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Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
griff:
Greetings radsters
So today I took the plunge and have sent payment for a lovely 85 Haro Master F/F in white - this is my first ever build as the only other BMX I owned was an 82 Silver Fox I had as a kid. My midlife crisis is therefore in full swing and so I am embarking on building my dream bike, not as a museum piece but something to ride now & again
Although I'd love to build it all up straight away, budget constraints say otherwise ;D
I have a good idea how I want it to look in terms of colour scheme etc, since I'm starting from zero bits though I did wonder if it would be worth getting a cheap donor bike and swapping stuff rather than buying each piece ( at least then I get to ride it sooner!) Going for blue tuffs and silver/chrome bits, although I love to look at anything that's been anodised blue I want to avoid the part worn look you get once they've seen a bit of action - esp on pedals & brake levers
I have a few n00b questions to kick off -
Gyro recommendations? Always fancied one of these since on my old bike the caliper would always catch (are there any stems in particular that work well with these or others I should avoid)
Brakes - would like locking levers like the old tech 6 but not vital that I go for period items - if anyone can recommend some stylish/more effective/cheaper? more modern ones that would fit I'd be grateful, not sure how compatible modern brakes are though?
As for other bits will be keeping it OS, hardest choice I have to make I reckon will be bars and cranks - budget constraints forbid flights so will have to see what options there are for one piece/disc that would be in keeping
Sorry about the long post but am buzzing about this - wish I hadn't waited this long to get back into it
Thanks to anyone for advice :daumenhoch:
cheers
Griff
bobafett:
Good stuff mate - sounds like you've got the bug >:D
If you are 100% that it's a rider build then I would say buy the new sealed tuffs - old school looks, cheaper to buy and sealed bearings so ideal as rider wheels since there will be less maintenance ;)
There's always some on UK ebay - these popped up in a quick search :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Skyway-Tuff-II-20-Wheelset-Blue-BMX-bike-wheels-/260666786718?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3cb0f3839e
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-Skyway-Tuff-II-Mag-BMX-Wheel-Set-BLUE-/230476722885?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item35a97bb2c5
As for cranks - if you are going to ride it a lot I'd say get some redline twin pinch cranks. Same reasons as above - old school looks, relatively affordable, sealed bearings :daumenhoch:
More ebay findings...........
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/REDLINE-Flight-Cranks-Chrome-180mm-Brand-New-/290396154829?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item439cf5abcd
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Redline-Flight-Cranks-180mm-Redline-Flights-BMX-Cranks-/150485727575?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2309a5f957
Good luck with the build mate - keep us posted with some pics of your progress.
All voyeurs on here >:D :LolLolLolLol:
:daumenhoch:
Gashead:
Good luck for the build :daumenhoch:
We all started where you are once ........................... 76 bikes later :LolLolLolLol:
Now, blue tuffs you say for a rider ? Just may have a set which won't break the bank :daumenhoch:
Nick
griff:
thanks guys for the help
bobafett - I had a good trawl last night on the bay (for research purposes!) and saw those - are they any good? wasn't sure as from the description they looked like repros. anyway might have to go 3pc or will have to get rid of the sealed bb that's already in the frame
was going to go with sealed bearing tuffs for cost reasons, although alloy hubs do look nicer
Gashead was going to go for new ones just because they have such an effect on the look of the bike, if you're selling some and aren't in a rush let me know (am skint now after buying that frame!)
cheers
Griff
bobafett:
They are fine for an old school rider mate - they are genuine redline just new :)
As for the term "re-pop" well it's hard to say that in this case because they never really stopped making them. The twin pinch varients initially popped up many years ago with a few minor variations since.
You can read more about redline cranks here : http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=26518.0
You may want to put up a wanted thread in the wanted section as you may get some new / hardly used ones from a RAD member for cheaper than the new ones on ebay just ask for "twin pinch redline cranks"
I have a set of the 180mm ones on my 82 supergoose rider and I much prefer them to the 175mm one peice I had on it initially and also to the alloy SR crank I had on it after that. Ideal OS rider cranks in my opinion.
This is them...........
:)
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