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The Lounge / Re: CNN Blackmail

« on: July 07, 2017, 03:26:37 AM »

Pretty funny that after all the uproar about potentially doxxing this kid, people have found posts he made on reddit encouraging doxxing of people.

End of the day they're both dickheads and this whole thing makes everyone look bad.

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

« on: June 09, 2017, 02:02:23 AM »

BMX is all youtube videos and cars now.

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The Lounge / Re: 15 Years on the forum

« on: June 01, 2017, 03:29:24 AM »

I'd dread to think how long it was since the old pre-BG forums, maybe 17 years ago?

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Bike Gallery / Re: Handbuilt

« on: May 09, 2017, 03:43:05 AM »

Brazed joints are very strong, generally the tube will fail before a brazed joint. Whether this applies to thicker BMX tubing I'm not too sure but I'm sure if done well it will be just as good as a TIG weld.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: March 09, 2017, 03:03:07 AM »

Let us know how qr goes with discs on road.

I run QR with road discs, it's absolutely fine. I think as long as you are using decent skewers, not crazy light things you'll be fine.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: February 27, 2017, 03:34:20 AM »

Nice, wouldn't mind doing a bit of touring this summer myself.

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The Bike Shop / Re: FROTS BIKE 2017

« on: February 21, 2017, 03:37:51 AM »

I always thought BMX would end up like skateboarding, you choose your size and then choose which colourway you want. The brand is more of a fashion statement than anything else.

Not to say there's not people innovating, but nowhere near as much as there used to be.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Elementary for MTB.

« on: February 02, 2017, 03:20:53 AM »

Has it been 10yrs since it was first shown, probably i'd guess? Will have lapsed by now if so.

Yeah over 10 easily, maybe 2003/4?

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The Bike Shop / Re: Mtb clothes (that don't look ridiculous)?

« on: November 17, 2016, 09:11:43 AM »

POC do great simple kit.

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The Lounge / Re: Who are you guys voting for?

« on: November 09, 2016, 03:58:06 AM »

LOL America. Taken the heat off us Brits looking like idiots for a while.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Need a super strong front disc hub.

« on: October 26, 2016, 03:26:07 AM »

You not thought about machining a hub up? Maybe look for a good set of bearings first and work around them.

What discs are you planning on using? Surely any off the shelf pads will get destroyed stopping an 800lb plane. I'm guessing there's specific plane calipers / rotors.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Disc brake rig

« on: October 07, 2016, 03:24:32 AM »

What type of caliper have you gone with? A sleek little flat mount one, like the new road bike ones would look sweet on a BMX, post mount and ISO are both a bit bulky.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: October 06, 2016, 03:15:24 AM »

Looks spot on man, obvs keep the chainset. New Dura Ace looks pretty tidy... Etap is pretty cool too.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Interbike 2016

« on: September 29, 2016, 03:07:34 AM »

Why does every frame have seatstays that meet toptubes?

Probably helps with the spacing for these stupid wide tyres people have nowadays.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Interbike 2016

« on: September 23, 2016, 06:43:28 AM »

Wheel bolt sitting on an angled face, excellent design there chaps.