chromoly frames

[jrt1990]

any good?

[jeff williams]

BMX? Don't believe there is a better steel. Tensile steel is cheap poop. Never saw a titanium bmx frame. Alu is not for jumping unless on suspension, kinda wrecks it. (people may really yell @ me for saying this, :rolleyes: )

Chromium\ Molybedinum steel alloy is THE standard for quality bmx, WAS for mtb and road for years. Good stuff, never leave home without.

>jef.

Ya, and if you can spell Molybedinum, big deal, I don't CARE to be corrected.

[jrt1990]

wat about a bike that only has a chromoly downtube, will that hold up?

[jeff williams]

ummm, I did post about the triangle front chromo and tensile rear...

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=56177

My take is, get as much chromo as you can afford. A good frame would be both triangles chromo.

The mix of tensile and chromo steel should be fine for couple years, pound on it, it will not last as long.

Eventually the tensile steel rear triangle will noodle and bend easily. Better a quality old full chromo frame than a new shiny 'mixed metal'. IMO.

G-luck kid.

>jef.

[Ninshadow]

well depend how hard you land lol and how long you expect to keep it. But ya chromoly is the way to go. A 4130 frame is quite heavy duty.

[jrt1990]

thanx man, i owe you one

[jrt1990]

ok i got another bike im lookin at and it has a 100% chromo main frame, is that what you were talkin' about,srry if i sound stupid

[Ninshadow]

A chromoly main frame is just the front triangle i beleive but I am not sure. It is a good place to start though. And hey you don't sound stupid at all, you have to learn somewhere and were all glad to help. Just a question on durabiltiy for the frame, If you weigh less than 130 lbs a chromoly main frame will be great for you.

[PGZX3]

a chromoly main frame will be more than sufficient, the only thing you really sacrificed if you're a smaller rider is a little weight in the rear....

congrats on the new bike!!

[jrt1990]

yup i decided to get the free agent imperial
i owe u all one

[jeff williams]

http://www.bmxplusmag.com/detail.asp?id=220

Ah soo. Good choice grasshopper, but can you jump?

Err, not sure the link werks. Ya, should do the trick :rolleyes:.

Some of the factory bits will snap off. Replace with stonger.

Bforums will give wrench advice.

Great info source.

Jef.

[Ninshadow]

Will the short shaft on the pedals realy fall out of th crank arms? Wouldn't that cause crank damage? You would have to be a really hard rider too right?

[jrt1990]

so does that mean i'd have to buy better pedals or better cranks and also how come on dans comp its $250 and on all the other websites they are $350 to $400?

[jrt1990]

http://www.bmxplusmag.com/detail.asp?id=220

Ah soo. Good choice grasshopper, but can you jump?

Err, not sure the link werks. Ya, should do the trick :rolleyes:.

Some of the factory bits will snap off. Replace with stonger.

Bforums will give wrench advice.

Great info source.

Jef.

well thats not very cool, i mean i dont want to get a bike (even though im pretty good at building bikes, i built myself a lowrider earlier this year) and have to replace something on it right away, unless the 04 doesnt have that problem i dont know if i wanna get it.

[Ninshadow]

Yea It's not the best idea to buy a bike you immeadiatly have to replace parts on.

[jrt1990]

ya i agree, well ive changed my mind again, eastern sequence, hey zach heres how i learned about chromo frames

[ride4life]

another question...from someone else whose learning

on Haro's site they show full chromo and 3 tube chromo. is that the half breed you guys are talking about, our just a solid pole vs. a tube?

[queensrider86]

nobody has posted on this thread for a year.


it means 3 tubes are cromo, top, down and seat. the seat and chainstays are hi ten

[ride4life]

nobody has posted on this thread for a year.


it means 3 tubes are cromo, top, down and seat. the seat and chainstays are hi ten

easy! I wasn't here a year ago. Besides, the expatriate dude said he'd rather me bring these back from the dead than start new threads with stupid questions.

PS - are the are the seat & chainstays replacable later, or will it be start over time?

[queensrider86]

they can't be replaceable, they are welded

[Darin]

Are they still making steel frames? :)

[Darin]

Let's see the new bike. Post up.

[ride4life]

Let's see the new bike. Post up.

didn't acctually buy yet... Still asking stupid questions!

[ride4life]

didn't acctually buy yet... Still asking stupid questions!

Sorry!!! you were talking to the other cat. (sometimes I fade out mentally)

[Brian]

He's got a fair question here. It depends on your weight, skill, and intended use. If you're a big guy, crappy at landings, or want to go real big, full cro-mo is the only way to go. If none of those describes you, a cro-mo main frame will last you a while.

[ride4life]

I weigh 190lbs. And, I guess I can just buy and ride until the frame needs replacing?... hoping that's not in a month or two.

[KinetikBiker]

i ride an alum. race frame with all Ti parts and Skyways....


its holds up great...

[mude]

I weigh 190lbs. And, I guess I can just buy and ride until the frame needs replacing?... hoping that's not in a month or two.
it will be...probably sooner

note:havent read any previous threads in this post but am assuming by taylors thread its somthing like an aluminum race frame for street

[ride4life]

it will be...probably sooner

note:havent read any previous threads in this post but am assuming by taylors thread its somthing like an aluminum race frame for street

no, its a 540. 3 tube chromo with a steel seat post and chainstay.

[JMC]

whats a skyway?

[Brian]

Tuff Wheel.

[JMC]

i don't follow, please excuse my stupidity, its not deliberate: i have concussion.

[Brian]

Broken frame?

Some computers are able to access a new and rather unknown website called Google. Try Google Images next time:

http://people.freenet.de/SKYWAY/TUFFSblackNEW2.jpg

[JMC]

no, cased during big air challenge. see, google would have been my first stop if my mind wasn't mixed up from concussion. i keep running my posts through MS Word spellcheck first, just incase i mess something up.

[JMC]

http://www.windyhillwoods.com/Tuffy-wheel.jpg