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Bike Gallery / Re: Finally got both of my bikes dialled
« on: January 09, 2018, 11:36:08 AM »
Boner status for the Inman. Rad color combo. 
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Bike Gallery / Re: F-IT
« on: January 08, 2018, 09:31:49 PM »I can't even ride bikes with short rear ends... I just loop out on my ass every time I try and bunnyhop.
Even if I play around on one for a while, I still feel like I can't get any leverage to bunnyhop with any height. Tall bars with a long back end seems to be the way to go for me.
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
Answering both:
I'm 6'-0" with a 6'-4" armspan... Literally ape arms... So I get a lot of leverage on the front end of a BMX. The longer frame seems to even that out for this bike and I can comfortably ride it like I want to.
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Bike Gallery / Re: F-IT
« on: December 08, 2017, 12:00:02 PM »I love everything about it except the 4 piece bars. Something about them just doesn't go with the rest of the bike to me.
To each his own, though!
I'm surprised I don't see more people on those frames. If I was going to get another 20, it would probably be a Hartbreaker.
I still get a boner over 4pc bars. My favorite bars growing up were Hoffman Lowdrags (OG, not Lowdrag 2), then Castillo bars, then Primo Moe bars. My old Meth Bars were a throwback to the Lowdrags so these remind me of the other two.
Frames are odd these days. Most have crazy short chainstays (13"-13.5") and mid height bottom brackets (11.75"ish) to work with the slower speed jibby riding.
You have a few holdouts who are keeping traditional geometry, like T1 and FBM.
Then there are a few that are longer and lower for the trails dudes (Credence, Hartbreaker, etc) but also work well for us older guys who like to cruise and flow.
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Bike Gallery / Re: F-IT
« on: December 08, 2017, 12:04:04 AM »That thing is badass! How do you like the super low BB? I've been looking at this frame for a while.
It's a really rad feeling, the bike is more stable than any other modern BMX that I've ridden. Moeller recommended the 11.3" BB to Chris Harti to pair with the 2.4" tires (that have a 20.9" diameter) to create a super smooth and stable ride. While he roasts crazy high on the bike, I appreciate it for cruising fast and flowing bowls.
I was debating between this and a 22" wheel bike, but the Hartbreaker geometry intrigued me enough to give it a try. I'm glad I did. I ride a lot of MTB as well these days so I wanted the most stable feeling BMX I could find to ease the transition back and forth.
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Bike Gallery / Re: F-IT
« on: December 07, 2017, 05:51:49 PM »monster truckin!!!!!!!
One of the goals for this was huge tires. I call it a success.
That's a substantial amount of seat post. I dig.
How much clearance is there between Tire & Brakes?
With the CS at 14.125, I had maybe 2mm with the Mainline tire (chunky tread blocks). I have probably 4mm with the FAF (smoother, rounder tread).
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The Lounge / Re: BMX video part identification help - Neil Diamond edition
« on: December 07, 2017, 03:34:03 PM »
All I could find was Neil Diamond in Standpoint's Left Right, but not the same song. Good luck.
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Bike Gallery / F-IT
« on: December 07, 2017, 03:29:55 PM »
I built a new bike a couple months ago.
Fit Hartbreaker 21.5"
Fit FK 1.3
S&M Challenger
S&M FuBars 9"
Joe Muthafucking Rich Grips
Odyssey brake stuff
Fit tripod seat & post
Profile clamp
Fit Indent 24mm 175mm
Grandstand PC
Logan's Run 30t
Hollow pin Keychain
Odyssey 7ka wheels
2.425 Mainline front, 2.40 FAF rear (the other 2.425 Mainline rubbed too much)
2x Fit pegs, 2x S&M Cymbal
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The Lounge / Re: Make Bikeguide Great Again...
« on: December 05, 2017, 10:58:04 AM »Can someone give met he TL:DR from everything that has happened over the last few years?
There is probably something I'm missing, and this may be a bit out of order, but over the last few years:
Server crash with no backup
Forum software crash
Forum software change
Sold to Kurt@bmxunion
Another forum software crash?
