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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: SaMAlex on June 09, 2011, 09:46 AM
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Ive had this frame for a while but Ive been working on a few things for it. Now its just about ready to start putting together. Ive only got 2 builds left, so it'll be nice to get this done.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/men-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/men-2.jpg)
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Cant wait to see that done mate!
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Same as, that's going to be killer when it's done :daumenhoch:
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Oh very nice, what are we to expect from this build then alex?? A sprinkling of clean used parts or are you going freshly painted and gleaming?? It'd be worth doing the latter if funds will stretch, she's a rare girl and should be pampered accordingly :smitten:
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awesome build! sweet menstrual stem ::)
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I'd put it together as it is, looks hardcore!
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Oh very nice, what are we to expect from this build then alex?? A sprinkling of clean used parts or are you going freshly painted and gleaming?? It'd be worth doing the latter if funds will stretch, she's a rare girl and should be pampered accordingly :smitten:
I'd put it together as it is, looks hardcore!
I dont really get it ...... this IS being put together. This is IT, as you see it :-[
I cant do "gleaming" very well. I have a guide of the sort of parts to use, from pictures of Keiths bikes but I'll use some PE hubbed wheels (cos Ive got them), PA cranks .... which have been re powder coated. Side pull BOA on the front and GT tread tires (one black wall, one amber wall)
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Like it - only time I'd re-do frame paint etc is if the frame/forks are too far gone (had to do this with my SOB and '99 Metal Kizz). Just finished (10 minutes ago) my '95 STA kept the OG paint etc, an ta's to Alex had some survivor wheels to put on the bugger. Only thing extra I did to it (other than respoking/new bearings etc) was get some decals :)
If you're gonna ride a bike, leave it as is if it doesn't need welding or is covered in rust :daumenhoch: Gives a bike a bit of history :)
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Ive had one of my bikes re-painted, a mk2 Holmes. It was chrome (i hate chrome) and everyone knows Holmes's should be Yellow. Its probably the cleanest bike I own.
I'm going to get my mk1 dirtbike repained black but its SUCH a mess i cant build it as is. Im going to try and make it look tidy but I dont know how well I'll do. Esp as I want to use the first ever LHD wheel on it, and thats in a right state.
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Like it - only time I'd re-do frame paint etc is if the frame/forks are too far gone (had to do this with my SOB and '99 Metal Kizz). Just finished (10 minutes ago) my '95 STA kept the OG paint etc, an ta's to Alex had some survivor wheels to put on the bugger. Only thing extra I did to it (other than respoking/new bearings etc) was get some decals :)
If you're gonna ride a bike, leave it as is if it doesn't need welding or is covered in rust :daumenhoch: Gives a bike a bit of history :)
Yeah I hear what you are saying, but i like to build something that's as near as possible "new", obviously it's just not possible all the time. Then I have the pleasure of riding a clean bike from scratch and putting my own wear and tear and filth on it. I don't have a problem with bikes looking well ridden, like you say, it's what they are for; but some pictures of your steeds in "fresh" states keep the heart a'glowing. :smitten:
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Anyway, good luck with her alex. Your builds are always interesting. If I see you with the menstrual and riding it, i'll be sure to offer you a cursory sum of money to do a sketchy jump in the hope you will pull it then immediately 360 it as well. "5 bucks here......."
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This should be a awesome build, I totally agree with keeping them orginal too, my STA looks like a used 90s bike, which is what it is after all lol
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cool build :daumenhoch:
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paint it up, make it shine. i have still yet to see a nice looking menstrual built. im on the lookout for one for keith if anybody has one to sell to the man that made these bikes exist :daumenhoch:
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paint it up, make it shine. i have still yet to see a nice looking menstrual built. im on the lookout for one for keith if anybody has one to sell to the man that made these bikes exist :daumenhoch:
theres one for sale over on bmxmuseum!
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If I see you with the menstrual and riding it, i'll be sure to offer you a cursory sum of money to do a sketchy jump in the hope you will pull it then immediately 360 it as well. "5 bucks here......."
Haha, I aint no "Mad-man Tra-nor"
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I just saw this posted up on someones facebook. Quite nice Complete Menstrual, tidy but unused for a good while. Flat tires, no seat ....... 24 bids, $919!! :shocked:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-S-M-MENSTRUAL-CYCLE-W-REDLINE-PROFILE-X-/170657768562?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bbfee472
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Its taking shape. Slam bars, Primo post, GT seat & Clamp, Boa front brake, Profile chainring and Prince Albert Cranks.
The left crank arm has been re-welded at the BB end and it was a BITCH to get on the spindle!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/Men-part.jpg)
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I really like that Alex :4_17_5: mid school bikes had so much character with the different frame designs & stuff :daumenhoch:
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Top stuff - looks tasty. Nice black Dancing Mans as well :daumenhoch: Love the raw look of it - years before it's time (everyone wanted raw in 1999).
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Its all about the raw Menstrual! Im kinda using this pic as a guide for the build
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/SMkeithtreanor.jpg)
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is keith wearing a skirt?
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is keith wearing a skirt?
You ask him ..... I'll stand back and watch what happens! :LolLolLolLol:
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She'll be a beauty. 8)
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Nice rare frame Top Man.
I reckon you should do it in yellow tape. Sounds weird but can turn out not to bad.
