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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Jaypeg on August 25, 2013, 02:19 PM
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Afternoon...thought I would lighten the afternoon up a bit ...
When you build do you wait until you get all the parts or build as and when you get the part?
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I have to add whatever i have to see how it's looking . :daumenhoch:
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Yeah same as, I like to add as I go as far as I can
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Build as you go for me
Don't have the patience to wait until I have everything laid out on a mat first :D
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Here is a good example :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ss250/in2signs/f78f6ddb.jpg)
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Can't help me self.. Just start slapping them on as it arrives.. "wantit"
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I try to collect all the parts, then build. The research and collecting of the parts is the bit that I enjoy most. I do have a Hutch pro racer that's been sat in my wardrobe for nearly 2 years. I feel that if I don't start building it soon, it'll never get done, so I will make a start soon. It means that I won't be able to lay out and photograph all the parts like the usual Hutch builds, but I can live with that!
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Get all the parts 1st, lay them all out on my naked body so everyone can have a good old moan then give it to Steve to build right .
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Bit of both really. Sometimes I can be really patient, other times I want the bike built yesterday :idiot2:
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I did at first then decided i hate looking at a half finished bike
so now I will put all the parts together at the end :daumenhoch:
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Wait until I've got all the bits and then realise I've forgotten something.
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Throw the bits on as they arrive :daumenhoch:
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Throw the bits on as they arrive :daumenhoch:
EXACTLY :daumenhoch:
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I normally collect all parts then build. :) Although if I have 1 or 2 parts to get I do make a start......... sometimes. :-\
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I wait till I sourced everything ::) I love seeing it completely built c :daumenhoch:
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I did at first then decided i hate looking at a half finished bike
so now I will put all the parts together at the end :daumenhoch:
You may do it differently with your 3rd build Lee. :laugh:
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For me it depends on what parts i have.,
I dont have a bike stand so i find it helps to build to a particular order that helps me construct the bike making it easier to put together.
So for eg if i have all the parts but not the BB i wont start the build it as i always start with the bb & the headset , simply because if the frameset has been powdered a lot of the time i'll need to get the dremmel out to slightly take back the finish on the inside to fit these parts parts which can get messy. I just find that its good to get this out of the way first & clean up the crap.
Usually next in will be seatpost seat / stem & bars before I flip the bike over in order to fit the wheels crank chain pedals & finally flip it back to fit the brakes & grips ????
Dont think I have OCD but I just find it a reasonably practical way to put a bike together without a stand, :daumenhoch:
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I reckon your spot on there Cal :)
That's pretty much how I do it , but I never start building
Untill I've got all the bits :daumenhoch:
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Pretty much all my builds have come together in the same process, starting with frame and forks obviously, then it's:
Headset
Seat clamp
Seat post
Stem
Bars
Seat
Grips
Wheels and tyres
Brakes
Crank/pedals/spider/ring
Chain
Don't know why I do it like this, but it works for me. :daumenhoch:
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Pretty much all my builds have come together in the same process, starting with frame and forks obviously, then it's:
Headset
Seat clamp
Seat post
Stem
Bars
Seat
Grips
Wheels and tyres
Brakes
Crank/pedals/spider/ring
Chain
Don't know why I do it like this, but it works for me. :daumenhoch:
But it won't work out like that if your after rare parts, say if your looking for a headset then your seat comes up etc etc.
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Pretty much all my builds have come together in the same process, starting with frame and forks obviously, then it's:
Headset
Seat clamp
Seat post
Stem
Bars
Seat
Grips
Wheels and tyres
Brakes
Crank/pedals/spider/ring
Chain
Don't know why I do it like this, but it works for me. :daumenhoch:
But it won't work out like that if your after rare parts, say if your looking for a headset then your seat comes up etc etc.
I never use rare/expensive parts, waiting for bits doesn't interest me. All my bikes 6-8 weeks to build. :daumenhoch: