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brummie:

--- Quote from: 58delray on January 10, 2011, 09:51 AM ---it's your bike and your money, so build it how you like with what you like and ride it/dont ride it howyou like.
don't worry about what people think too much as some will say it shouldn't be ridden and others will say use it for what it was designed for, but its your's so do what makes you happy  :daumenhoch:

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agreed  ::)

brettypeeps:
Take your time with it and the right bits you want will eventually come along.  I would us redline twin pinch cranks on a rider as they are better engineered than the 80's version Ie they dont come loose  :daumenhoch:

BMX20:
Two months ago I was in a similar position about what to do with my DP Freestyler: see

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=118881.0 

 I wanted it reasonably era-correct, but I also wanted a decent rider.  Now, two months on I have it finished, and a large part of the fun came from refurbishing the bits I found.  Because I painted and refurb'd everything myself, and because there are no NOS parts on it, I really don't mind falling off.  If I scratch something - then so what? I painted it in the first place and I can do it again should I ever feel the need.  However, once a brand new piece of kit is scratched  - it will never be brand new again, and if you snap something rare and NOS it suddenly becomes very hard and expensive to replace. 

So, I would say that if you're gonna ride it, don't use NOS parts or you'll forever worry about falling off (and, therefore, will).  Go era-specific by all means, but unless it's going to be a show bike, the extra premium for NOS parts over second hand doesn't seem to make sense to me, and they're harder to source (especially in the right colour). There's far more second hand stuff out there, and it doesn't matter what colour it is if you're going to paint it anyway.  Also, if you're going to ride it, embrace modern technology for things like brake pads and cables; these are generations better that the stuff we had BITD and will add to the experience without looking too much out of place.

If I could afford to, I'd build a show bike too, but I can't afford both. For me, the need to ride the thing is greater than the desire to stare at it!  Whatever you do, enjoy the process, but I'd say you need to make your mind up what you want before you start - know where you're heading before you take a step ...

Gordy

back to the burner:
awesome input from you lot cheers. seeing what some of you have advised i.e, the more modern crank and also the fact i am going to have to paint a lot of the parts to make it look right, has just made me go for whatever will suit the bike but also parts that will make it more enjoyable for me. thanks for your comments guys.
Just in the process of bleaching some old skyway mags, i will post up the results.

back to the burner:
by the way, while im here and you mentioned more modern crank, how modern can i go and is there anything that i shouldnt get that wont fit? got to remember i was but a teenie tiny boy when i had a bmx and didnt really pay any attention to size of bb ect

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