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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: EDBANGER on June 22, 2014, 04:09 PM
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My memories of Mid School are pretty much drooling over GT and Hoffman bikes. I saw this frame set going on here for a pleasant price and just liked the look of it. It's a little later than I would have been coverting back in the day as it's a 2001 Dave Voelker Metal Issue but like I say.......I just liked the look of it. I've learned a lot whilst putting this together as previously I'd had no experience of threadless forks, 3 peice cranks & U-brakes. Such luxuries were simply out of my price range BITD. I even bought some NOS Odyessy sealed hubs and laced them myself which I rather enjoyed and they roll sooooo smooth.
The only thing doing my head in is the brake squeel. I put the wheels on yesterday and the brake squeel had gone. I changed the front sprocket today and now the brake squeel is back >:( The pads are Odyssey ghost pads which are designed already toe'd in and none adjust in that sense. Any ideas on how to make them stop screaming?
(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m607/smncttr/IMAG0192_zpsb832ccab.jpg) (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/smncttr/media/IMAG0192_zpsb832ccab.jpg.html)
(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m607/smncttr/IMAG0193_BURST002_zps11142978.jpg) (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/smncttr/media/IMAG0193_BURST002_zps11142978.jpg.html)
(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m607/smncttr/IMAG0194_zpsd962c95e.jpg) (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/smncttr/media/IMAG0194_zpsd962c95e.jpg.html)
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My next toy is going to be a Hoffman Taj. Bought from Philbert on here and signed by Taj himself back in 2007. I was intending it to be a slow and steady build but I've already got some Hoffman Super forks, Slam bars and Profile Crank so it may be a little quicker than anticipated :LolLolLolLol:
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Great job :coolsmiley:
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I like this a lot. Quite sinister looking if that makes sense 8)
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I like this a lot. Quite sinister looking if that makes sense 8)
Stick a black chain on it and it would look quite brooding - if that makes any sense......
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I know exactly what you mean. It was the moody look that I liked. Black chain could be interesting. I'll wait until this one brakes first though.
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black chain, grips, crank, death, sabbath :daumenhoch:
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black chain, grips, crank, death, sabbath :daumenhoch:
ahem you forgot the black wall tyres ;)
would look good :daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch: looking good that pal :daumenhoch: Very Metal :slayer: :slayer:
suppose the obvious one with the ghost pads is are they on the right way round , also you can add a bit more toe in to the block by rubbing down the curved (toe in) bit , ghost pads are quite squashy so the toe in sometimes is not enough if you pull the brakes hard , i say sometimes as they are bit of odd one the ghost pads, had a few sets some squeak some don't , the squeaky ones i rubbed down and it stopped it :daumenhoch:
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Seat guts are upside down
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Seat guts are upside down
Damn you. Due to the seat post I didn't think I could get it on any other way. Due to you noticing and it doing my head in I've just sorted it out at the expense of my fingers. :D