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Title: bit mid school help please
Post by: motomagII on February 08, 2009, 10:45 AM
right got third gen holmesw inch threaded with brake lugs and ditchforks and im gonna rebuild it and race it in old school series.
so far i got slam bars,s&m redneck stem,redline cranks,posi stop seat clamp,pitbull brake,standard old school powerdisc and chainring,araya aero wheelset ,sraight chrome seat post,now i was considering buying s&m seat off ebay with the shield pic on top but they are quite expensive(so might put it on me next gen s&m dirt park bike) and also they dont look right for race ie too chunky,what seat would be good for this instead please.alos not sure what grips i should use era correct but good and confy .

Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: motomagII on February 08, 2009, 11:00 AM
oh forgot mid school race plates too please
 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: generallee on February 08, 2009, 12:02 PM
Selle Italia Criterium padded mid school racesaddle Greg - I have one nos and moint - £25
Grips - Odi roughnecks do ya? I have a pair on black - £5
race plate? How about a 1996 UGP Worlds plate - nos and mint - £15
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: bmxbert on February 08, 2009, 12:06 PM
odyssey cobra always looks good on a holmes
they are the comfy as fook and look the tiddys

my fave seat ever :smitten:
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: kev-s on February 08, 2009, 04:21 PM
gt dropnose, ive got one on my 1/18th holmes and my 1inch holmes will be having the same apart from it will say velo on the side otherwise there identical

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Velo-BMX-Saddle-Seat-Black_W0QQitemZ360128984820QQihZ023QQcategoryZ48844QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122 

there were some on ebay.uk awhile ago which were exactly the same apart from they had haro wrote on them
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: ron burgundy on February 08, 2009, 07:25 PM
right got third gen holmesw inch threaded with brake lugs and ditchforks and im gonna rebuild it and race it in old school series.
so far i got slam bars,s&m redneck stem,redline cranks,posi stop seat clamp,pitbull brake,standard old school powerdisc and chainring,araya aero wheelset ,sraight chrome seat post,now i was considering buying s&m seat off ebay with the shield pic on top but they are quite expensive(so might put it on me next gen s&m dirt park bike) and also they dont look right for race ie too chunky,what seat would be good for this instead please.alos not sure what grips i should use era correct but good and confy .



Greg, your Holmes sounds great, but the only frame with brake lugs that is oldschool race legal is the Haro Group One, as they came out with AD mounts around 1987.  Maybe you should post in the Oldschool Race Series section to get a bit of feedback from the other racers. :-\
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on February 08, 2009, 07:35 PM
oh SHIT

SO HAS MY DIRTBIKE

R
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: moley on February 08, 2009, 07:43 PM
Thank fook my midoldschool builds have 1" threaded forks and no lugs (Robbo Team XL, Auburn XL)!!

See you at Hartlepool Greg when you get disqualified on a Technicality!!

Make sure you race your lugged wonder machine at Leeds too!!

I might beat you after all Greg!!  :LolLolLolLol:

If you haven't got another OS Racer available then use it.   Northern lads wont mind the odd race!!  But dont fookin win coz you'll get the crap kick outta ya!!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on February 08, 2009, 07:45 PM
 :-\ :-\ :-\

DIRTBIKE ANYONE
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: moley on February 08, 2009, 07:47 PM
I thought you were using a Pitbull brake (caliper version)?

if you are then your okay!!  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on February 08, 2009, 07:49 PM
WELL LETS HOPE SO EH

R
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: ron burgundy on February 08, 2009, 08:01 PM
I thought you were using a Pitbull brake (caliper version)?

if you are then your okay!!  :daumenhoch:

 ???  but the bike still has AD mounts...

...this should be in the race section.
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: bmxbert on February 08, 2009, 08:28 PM
ive got a mk1 challenger xl that is mint
im going to give racing a go soon. is there an age limit on the riders to?
just bought a nos set of odyssey xtro forks an front and rear hubs for it to.
ive never been on a track though so i will be coming in last
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: motomagII on February 08, 2009, 08:52 PM
well it has ad mounts but im running threaded forks and pitbull brake legal to me so if i get disqualified ill be pissed
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: bmxbert on February 08, 2009, 09:32 PM
dont know if its what your looking for mate but i just realised i have a seat the same as a gt drop nose that is covered in small s&m shields
i'll send you a pic and see what you think.
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: SaMAlex on February 09, 2009, 12:22 PM
dont know if its what your looking for mate but i just realised i have a seat the same as a gt drop nose that is covered in small s&m shields
i'll send you a pic and see what you think.


Nice, if its still avalable I'd like it. Im sure we can work out a swap for some parts.
Title: Re: bit mid school help please
Post by: motomagII on February 09, 2009, 05:40 PM
that sounds good mate s&m seats rock
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