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Wow I actually bought something.  I was gutted they had none in chrome. Searched for over an hour. If you are not familiar with the shape....  Basically on my S&M NBD I ran short of cash toward the end for cranks. I bought some very battered Demolition Medial cranks which got a knock after I painted them (so a big chip in the paint). There is also a big dent in the back of one of the pedal bosses. So I am going to paint those yellow and I ordered these from Del.  And when I say paint I mean properly. As in not acrylic. I will paint them with this.  And then give them 2k clear. I have a load of parts to paint green, so I ordered plenty of clear. I will just shoot the clear at the same time.
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« Last post by Mikku on May 03, 2025, 12:58 PM »
That's great to hear! What sort of riding does she want to do? Welcome to the site btw! 
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« Last post by Mikku on May 01, 2025, 12:37 PM »
The weather played ball for the season opener at Joetsu on Sunday. The over 30s class was by far the most popular with 13 riders signed up, mostly dads and friends of dads. We were therefore divided into two racks, with the top four from each going through to the main. I went 3/2/3 in my rack, making it through from my side of the draw. I drew lane 7 for the main and got out okay but had a bit of a moment with another rider over the first set of rollers, lost a couple of places trying not to crash and ended up finishing 7th. A bit disappointing as I should have (and felt that I deserved to have) been higher but at least I didn’t crash, so that’s something! I was also quite pleased with my gates, so that’s another positive to take away. Next race should be on the 18th at Kishiwada in Osaka. Hopefully I can get some more track time in before then.
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« Last post by Mikku on April 27, 2025, 02:25 AM »
Hang in there mate!  Picked up that Nightwolf seat yesterday and it’s flippin’ cool!  I may run it on the Redline, so have been keeping an eye out for a black, railed post in the not so common (for BMX frames) 26.8mm. After leaving the bike shop, I checked out a secondhand store which sells bike parts and found a Thomson post in… yes, 26.8mm!! It has a few marks, of course but is straight and uncut!! Perhaps more importantly, it was half the price of used ones currently for sale online. Needless to say I bought it pdq!!
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I swear turning 50 sets off a trigger in your body. Had Covid and then flu in a row from October til past Christmas, and now I am suffering from an infection. I won't go into it, because it will make you whince but yeah. I am not even capable of working on anything right now, let alone buying anything or riding. Fookin sucks 
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Lightly renovated a series 2 Mag Burner a couple of years ago with my now 17yr old son, turns out his wee sister now wants a BMX…
We’ve got a MacNeil frame and forks, so here I go again! Lots of inspiration sought…
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« Last post by Mikku on April 23, 2025, 11:17 AM »
Odyssey have recently re-released their "Nightwolf" seats in black and grey, so I gave in to the temptation and have ordered a railed one. 
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« Last post by Mikku on April 23, 2025, 11:12 AM »
The Joetsu track opened up last weekend and Round 1 of their series is this Sunday, so hopefully I'll have something to report back on next week.
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 BMX Action - September 1987 .pdf now available for download at https://oldschoolmags.com/
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« Last post by Mikku on April 13, 2025, 07:02 AM »
Thread bump for an old but ongoing topic.  Since my last post, some 7, yes SEVEN years ago, I’ve been two-ing and fro-ing between that 47/17 gearing and the classic 44/16, both of which have been fine. Then last summer’s trip to the US gave me the chance to scratch an itch that I’d been curious about – decimal gearing! I still don’t 100% understand the science behind it but liked the idea of slightly changing the gearing without changing the rear cog. I therefore picked up a 44.2 Rennen chainring which, when coupled with a 16T rear, gives a gearing in between 44/16 and 47/17. I haven’t had the chance to race much with this set-up yet but reckon it could be a happy medium. We’ll see.
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