BMX - dead, d-e-d... dead

does anyone have expierence rebuilding katrina-fied bikes, i know my frame is ok and my forks and bars already had a lil rust from not being cared for but waht about my hubs and and all the other **** with bearings, would it be more trouble than its worth to clean it up and regrease everything or just buy new stuff.
ill post pics when i can get the bike out of storage

Hey dude, Ive rebuilt some really bad bikes, rust, rain, corrosion etc. everywhere. If your hubs are aluminum then all you should have to do is regrease them and make sure you get ALL the rust out(from your axle/cone nuts etc.)with WD-40, whitch is a great degreaser. Make sure you clean out all the WD-40 out before applying new grease, and then just rebuild you hubs. If you have sealed bearings your going to want to buy new bearing sets, and this hub cleaning processe should alsowork for your crank, and head set bearings as well. Hope this helps, good luck

thanks man, i got a set of old redline rims in PERFECT condition that i might use but id like to use my mags, i cant remeber if they are sealed or not but i dont think so. what gear ratio do you recomend for street/ attempted flatland?

Flooded bike? Redo the bearings, and on the most part it will be fine.

roughrider im in N.O. to, well close to it im in St Bernard but we frequent the quarters and once my bike is fixed to a stable condition were gonna go back to riding in the city so maybe you can chill with us for a night or sumin. back on topic to my ****ed up bike

I used to use a 33-14 ratio when I rode street.

To make it rideable, all you need is a new chain. But I dont recommend it. Most, if not all the Katrina'ed bikes I have rebuilt, had no grease in the bearings.

Get yourself a can of PB Blaster to help you dissemble it. Without this, or anything like liquid wrench etc., it will be very hard to get it apart.

i was going to regrease it anyway, but when i started on it before i had to put it in storage it came apart fine, no frozen nuts or anything just muck. ima see if a friend will give me a ride to baton rouge where the storage place is and ill get back on it right when i get home

im going to be in baton rouge wednesday, im going to get the bike then. wahts a good 3pc crank for around 150$

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What cranks do you have now? IMHO I have ridden on quality 3pc cranks, and dont like them.

Even my stock cranks on my Fit Pro are pretty decent- I don't know how you wouldn't like 'quality' 3pc cranks. What do you consider 'quality'?

i have a stock one piece bent redline crank.

To a homeless person, he might consider that 'quality'.

I wouldn't recomend using Mag wheels. They are gonna get messed up while doing grinds.

Even my stock cranks on my Fit Pro are pretty decent- I don't know how you wouldn't like 'quality' 3pc cranks. What do you consider 'quality'?
They were redline cranks. The bike was a redline park. The cranks just seemed short

ive had em awhile, they got some scrathes and **** but w/e. depending on the looks of if when i get the rest of it back together will decide waht rims i use

Redline cranks suck.

Redline cranks suck.

Especaily the monster cranks.

Have you ever ridden monster cranks?

Redline cranks suck.


All of them? Why?

Have you ever ridden monster cranks?

Yes, The spindle bent a tiny bit and twisted after about a year.

I had monster cranks for a year and a half with no problems, and then I sold them to a friend who is still riding them. They arent very good, and they are heavy, but they arent that bad.

arent good and heavy. they arent that bad, they are horrible, im about to dig the bike from storage so ill post pics when i get home and start getting it apart

i cant get pics up til tomorow, both wheels are off and ive decided on using my aluminum rims. i remeber now what made me hate 1pc cranks I CANT GET THE DAMN THING OFF. i need more tools again but ima jsut cut it off cuz its crap anyway. the headset was still good and greasy so i left it in. tomorow i get it the rest apart and see about putting orders in for parts

Redline cranks suck.

yeah, i agree. i ride a redline single x and the crank arm came off once while i was riding. i think that redlines in general suck

i cant get pics up til tomorow, both wheels are off and ive decided on using my aluminum rims. i remeber now what made me hate 1pc cranks I CANT GET THE DAMN THING OFF. i need more tools again but ima jsut cut it off cuz its crap anyway. the headset was still good and greasy so i left it in. tomorow i get it the rest apart and see about putting orders in for parts
You are probialy tightening it instead of loosening it. Read this http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=92

yeah, i agree. i ride a redline single x and the crank arm came off once while i was riding. i think that redlines in general suck

They did until Escamilla took over.

nah i got the crank off, but not out. the ****ing pedals wont come off, ima cut it off, its to rusted to save anyway

nah i got the crank off, but not out. the ****ing pedals wont come off, ima cut it off, its to rusted to save anyway
Cutting your pedals off isnt very effective, becuase the threads will still be in the crank arm...

idiot

PB Blaster. It works.

PB Blaster. It works.

Not always i used it on one pedal and the wrench smoked and then snapped from to much torque.