a used custom, there's been a couple of bargains on ere the last couple of weeks, Mutiny and Fly
Don't rush into buying, the mirraco doesn't look worth bothering with imo.... unless it's at the start price... :-\
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ive got a felt chasm that i picked up as a f+f and its a nice ride, and rather light compared to a lot of modern stuff, looks like that pyre frame but only part cromo 8)
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not in a massive rush (but then there are a few rad nights coming up :D) also need to sell some stuff cluttering up the spare room!
most of the stuff I'm seeing pop up here is a bit beyond what I can justify spending (hence trawling the feebay for a bargain) but if anyone sees anything cheap on here by all means give me a shout :daumenhoch:
do like the look of that mirraco, 20.8 TT not too long for me, full cromo and read some decent reviews. considering the standard of my riding doesn't need to be absolutely top drawer so long as light and strong (needs a front brake though ;D)
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Griff, Dont know what your budget is mate, but theres a diamond back Alt on the bay for £299. Iwas gonna get one last week until the mutiny came up, (see the thread in here) Basically a KHE bike ,full Cro mo, very light and good spec. :daumenhoch:
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aiming for less than half that mark ;)
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hope so just got a junior for my boy dont want him snapping the blody thing
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Griff forget about the money and try a few first, I had a WTP and didn't like it tbh. daves £1200 scavenger felt like a RBK. No point in spending £250 on a eBay "bargain" if it feels sh1t. But anything is gonna be better than the comedy Haro
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i'm currently riding a felt rattlesnake frame, got it from ebay for £35. well built, light and holding up to some abuse. the lower end models i would stay clear of though.
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Here you go and what i paid for mine off greg and i must say they are awsome and i have had some high end new school bikes in the past few years even one close to a grand to build and this is better TRUST me lmao ;D
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/wethepeople-trust-wtp-custom-bmx-mint-NO-swap-swop-px-trials-jump-dirt-street-/230697164760?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item35b69f5fd8
This is second from the top in the wtp range but its only a couple of parts that differ around £600 new.
Ps dude i actually go to real skateparks and ride this ;)
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these are very good for the money and ready to roll :daumenhoch:
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/36624/Sunday_Aaron_Ross_SIG_Bike_2011
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Griff forget about the money and try a few first, I had a WTP and didn't like it tbh. daves £1200 scavenger felt like a RBK. No point in spending £250 on a eBay "bargain" if it feels sh1t. But anything is gonna be better than the comedy Haro
:shocked: 1200? glad I didn't fall off it! at the time I put that largely down to lack of experience with new fangled geometry and that but getting on your custard yellow thing it felt a lot easier straight away.
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might be worth considering toptube length at some point...... :LolLolLolLol:
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might be worth considering toptube length at some point...... :LolLolLolLol:
I have been considering TT length - don't need anything too long, ideally looking at around 20.5"
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so what are you looking at spending then Griff?
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seen some decent looking completes go for under £140 Rob, so biding my time until something pops up :daumenhoch:
so far the mirraco is top of the list but keeping an open mind in case it gets a load of bids at the last minute
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I take it these are second hand completes for £140? ???
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I take it these are second hand completes for £140? ???
what do you think? ;D
not after a rooster big daddy!
hoping for something that's been given to a spoilt kid and hardly ridden ;)
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:) What`s wrong with Rooster Big Daddys? A friend of mine owns a shipping company & says they are the best anchors you can fit... :daumenhoch:
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I reckon you will get a decent used complete for 140, it will ride pretty much the same as a 1000 quid rig.
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I reckon you will get a decent used complete for 140, it will ride pretty much the same as a 1000 quid rig.
especially with me on it ;D
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Griff, they will all look the same in the foam pit mate :2funny:
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well the felt just finished on £31 delivered - not bad for a new frame, headset & BB...
hoping that mirraco stays low tomorrow or else the search begins again!
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:) got the mirraco for the start price of £100, so now I just need to wait for them to tell me when I can pick it up!
Hopefully they won't mind that I used paypal instead of bringing cash - not as if anyone else bid on it & if they moan too much can always bung them a tenner for fees (would have been happy to pay £110 anyway :daumenhoch:)
let's see how I like the dark side.....
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better start looking for a suitable front brake ::) will ask the seller but don't think this bike came with one
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Chuffed for you John , got there in the end mate :daumenhoch:
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just spoke to the seller - they had some pc problems and couldn't get onto ebay tonight but will be picking it up tomorrow :daumenhoch:
thanks to all for the advice and links and that, want to bring this to T1 saturday but think the front tyre might be a bit knobbly for wood?
what do you reckon? think they're the ones that came with the bike so according to the link below they're 'Odyssey Mike Aitken'
(http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/products/1226/photos/952/s1600_91787000_1262030188.jpg?1293307718)
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Be alright the Griff :daumenhoch:
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so what's a decent NS front brake then? going to have to try and match the lever that's on there but know fook all about NS front calipers...
no lugs on them forks so I hope there's a hole for an older style (might even nick the one off the mongoose as no-one seems to want it ::))
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John, embrace the NS and just trust the back brake. It will work 10 times better than your old school ones anyway, so you don't need a front :daumenhoch:
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Your forks don't have lugs and more than likely the stem cap won't have a hole to pass the cable through
It might have a hole in the forks for a caliper brake, some completes come with a caliper brake on the front
Don't put the forks off your mongoose on it, they'll probably weigh more than the whole bike
Tyres are fine for park use... :daumenhoch:
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Your forks don't have lugs and more than likely the stem cap won't have a hole to pass the cable through
It might have a hole in the forks for a caliper brake, some completes come with a caliper brake on the front
Don't put the forks off your mongoose on it, they'll probably weigh more than the whole bike
Tyres are fine for park use... :daumenhoch:
;D I was only talking about nicking the front calipers, not the fork - might be cromo but there's a lot of it
at the very least I might need to swap the lever over as I think it's on the wrong (right) side for me
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looks like a good buy there mate and as said have faith in the rear brake, tyres are great for street park and dirt, as i have the same but amber wall and have done all surfaces on them without any problems 8)
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Your forks don't have lugs and more than likely the stem cap won't have a hole to pass the cable through
It might have a hole in the forks for a caliper brake, some completes come with a caliper brake on the front
Don't put the forks off your mongoose on it, they'll probably weigh more than the whole bike
Tyres are fine for park use... :daumenhoch:
;D I was only talking about nicking the front calipers, not the fork - might be cromo but there's a lot of it
at the very least I might need to swap the lever over as I think it's on the wrong (right) side for me
Thought your goose had lugged forks and a u brake?
Just flip the lever over so it's upside down, don't bother buying a new un till you've at least given it a go... :daumenhoch:
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:-[ so it has - sorry being a dozy get :daumenhoch:
I have been up since 5:30am probably doesn't help
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As others have said Griff the rear u brake will work a treat so you don't need a front
Lugged forks are the way to go if you find you want one... :daumenhoch:
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As others have said Griff the rear u brake will work a treat so you don't need a front
Lugged forks are the way to go if you find you want one... :daumenhoch:
ok.. so skids are in, endoes are out!
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As others have said Griff the rear u brake will work a treat so you don't need a front
Lugged forks are the way to go if you find you want one... :daumenhoch:
ok.. so skids are in, endoes are out!
Yep... ;D
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As others have said Griff the rear u brake will work a treat so you don't need a front
Lugged forks are the way to go if you find you want one... :daumenhoch:
ok.. so skids are in, endoes are out!
take the back brake off and wear your shoes out in a day aswell
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fook that bretty - not feeling that flintstones vibe ;D
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Nothing wrong with wanting to run a front brake ..... I hope! :-\
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Nothing wrong with wanting to run a front brake ..... I hope! :-\
agreed - never had a bike without one! but if I buy any more bike bits without getting ride of some first then I'm up a certain kind of creek
so far the only thing I've got rid of is a pair of tyres ;D
who knows I might even get used to it for a bit, I'll try it and see how it rides on saturday :daumenhoch:
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Nice one john, dordy rides one of these.......good light bike there for peanuts :daumenhoch:
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Good score fella. Welcome to the new school club.
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Rutland cycles on ebay have triple butted, lugged chromo forks for £18 delivered.
or you could buy an adapter plate (think Pickle had one in `for sale')
will probably cost more than the forks though!!
I ran mine with a front brake set up recently, hated it, gone back to normal
MM
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or you could buy an adapter plate (think Pickle had one in `for sale')
Good idea, if you can find a helpful Radster that has a spare one.
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*cough* ;) ;D :daumenhoch:
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or you could buy an adapter plate
Gotta be the best way. Cheap, light, a Ubrake will work WAY better than a side pull (even a cheap U brake). You can put it on your new forks (assuming there is a hole in there) and you can always take it off again if you dont like it.
Your forks don't have lugs and more than likely the stem cap won't have a hole to pass the cable through
I had to mod the top cap on my forks so the cable will go thro it, its not a big deal. Or you could try and get one that does have a hole for a cable (eg Odyssey) but you'll have to make sure the threads in the forks are the same.
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I had one of them adapter plates put it in the for sale section for £6 no one bought it so on ebay it went and i got £30 for it :)
Be cheaper buying forks ;D
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went & picked it up tonight :daumenhoch:
really pleased - got a few scratches and a little bit of surface dirt but all there, nothing dented or warped and light as fook
only thing I had to do was tighten up the back brake and align the pads & it's ready to do some skids ;)
felt a bit bad tbh as no-one else bid, so bunged in an extra tenner just so they wouldn't lose out on paypal fees
2 days to go & I can ride it........ >:D will be easier to lift out of the foam pit than my trusty tank
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sounds awesome Griff........look forward to a go on that at T1 on saturday :daumenhoch:
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sounds awesome Griff........look forward to a go on that at T1 on saturday :daumenhoch:
no probs pickle dear, but go easy - I only have one chain ;D
only thing I'm not keen on is the decals really, if it looks like being a keeper then I'll fetch those off
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top stuff, it will feel strange at first but stick with it and you'll not look back :daumenhoch: