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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Deano on September 08, 2011, 06:43 PM
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This was the kind of thing bitd that made me really excited. Top end bmx's and parts where what i wanted but like many my parents werent that well off.
So now i have the time and money myself i thought id put together over time my dream bmx how i would have wanted if i could have picked the parts out of a magazine.
Its not finished by any means and its not super perfect either, but im excited and cant wait to finish it.
Ill give credit to
Mark (off Rad) for F+F and headset :daumenhoch:
Spike (BW)- Seatpost
Retrorides(BW)-wheels
Saf-stem
Buttsbikeshop for chrome on bars
Neil (BW)-grips
Matriz-Seatclamp
Plenty more to add but now pictures :P
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o423/hactoff/DSC06230.jpg)
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Sorry about the amount of pics but im in love .
Still lots of way to go but wanted to share it with you all :smitten:
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Would love a TA XL...........if my pockets were deep enough
Very tasty :smitten:
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Nice :daumenhoch:
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ss250/in2signs/BlingSmiley.gif)
Looking very nice . :daumenhoch:
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Very nice :daumenhoch: looking good so far
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Very nice indeed 8)
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Thanks peoples :daumenhoch: outdoor shots will be better.
;D loving that bling bling emoticon in2bmx ;)
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Love it dean :smitten:
looking good :daumenhoch:
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Sorry mate,Its just not shiney enuff! :shocked:
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Blingtastic! :daumenhoch:
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very very shiny indeed, looks classy :4_17_5: shame the clamp has lost some of its sharpness during polishing though :-X
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Lol Kung i didnt do the polished clamp and i know what you mean, i did get it at a good price so its good enough for now.
Clean/bullseye- It is very bling and i dont ride all my bmx's hard so this will prob be a light roll around type.
Stu- iv not forgotten about our deal bud, and thanks for the nice feedback dude :daumenhoch:
Thanks Rad 8)
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Fook me can you find any more chrome for the bike? ;D
Whack those spokes off of it though, bang some Skyways on, I bet as a young un you didn't think 'mmnnn Skyway T/A XL but I really need spoked wheels on it' of course you didn't you wanted Skyway mags on it.
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Lovely Skyway!! :smitten: but have to agree with Stidds regards tuffs :daumenhoch:
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Hahaha Stidds as a lad i wouldnt have fitted an xl :2funny: i stuggled on smaller frames. You are right tho and i have some skyways for riding and the proclass are just for show n carpet 8) wish id not sold my powder blue ally hubbed tuffs now :tickedoff:
More chrome to come so ill say sorry now :-[ to the purists.
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mint..cant wait to see it finished :daumenhoch:
...tuffs
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very nice deno :daumenhoch:
sneeky shot of the brakdancer in the background,if thats any thing to go by this will look da bomb !!!
i also agree defo skyways on this one......
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yeah yeah i get it Skyways :4_17_5: ill be fitting them for riding only as this will have a race setup ie 1 rear brake and 3 piece crank with chunky tyres.
Brakedancer- You have an eagle eye there bro ;) and thanks for the vote of confidence 8) your Brakedancer is moving fast and looking super tidy :daumenhoch:
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No, keep the ProClass Deano - that is proper fookin' lush, end of mate :yahoo_silent:
Bling bada bling :coolsmiley:
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very nice , my bike as a kid :daumenhoch:
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Deano lose those pro-class completely dude, in no universe should a race Skyway have any other wheels than black Skyways, I raced a lot bitd against Skyway sponsored riders and none of them had spokes.
I know they had Skyway graphites, but a set of black alloy hubbed skyways with black tyres screams Skyway racer.
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love that fella :smitten: i will build a ta 1 day ::)
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Looking good. Agree about fitting Tuffs though.
Good luck with the rest of the build.
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Spen- That is how i plan to spend my time sitting looking at it with the spokes on and glad you like how its coming together. I always change things along the build journey so things mite change slightly.
Stidds- funny you should say that as i have a set of ally hub black tuffs for it and your points are all taken with a possitive vibe and your opinion is always taken onboard dude. thanks for being honest and i hope when its finished you may like it a tad more.
