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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Annabella on February 14, 2019, 01:11 AM

Title: DICE CAPS?!!?!?!!?
Post by: Annabella on February 14, 2019, 01:11 AM
So, everyone is asking me about ruddy dice caps.  You know, what's wrong with a regular black dust cap?

DOES NOONE agree with me that dice caps are just stupid annoying shit and sometimes just get in the way of your colour scheme?
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Post by: BMX1973 on February 14, 2019, 11:21 AM
Must admit I prefer a standard anodized valve cap  :)

.........saying that most of my bikes get the standard black plastic ones.
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Post by: griff on February 14, 2019, 12:57 PM
Not keen on dice valve caps, or the tiny dice that some people put on the end of brake cables
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Post by: BMX1973 on February 14, 2019, 07:54 PM
+1

Not keen on dice valve caps, or the tiny dice that some people put on the end of brake cables
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Post by: CustardLips on February 14, 2019, 08:26 PM
Nah... not my cuppa tea.  "nono"
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Post by: Spen69 on February 15, 2019, 08:46 AM
Must admit I prefer a standard anodized valve cap

Yep, x2 on that, even on my NS rider :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Smidsy on February 15, 2019, 10:05 AM
Damn....they were next on my to do list. Was thinking a nice black and orange set to compliment my tyres :2funny:
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Post by: Retrodan72 on February 15, 2019, 10:11 AM
Damn....they were next on my to do list  :2funny:

And they should still be on there too fella.

Don’t be turned by the opinions of others, it’s your bike so build it how you want it. Some may not like dice caps, but everyone fitted them back in the 80’s.

(Those tyres were a definite no no though).
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Post by: Smidsy on February 15, 2019, 10:13 AM

And they should still be on there too fella.

Don’t be turned by the opinions of others, it’s your bike so build it how you want it. Some may not like dice caps, but everyone fitted them back in the 80’s.

(Those tyres were a definite no no though).

These ones.....I still think I will turn people around.
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Post by: Retrodan72 on February 15, 2019, 10:19 AM
I still think I will turn people around.
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No, you won’t mate.  :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: P J Tunni on February 15, 2019, 10:43 AM
Retrodan72 is right, those tyres need to be burned and the ashes buried somewhere they can never be found!  :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: Smidsy on February 15, 2019, 12:11 PM
Retrodan72 is right, those tyres need to be burned and the ashes buried somewhere they can never be found!  :LolLolLolLol:

See, your warming already  "wantit"
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Post by: In2bmx on February 15, 2019, 12:55 PM
Nope not for me either .  :daumenhoch:

But i do kinda like the little ones for the end of a break cable  :-X
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Post by: Spen69 on February 15, 2019, 01:34 PM
Retrodan72 is right, those tyres need to be burned and the ashes buried somewhere they can never be found!  :LolLolLolLol:
See, your warming already  "wantit"

 :LolLolLolLol:

I need to find the pic of Griff's snakepost burning in my fire-pit all those years ago at MK to show how we "warm" to stuff.......
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Post by: griff on February 15, 2019, 01:35 PM
break cable

 ::) ;D


I need to find the pic of Griff's snakepost burning in my fire-pit all those years ago at MK to show how we "warm" to stuff.......

hang on :teef:
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Post by: griff on February 15, 2019, 01:37 PM
There you go  >:D
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Post by: Retrodan72 on February 15, 2019, 01:42 PM
There you go  >:D

Good times.
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Post by: Smidsy on February 15, 2019, 01:53 PM
Only problem is...I can't find a spiderweb saddle to finish the build.  :smitten:
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Post by: VOIVOD on February 15, 2019, 03:14 PM
Only problem is...I can't find a spiderweb saddle to finish the build.  :smitten:

 You should be made to go and stand in the naughty corner.Spiderweb seats are a complete and utter fooking abomination for a BMX of any era.If you must have one,at least go for a railed Tioga D-Spyder.
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Post by: Retrodan72 on February 15, 2019, 03:17 PM
Only problem is...I can't find a spiderweb saddle to finish the build.  :smitten:

 You should be made to go and stand in the naughty corner.Spiderweb seats are a complete and utter fooking abomination for a BMX of any era.If you must have one,at least go for a railed Tioga D-Spyder.

James, that’s like saying that murdering women is wrong on all levels, but if you are going to finish one off, make sure that she has nice tits.  :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: Smidsy on February 15, 2019, 03:59 PM
You should be made to go and stand in the naughty corner.Spiderweb seats are a complete and utter fooking abomination for a BMX of any era.If you must have one,at least go for a railed Tioga D-Spyder.

I was thinking more like this
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Post by: Ady on February 15, 2019, 04:14 PM
dib dobs on what’s left of the seat and post  :teef: :whistle:
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Post by: Faze 3 on February 15, 2019, 04:44 PM
 I love an 80's dice cap. each to their own I guess. ;)
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Post by: deeman on February 15, 2019, 04:55 PM
I love an 80's dice cap. each to their own I guess. ;)

Me too... :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Spen69 on February 15, 2019, 04:58 PM
There you go  >:D

Nice one John

Strangely yet another MK where I don't recall much after about 9pm........ :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: griff on February 15, 2019, 08:07 PM
There you go  >:D

Nice one John

Strangely yet another MK where I don't recall much after about 9pm........ :LolLolLolLol:

That’s cos you were asleep in your chair :teef:
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Post by: McQUEEN on February 15, 2019, 08:10 PM
Love dice caps. Standard equipment bitd.
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Post by: bob1984bmx on February 18, 2019, 09:47 PM
This has to be a troll right? how 80s are valve dice? Thats like saying you dont like BMX Mags?

