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Bike Gallery / Re: Finally got both of my bikes dialled

« on: January 10, 2018, 08:37:15 PM »

Dirt bros sprocket!

Someone posted it for sale on here like 5 years ago for 20 or 25 bucks shipped and I had to have it. Sprockets are my favorite part to collect.

Boner status for the Inman. Rad color combo. 

I was torn between Krylon Classic Almond or Sea Glass. Think I made the right choice, I'll save the teal for next time around. Might go redwalls if there's any available when I wear the Kink tires out, I'm really sad they appear to have discontinued these.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Handbuilt

« on: January 07, 2018, 08:58:20 PM »

I didn't know brazing was that strong, it looks awesome. I had bad luck with the masterlink in the Keychain, check to make sure the allen screws are tight before you ride. I wanted to like it but getting sent twice was enough for me. Also stoked to see that Tree hub.

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Bike Gallery / Re: F-IT

« on: January 07, 2018, 08:34:58 PM »

Looks like it hauls ass. I've got the same tan with chrome 4pc bar idea going on my Fit Inman. How tall are you though? 21.5 is huge

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Bike Gallery / Finally got both of my bikes dialled

« on: January 07, 2018, 08:22:03 PM »

I haven't been on here much in quite a while but I've been riding more than ever the past couple years and finally got both of my bikes feeling and looking right. Was running OG spec Scerbo bars on both bikes 'til last winter when I threw my lower back out and realized I'm too tall to be running 7.75" bars even with a topload.





Frame: S&M Randy Brown v1 21"
Fork: Sunday Morning v2 w/Tree compression cap
Bars: Animal 4pc 8.25" chrome cut to 26.5"
Stem: Odyssey Lincoln
Grips: Odi Longneck
Barends: Random Aluminum
Headset: FSA Impact
Seatpost Clamp: Integrated
Seatpost: Macneil OG
Seat: Deco Leopard
Cranks: Twombolt 175mm
Bottom Bracket: Odyssey 22mm Mid
Sprocket: Mosh 28t full guard, machined from 22mm to 15/16" bore and milled slots to clear crank arms
Chain: Odyssey Bluebird in gold
Brakes: Fly, clear Odyssey pads
Cable: Custom upper knarp for duals made from slic cables, lower dual slic cables with London mod
Brake Lever: Odyssey Monolever, left side perch with right side medium lever
Gyro: Snafu Mobeus
Front Tire: Odyssey Aitken White Tanwall 2.10
Front Wheel: G-Sport Marmoset/Eclat Bondi/Odyssey 14g/Knight and BSD guards
Rear Tire: Odyssey Aitken White Tanwall 2.10
Rear Wheel: Sunday Cyclone Freecoaster 9t/Eclat Bondi/Odyssey 14g/Odyssey aluminum NDS guard and G-Sport Unigard
Pegs: 1-2x Odyssey J-Peg Light, 2x WTP Toxic (I switch between 2-3-4 pegs)
Pedals: Odyssey Trailmix Purple Rain
Mods/Other: V-Brake Guides on lower cables, custom made upper knarp (cut, drilled, and tapped a 5/16" carriage bolt with set screws), custom Bluesix Ti sprocket bolt with head machined off to function as a pin, sprocket machined to fit Twombolts









Frame: Fit Inman 21"
Fork: Odyssey Dirt Classic w/Bluesix top cap
Bars: GT OG 4pc chrome 8.6" cut to 27"
Stem: T1 Cyclops
Grips: The Make
Barends: Random Aluminum
Headset: FSA Impact, woodgrain Tree dust cap
Seatpost Clamp: Integrated
Seatpost: Macneil OG or woodgrain Tree (can't bring myself to lower the tree past the minimum insertion mark and scratch the wood)
Seat: Macneil Capital recovered with flannel
Cranks: Fit Flow 19mm 175mm
Bottom Bracket: Profile 19mm Mid
Sprocket: Dirt Bros 30t
Chain: Odyssey Bluebird in gold
Brakes: Odyssey Evo 2 with clear pads
Cable: Snafu Linear
Brake Lever: Odyssey Monolever medium left
Front Tire: Kink Lyra 2.3 Tanwall
Front Wheel: Odyssey Vandero 2/Odyssey 7ka/Sapim 14g
Rear Tire: Kink Vela 2.1 Tanwall
Rear Wheel: Odyssey Hazard v3 48h 10t 3/8" female axle/Odyssey 7ka/Sapim 14g
Pegs: 1-800-pegless
Pedals: Odyssey Trailmix Blue Blood

I waiting fucking 9 years to get my hands on that T1 stem. And my main bike had a 21" OG Sunday for years until this past summer:

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The Bike Shop / Re: Wheelbase

« on: December 30, 2017, 04:34:12 PM »

I think frames with a 69 seat tube usually ran about 1/4" smaller than a 71 seat tube frame, 21.25" 69* frame had the same wheelbase but larger front end than 21" 71* frame.