No more nudity or questionable content because Google advertising
Each issue caused a pretty significant loss of traffic.
Much of this could have been prevented. Kurt has been hands-off since he bought the site. And most importantly, Sheep has been 99% MIA and only rarely popping in to fuck up things more each time. Yes I'm a bit bitter. Lol
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The Lounge / Re: Make Bikeguide Great Again...
« on: December 01, 2017, 10:31:27 PM »Oh, shit! Some OG's coming out in this thread.
I should have chimed in sooner. I watch the forum a lot as there's still Russian spam that pops up here pretty often and I kill it. I've slacked on posting for a long time, but might start trying to shit talk on here again.
Now that the numbers are so low, I wonder if we can turn this back into a place where we can swear and stuff more often? Who's got contact info for Sheep? Would love to see if we can get away with hot chick threads and the like again.
Kurt owns it 100% IIRC, but left Sheep still in charge of running the asylum.
To be honest we would need to regain control of the site and let Kurt designate new admins. Or, like Alex once mentioned, make our own MFBS.com and tell Google advertising to fuck off so we can post whatever we want again.
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The Lounge / Re: My plans are to move to the LA area in under two years.
« on: October 20, 2017, 01:41:38 PM »
Talk to Sokolaka about San Diego, he seems to like it down there.
How would cost of living compare to where you are now? Would you get getting a raise to make up for the higher rent/tax/etc?
How would cost of living compare to where you are now? Would you get getting a raise to make up for the higher rent/tax/etc?
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Bike Gallery / Re: 2004 T1 Barcode 'Eurocode'
« on: September 01, 2017, 11:25:58 AM »
T1 Ramp Pegs!!!
Brilliant bike build overall.
Brilliant bike build overall.
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Bike Gallery / Re: My back hurts (midschool content)
« on: August 05, 2017, 07:49:35 PM »
Thank you gentlemen, these frames were already rare in the PNW (made in Eugene) and I couldn't imagine that too many of them made it to the rest of the country. It's a different ride for sure... Modern tech moves need not apply.
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Bike Gallery / My back hurts (midschool content)
« on: July 31, 2017, 01:03:38 PM »
I posted this on the ol' Instagram but some of you bastards on here may appreciate this too.
I bought my Ebco ELF new in 2003 ("ELF" = Extra Long Frame, 21.125 with a 72° ST, so 21.25 effective... Long for the time). After getting into MTB I sold it in 2005 to a local MTB guy who wanted to get into BMX. He kept it all these years, and contacted me when he wanted to get rid of it.
The bike needed a full rebuild as every bearing felt like shit, as well as a few new (old) parts. It's such a smooth and solid feeling bike but the 30lb weight makes my old man back a little unhappy. It's still worth it.
(Pegs were added after the pics were taken).
Ebco ELF
Heavy old Pitchfork
Slam Bars, Longnecks
Challenger Stem
Muthafucking Solid headset
Profile race cranks, random MTB pedals
Primo Hula Hoop/Integral wheels
36t Ebco, 13t Odyssey FW
Man Party brakes, Tech 99
Primo Balance Seat, random post/clamp
I bought my Ebco ELF new in 2003 ("ELF" = Extra Long Frame, 21.125 with a 72° ST, so 21.25 effective... Long for the time). After getting into MTB I sold it in 2005 to a local MTB guy who wanted to get into BMX. He kept it all these years, and contacted me when he wanted to get rid of it.
The bike needed a full rebuild as every bearing felt like shit, as well as a few new (old) parts. It's such a smooth and solid feeling bike but the 30lb weight makes my old man back a little unhappy. It's still worth it.
(Pegs were added after the pics were taken).
Ebco ELF
Heavy old Pitchfork
Slam Bars, Longnecks
Challenger Stem
Muthafucking Solid headset
Profile race cranks, random MTB pedals
Primo Hula Hoop/Integral wheels
36t Ebco, 13t Odyssey FW
Man Party brakes, Tech 99
Primo Balance Seat, random post/clamp
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