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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: Warnerlewis on April 01, 2020, 08:27 PM
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I've just bought a Assassin, I'm more of a old school guy but really liked these when I saw one at a meet last summer, my question is
Which size headset do I get for it ?
What rear brake after gold ?
Also what bars do you recommend ?
Forgot to say I've only bought frame and forks
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Warner I'm pretty sure they run an external 1-1/8" headset so it comes with cups to press into the frame like an old school, just bigger.
The brake looks like a "v" brake and I'm sure Shimano make colours so an eBay search should bring up coloured ones :coolsmiley:
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You can run a v-brake but the frame has a hanger/stop for a canti brake.Try Crucial BMX in the race section for coloured v-brakes (Shimano v-brakes generally are all black,grey or silver) and also for headsets.
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It has a cable stop on the frame, you should run a Canti style brake rather than V brake. That would be era correct and look far nicer than a V brake.
The headset wouold be a normal 1 & 1/8th A headset, something like an FSA PIG would suit it really well :daumenhoch:
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Well I finished the build with a mix of old school and mid school parts, the levers are temporary as I've ordered some gold tech 4s , I've ordered some custom Assassin made pads, but I think it looks appealing(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200415/aa585da4afb527c6ca9651a1b16d4dfc.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200415/0fc2017cdee17dce575fe4fa8a0e6b14.jpg)
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