Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...

[Midschoolfool]

This is for the above bike.





Not only is it 22mm (check) but it is also 1-1/8 (check) and weighs half of the orange Social Bikes stem I had on it. Winner winner chicken dinner.

[Midschoolfool]

Stem got.



And then everything needed for the single speed. The first thing I needed was this, to rob the threaded bearing ends from.



Then a shopping spree.









Thankfully you can get the hed doctor top cap without spending another 20 quid on the assembly itself.



This will need to be taken apart. I have a hanger, so I need to separate that from the bolt and spring and lower assembly.





In red. Again red.







I bought two of these. Not because of chain slap (but that may be an issue) but because I battered the stays on my PK getting it back up after a ride. The stair wells are pretty narrow.



Then a expensive treat.





And then an 80s acidic vinegary ketchup bottle  It never dawned on me until after, but I thought it was funny AF so it is staying 



I bought the cheapest axle I could find. I don't need the axle itself, I just need the spacers. The wheel was originally 130mm but came with no axle, so I bought a Shimano one and cut down the spacers to make it fit the frame. IIRC that was 110mm, but it could be 120 IDR. Either way I need to put it back, but all I need is the spacers.



Then I got this. I didn't specifically need to, but it saves me bringing mine over from mum's and mine is a bit battered (I used it to tap a bolt and the rubber handle fell off, and now it falls off every time you use the bloody thing).



And finally, the cherry on top. Monday's Child herself.

[Chilli Rinse]

First BMX purchase for a while. I'll catch up on what I've missed soon 

[Midschoolfool]

He's alive !

I was worried about you and was about to stalk you and find your bmx museum account to pm you there lol. All OK dude?

Get ready for the Jane off mofo 

[Chilli Rinse]

He's alive !

I was worried about you and was about to stalk you and find your bmx museum account to pm you there lol. All OK dude?

Get ready for the Jane off mofo 

I'm good thanks, just took a little break. Mum gave us a scare recently and she was my priority.

Jane off  yours will be an immaculate custom build, when I get around to mine it will be nothing of the sort  I'm still thinking a rider rat is the way to go for me, even with the goodies you donated. Unless you want to refinish my frame 

[Midschoolfool]

haha. Mine will mostly be leftover parts. The only really sweet thing will be the cranks. That and a 10 quid paint job 

Glad all is good. My mum gives me scares every bloody day now at her age ffs 

[Chilli Rinse]

This has been shipped today, nos road bike take off. Nice find which will go on my MX113, should look the part too.

[Midschoolfool]

Wow it is quiet in here.

Sad looking GT



New cranks.

[Mikku]

Have always liked that GT of yours!

Have just pulled the trigger on an S&M pivotal seat and some Haro Cliq race bars! Both used but in good nick and very reasonably priced.

[Midschoolfool]

GT is now out of the loft and almost ready. Going to see how riding it goes !

To finish it I grabbed this.



And this.

[Mikku]

Not the biggest or most exciting of purchases, but I've just bought some replacement bolts for my Profile hubs.

[Midschoolfool]

Radco - every little helps !

Talking of little purchases. This. Have a look at the tech resto section shortly and you will see what it is for.

[Mikku]

Hmmm, interesting....

Have just made another little purchase off eBay - a set of odi Connor Field grips. As my North American trip gets closer, I'm going to start working my way through my list of parts to buy when I'm over there.

[Midschoolfool]

Sadly I have to buy a new carbon post for my Pinarello. I was going to ride it this week, but the weather has been awful. Peeing driving rain and gale force winds. However.

I had issues with the bike before it was complete (it is now, I will update the thread shortly) and I discovered that the seat post had too much of the aero bit for me to be able to get my feet on the pedals with the cranks all the way down. Bugger. So I bought a new one. And other stuff, see thread....

[Mikku]

Just snagged an O'Neal race jersey on eBay. The same model one as I bought back in 2017 but a size smaller, as that was a tent on me and I ended up trading it for a set of race pads.