If you saw my BMX, which after years of building is just yesterday finished, im sure youd quickly realise why clear blue valve dice with white dots are the absolute 80's dogs bollox! I like the regular sized dots not the spaced out ones  8)  I didnt want any black on my bike, apart from where my pure white bling pimped pedals join the crank, i like the suspended in the air floating look of that.

So crappy black plastic valves sticking out my perfect white sexy Skyways  :smitten:  just pissed me off. I hadnt just hand polished every single nut, washer, rivet, screwthread, bearing cup, bolt head and spring on the entire bike.. and even cleaned the end of the brake cable drum (wouldnt polish  :whistle: ) to have a finely tuned and balanced colour scheme fuked up by a cheap bit of black rubber.


But yeah cant get self inflating tires, so they have to be covered in something. So killing two unwanted birds with one stone i lined the red part of the Panaracer tire logo up with the black valves, and then totally took the attention off both with a cool as fook clear blue ice cube, with... wait for it, sit down or youll fall over with excitement... cool white dots on it!!  :slayer: I know its genius right? And i thought this through as an 11yr old in 84 when i first designed this bike and now 35 ys later im still right  :nuts:


Next youll be saying you dont like white chains or navy blue chrome custom decals?  :LolLolLolLol:


Now if you wanna bitch about something, lets bitch about white tires, why couldnt they make white tires? or white brake cables? I used to spray my grey dia compe cables white as a kid, they looked the absolute nuts!  :smitten:
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Post by: griff on February 19, 2019, 01:26 PM
White chains can go in the bin as well
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Post by: Spen69 on February 19, 2019, 02:50 PM
White chains can go in the bin as well

Yep, you're not going to find many fans of coloured chains on here... "nono"

@Bob1984bmx - get a pic up of your bike :daumenhoch:
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Post by: bob1984bmx on February 19, 2019, 04:49 PM
I get that valve dice and coloured chains arnt for every BMX, like painted calipers on cars can look great or wtf is that messing up the look of the wheel. Depends on the car/BMX though, what look your going for. Mine rocks the fook outa a white chain  :slayer:  The whole bikes Chrome/White with some shiny Blue bits, needs the sun and outdoors for pics, ill get some when the weather warms up   :daumenhoch:

If i was going for the Piss drinking Gimp look id want black rubber vales 4sure! Hang a plastic tube of milk off the top for the authentic used look :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: radovr on March 03, 2019, 08:26 AM
Dice caps are  8)   , loved em in the 80's and still do   :2gunsfiring_v1:
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Post by: Ady on March 03, 2019, 11:23 AM
White chains can go in the bin as well

I think there are all right  :LolLolLolLol:
My GT..

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Post by: Ady on March 03, 2019, 11:30 AM
Oh... :knuppel2:

This is how it was delivered originally, that another story  :idiot2: :uglystupid2:

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Post by: Funkyworm on March 19, 2019, 02:04 PM
Love a set of dice valve caps,  they Scream 80's bmx to me .... We all had them found our way....  :Great_Britain:
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Post by: bob1984bmx on March 19, 2019, 06:39 PM
White Skyway Tuff II's and these  :smitten:

(https://i.ibb.co/SdBfmX4/94-4-2.jpg)
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Post by: SDF on March 19, 2019, 07:27 PM
Garfield caps for me.
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Post by: McQUEEN on March 21, 2019, 09:03 AM
White chains can go in the bin as well
all white chains straight to bin - white links all good, just ask Fiola.
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Post by: bob1984bmx on April 07, 2019, 04:54 PM
White chains can go in the bin as well
all white chains straight to bin - white links all good, just ask Fiola.

I never was one for fanboying, i do my own thing, probably why my bike is cool as fook  :slayer:
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Post by: Spen69 on April 08, 2019, 04:38 AM
"probably why my bike is cool as fook"

Are we ever going to see a pic of this mythical beast....... :-\
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Post by: griff on April 08, 2019, 02:10 PM
White chains can go in the bin as well
all white chains straight to bin - white links all good, just ask Fiola.

I'm still not keen but will allow alternate links if you must :teef:
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Post by: Taipan on April 08, 2019, 03:03 PM
Speaking for myself I would only put dice caps on a freestyle bike? Only my opinion mind  ;)
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Post by: bob1984bmx on April 10, 2019, 12:47 AM
"probably why my bike is cool as fook"

Are we ever going to see a pic of this mythical beast....... :-\

Not a beast, just cool as fook  8)

This is a mythical beast :slayer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3YgzsjP/randy-funny-7.jpg)
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Post by: Taipan on April 10, 2019, 10:01 AM
Be bloody "tyring" peddling that bugger!  ::)
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