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Title: Mongoose FS1 finished :) 03/02
Post by: mattbloke on December 07, 2011, 06:09 PM: thanks to meeting all you dodgy lot on the london ride, despite telling myself that i only rebuilt my DP freestyler because it was my original one from when i was a kid, i have just bought another bloody bike! mongoose FS1 coming soon.. (as i also had one when i was a kid, just not this one...)will post pics when it arrives..

you bastards!
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Post by: bobafett on December 07, 2011, 06:11 PM: Good stuff :daumenhoch:
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Post by: punkdSICO on December 07, 2011, 06:13 PM: Lets see how many bikes u have in 9 months from now :)

Paul
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Post by: rick1970 on December 07, 2011, 06:22 PM: you bastards !! :2funny: yeh rad has that effect :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: 58 delray on December 07, 2011, 06:24 PM: theres no known cure :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: Discostu on December 07, 2011, 06:24 PM: Oh dear Matt. Your on that slippery slope now mate!! Just make sure it's fast enough to get away from the cops! :police: :daumenhoch: :2funny:
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Post by: mattbloke on December 07, 2011, 06:31 PM: the cops cant touch me and my getaway skills ;)

right. so who has a set of 6 spoke tuffs then????
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Post by: In2 bmx on December 07, 2011, 06:45 PM: Get in !!! another mad head . :daumenhoch:

Bastards :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: griff on December 07, 2011, 07:27 PM: one year in and (only) 3 BMX bikes cluttering up the house
hard work not doing another one though.......
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Post by: skki3330 on December 07, 2011, 07:43 PM: lolol love it!! the same happened to me 3 year ago :daumenhoch: btw better clear out a spare room you will needd it ;D
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Post by: lk_97 on December 07, 2011, 07:55 PM: Post some pics of your bikes dude :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mattbloke on December 07, 2011, 07:57 PM: Quote from: lk_97 on December 07, 2011, 07:55 PM
Post some pics of your bikes dude :daumenhoch:

wont arrive for a little while, but will have pics up as soon as it does.
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Post by: Retrodan72 on December 07, 2011, 08:10 PM: It's a mega bug, very infectious.

I turned up at BermChester on my trusty old Mk2 Super Tuff Burner - the only bike I had, that was in March this year, now I have 6. ::)
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Post by: deeman on December 07, 2011, 09:23 PM: I'm well and truly infected too!only been 4 months,nearly finished 1,halfway through another and got a another little winter pit bike project planned for my mate.I can't do any more as i dont have space!!but i'll be on radbmx long after i finish them as there is no other place like it!i dont know what is more addictive,the bikes or the site!it's an essential part of my life now!
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Post by: stidds on December 07, 2011, 10:57 PM: Welcome to the biggest addiction known to man. :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: deeman on December 07, 2011, 11:03 PM: Quote from: Stidds on December 07, 2011, 10:57 PM
Welcome to the biggest addiction known to man. :LolLolLolLol:

got to the point where i'm pissed off if the postie doesn't bring me anything!I don't know what I'll do when i finish these! :shocked:
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Post by: kungfunky on December 07, 2011, 11:16 PM: Yup, welcome to the mad house. Its all about the hunt and search for those cool rare parts for me, and when postie comes knocking with a box of 70's gear its like christmas all over, and over, and over and be prepared for the missus to kick off, ohh and be prepared to hide stff from her :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: rad_pitt on December 07, 2011, 11:23 PM: Smacked up on BMX Matt :uglystupid2: :LolLolLolLol: next you'll be getting a smack from your better half :knuppel2: :-X

All worth it mate. Every extortionate piece of the puzzle that is OS BMX :2funny:
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Post by: deeman on December 07, 2011, 11:37 PM: I rent a room off me mate,he thought i was mental spending what i did on my last build,especially a si'm going to hang it on the wall!he doesn't even know i,ve started on a second!I keep hoping he's gone to work before parts arrive!! ;D
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Post by: BMX1973 on December 08, 2011, 06:22 PM: looking forward to seeing the pic's of the mongoose FS1, nice to see builds a bit different from the norm'. :)
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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on December 08, 2011, 06:34 PM: It was cool to meet you mate on the London Run mate :daumenhoch: - very cool day out and only 3 members didn't get caught by the fuzz >:D

you will only start to get deeper into bmx now that you have seen what we do on the London runs and you will only want more bmx gear