Takes about 2 Hours and costs about £1.89. Then you can win 5 bucks for jumping from the ramp halfpipe into the small ramp just like Keith the Mad-Man Treanor
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad191/LENNY-LENTINI/ThetapeHolmes007.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad191/LENNY-LENTINI/ThetapeHolmes008.jpg)
Keep the faith. L
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As much as your Yellow tape Holmes looks fantastic, I think I'll keep the Menstrual in the weird raw finish.
I will put Menstrual decals on it tho.
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Got a bit more done to this today. Magnesium Primo pedals, PE Hubs on Peregrine superpro rims, GT tires (one black wall, one amber wall). I also offered up a Shimano U-brake but its missing a few bits. Its coming together well, almost done now.
(I think the rear tire might be quite old. The rubber edge below the bead is really .... crispy. So much so that it sliced 3 fingers getting the tires on the rim! It has a Winged GT logo on the sidewall.)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/menbuild3.jpg)
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:smitten: lookin ratty, i like it
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:smitten: lookin ratty, i like it
Ratty??? I spent AGES cleaning those wheels!!! :LolLolLolLol:
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:smitten: lookin ratty, i like it
Ratty??? I spent AGES cleaning those wheels!!! :LolLolLolLol:
Oh Oh Oh, uh I meant. . blingy bling. . top drawer . . factory f-f-f-f-ffresh
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:smitten: lookin ratty, i like it
Ratty??? I spent AGES cleaning those wheels!!! :LolLolLolLol:
Oh Oh Oh, uh I meant. . blingy bling. . top drawer . . factory f-f-f-f-ffresh
Haha, THATS more like it. :daumenhoch:
Its got NOS seat and post, NOS pedals, repainted cranks, re anodised chainring. Thats amazing for one of my builds
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Few more pics of how its coming together
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/stem.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/brake.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/crank.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/fronthub.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/rearhub.jpg)
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:daumenhoch: loving those fat hubs
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Top stuff Alex - green with envy at the PE hubs ;)
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That was my (the) first pair of Production design PE hubs. I ran them silver for a while but then painted them Red so they'd stand out more.
Check out the "wheel nut" on the front. It Grub screwed to one side of the "squewer" and had a notch in it so it didnt rotate. You only needed one spanner to do the wheel up, and with one peg there was no axle showing.
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nice one didnt nottice that at all on 1st glance
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That was my (the) first pair of Production design PE hubs. I ran them silver for a while but then painted them Red so they'd stand out more.
Check out the "wheel nut" on the front. It Grub screwed to one side of the "squewer" and had a notch in it so it didnt rotate. You only needed one spanner to do the wheel up, and with one peg there was no axle showing.
Great idea - could you run a peg on both sides, or would that interfere with the notch? Gonna have to keep me eyes peeled for a set (saw some last year I think KevS was flogging) - I'm hub and sprocket obsessed :)
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Great idea - could you run a peg on both sides, or would that interfere with the notch?
There's no thread to run a peg on that side. I had a "left side" peg that was threaded, had an anti-spin notch, and was locked onto its own axle with a wheelnut inside. When i wanted to run 2 pegs on the front I'd undo the right side wheel nut (inside the peg), pull out the "NAIL" spindle and replace it with the "PEG" spindle, and do the right nut up again. Easy.
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Crackin' :) Always amazes me that other companies during the 90's didn't pick up on innovation like this and slap it on their products.
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Always amazes me that other companies during the 90's didn't pick up on innovation like this and slap it on their products.
What, like Haro coming out with "LSD" hubs (Left Side Drive), or G-sports front hubs looking pretty similar to PEs? :LolLolLolLol:
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Always amazes me that other companies during the 90's didn't pick up on innovation like this and slap it on their products.
What, like Haro coming out with "LSD" hubs (Left Side Drive), or G-sports front hubs looking pretty similar to PEs? :LolLolLolLol:
Actually very true ;) Them Fat-Shaft 2's were almost identical!
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Awesome dude, just awesome :daumenhoch:
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I got a bit more done to this last night.
Changed the seat for a padded Primo, put on levers and grips. Just gotta put on cables (and decals) and its done.
I might cut the seatpost down a bit too ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/Mesntalmost01.jpg)
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looking good alex,
are they g-sport dirt hubs?
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are they g-sport dirt hubs?
Nope. They are the first ever pair of PE hubs. I built the front wheel in 1994 with a rim and spokes i bought from Mental Jimmys (John Paul Roger and Magoo's Garage).
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:daumenhoch: Like it Alex. Suprised the locking bolts on the levers haven't been knocked out :)
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I think it looks great without those decals they had :daumenhoch:
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Suprised the locking bolts on the levers haven't been knocked out
Haha, good point. Maybe Im going for the Rob Ridge edge on this one
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thats a damn sweet bike alex! but what does 'PE' stand for?
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are they g-sport dirt hubs?
Nope. They are the first ever pair of PE hubs. I built the front wheel in 1994 with a rim and spokes i bought from Mental Jimmys (John Paul Roger and Magoo's Garage).
i should have read the full thread eh? :LolLolLolLol:
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what does 'PE' stand for?
Precision Engineering. :daumenhoch:
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what does 'PE' stand for?
Precision Engineering. :daumenhoch:
so obvious now, always wondered, haha, cheers
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That's my grail. Excellent work