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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: SaMAlex on July 25, 2011, 12:18 PM

Title: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: SaMAlex on July 25, 2011, 12:18 PM: Over the weekend i got my racebike ready for MK11. This meant putting a Putbull brake on (and hoping no one makes a big deal about the fact that the frame has 990 mounts) and swapping the classic 90s racebars for some that are wide enough to be able to ride. I might take off the mk1 PA cranks and put some profiles on there. PAs werent great at staying in one piece!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/MK11Midkilla.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/MK11Midkilla1.jpg)
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Dannywhac on July 25, 2011, 12:29 PM: Corkin' :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Looks on in envy at the sprocket ;) Whats the wheelset fella? GT hubs?
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: SaMAlex on July 25, 2011, 12:34 PM: Quote from: dannywhac on July 25, 2011, 12:29 PM
Whats the wheelset fella? GT hubs?

GT Mowhawk hubs (with hollow axles) and chrome Araya 7x rims.
(note to self: check the wheel nuts/axles aint stripped before next weekend!)
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: pickle on July 25, 2011, 12:56 PM: looks cool Alex! looking forward to seeing it fly! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 01:11 PM: Thats nice mate. my ride for mk is a 91ish
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: SaMAlex on July 25, 2011, 01:18 PM: Quote from: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 01:11 PM
Thats nice mate. my ride for mk is a 91ish

This is prob 93 but it IS 1 inch headset, shafted stem, and its using a bolt on brake. These frames came without brake mounts as well, but the one i have is a 990 one. Hopefully no one will mind.
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 01:26 PM: Mines the same spec, but no 990 lugs, inch threaded, oddy pitbull, that im hoping someone at nk can show me how to set it up so it actually works

(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197312_10150171788766942_668306941_8082977_167087_n.jpg)
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: thecaptain on July 25, 2011, 03:06 PM: those two bikes are sweet as fook

that OG paint on them PA cranks alex?
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: SaMAlex on July 25, 2011, 03:13 PM: Quote from: thecaptain on July 25, 2011, 03:06 PM
that OG paint on them PA cranks alex?

Yep :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/chall5.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/PABolts.jpg)

I got another set too

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/Dsc00814.jpg)
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 03:27 PM: Love that red challenger Alex just thought id reitterate, may ahve to invest in one to replace the goose with
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Gish on July 25, 2011, 04:20 PM: Quote from: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 03:27 PM
Love that red challenger Alex just thought id reitterate, may ahve to invest in one to replace the goose with

proper nice bikes to ride jaymz i also have one which i use mine to race in the north region old school series :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ae76/gish_2010/003.jpg)
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: thecaptain on July 25, 2011, 05:17 PM: thats pretty damn sweet alex, I read somewhere that the red ones were only issued to pro/flow members for testing and wernt released to the public in red, only chrome. any truth to that?
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Betty on July 25, 2011, 05:47 PM: Very nice Alex... :4_17_5:

Is it a long un or Dirtbike size?

Quote from: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 03:27 PM
Love that red challenger Alex just thought id reitterate, may ahve to invest in one to replace the goose with

Finding one is gonna be difficult Jaymz... :-\
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: Jaymz on July 25, 2011, 05:53 PM: @ Betty, I thought it may be tricky!

@Gish, thats sweet too, but the red of alex's is what caught my eye
Title: Re: My MK11 "Old School" racebike
Post by: LENNY-LENTINI on July 25, 2011, 05:59 PM: Absolutely looks Bang-On Brother

I know what you mean with the pitbull. If you wanna ride with a slammed rear end so you have a chance of lifting the front end up then the AD mounts are simply in the wrong place. So the only option is some form of Caliper.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad191/LENNY-LENTINI/SAM_0929.jpg)

By the way, tried your idea with the strips of T-shirt Grip Wraps. Fckn works a treat. Problem solved after all those years and rolls of Netto's finest.

Keep the Faith. L