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Title: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Cellmember on November 24, 2014, 09:27:08 PM
Just as the title says, mine is my frame !

2010 Tierra v3

Edit: If this has been done before, forgivaness...
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Narcoleptic Insomniac on November 24, 2014, 09:29:41 PM
T1 Ruben bars and CNC Fly brakes.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: paranoidmexican on November 24, 2014, 10:33:21 PM
White chase g tires
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Post by: andreas on November 24, 2014, 10:36:23 PM
Before I sold my bike it was ruben tires. I can't think of a part that makes a bike look better than a set of rubens.
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Post by: BilboBaggins on November 24, 2014, 10:39:35 PM
Khe chain or eccd
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: blueee on November 24, 2014, 10:45:25 PM
toss up between
microknobbie tires, primopro stem, my ratchet and my s&m thin seat
definitely the thin seat
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Cellmember on November 24, 2014, 11:46:44 PM
toss up between
microknobbie tires, primopro stem, my ratchet and my s&m thin seat
definitely the thin seat

Oh I remember the primo pro stems, my mate had one, I was almost going to by one myself but never got around to it I liked the fact that it had the degree's on the side for your bars, did the degree's actually work or was it just for show ? I never got to test it out. How would you determine them from the back of the bar, front or center ?
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Post by: Prodigal Son on November 24, 2014, 11:56:20 PM
My premium pedals or tree lite sprocket.
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Post by: MilkyWilky on November 25, 2014, 12:41:01 AM
Jesus Christ's Plastic Composite
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Cellmember on November 25, 2014, 01:08:54 AM
Jesus Christ's Plastic Composite

I see what you did there, noice.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: MEAT on November 25, 2014, 01:34:57 AM
The 4th spoke nipple, anticlockwise from the valve, on my front wheel, when viewed from the drive side. Though it sometimes varies between that and the front left bolt in my stem, i'm fickle.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Sasha on November 25, 2014, 02:42:26 AM
Me
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Post by: Dr. Lucien Sanchez on November 25, 2014, 02:57:25 AM
The last bits of dried dog shit stuck in the tread
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: GUMP_ on November 25, 2014, 07:09:15 AM
48 spoke ratchet.

Or all the grind damage every where
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: The Brawn on November 25, 2014, 07:27:28 AM
My custom frame.
Odyssey Director forks.
All the Animal parts (Rims, Front hub, GLH's, Grips, Piv Post, BPE's)
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Bunky on November 25, 2014, 09:18:11 AM
Without a doubt my million year old Marmoset front hub.

I got it back in the summer of 2007 IIRC.  I think it came from the first year that G-Sport moved production overseas, as I bought it off of JoeV and he had ridden it for a while before I got it.  It actually has a small triangular dent in the middle of the shell from when he had it.  No idea how it got there, but it's always worked fine.

I've replaced the bearings once, and I've built it to 4 different rims now and it's still going.  Kinda nuts to think about that it hasn't shit the bed yet as it's pretty old, and I haven't exactly taken the best care of it.  It's always been on my bikes that see the most abuse.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: JFax on November 25, 2014, 11:09:10 AM
Its between;
 - My S&M Intrikat bars that has a geometry so different than anything else yet perfect for me
 - My Marmoset hub with BSD guards that just spins so lovely and just screams durability
 - My KHE Ehrlköning flatland cranks which are super light. I expected them to die within a month of me riding street and park but is still perfect.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: ralph wiggum on November 25, 2014, 12:18:53 PM
The Shimano DX pedals I've had for like 13 years.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: medusa.cascade on November 25, 2014, 01:28:49 PM
G sport hubs. A marmoset from when odyssey first released the m7 wheel. 2007 I think?  My 48 ratchet and powerbites and my 42 bikes stem. Ruben tyres.
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Post by: tim_sch on November 25, 2014, 02:11:53 PM
My Stranger Thrash bars. Most beautiful bars ever.
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Post by: hugh. on November 25, 2014, 02:24:17 PM
Gsport Monkey front hub
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Post by: Mattchu on November 25, 2014, 02:56:54 PM
Three-way tie between my T1, my Revenge brakes, or my Tech-77s.

