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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Midschoolfool on March 15, 2025, 05:20 PM »

OK so I measured up the new hub (the Premium Products one that I stripped) and I needed 186mm spokes.



Cost me like 9 quid on Ebay. Doesn't look like they include the nipples and they were another 9 quid but sod that I will reuse the ones on the wheel now when I take it apart.

Going to take it to the LBS around May time and get it done whilst I wait. Have done that before, they did a lovely job for me.

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New School Racing / Re: 2025 Race Blog - Year 9 - Still Lunging for the Line!

« Last post by Mikku on March 15, 2025, 11:37 AM »

Tomorrow’s third and final round of the KBU Winter Series has been rained off, which is a shame but not completely unexpected in a country with worse winter weather than the UK!!

Next race should be round one of the KBU 2025 Series on 13th April. Weather permitting, of course.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Midschoolfool on March 13, 2025, 07:35 PM »

BTW the Schwinn has the black wheels I removed from the STA on it, with the Odyssey Path 1.85. Looks really good !

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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Midschoolfool on March 13, 2025, 07:34 PM »

Yeah it's ideal tbh. Doesn't hold dust or get scratched easy either !

So things done.

Yesterday I degreased and then boiled the chain in vinegar as planned. It went well, chain came out lovely and black. Then like a belmet I left it in a alu foil tray thing and forgot and now it's all fookin rusty again 

Sake. Still, it is much cleaner and free from grease so it will just need some more vinegar, drying, and then putting in oil before it flash rusts again.

I've taken the anno off of the rear hub and all of its hardware. So that was cool. That is ready for a scuff and etc but not until the weather improves. I really don't want to be pissing away paint or taking risks on it. Fact is it just doesn't cure properly in the cold.

Earlier today I decided to finally put the Schwinn in the loft. I have two bike spaces up there after taking a couple home so yeah. Bloody hell I forgot how hard that shit is. Like, getting a fookin tank like that up the ladder. What with my arthritis? yeah sod that dude.

Still. What I did do was free up the wheels. Back needs building onto the WIP hub when it is painted (again waiting for warm. I can get a bus straight from my flat to Chichester and will get Jaime at ESP to do it for me !) but the front is ready to go. I also found some Ti bolts I bought a while back and didn't realise they would work.

"You're twisting my melon man"

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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Mikku on March 13, 2025, 10:18 AM »

Looks like a perfect match!

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BMX Chat / Re: Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...

« Last post by Mikku on March 13, 2025, 10:17 AM »

Delivered today:- a Shadow Conspiracy Seth Kimbrough signature seat from 2010!! Super sick design and in great condition for its age. I bought it to put on my race bike but it's so cool that now I'm not so sure.

Bought today;- Four RideNow polyurethane inner tubes. I've always been dubious about these but AliExpress had such a great deal on them that I just couldn't resist!

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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Midschoolfool on March 11, 2025, 05:58 PM »

Seat arrived.



Will start work on the cranks tomorrow.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Midschoolfool on March 09, 2025, 03:26 PM »

Haha.

I think it's time to make this my last all bike resto tbh.

That said its 14c today and its making s huge difference so we'll see.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: A magic trick. Turning lemons into watermelons....

« Last post by Mikku on March 08, 2025, 09:15 AM »

Man, those myxoid cysts don't look fun!!! Great name for a band though.

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New School Racing / Re: 2025 Race Blog - Year 9 - Still Lunging for the Line!

« Last post by Mikku on March 08, 2025, 09:09 AM »

Made a slight detour on the way home from Tokyo on Thursday, stopping off at one of the pump tracks we hit up a week earlier. Only spent an hour there but it was a nice way to break up the long drive.