LONDON DOGS RULE >:D

Cheers B :angel: :police: :crazy2: :2gunsfiring_v1: >:D
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Post by: mattbloke on December 08, 2011, 11:38 PM: does anyone know where i can get paint codes for my mongoose FS1? i think the blue was also used on the decade, but havnt decided if im gonna do it blue, green or lavender... who are the goose-masters on here?
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Post by: steve69 on December 09, 2011, 06:56 AM: Dan (sbd) re-done my green FS-1, so i'm sure he would be able to match the colour that you decide to go for ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv209/steve69-pics/DSC00521.jpg)
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Post by: Glynnyboy on December 09, 2011, 09:30 AM: Sounds like you already understand how this is going to go. :LolLolLolLol: You just can't fight it.
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Post by: lk_97 on December 09, 2011, 10:15 AM: I've been on and off for a few years, but now I'm building up one of my favourite bikes, I'll stick around this time. Next is a 1" s&m hopefully, then maybe a late 80's streetbeat and an 89 haro! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mattbloke on December 09, 2011, 01:15 PM: looking to paint it myself (used to work in a body shop many moons ago) so would feel a bit bad asking dan for the codes.. can probably end up matching something, but would be better if someone had them to hand.
cheers though ;)
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Post by: Darren KAP on December 09, 2011, 09:05 PM: Welcome in bud hope you don't get too carried away :LolLolLolLol: i've been at it 12 months now and since the wife told me i need to calm things down i've slimmed the collection down to 30 completes and 10 frame sets now ::) and yes the wife is happy again now :LolLolLolLol:

:daumenhoch: Kappy
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Post by: deeman on December 09, 2011, 10:00 PM: LOL!is that all Darren!how many were there?? :shocked:
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Post by: Gnarlyscoots on December 09, 2011, 10:09 PM: Quote from: deeman on December 09, 2011, 10:00 PM
LOL!is that all Darren!how many were there?? :shocked:
I rang him earlier and he was lining up the West Yorkshire symphony orchestra so he could use all their fingers to count them but he ran out so he's got his missus to run down the local tesco and buy all the krisps and pop and offer all the shoppers to carry it home so he can use their fingers too :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
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Post by: Darren KAP on December 09, 2011, 10:09 PM: Quote from: deeman on December 09, 2011, 10:00 PM
LOL!is that all Darren!how many were there?? :shocked:

as the wife said too many ::)

Terry you loon ::)
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Post by: deeman on December 09, 2011, 10:11 PM: :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: mattbloke on December 21, 2011, 11:47 AM: well! just like me, christmas has come early! frame and fork set arrived this morning, but not untill the tax man sunk his teeth into me... thieving bastids...
but here it is, cant start on it till my replacement decals arrive, as i need to check that they are good enough to use. but its looking sweet so far :smitten:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0825.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0826.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0827.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0828.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0829.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0830.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0831.jpg)
Title: Re: the goose has landed!
Post by: rad_pitt on December 21, 2011, 03:35 PM: Looks cool in grey :daumenhoch:
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Post by: pickle on December 21, 2011, 03:42 PM: looks cool :daumenhoch:
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Post by: deeman on December 21, 2011, 06:16 PM: yup,loving the grey!i reckon some grey tuffs and white tyres would set it off a treat! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mattbloke on December 21, 2011, 07:48 PM: got a set of white skyway OE 6 spokes coming as i want it back to original spec liek my old one. wasnt keen on the grey when i bought it, but in the flesh dosnt look to bad.... decisions decisions...
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Post by: pickle on December 21, 2011, 08:07 PM: Loving the little touches like the cable routing on the forks :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mattbloke on January 03, 2012, 02:19 PM: well my Skyway OE wheels finally turned up, and are in better condition than i was hoping :) bearings run silky smooth, and no cracks (although the odd mark an nick on them) still waiting for my cosmo-lite copy crank to turn up, and my re-pop dominator seat from PKripster and im almost there. dont suppose anyone has a set of white round KKT pedals (or a real cosmo-lite crank) knocking around do they? oh and a lay back seat post that i can paint :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0870.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0871.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0872.jpg)
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Post by: deeman on January 03, 2012, 07:05 PM: yup,coming along nicely!looks well with the wheels/tyres!do you have a set of pegs for the forks?will you be running them? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the goose has landed!
Post by: mattbloke on January 03, 2012, 08:44 PM: no pegs for the forks as of yet, but if some turn up i might get them just to have them fitted. the tyres work well with the wheels, but are perished to fook.. think i might run white with gumwalls just to keep it visually correct though
Title: Re: the goose has landed!
Post by: deeman on January 03, 2012, 11:55 PM: Quote from: mattbloke on January 03, 2012, 08:44 PM
no pegs for the forks as of yet, but if some turn up i might get them just to have them fitted. the tyres work well with the wheels, but are perished to fook.. think i might run white with gumwalls just to keep it visually correct though

