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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: SAFRANEV6RXE on December 27, 2015, 07:30 AM

Title: ACS rotor or Odyssey
Post by: SAFRANEV6RXE on December 27, 2015, 07:30 AM: I dont know if i should fit one of these ACS rotors
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACS-PRO-ROTOR-KIT-Old-School-BMX-Includes-upper-headset-cable-hanger-1980s-NOS-/111852884262?hash=item1a0af39126:g:sdwAAOSwgyxWWV6q
No i didn,t pay this much for one!!!

or this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-BMX-ODYSSEY-GYRO-2-II-SPINNER-DETANGLER-CHROME-/301810030385?hash=item4645479731:g:wf0AAOSwDNdVheal

I have both to choose from but wouldn,t the Odyssey look to modern on the Burner?
Title: Re: ACS rotor or Odyssey
Post by: markstrong10 on December 27, 2015, 09:36 AM: ACS... Just looks much nicer. :)
Title: Re: ACS rotor or Odyssey
Post by: griff on December 27, 2015, 11:07 AM: I'd say both would look too modern on a burner tbh
Title: Re: ACS rotor or Odyssey
Post by: SAFRANEV6RXE on December 27, 2015, 02:18 PM: For the moment i,am going down the route of fitting the potts bolt but with longer cables,problem i have is the front cable is touching the tyre when its all lined up,its touching just after it enters the bottom of the fork.
Oh and the Odyssey upper brake cable doesn,t fit my MX lever,getting the hump with this.......
Title: Re: ACS rotor or Odyssey
Post by: monteryroom on January 10, 2016, 08:50 PM: you do have the little brake lever 'ferrule'? look it up. if you don't, almost any bike shop should be able to give you a few.
Title: Re: ACS rotor or Odyssey
Post by: stickman on January 10, 2016, 10:28 PM: I am not a big fan of the odyssey gros there are some other cool older skool options to look for i recently saw this http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/189788 (http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/189788) cheap old and cool would have to look at getting cables but there is a thread to look at also that might help ;) http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=558181 (http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=558181). I remember my m8 got a new claud butler anaconda bitd with an acs rotor on it looked cool but imho it didnt perform too well ???