It would only feel longer when you're sitting down though. The BB and HT would be in the same relative place on a 21" 71 degree frame as a 21.25" 69 degree frame. Remember how they sold the Tierra with measured and effective TT lengths listed? I always thought changing the ST angle was the dumbest thing.

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The Lounge / Re: Has anyone ever used chapstic on their butthole?

« on: December 29, 2017, 02:24:00 PM »

How do you keep from mixing up your tubes of chapstick? Or do you just use one for everything?

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The Lounge / Re: Make Bikeguide Great Again...

« on: September 18, 2017, 10:13:01 PM »

So many different types of forums are dying thanks to Facebook. But Facebook groups have fucking terrible organization and are useless for anything other than what's current. I miss how the internet used to be.

I don't check on here much cause it slowed down and I got out of the habit of it, but I probably ride BMX more lately than I ever have. Mostly just drinking beers, riding fakie, peg chinking stuff, and falling on my face. Never gets old.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Sunday

« on: August 12, 2017, 09:37:25 AM »

I'm still riding a 21" original Sunday. I kinda want to upgrade to a new Sunday next year after how well it's held up. I've twisted and cracked other frames, and cracked dropouts. None of that has happened on my Sunday and I haven't seen anyone else close to competing with features like the hollow dropouts.

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The Bike Shop / Re: stock sealed front hub wobble/ping

« on: January 27, 2017, 08:19:23 PM »

What happened to the Marmoset? I'm about to put my new bearings in my ancient one

I put some fresh bearings in mine last summer and I think it'll be good to go for another 10 years. George outdid himself and should have planned some obsolescence.

I just built brand new wheels but reused my old Marmoset. Slapped new Enduro bearings in and it's still perfect. Sunday Cyclone freecoaster and Eclat Bondi rims. Should be good to go for another 5 years anyways now.

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The Bike Shop / Re: stock sealed front hub wobble/ping

« on: January 16, 2017, 07:30:25 AM »

What happened to the Marmoset? I'm about to put my new bearings in my ancient one

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The Bike Shop / Re: bending hub flanges back?

« on: December 28, 2016, 09:36:49 AM »

I had a Profile Mini on a wheel that a skateboard rolled into the spokes of. Ripped 2 holes straight out of the flange. Hub had never seen a grind and Profile wanted me to ship it to them, pay $55 for a new shell, and pay return shipping. Profile flanges are weak as hell.

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The Bike Shop / Re: T1 Cyclops Stem

« on: December 28, 2016, 09:25:13 AM »

3 of the homies and I put preorders in at Empire for the next batch. I'm bummed about the imperial threads but I might just drill it out and run a metric helicoil kit through. Been waiting long enough and it looks so good that I have to get one anyways.

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Sell and Swap / Partout with some mid school shit

« on: October 17, 2016, 08:57:40 PM »

2009 Premium Solo 20.5 frame/fork/bar combo. Everything is full chromoly. Mid BB/integrated HT. No BB or headset included. Comes with ODI grips and rubber barends. $70 + ship
Mosh 36t Odyssey clone cassette 12t 2pc driver to bubbling chrome Rhyolite with a gouge, 33t Premium sprocket, 2.0 Premium tire $80 shipped obo
Macneil Capital seat/post combo with Animal clamp $35 shipped
Primo OG Powerbites, aluminum pedal threads (before they came with steel inserts), Ti spindle, mid BB and spacers (no pedals) $65 shipped
Primo Pro top load stem $17 shipped
Diatech Dirt Harry lever $13 shipped
Not sure which front hub I'm going to sell, this bike had a Vandero 2 to Alienation Black Sheep but I might swap it with my red Fly female hub. Let me know if you're interested in either combo or the Fly hub by itself. Has a 2.25 Premium tire





Will do combo deals. Prices are best offer, values of things have gone down but shipping costs have gone up...

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The Lounge / Re: I drove through the snow about a month ago

« on: February 12, 2016, 07:55:32 PM »

If you're still driving that Ranger, pay special attention to washing the rear frame off. The back 2 feet is where they rot the worst, and the radiator support in the front. I had almost the same truck and I had to replace the spring shackles because they disintegrated, and patch the radiator support because it rotted off.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Roof Racks?

« on: January 04, 2016, 11:13:47 PM »

I've got the Thule big mouth trays, I love them:


The only downsides are the price (160 each retail last I checked) and that I can only get one click on the straps on a 2.3 tire. Anything larger needs the tire aired down. I have not checked to see if they have longer straps though...