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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on January 19, 2014, 02:32 PM
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So, I'm getting close to getting the Piranha Freestyler finished.
I've been waiting for some wheels off Magicat, some Aero Zytecs, which were the wheels that came with the bike that I had back in 1985.
Now, without sounding ungrateful, which I'm not at all Matt and Brett, who incidentally had between them taken ownership of the wheels and offered them to me free of charge, they were a bit more cream coloured than I had hoped.
I had toyed with the idea of bleaching them, but could I really be arsed? So I decided to give them a light resto. This included me giving them a wash with some hot water and a little bleach in the kitchen sink, then a wipe down with some Flash wipes, and I then sanded all the brake rub marks off the braking area from the rear wheel.
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I also have the hub covers, nuts and washers a buzz with some Autosol and the Dremel.
Then I fitted them to the tyres. The tyres are white wall snake bellies that I got off Dave Brummie last year, they are, like the white Zytecs, the right ones I had in 1985.
Now, here's the problem. I don't like them now they're fitted to the bike.
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So, I tried them with some black Tuffs I have...
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This is my dilemma, do I run with black Tuffs, which I think looks better, or do I let my OCD take control and have it as what it started out to be as a replica of my childhood bike?
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I loike the white
said in Louis Walsh accent
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its a tuff one dan i like em both and you were intending building your bike from bitd so i'm swayed towards the white
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Replica all day long, plus I think the white look better.
I also think they look better being off white rather than blingy white. ;)
White, white , white !!!!!!
Steve
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Poll added lads. :daumenhoch:
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I think it'll bug you if you compromise on your replica...
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I think it'll bug you if you compromise on your replica...
Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!! :wtf: "help"
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looks like you wanted us all to say tuffs , tough :LolLolLolLol:
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looks like you wanted us all to say tuffs , tough :LolLolLolLol:
::) :LolLolLolLol:
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You can't be surprised by our response Dan...
One thing I like about building a replica is the parts are already decided for you!!!!
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Looks alright with the tuffs, looks better with the zytecs :daumenhoch:
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Tuffs for me but take off the front hub cover :daumenhoch:
White aero zytecs if you lose the white walls......too much white
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Gotta say suprisingly I think the Zytecs look better and look more in keeping with the build ;)
I've really enjoyed seeing this one come along I've got a soft spot for the Piranha used to see them a lot when I was a kid but this is only the 2nd Freestyler I have ever seen it must of been 1985 when I first saw one and that was a black one :daumenhoch:
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Tuffs for me but take off the front hub cover :daumenhoch:
White aero zytecs if you lose the white walls......too much white
I can't lose the white walls, they were one of the things that attracted me to the bike on '85 Rob. :daumenhoch:
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zytecs..what pedals are you using?
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zytecs..what pedals are you using?
Some POS silver Suntour XC shaped ones I paid £11 for off eGay. :coolsmiley:
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paint them black..or buy my nice black mks
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paint them black..or buy my nice black mks
Had silver BITD.
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Zytecs all day long :daumenhoch:
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Zytecs - no question.
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Zytecs & if you don't want em, I'll gladly them add to my collection :teef:
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I love tuffs, but think the white ones look better on it
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I actually agree with you Dan ..... it's a close one but i think i prefer the Black Tuffs ........ but if it's a replica of your bike from bitd , you have to go with the Zytecs 8)
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It's a Piranha FFS ::) ,, it's got to have the Zytecs ,, just like BITD :daumenhoch:
Couple of years ago ,,when I did a Piranha it had to have Zytecs and full Landar livery :smitten:
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Zytecs for me mate :)
Looks fooking ace.
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black tuffs for me dan very nice
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Should be the Zytecs but I prefer the Tuffs :daumenhoch:
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Tuffs :slayer:
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I voted before looking at the pics. Voted for the Tuff's but after looking at the pics, think that the Zytecs suit it better. :daumenhoch:
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White gets my vote :daumenhoch:
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My Piranha ended up with a Skyway coster on the back & the original Zytec on the front.
Mix & match I say!
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Dan mate...decisions, decisions ......tbh I love 'em both..... :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
I'd go for the white Aero wheels...it's original spec and a something you don't see all the time....I love seeing builds with different parts...it's what keeps this hobby fresh.....
Dan both look great so it's win win all the way :4_17_5:
Looking like a crackin' build :daumenhoch:
can't wait to see it in the flesh this year dude ;)
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Cheers for all the comments lads, much appreciated. :4_17_5:
I think I may stick with the white and let them grow on me. :-\
There not much to do on this now, I have all the other bits to go on, just some DC jelly bean caliper decals and a cheap KMC chain to get then I'll finish her off. :daumenhoch:
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Stop fookin about and put the zytecs back on. Stupid boy! :LolLolLolLol: :daumenhoch:
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It's taken a big transformation from what it was.
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