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Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...
Midschoolfool:
It's a strange material. Almost alien like. So glad I have it tbh..
So the issue with my current bars is they are carbon. The grip shifter bites into the surface to stay put. Obviously that is bad with carbon. So, I am using my Ti bars.
Issue is they are not wide enough. So.
They also look a bit odd. And, I would not really want to stand up and lean into them hard to pedal. As such I got these.
Just for the cross bar and clamp. £26.
So with that out of the way I need a 25.4 compatible stem. Got this to match the cranks.
And then finally these.
I am quite a gentle fellow but apparently if you yank on these levers hard....
They tend to snap. Besides, they were like £20 so the £46 for the Paul copies is fine with me.
Mikku:
Fitted the new 2.35" Rant tyre to the front of my Sunday, with the 2.2" from the front moved to the rear. The bike now looks like a "proper" freestyle bike with its wider tyres. Definitely noticed the extra rubber when riding it too. Tbh, it's going to take some getting used to but that just gives me more of an excuse to go to the skate park! :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
Borrocks. YOLO.
Edit. I got, of course, the short stem. Just hoping my shoulder can stand those bars. We shall see.
Midschoolfool:
Bought a Ti laid back seat post too.
Also decided to get a new actually comfy saddle. It’s all carbon tho so won’t weigh much.
I’ll put some pics up later.
BTW if you noticed the bars are quite narrow? They are. They were £51 shipped. 10cm wider are £130.
So I’m going to use the extenders to save £80.
Got some clear Ame flange less grips too.
Chilli Rinse:
It’s been a while, I hope that you are all good.
The search is over! I’ve been looking for years for a Shimano SX front derailleur (fd-mx10). A mixed bundle turned up on eBay titled… Old Bike Lot 80s 90s MTB BMX Vintage Retro, listed as for parts not working. I noticed 2 Shimano SX double chainwheels, a Shimano SX shifting lever and what might be the Shimano SX front derailleur. So I asked the seller and he took a pic a sent it to me. It only bloody is. I put an offer in and the seller accepted, cool. I will have to wait to see if it’s complete, fingers crossed. Let’s see if it cleans up OK.
Here’s the pic that confirmed my suspicion fistblump
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