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oldschoolace:
I think braising is less intrusive then welding Terry, may be talking bollocks mind  :-\  :LolLolLolLol:

pickle:

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--- Quote from: pickle on August 12, 2013, 08:32 PM ---Are you seriously thinking of welding lugs to an old school trick star?

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Sure am  :daumenhoch:

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Just sell it and buy a Standard trick star........miles better with proper geometry and built to take the abuse.

no one would want to buy it once you've added lugs and guides and you'll be stuck with it.

I'm loving that Standard in raw!  :smitten:

Gnarlyscoots:

--- Quote from: pickle on August 13, 2013, 07:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Londonhellboy on August 12, 2013, 09:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: pickle on August 12, 2013, 08:32 PM ---Are you seriously thinking of welding lugs to an old school trick star?

--- End quote ---
Sure am  :daumenhoch:

--- End quote ---

Just sell it and buy a Standard trick star........miles better with proper geometry and built to take the abuse.

no one would want to buy it once you've added lugs and guides and you'll be stuck with it.

I'm loving that Standard in raw!  :smitten:

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I can relate to what you are saying Rob but...I'm not building it to sell it, it's a progression to an old frame that quite frankly should have a 990 brake and, it's not old school unless it's old school.

If I buy one of those standards, it's like going out and just buying a NS bmx. That's not what it's about for me. I rode 80's bikes back in the 80's, not 2000's  :daumenhoch:

And speak of geometry, if you haven't had the privilege to ride an Exhibitionist, I would recommend it. Ian (Bodamus) will tell you, the geometry on it is superb, and for an '84 frame set, well, far ahead of it's time. I love it and ride it every day and if I could have a handful of these only in my little collection, I would be as happy as Larry   :)

pickle:
You say old school but by putting lugs and guides its no longer old school.........just buggered old school

Might be nice geometry but its not as good as a new school which can be made to your own spec top tube and so on.

Look at kappy and his disc mounts on his trick star..........just ridiculous.

In my opinion it'll just ruin a nice frame...........we all sell them in the end

Gnarlyscoots:
A frame that is made in 1985 is 'old school' Rob. Just because you apply add on's, does not make it anything different. It enhances the ride-ability, if anything.

New school is new school. I wasn't born in the NS era and don't want to move to it, just better the 80's frame set I do have. My frame set, my rules  :daumenhoch:

Kappy's bike may be ridiculous to you, but I bet he loves it  :coolsmiley:

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