Badbaldie- You must have been a posh kid bitd then or a very well behaved lad ;D i used to envy any kid riding a ta :smitten:
Julian-Thanks mate ill need some extra funds and prob some selling of bmx bits to get this one done lol
Deno- Do it geeza, iv only had one go on a ta and was para about denting it. 8)
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Cool lookin bike, reminds me of my bitd bike chrome TA not Xl but finished with blue and chrome. Also had set of Araya aero's on for racing but mainly used black tuffs for the street and freestyle riding. Your choice though bud will look good either way.
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Stidds- funny you should say that as i have a set of ally hub black tuffs for it and your points are all taken with a possitive vibe and your opinion is always taken onboard dude. thanks for being honest and i hope when its finished you may like it a tad more.
Deano, my points were definately meant to be positive dude, I forgot the smilies and that made my post look pushy and aggressive and I am sorry for that. It really is one of the things that just annoy me, Skyways should always have Skyways simples. But at the end of the day who gives a fook what I think, my Wife says I am full of sh*t :D ;D
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how about a nice set of matching decals for the post???. :-X :D
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What do you mean? the seatpost decal?
All decals will be removed as im having some from del done as these ones dont stick down all the way and the clear part on the frame decals is clouded by im guessing them being done wet and a tad too soapy.
The new decals will be more a lighter bright blue like the headset decal and more like the grips/hubs/new nipples, rimtape,seat and brake when i find one.
:D
Also Stidds, i know that mate and its something that gets to me also with texts and forums that you cant tell how its been said. ;) Iv been hanging around long enough to know what the banters like and im fairly easy going so take it all as possitive. Here for a good time not a long time is my moto :daumenhoch:
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What do you mean? the seatpost decal?
All decals will be removed as im having some from del done as these ones dont stick down all the way and the clear part on the frame decals is clouded by im guessing them being done wet and a tad too soapy.
Come on now Deano, time to start getting some balls and sticking those stickers onto a dry frame, you have been here long enough to fook stickers up like the rest of us do ;D
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Looks lush mate, looking forward to seeing it finished, top build :daumenhoch:
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stunning!!! blinging chrome bmx's look the bollox! :4_17_5:
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Very nice would love a TA used to dream about them as a kid, I can still dream.....
Looking forward to the finished article :daumenhoch:
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something like this for the post decal Deano, can't wait to see those new decals complete with air bubbles >:D like Sean said, we all fook it up :LolLolLolLol:
http://martin-bike.com/BikeBuilder/Seat%20Posts%20&%20Clamps/slides/6f60_1.html
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Super nice F+F Deano :daumenhoch:
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Deano lose those pro-class completely dude, in no universe should a race Skyway have any other wheels than black Skyways, I raced a lot bitd against Skyway sponsored riders and none of them had spokes.
I know they had Skyway graphites, but a set of black alloy hubbed skyways with black tyres screams Skyway racer.
Stidds there was only one FACTORY SKYWAY rider in your age class ................... And half way through the 84 season he rode with CHROME PROCLASS wheels ....... ME :LolLolLolLol:
But i do agree TA"S look better with SKYWAYS on :daumenhoch:
WOODY .............. PS think there is a nice use of parts but i would change the bars ? if staying with spokes :coolsmiley: very bling :)
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Woody. I never saw you using pro-class rims mate, but what do I know you were usually too far in front of me anyway. :LolLolLolLol:
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Woody. I never saw you using pro-class rims mate, but what do I know you were usually too far in front of me anyway. :LolLolLolLol:
not true ................ i had a two page interview / profile in racer and freestyler and they took pics of me on the bike with PROCLASS WHEELS on not good when your sponsored by SKYWAY ???
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Woody. I never saw you using pro-class rims mate, but what do I know you were usually too far in front of me anyway. :LolLolLolLol:
not true ................ i had a two page interview / profile in racer and freestyler and they took pics of me on the bike with PROCLASS WHEELS on not good when your sponsored by SKYWAY ???
Didn't see that one, oops. Did Skyway mention it to you after the interview?
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Looking good that Deano my old mucka 8)
Can't wait to see it finished .
Made up you finally got your dream bike ...... albeit 25 years later :D
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That frame looks in great nick.
