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Title: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 06, 2012, 02:05 PM
finally got to finish my zima this morning

spec as follows

zima frame & fork, original owner was a southsea local and the frame and fork have been in the area in a shed for the last 15 odd years before resurfacing in a local bmx shop last year

peregrine super pro wheels (thanks to olly (mdbh) for spying the rear hub on ebay and alex for supplying the front hub)
primo v monster tyres
standard ribco pegs x4
gt/profile cranks
gt dx pedals
gt power series chainring
s&m slam bars
dk stem
odyssey gyro with fishbone 2 into 1 cables
odi longneck grips
tech77 levers
ad990 brake
10mm acs boa front brake
kmc z chain
gt padded dropnose seat

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0646.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0652.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0655.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0656.jpg)
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0654.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0653.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0651.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0650.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0649.jpg)
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0647.jpg)

as you can see in the photos the chrome on the frame has suffered over years so ive built it as a survivor build and used well used parts to try and make it look like thats how its been for years
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: oldtired on October 06, 2012, 02:18 PM
 :4_17_5:  always wanted one of these , looks bomb proof ,   perfec mid shiny ride  :daumenhoch:   i'd swap the stem for dimple though  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Betty on October 06, 2012, 02:24 PM
Nice build Kev  :daumenhoch:

Are you gonna add stickers?

Get it on the scales  ;D
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: midschooljon on October 06, 2012, 02:37 PM
Awesome build. Now get some decals on it.  8)
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: harris on October 06, 2012, 02:53 PM
bout time haha ,looks mad mate,proper 90s beasty.
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 06, 2012, 02:57 PM
have no scales but its gotta be around 40lbs

not sure on decals yet, i can get the og ones which were peeled off by a friend and have repo ones made from them, did send steve geal a message on facebook to see if he still had any but got no reply
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Jaymz on October 06, 2012, 03:00 PM
Love these. Can't think of the chap at mk who had a sweet one. And I just love those forks. Just like the wal ones
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: skidmark on October 06, 2012, 03:08 PM
That chap was I(hope it was anyway or I'll look a tit)
Nice build Kev, I do think the decals really set these off though.
I thought of getting some made but ended up doin my own, not difficult.
I've got my sketches about, I'll send you them when I get in.
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: neckbrace on October 06, 2012, 03:58 PM
Lovely that, especially without stickers  :smitten:. I think you should lower the seat though  ;D
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 06, 2012, 05:31 PM
cheers skidmark :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

seatpost height is actually spot on for me!!!
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Jaymz on October 06, 2012, 06:26 PM
That chap was I(hope it was anyway or I'll look a tit)
Nice build Kev, I do think the decals really set these off though.
I thought of getting some made but ended up doin my own, not difficult.
I've got my sketches about, I'll send you them when I get in.
that's it skidmark. Totally forgot your name. Your ride was sweet
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Munnyella on October 06, 2012, 06:31 PM
Looks cool

who'd win in a fight do you reckon between your Zima and My old/Webbies Cromo 2hip pork?

It'd be close, I'll have a pound each way on the pork though!

MM

 
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 06, 2012, 06:31 PM
cool  8)
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: thecaptain on October 06, 2012, 09:40 PM
looks awesome, long time in the works, glad you found the rear hub, bloody sweet job!
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: ED209 on October 06, 2012, 09:43 PM
W O W  :laugh:

 :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

If I didn't have a WAL I'd want a ZIMA  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Dark Diggler on October 06, 2012, 09:45 PM
Thats ace :4_17_5:

40lbs of testosterone grunt.. bet that fooker laughs at crosswinds :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 06, 2012, 09:51 PM
cheers guys

rear hub was down to olly spotting it on ebay built into a araya super 7x rim for £55 posted

i needed the rear hub for this build and i needed 1 super 7x rim to make a pair for a future project so was perfect :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: GavinDavis on October 06, 2012, 09:53 PM
Really nice!  For some reason I just dont remember these? 
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Discostu on October 06, 2012, 10:06 PM
Oh yeah baby.  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Steve geall would be proud.  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Bigfrawg on October 07, 2012, 12:51 AM
Sweet , now get that fooker in the post to me
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Mdbh on October 07, 2012, 08:34 AM
That is sweet mate, can't wait to have a go!
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 07, 2012, 08:40 AM
fook me its not that strong!! :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

are you able to ride or is mel hanging?
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Mdbh on October 07, 2012, 09:24 AM
She's still in bed at the min but jack just called me we are going to try and ride but won't be at 10, maybe 10:30-11ish
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 07, 2012, 09:32 AM
ok ill see u there, no greg? is he ashamed to show his face :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Rob1 on October 07, 2012, 09:33 AM
Nice bike ! Your forks are different to mine . Mine have a little Z engraved on the top of the leg near the crown race .
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo355/bigbadken/RandomBMXstuff001.jpg)
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Mdbh on October 07, 2012, 09:43 AM
I'm helping everyone out this week, who's going to help me and find me a seat and some pedals:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 07, 2012, 09:43 AM
ahh i forgot all about those ones!

