Hi ya. I'm hoping you know more than me about different BMX frames etc. Building mine up which is 90's Mongoose but want a mix of new school gearing along with old school bits. Just bought some forks off my mate, but now am home realised I had forks for the A heaset system, where as these are for the screw in type, with a shorter head tube ( guessing because it hasn't got to fit past the bar clamp ) PLUS its smaller in diameter. Could I get this to fit at all? Different fitting etc?, Plus will need a bar clamp too. How do they fit?
Should have checked before hand I DUH!
As to the crank and smaller new school gearing I guess I will have to change the rear wheel as you cannot get an adapter to put on the smaller sprocket?
Also with the older solid 1 piece cranks they had the bearing in cages ( well mine did once, took it apart and it had rusted away to nothing!! ) Newer 3 piece ones have sealed bearing now? Easy to switch over?
I sound thick ( ok...I am
but I used to have a great Mountain bike I built myself back in the 90's with some 1 off components, like titanium suspension forks ) but once I get the hang of it I can do most things
Gary
