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A dream of mine. Not a BMX, but has some BMX parts
Taipan:
I really like that fella! :4_17_5: love those type of wheels and those bars are sweet! what does she ride like? ??? I'm only just getting used to riding mtb's with 27.5" wheels myself :D
Midschoolfool:
I can't say on this setup as I haven't ridden it yet. Want it insured before I take it out, and the winds are insane.
What I can say is that on the PK frame it was a blast to ride. I would not ride 29" wheels on a MTB again as they feel like cart wheels, but when light they are a different story.
PK is next. Going to put it all back together with some of the original parts and lots of leftovers.
Midschoolfool:
"Just one more job".
I realised a few days back the rear axle was bent. I think this happened because of the spacing, and me overdoing it with the chain tensioners and then going ham with the ratchet on the wheel nuts. I think the ogre in me and my BMX side causes that, so unless something has a torque value I always go stupid.
This isn't a huge issue. I bought these for 16 quid with a voucher, as sadly the donor axle is the wrong thread type.
I could have left it, but I didn't want anything bad happening on a ride with me miles from home. Any way, whilst piddling around with all that a few days ago I also noticed the sealed bearing that seemed perfect was actually far from it. It is 30 years old, and when you removed it and span it it rumbled and there was lots of play. Not an issue, took me about 5 seconds to ID it and buy a replacement for about 2 quid delivered.
I then took another look at the wheel, and the murky matt clear coat was pissing me off so bloody bad. I knew if I tried to buff it I ran the risk of making it shiny, and that is exactly what happened. TBH the whole wheel was rushed because I did not want to invest a shed load of time (or money) into it if it was not going to work. However, as 30 miles on it showed last summer, it definitely works.
So, knowing the real risks and how hard it is to paint satin or matt clear out of a can (you can't fix any blemishes as they just go shiny when you apply any compounds) I decided to go balls out. Enter Chromacoat.
It's new, and expensive. Unlike chameleon or flip paints it can change through three colours. Now I used something similar on my Ruben, and it looked great. Until you touched it and it just fell off. However, that was the fault of the rubbish 1k clear coat I bought.
This time I decided to do it properly.
That's real, with activated hardener, 2k clear coat.
Midschoolfool:
Spending my Sunday giving HED.
With happy ending :LolLolLolLol:
Midschoolfool:
OK the hard bit has been done. Getting the fine line tape down.
The rest doesn't need to be precise, just cover anything up I don't want painting. Talking of paint, it arrived alive and well (I hope) this morning at mum's. So a good chemical wash (alcohol or something) and these and I will be ready to paint.
I reckon May is when the weather will be nice, so it is all hands on deck until then.
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