i had a pair like yours in the mid 90's

i dont know if steve geall just made those ones as forks only or maybe they were a slightly later design to go with the adjustable seatpost zimas
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: darksunday on October 07, 2012, 02:25 PM
thats a very cool build,
I like it,

dear god that frame and forks are ugly though, esp the forks and seat post,

got to love it for that,

Geall would be proud eh?
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Mdbh on October 07, 2012, 02:47 PM
I think it's a really cool looking f/f not ugly at all but each to there own I suppose :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: fugazi on October 07, 2012, 03:21 PM
Nice  :daumenhoch: I really like the design of the Zima frame......apart from the diameter of that fixed post!
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: skidmark on October 07, 2012, 04:02 PM
I love em'...they're so far the other end of the scale from main stream bikes, proper quirky! now I have 2  :crazy2:
Speaking forks, 1 set has a Z stamped in the dropouts(no funny crown) and the others have no stamp, but have that wacko crown  ???
Not sure what the deal is if I'm honest.  I hear the forks had issues so maybe 1 type was an improvement over the other?
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 07, 2012, 04:08 PM
the frame design/seat tube dosent really bother me

what gets me is the angle of the forks/head tube and the seat tube ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: darksunday on October 07, 2012, 04:29 PM

what gets me is the angle of the forks/head tube and the seat tube ;D ;D ;D

I kept thinking that, looks like the whole bike is leaning backwards,

what the head angle? relaxed?
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 07, 2012, 04:36 PM
as relaxed as laying on the sofa on a sunday afternoon drinking beer and watching the grand prix :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: SaMAlex on October 08, 2012, 12:05 PM
Nice build Kev

My fav bits of the Zima frame were:

- The little "Z" created by the asymmetric chainstay/BB joint.
- The way the seat stay goes OVER the top of the dropout making it almost impossible to bend (I stole this idea on a Mod I did to my Mk1 Dirtbike).
- I also Like the way the fork leg tubes stick out, just below the bearing race (so you didnt have to bend the fork legs as much). I forget who did that first, Zima or King, but they were both like it
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 08, 2012, 02:46 PM

- I also Like the way the fork leg tubes stick out, just below the bearing race (so you didnt have to bend the fork legs as much). I forget who did that first, Zima or King, but they were both like it

mine arent like that alex, think my frame and fork were a early batch (build no 43 iirc) but i do remember having a set of zima forks like you describe so steve geall must of changed the design of the forks at some point
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: SaMAlex on October 08, 2012, 03:48 PM
Oh yeah, so they ain't.

I'm sure some of them (early ones?) Had the peg mounts lower than the wheel axle. Thy made toothpicks easier! .
Weren't some WAL forks like that too? 
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 08, 2012, 04:53 PM
yeah all the wal forks were like that

not sure about the early zimas, mines quite early and the peg boss is only just below the dropout

we need steve geall on this thread to answer our questions :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: SaMAlex on October 08, 2012, 05:12 PM
Im sure I remember Tim Ruck having a go on Steves first bike (or one of the early ones) and being so happy he could do toothpicks on it. He said he was gunna order one straight away.

Then there was the peg catch incident at one of the Backyard Jams when Steve's front pegs caught the the edge of the step up jump behind the mini ramp.


(Ive messaged Steve with this link. Lets see if he brings his Zima knowlage over)
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: ED209 on October 18, 2012, 10:25 PM
I'm in the Z Club

 8)
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Bigfrawg on October 18, 2012, 10:27 PM
Are those forks for me ? 
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 19, 2012, 08:11 AM
pics and build number ed?
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: ED209 on October 22, 2012, 07:46 AM
pics and build number ed?

not yet Kev ... Sen 'Skidmark' has agreed to sell me his Zima  :D waited ages for a Zima or WAL to turn up... then both did!

I've stil got my WAL to finish, my DP to build, this Pro Lite Craig Campbell thats turned up and also another little something in a box... need to SELL something.

as Greg Mitchell said ... 'My wife will kill me"

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Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 22, 2012, 09:06 AM
dont worry about building those 80's pieces of tat, concentrate on the 90's builds :LolLolLolLol:

send me the dp, haven't killed one of those in 22 years :2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: ED209 on October 22, 2012, 09:34 AM
dont worry about building those 80's pieces of tat, concentrate on the 90's builds :LolLolLolLol:

send me the dp, haven't killed one of those in 22 years :2funny: :2funny:

mines already dead! doesn't need killing again  ;D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i63/209ed/BMX/P1040660.jpg)

Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: kev-s on October 22, 2012, 09:48 AM
excellent!!! exactly where mine went :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:

was nicknamed f.u.b.a.r before it snapped, afterwards it was called f.p.o.s (fooking piece of shit) :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: Dannywhac on October 22, 2012, 09:52 AM
That's alright Ed - bit of double-sided sticky tape and she'll be back up and running  :)
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: skidmark on October 22, 2012, 06:47 PM
Ed, if you're making your Freestyler into a fake Master I'll swap some haro forks for your DPs  :D
Title: Re: zima finally done
Post by: ED209 on October 22, 2012, 08:45 PM
Ed, if you're making your Freestyler into a fake Master I'll swap some haro forks for your DPs  :D

when I've finished BBQ'ing it I'll let you know  :smitten:
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