[Chilli Rinse]

I just bought this original finish Shimano Tourney 79s rear brake. I tried to finish a bike off today but the DC 1020 had way too much reach, then I tried an 88s Tourney which also had too much reach. So I came across this and have taken a chance on it working. The bike will be revealed when it’s finished, it’s a very cool bike.

Back as soon as it arrives 

[img width= height= alt=IMG-2076" border="0]https://i.ibb.co/12VRWpd/IMG-2076.jpg[/img]

[Mikku]

Keep forgetting to update this, so I'll ignore the little purchases I've recently made and be content with the large cardboard box that arrived from New Jersey yesterday!!

[Chilli Rinse]

I took a chance on buying these grips in Landar branded packaging. The eBay seller is a cycling charity so if my gamble doesn’t pay off at least somebody will benefit, if it does that’s a bonus. So I think they could be Mongoose Supergoose cobra grips with the Maurice logo on the ends. If they are they will have ‘SUPERGOOSE BMX PRODUCTS’ moulded on the inside of both flanges. I think the Landar packaging is from the 70’s before the packaging was silver with the blue, yellow and red stripes. These will most likely end up on the wife’s chrome and yellow Minigoose. I’ll let you know if they are what I think they are.

[Midschoolfool]

Way cool.

[Taipan]

well dont leave us hanging? 

I took a chance on buying these grips in Landar branded packaging. The eBay seller is a cycling charity so if my gamble doesn’t pay off at least somebody will benefit, if it does that’s a bonus. So I think they could be Mongoose Supergoose cobra grips with the Maurice logo on the ends. If they are they will have ‘SUPERGOOSE BMX PRODUCTS’ moulded on the inside of both flanges. I think the Landar packaging is from the 70’s before the packaging was silver with the blue, yellow and red stripes. These will most likely end up on the wife’s chrome and yellow Minigoose. I’ll let you know if they are what I think they are.

[Chilli Rinse]

They are indeed marked ‘SUPERGOOSE BMX PRODUCTS’ and have the Maurice logo on the ends. Pretty cool, the gamble payed off I guess. I’m not sure if can bring myself to open them up now 

[Midschoolfool]

They are indeed marked ‘SUPERGOOSE BMX PRODUCTS’ and have the Maurice logo on the ends. Pretty cool, the gamble payed off I guess. I’m not sure if can bring myself to open them up now 

Do it  ! and then film them with you rubbing your greasy hands all over them and post it to all of the old school Facebook groups 

[Midschoolfool]

Hey guys. I am still alive. 

I finished my Goose. Never did the polish and video though. Depends if we get the weather this side of Christmas now...

However. I've also been very busy on other projects. That said they are nearing completion and it is almost time to go into the loft and work on other stuff without being cooked. As such I am going to finish my STA first. It has a crap ton of NOS parts on, quite a few of them SNAFU. I also wasn't terribly happy about having modern tyres on (Odyssey Path 1.85). The STA back end does not work with anything over 2.1. It's very narrow.

So, on the subject of NOS and mint parts...



Staggered. One was designed for front use, one rear. They are a pair though, kinda like the tyres on the Goose. Either way they are 100% perfect for the bike. Need a good scrub though, looks like release compound (it's a fukka is that to get off). Alcohol works, though.

I will fit the rebuilt and modded Pitbull 2 whilst I am at it and yeah, that will literally be it at 100% completion. It has only taken 7 years.

[Midschoolfool]

Covid has wiped me out for a month. Only just starting to feel a bit better ffs.



Round one achieved. Very hot soapy water. Round two is isoprop and a wire brush. I never realised they are 100 PSI folding, so now it makes sense. They smother them in powder and compound to stop them sticking together. It's an asshole to remove  !

[Midschoolfool]

Got the tyres to acceptable. That will do, I am tired of scrubbing. I also got these for the STA.



I wish they were 7.99