yep,white gumwalls will look better imo,a nice set of panaracers are probably your best bet! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Discostu on January 04, 2012, 06:38 AM: I have a set of white/tan wall gt tyres for sale if your interested I'm looking for £75 posted. Let me know cheers stu
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Post by: rick1970 on January 04, 2012, 08:09 AM: Looks like a nice surviver is being brought back to life :smitten: well done :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mattbloke on January 04, 2012, 10:55 AM: Quote from: discostu on January 04, 2012, 06:38 AM
I have a set of white/tan wall gt tyres for sale if your interested I'm looking for £75 posted. Let me know cheers stu

cheers for the offer stu, but i paid less than that for the bike ;D
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Post by: mattbloke on January 17, 2012, 07:03 PM: managed to track down a few more bits, so progress report time..
started bleaching the skyways, but have found that cheap bleach is a no-no. took nearly 3 days for the one on the right. domestos here i come.
didnt want to buy new stuff for this really, but the seat and pedals are very distinctive, so didnt have a choice. sweet find with an SR cosmo-lite crank, as fitted BITD, horrible chain ring wont be staying as i have now found an original mongoose spider that is on its way :) clear brakelines from porkchop as fitted originally
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0884.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0893.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0895.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0894.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0896.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0897.jpg)

still need lay back seat post (something i can paint) and some white tyres with tan/gum walls. dont want to fit comp3 style though...
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Post by: RoyalTrux on January 17, 2012, 07:21 PM: Beautiful bike! I like that in grey n white 8)
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Post by: Discostu on January 17, 2012, 08:09 PM: I'm looking forward to seeing this out on one of the London rides. You r doing a cracking job mate! :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
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Post by: deeman on January 17, 2012, 09:01 PM: Progressing nicely!btw 3 days in the bleach is about normal,some people report of having to use 5-7 days!some white panaracer freestyle tyres would look lovely on there,will prob set you back 80-120 quid,if you are going to ride it or on more of a budget,pork chop does a white comp st repop which are a bit cheaper!also check out oddysey path tyres available in white with skinwall 1.85 size,a new skool tyre with old school looks! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mattbloke on February 02, 2012, 09:30 PM: ALMOST FINISHED!!!! picked up a seat post for it, painted it primer grey. not a perfect colour match, but close enough that it dosnt stand out. gumwall tyres from pork chop on bleached and cleaned rims look fantastic! still awaiting the right chain wheel, and got a white chain to go on, but its pretty much there :smitten:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0101.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0102.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0103.jpg)
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Post by: rad_pitt on February 02, 2012, 10:24 PM: Love that you've kept it original mate - great build :4_17_5:
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Post by: mattbloke on February 03, 2012, 07:07 PM: And DONE :laugh:
before (and nasty)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0112.jpg)
after (and luverly )
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0113.jpg)

and ready to ride :smitten:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab321/mattbloke7r/IMAG0115.jpg)
Title: Re: Mongoose FS1 finished :) 03/02
Post by: Discostu on February 03, 2012, 07:42 PM: Cracking job Matt. I'm hoping to see this ride at the April fools day out around London! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose FS1 finished :) 03/02
Post by: mattbloke on February 04, 2012, 09:55 AM: It will be there :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose FS1 finished :) 03/02
Post by: lk_97 on February 04, 2012, 10:24 AM: Very nice :daumenhoch: