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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Spen69 on May 10, 2011, 07:43 PM
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So you may or may not know that I've finally got myself an MRD Badlander after a long time searching :smitten:
Not keen on the idea of running with the herd, and decided I wanted to go with spokes and high pressure ramp tyres so I kept the old school feel with 7X's & mid-school Primo V-Monsters and placed it together for a look....
What do you think ??? ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_3942.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_3944.jpg)
Yes, I know the front axle needs flats putting on it to get into the forks, but I have a set of other hubs for it :knuppel2:
I suspect there will be another one appearing on here any minute soon, so watch and see :2funny: :2funny:
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yum yum, spokes ftw! least there will be no flexie flexie
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loving the spokes Spen ... and decent tyres make for better riding ... I'm not into the bars though... but thats just me :-*
Is that a Nos seat? I need to get that Tioga decal... Jaymz just made me an EPS to send to Del
Can you go me a close up of it to compare against the graphic I've got :4_17_5:
I've got some nice long Gooey green brake pads you can have darlin'
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Very Nice :coolsmiley:
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Looks very nice. Especially with spokes :daumenhoch:
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Is that a Nos seat? I need to get that Tioga decal... Jaymz just made me an EPS to send to Del
Can you go me a close up of it to compare against the graphic I've got :4_17_5:
Great idea. I only had that shot off flickr and your exceptionally well crafted biro scribble to work off!!!
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Is that a Nos seat? I need to get that Tioga decal... Jaymz just made me an EPS to send to Del
Can you go me a close up of it to compare against the graphic I've got :4_17_5:
I've got some nice long Gooey green brake pads you can have darlin'
Ed, I actually got the seat off Del and it's ponied, so minty bud :daumenhoch:
I can bring it on saturday for you to have a look at?
Spen
ps - green goo is good mate - do they stick like shite to a blanket :2funny: :shocked:
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that looks coolio mate....... gotta love an mrd. :smitten:
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Spen :LolLolLolLol: mines done mate with green arayas i'll get my wife to put up the pics when she gets back from the gym :LolLolLolLol: just you wait and see :smitten: :smitten: , by the way i finished the JMC :smitten: swopped bits about from 3 of the other bikes with my little lads helping :LolLolLolLol:
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Looking good with the spokes! :daumenhoch:
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Unusual looking chainring Spen.
I like the colours, one day an MRD will grace my stable of bikes. :Great_Britain:
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I like the colours, one day an MRD will grace my stable of bikes. :Great_Britain:
thought you had one Andy?
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Is that a Nos seat? I need to get that Tioga decal... Jaymz just made me an EPS to send to Del
Can you go me a close up of it to compare against the graphic I've got :4_17_5:
I've got some nice long Gooey green brake pads you can have darlin'
Ed, I actually got the seat off Del and it's ponied, so minty bud :daumenhoch:
I can bring it on saturday for you to have a look at?
Spen
ps - green goo is good mate - do they stick like shite to a blanket :2funny: :shocked:
can you just take me a close up shot please - as straight on as possible - just to compare to what Jaymz did for me :angel:
blocks are great - good stoppers - I'll bring 'em for ya mate :Great_Britain:
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Yep, like it 8) :daumenhoch:
As an option did you look at it with a Blue seat & Grips?
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Nice bike mate few tweeks with colours as you do ,then job well done :smitten: :daumenhoch:
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like buses these MRD's Spen :LolLolLolLol: love the blue mate :smitten:
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Come on Kappsta, get the pics up you slacker!
Did our "business" meeting ideas this afternoon work out?
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Come on Kappsta, get the pics up you slacker!
Did our "business" meeting ideas this afternoon work out?
pics already up on another thread bud :LolLolLolLol: yes our meeting gave me too many ideas ;D
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pics are on the thread next to this thread Spen :daumenhoch:
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Yep, like it 8) :daumenhoch:
As an option did you look at it with a Blue seat & Grips?
Paul, I've already got a blue and white bike and I wanted a touch of green to go with the MRD decals :daumenhoch:
Got a blue & white rider and blue & chrome rider already :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_3938.jpg)
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I like the colours, one day an MRD will grace my stable of bikes. :Great_Britain:
thought you had one Andy?
I have Del, it's just not gracing my stable yet :LolLolLolLol: It's sort of all over the place in the house. Last count, there were parts in 4 different rooms and under the stairs. :) I'm hoping it'll be ready for MK this year.