Here's my old one...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v337/2elliot/Skyway1.jpg)
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Ok just for the record and so you all know i never fitted these decals its how it came. I always go dry on all my builds and have a serious ocd problem so no bubbles will be eting under my vinyl i promise you all ;D
Ill be getting the dx decal hopefully done in the same shade as the decal set once iv saved up enough funds.
Thanks Joff im buzzin about having it and should look nice with my streetbeat :-* :2funny:
Ron thats tasty mate and iv got some blue sm mushies i was planning on using on my mk2 bars for riding.
Gatters and Matt cheers boys ill try hurry up n finish it.
Bobbysam and Metic too your comments are greatly recieved thanks guys
Darren you guys know whats right n wrong so if anything offends you im sorry and ill try make it worthy. I just want a nice ta that looks like it would have been raced bitd by any bmx racer not only by a team or sponsered rider. I did think about some straigh race bars but had these already. Iv mk2 chrome bars too for riding.
Iv not done loads of bike builds so everyday is a school day.
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Dean looks like it will be a CRACKING BUILD mate :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: look foward to seeing the finished bike :daumenhoch:
WOODY :)
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Awesome mate ! cant wait to see more pics ..... its such a nice feeling isnt it finally getting your dream bike .... I regretted selling mine in 87 to fund driving lessons and regretted it ever sine , finally like you have a FF now :) .... feels like having an old friend back ! ....
Hoping you do get to ride it , thats were it really comes alive , its a great bike , load up some tuffs , find a nice old school friendly track ( there must be some left ?? ) and " Live the Dream ! "
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Ah you too must be feeling the buzz right now :D i will be visiting a few local tracks and ill upload pics when it happens.
Thanks for making me even more excited now I WANNA RIDE IT NOW :smitten:
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Will you be doing yours how it was bitd? any pics
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Grip shot
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o423/hactoff/DSC06231.jpg)
Iv decided to strip the wheels down for rechrome after seeing the brake marks im not happy and the nipples have faded so im changing those to match the hubs. Might need a wheel builders service ::) :idiot2: as i havent a bubble what to do ;D
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Those wheels were lush bud, you're a loon - I thought you were going to take it for a roll round - you'll mark them straight away again :idiot2:
Plenty of threads about wheel building and if you're that fussy, you're gonna have to do it yourself as they'll get scratched at some point in the process and there's no fookin way anyone else should be building them for you for that very reason mate :-\
Build them yourself then get your LBS to tension them up, but make sure you explain how much they cost and provide plenty of bubble wrap. My LBS has a good chuckle at the bubble-wrap mountain when I bring mine in, but at least he knows how hard this stuff is to come by....... :shocked:
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Deano, I will build your wheels if you want me to, just drop me a pm.
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Sean that is a smashing offer and ill gladly give some coinage for it mate :coolsmiley: when there chromed ill pm you straight away. Iv got black ally tuffs for riding this beast on, the pc rims are just for standing upright on.
Spen ;D you were saying :P oh hang on Sean never said he wont scratch em ??? ;D
If i was to try id no doubt ruine them within minutes. While were talking wheels mate ill send you that red mag next week if cool? Im in no hurry as there for my DP rider anyway.
Gutted i missed mk this year :2gunsfiring_v1: i feel iv missed my high end bmx fix :yahoo_silent:
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fooking poofs wheels!!! you need some tank 48's like the ones i've just had built, fook me they weigh more than a whole bike!! :LolLolLolLol:
;) :daumenhoch:
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:LolLolLolLol: Pickle is that for riding? Im only just over 9 stone and not the tallest of chaps :P also ride like a poof :LolLolLolLol:
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Don't listen to Rob, he went over the bars and fell off his bike at MK for absolutely no reason, he hit nothing and wasn't riding at any speed at all. :LolLolLolLol:
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:LolLolLolLol: that was Fooking funny!! 9 stone?!? Blimey I don't think I've ever been 9 stone :LolLolLolLol:
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:LolLolLolLol: its stories like that which make me miss mk even more. Next year will be extra special i guess (if its happening)
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Don't start a thread about MK yet Deano, we will deffo be there and we will be drunk, stupid and burning shit bud, so get this finished so I can ride it into a tent pished N2Cus stylee ;-D
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Hahahaha Spen thats the antics mk dreams are made of :2funny: save me a seat and your welcome to a slight roll round ;) :daumenhoch:
Pm me your address mucka and ill send this mag off.
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You need to pm me first bud as I can't on my phone ;-(
Spen
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Woody. I never saw you using pro-class rims mate, but what do I know you were usually too far in front of me anyway. :LolLolLolLol:
I remember it well, we all took the pish :LolLolLolLol:
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Ok got a seat and put the rider bars and grips on to keep the otheres nice and clean while it evolves.
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Im not 100% on the seat yet and it may change before the finish :idiot2: :D
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I don't think you can really get the feel / or look properly in your head though from that pic deano tbh.
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:-\ negativity from you the "oracle" :(
Basicly i added a pic of my seat so my thread doesnt fall away as i take ages to do a build. for one reason, i dont have funds or parts to dip into. There isnt much to vision.
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Getting there Deano. Are you going for blue or black tyres?
Don't listen to Rob, he went over the bars and fell off his bike at MK for absolutely no reason, he hit nothing and wasn't riding at any speed at all. :LolLolLolLol:
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Bretty- Blue tyres on the proclass and black tyres on the black tuffs. Then either a chrome brake or a blue set-up with a blue+silver chain and some single pinch redlines hopefully bubble font chainring :daumenhoch: dunno about anyone else but i can picture that :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
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Looks absolutely lush mate,you can never have too much CHROME!! :coolsmiley:
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Deeman- your obviously on my wave-length :crazy2: ;D chrome pedals next ;)
Iv never been one to worry about the fasion :police: and things turn out fine :daumenhoch:
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I love T/A XL's :smitten:
and that's a belter Dean :4_17_5:
I've had mine 3 years now , it ain't going anywhere :smitten:
Why are you chroming the Pro class rims ,,it will devalue them as it will make them look like the steel chromed Pro class
and not the original satin annodised alloy ones :-\
Saved yourself the price of chroming by just buying the steel ones
Don't get me wrong they look real good :coolsmiley:
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:-\ negativity from you :(
I didn't mean it like that at all mate.
I love the update pics and love how the bikes coming along.
Nearly every pic builds the vision up of the what we are imagining it to be like. I am imagining pretty lush.
It's just that picture doesn't help imo although i see what you mean.
The comment was meant to be constructive not negative , just as the comments from Stidds and Woody were.
Looking at theirs got me wondering though......you had Woody racing for skyway with pro-class on and i noticed this in another recent thread too.
bissyta running spokes bitd.
I wonder how many guys that raced bitd used a TA to race on but went for spokes? (obviously if they sponsered you, you were probably considered to be a real bad lad :LolLolLolLol:)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e312/b17ssy/196.jpg)
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;D Glynny i know mate and i really dont like the mk2 bars on it at all. I might not even ride with them on as it wont feel complete.
You know i respect your opinion and im yet to see a comment from you i disagree with in any thread. That pic is great and i would love a suit to wear :P
Iv decided to use chrome dc+mx as blue minty are hard to come by atm and iv bought a tech3 so just need a caliper.
Hunterdubber- Cheers fella and i will try my hardest to keep mine for ever. It will be the last one to leave the stable anyway ;D
Dont be shy n show us ya TA :daumenhoch:
Ill post pics up later ;)
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Just bringing this thread back to life so i can update it later tonight when i pull the bike out for fresh pictures (its not finished) lol
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What tyres you putting on it Deano rider or show
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Show tyres mark, iv bought a comp4 rear and I have a comp3 mitzi fat front I'm in talks with a guy
About a swap as he has the opposite pair to mine lol
His isn't great tho.
I'll need rider tyres for my tuffs tho, do you have some?
My camera is charging so pics tomorrow but you have seen it on my instagram lol
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Lookin very sexual is that Deano. :smitten:
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Looking good deano
Will you be finished in time for mk?
Either way will be good to see you there
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Very nice TA! I guess these are the kind of bikes that are the reason a lot of us started up that 30 year old love affair again? For me it was always the Quadagle that was my dream back in the day ride......although the Skyway and Aeropro were a close 2nd & 3rd!