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Aero Reflex nOoB Build Phase 1..... Deliveries! (Pic Heavy)
brettypeeps:
--- Quote from: griff on March 23, 2011, 01:55 PM ---nice! see you wasted no time getting the pink decals off (or did mark keep them as a memento?)
thanks for blaming me for the elina too, I'm not claiming any responsibility but if the abuse gets too much you can always find sanctuary in the Elina thread
what Brett said about the axles is spot on - I had NS tuffs which I had to get flats filed into, also took them to a bloke down the road to be shortened/rounded off as they were so long (fooker charged me £20 but serves me right for being desperate). easy enough to get done if you can find any metalworking-type peeps though or at a push I think you can get replacement axles with flats already in em which are a more sensible length
not sure about aero forks vs haro, but once the axles are in check how much play is there - mine needed a 'top-hat' style axle washer to hold em firmly in place (no pic to hand, but think key-hole shaped dropout as the ends are narrower than the bit where the axle sits) they were a bugger to find without using vertego but thanks to rad I managed to get a pair and keep my bike 100% biaggio-free
enjoy the ride!
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No need for the top hat washers on a Reflex Griff :daumenhoch:
Clean:
--- Quote from: griff on March 23, 2011, 01:55 PM ---nice! see you wasted no time getting the pink decals off (or did mark keep them as a memento?)
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Removal of the Pink Decals was part of the Terms and Conditions of Sale, and our Ferret did a smashing job. A top RAD Seller, and he even through in the Pads and Chain for nowt! What a top chap! :daumenhoch:
--- Quote from: griff on March 23, 2011, 01:55 PM ---thanks for blaming me for the elina too, I'm not claiming any responsibility but if the abuse gets too much you can always find sanctuary in the Elina thread!
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I wasn't blaming you, mate; I was thanking you! :angel:
BTW judging by the amount of storage dust on my UL SP, I have bought an Original!!! ;)
--- Quote from: griff on March 23, 2011, 01:55 PM ---
what Brett said about the axles is spot on - I had NS tuffs which I had to get flats filed into, also took them to a bloke down the road to be shortened/rounded off as they were so long (fooker charged me £20 but serves me right for being desperate). easy enough to get done if you can find any metalworking-type peeps though or at a push I think you can get replacement axles with flats already in em which are a more sensible length
not sure about aero forks vs haro, but once the axles are in check how much play is there - mine needed a 'top-hat' style axle washer to hold em firmly in place (no pic to hand, but think key-hole shaped dropout as the ends are narrower than the bit where the axle sits) they were a bugger to find without using vertego but thanks to rad I managed to get a pair and keep my bike 100% biaggio-free
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I had assumed that fitting the bloody wheels would be the easiest bit after the Stem, FFS!!! :10_2_12:
Why, oh why, do these people have to make what should be so simple, easy and quick, so fooking complicated? :Aresehole:
No one mentioned this to me; was this a little RADBMX surprise pressie for my NoOb Build? ;D
Chrome now degreased with Nail Varnish Remover courtesy of our lass; Decal hell / heaven on it's way, wet stylee! :buck2:
Clean. :coolsmiley:
1mancity2:
Take your time bud and all will be fine :daumenhoch:
Spen69:
LoL, I think the correct term is 100% Badger-free Griff ;-D
Come on lads, if you were a teenager you'd have taken a file and a hack-saw to those Skyway spindles and been riding them 5mins out the box, so man up and do it yourself or get a woman to do it for you!
Just remember to put the wheel nut on first, cut the axles then file the burrs off before you finally wind the nuts back off. If the threads are still tight, don't wind the nuts all the way off, work them backwards and forwards to clear the swarf and burrs out of the threads. If you're still struggling, wind the nuts back on out of the way and file the ends with a 45 degree chamfer and repeat the thread-clearing process.
Seriously, did you not do metalwork at school ffs? If you come back on here asking which end of the file to hold I can't gaurentee it will be a few hundred posts safety zone before I start taking the pish... >;-)
When you're on your 20th build you'll be putting a rider together A-Team style with blocks of wood to blat the bearing cups in and have it from a box of bits to down the skatepark in 20mins... ;-D
1mancity2:
Yeah, so there :LolLolLolLol:
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