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Midschoolfool:
Right. Went down earlier and fitted the V brake. However, I got a bit of a surprise.
I thought it was a DX. It isn't. It's an LX. Which means it uses this really cool sort of ratchet mechanism. However, because the ratchet mech moves the pads up as it pulls the only way to get them even close to the rim is with the wheel all of the way in. Which means if the chain doesn't fit it perfectly I am screwed. I know it won't. It kinda looks like this. Same colour too (which is reason 2 why I don't like it)
You can see why it doesn't work properly on a BMX. The pad insert area is way up above the posts.
I guess he took it from a mountain bike or something, IDK. Any way, I wanted just a regular one. This came up for ?32 and I decided to splash. So far I have not put anything even remotely expensive on this bike. The bars were ?12, the entire wheel set was ?45 and so on. So I decided to give it one killer part.
Mind you I say killer but ?32? is not bad at all. I mean, my TRP cost me over ?100 for my GT Speed. I also ordered the pedals.
And that ought to about do it. I might paint the bodies black, IDK yet.
Midschoolfool:
And of course the one thing I forgot to order a year ago.
Midschoolfool:
Decals are done.
As you can see, the grips and lever are on.
The decals are not perfect. Well, the finish and colours are, but the edges are a little bit ragged. This is for two reasons. Firstly I don't have my fish scissors here (which will literally go through bone) I am using a pair out of a 3 quid Amazon set (with hearts on or flowers or something, either way they are shit) and secondly I need to revise the method. I need to back and laminate them before cutting them at all, then cut them once. Once you start going over them three times it gets messy.
I may redo them at some point? but I probably won't :LolLolLolLol:
Midschoolfool:
I feel sorry for the poor sod who used to have to run these sodding cables through the frame as a day job. Sucked balls !
And it's back to waiting for parts.
brettypeeps:
fistblump That look Awesome fistblump
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