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Seen all of Spen's honies close up, and they are all sweet. The MRD is lurvely! :smitten:
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i know where there's green wheels spen :LolLolLolLol:
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Yeah, once I've worked out your door alarm code I'll come and get them cheeky ;-D
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Prefer it with spokes Spen and good on ya for changing things to how YOU want them :daumenhoch:
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So it's had a few tweaks, and from first glance it looks normal but then you look closer and it hits you that it's a bit odd...... :shocked:
Custom built powerdisc with 110mm BCD only holes, 13T Oddysey freewheel and Porkchop blue 36T 110mm BCD chainring so all the ground / coping clearance you need, but in an old school styleeeee :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4160.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4161.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4162.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4163.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4164.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4165.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4166.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_4167.jpg)
What do you think ??? ???
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BAD ASS-LANDER :coolsmiley: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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Boooo-ti-ful, Mr. 69! :smitten:
Mixing it up as usual, I see! :D
Loving the drivetrain innovation, mate! :smitten:
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Love it Spen...LOVE IT.
Not gonna make the next Boardroom night but I hope you smash the shitts out of Mt. Etna with that puppy. >:D
Are you not into Potts Mods? running a hollow stem bolt would clean up the front end for my money.
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like it :coolsmiley:
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Cheers lads for the comments. Honestly, from a distance you can't tell it's running a 36-13. It's got a custom-made powerdisc that PeterJ had CNC cut to fit a 19mm spindle and just big enough to reach 110mm BCD as it misses the chain on the 36T chainring by 2mm! I wanted to go down to 34-13 but would have had to re-machine the powerdisc and have a road bike chainring annodised as I couldn't find a blue 34T 110mm BCD anywhere, so a step too far really.
Ed, as long as my flight isn't delayed home I will be at the boardroom on it on the 11th, but as for mounting some lass called Edna, I'll have to pass as I'm happily married ;-D
Also, potts mods are no use on a 901 and you can't run a 901 on the rear of a Badlander due to the footstand, so I need another blue FS880 caliper....... like about 20 other people, so not likely to happen in my lifetime! :-(
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I'm just glad you kept the Radical Rick stickers on the top tube Spen :daumenhoch:
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looks cool with spokes :daumenhoch:
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I like the clear grips :)
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I like the clear grips :)
Do you also like pain John :knuppel2: :knuppel2: :2funny:
I was just gonna run some double-sided tape and be hard. Or alternatively I was waiting for one of you fookas to find a set of blue Ami Rounds or Tris in your box of bits as per my wanted / trade adds......... ???
Spen
ps - Del, Rick is staying on there bud as he protects the frame from cable rub and I couldn't take the last bit of green off her :smitten:
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Fook me when did you get this ? :shocked: :LolLolLolLol:
Show's how often I come in the freestyle section :2funny:
Looks tidy that Spen mate - is this the new ramp rat then ? You ditching the old dear that tried to kill you then :'(
Think I quite like it with the green bits on :-\
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I like the clear grips :)
Do you also like pain John :knuppel2: :knuppel2: :2funny:
;D FFS you could have had a bunch of them sent over from porkchop by now
if I'd have known in advance could have added a pair to my last order for you (haven't found anywhere cheaper at 7 dollars)
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Looks tidy that Spen mate - is this the new ramp rat then ? You ditching the old dear that tried to kill you then
Johnny Goose, it's been a long time for sure bud! I've had a new school (the pink prowler that Jaymz now has) since you last saw the "old dear" and I'm currently riding around on my Haro Sport at our regular Leicester meets. My Haro Gen Zero is not retired, it's just a bit unstable over the jump-box and I wanted a 19.25" TT oldschool bike with a slightly shorter rear triangle after trying an 18.5" and a 21" TT, so the Badlander was exactly what i was after.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_3938.jpg)
I got this one off Del about three months ago and have just been getting the parts sorted slowly and researching how to make the gearing still look old school. Put this together as I wanted to get a bit more coping clearance but wanted to still ride old school, so that's why it's running a 13T freewheel and a custom made spider and 36T chainring. Heaven't ridden it yet, but as soon as I get a set of grips and the wheels final tensioned from my LBS it will be getting 70+PSI in the tyres and I'm gonna brave a set of ramps on a pair of Araya 7X's :idiot2:
If you like the green parts, just wait till you see Darren KAP's white Badlander - he's also posted his first re-jig of parts on here, but I know he's due to do some more changes very soon as he bought all my green bits :coolsmiley:
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=126249.0
See you soon bud
Spen
ps - Griff, I'll just tag a set onto my order from Alan's and they'll be the same kinda cost as it's free post and only £7.99 for Ami Rounds :daumenhoch:
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I like the new school pointy-uppy seat thang you got going there Spen :coolsmiley: