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Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...
Midschoolfool:
Went back for the top, but it had sold. Ah well.
I didn't need it.
What I did do was buy a new pair of vans. My Doomed Etnies are like black suede. Like F am I working in those. I have had a pair of Adidas Espadrilles for like 8 years. And they have held up like a champ. Problem is they literally have every colour of every bike I've ever painted on them, grease stains and etc. Pretty gross. IDK what even possessed me to search for these, but find them I did.
A tenner, delivered. They are brand spanking new, but one was left in a shop window and has faded. Of course then my brain starts going and I think about dying them etc, in the end I realise that I really can't be bothered even in the slightest. It just adds cost to an already epic bargain and within a couple of weeks they'll both look like shit :LolLolLolLol:
Mikku:
Or just leave the darker one on the window sill for a week! :daumenhoch:
Merry Christmas btw!! A bit premature I know but it certainly feels like that today with the arrival of a big, f-off box from the U.S. of A! There's boxes inside of boxes and everything is wrapped super well, which is a relief, given the distance it travelled. More pics and info to follow elsewhere but here's a few teasers to be going on with. :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
Awesome :D
Always nice to see something packed properly.
Midschoolfool:
Ride The Earth strikes again :LolLolLolLol: 35 quid.
Now the end bolts are missing and they are 14mmx1. Not looked into that yet, but what I do know is you don't need them. The axle is hollow, and thus you can put a long nut through it, pull the arms in with that, tighten said arms and thus yeah, bolts are not needed. So anything to cover the holes will do.
Midschoolfool:
lmfao god I am such a DICK HEAD. :LolLolLolLol:
So I order the cranks. Rude not to. I need M14x1 bolts. Or, 14mm with a 1mm thread pitch. And I know this practically doesn't exist. It is why people use bolts like this, because they know they are almost impossible to find.
I go to TLC to order some Ti bolts. All sold out, in every colour. I then discover that for a while FSA used this size on their Platinum ISIS BBs. Uber light weight, uber expensive. Bolts all sold out.
I then sat and designed a bolt and sleeve system in my head that could go into the hollow axle, bolt together, and pull both arms in, ignoring the M14 threads. Maybe 12mm OD.
Then, like most normal people would do I searched for "Shadow Noctis Bolts" Sure enough.
:LolLolLolLol:
Remember gents, sometimes it doesn't pay to be clever :LolLolLolLol:
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