All that shit makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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Post by: thirks on November 25, 2014, 04:26:57 PM
G Sport hubs or my chrome hoder's
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Finn the Human on November 25, 2014, 05:07:17 PM
Odi Longnecks, kind of wish I still had my brown Edwins though. They were amazing. Second to that it'd be the trailmix pedals or fly ruben tyre.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: bluebmx on November 25, 2014, 05:22:32 PM
primo tenderizers
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: metalbmxer on November 25, 2014, 05:41:09 PM
My new reklamation SKJ frame made by standard. They are coming out with an AJ Anaya sig frame soon as well
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: CMB on November 25, 2014, 08:15:36 PM
My ECCD seat, Solid King Cobra frame, and US Tree Lite 28t sprocket.
Oh plus my Primo Balance 7k rim that I've had for 7 years. It still has the original orange "Primo" sticker.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: BilboBaggins on November 25, 2014, 08:17:07 PM
My ECCD seat, Solid King Cobra frame, and US Tree Lite 28t sprocket.
Oh plus my Primo Balance 7k rim that I've had for 7 years. It still has the original orange "Primo" sticker.
Shoutout to your primo balance sticker, those were the days.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Cellmember on November 25, 2014, 08:21:33 PM
My ECCD seat, Solid King Cobra frame, and US Tree Lite 28t sprocket.
Oh plus my Primo Balance 7k rim that I've had for 7 years. It still has the original orange "Primo" sticker.

Had the exact same rims, they were sweet !
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: CMB on November 25, 2014, 09:01:19 PM
Yup after all these years it's still going and I refuse to take that sticker off haha.

Old shot but here's a pic of said sticker:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b99/fitbiker_/6F5EF881-5D57-4E10-8D56-4396DE045ED6_zpsqckhjq6p.jpg) (http://s17.photobucket.com/user/fitbiker_/media/6F5EF881-5D57-4E10-8D56-4396DE045ED6_zpsqckhjq6p.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Cellmember on November 25, 2014, 10:03:08 PM
Yup after all these years it's still going and I refuse to take that sticker off haha.

Old shot but here's a pic of said sticker:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b99/fitbiker_/6F5EF881-5D57-4E10-8D56-4396DE045ED6_zpsqckhjq6p.jpg) (http://s17.photobucket.com/user/fitbiker_/media/6F5EF881-5D57-4E10-8D56-4396DE045ED6_zpsqckhjq6p.jpg.html)

Nice, that's a refresher haven't seen one in years, I went with the 7k on the front and rear never had any problems with them, great rim plus really digged the profile/shape of it as well. Currently on Sun Rhyno Lites.
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Post by: andreas on November 26, 2014, 12:49:31 AM
Those Primo stickers are so nice, always wanted primo 7 series rims for the sticker alone.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: master on November 26, 2014, 11:04:19 AM
T-1 frame or Stanton Meth Bars without a doubt.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: peggiesmalls on November 26, 2014, 04:19:28 PM
Haven't seen anyone run primo rims with that sticker since like 09 well irl.

s&m slim seat/challenger
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: CMB on November 26, 2014, 05:44:04 PM
Albes actually has a chrome one with that sticker you can buy for 20 bucks. It's used but in good condition.
http://www.albes.com/primo-balance-rim-used.aspx
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: MilkyWilky on November 26, 2014, 08:05:16 PM
The Shimano DX pedals I've had for like 13 years.

That reminds me of the Shimano DXR front hub I laced up last year. I worked in one of the bigger bike shops in Canada, and this poor hub had been reduced down to $30, not including staff discount. The fact that it was a female axle had me swervin. It's loose bearing, which is nice if you're capable of servicing it. I know from my Shimano Parralax mtb hub that sometimes those shits goes 20 years without service. It's simplesexyAF and smiling on my trails bike.

(http://www.customriders.co.uk/prod_imgs/HUSH8854.jpg)

So because it was so unappreciated by the Calgary BMX community at large, its one of my favourite things.  ;D
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Liveinthewoods on November 27, 2014, 09:03:56 AM
- CNC flys
- Fly lever
- Tree Sprocket
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: joelite44 on December 01, 2014, 09:54:27 AM
solid lt stem.

and a tree sprocket 28t if i had one, but i currently ride a mds.
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: Alex. on December 01, 2014, 04:18:11 PM
eccd

Is that the same one you shoved up your ass? If so I can see why it's your favorite...
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Post by: montymitch on December 02, 2014, 08:23:34 PM
Doesn't matter which bike I'm on, my favorite part is always the stem. There's something magical about that carved block of aluminum that just makes me happy. Bike #1: Odyssey CFL, black. Bike #2: Sunday Freeze, red. Bike #3: Odyssey SXTN, green.
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Post by: blueee on December 03, 2014, 01:52:11 AM
my stem has aloooooooot of sentimental value
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Post by: BilboBaggins on December 03, 2014, 02:07:35 AM
eccd

Is that the same one you shoved up your ass? If so I can see why it's your favorite...

Don't you have another arm to break?
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: faldfhkhfidhfid on December 07, 2014, 06:14:02 PM
My Old and battered JC metal pedals in burgandary, The Monkey to ribcage in 48 on the front, The creedence stem, Fathead bars or my Mulville seat
Title: Re: What's your most favourite part on your bike ?
Post by: dude... on December 07, 2014, 07:01:31 PM
eccd

Is that the same one you shoved up your ass? If so I can see why it's your favorite...

Don't you have another arm to break?

can we all just focus on this for a second? BEEF