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Old 04-11-08, 06:24 AM
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To fuzzy,
I'm not really that concerned about my frame cracking, seeing as im kinda scrawny, haha.
The frame feels amazing to ride at the moment, i'm more than happy with it.
Also, your bike kicks ass!

p.s. im slightly pissed at the moment.
yay!
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I'm sure the frame feels fine, and I'm scrawny too, I probably wouldnt break it either. But i've seen enough bad things happen to people that own fly products to never want to buy one. thanks, I'm pretty stoked on how the bike turned out.
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Originally Posted by FuzzyRyder
no, they just crack cause they suck.
frames dont just crack for no reason? i have never heard of a frame just cracking casue it sucks will you please explain this usally they crack when being riden hard
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Frame: 2008 Heaton back from warranty and rawed.
Fork: 2008 Odyssey Dirt limited edition.
Headset: Colony.
Stem: Fit.
Bars: S&M Slam XLT's.
Front Wheel: Odyssey Hazard 48H 4X lacing to a Gsport hub. DT spokes.
Front Tyre: Animal GLH.
Grips: Fly.
Barends: Colony.
Cranks: Old, bent, but going strong.
BB: Fly?
Sprocket: Tree 28T.
Driver: Odyssey 10T.
Pedals: Syncros Mentals with half the pins missing.
Post: 1664 LTD.
Clamp: Old ass Redline from the 70's.
Seat: Aitken, soon to be a Colony.
Brakes: Odyssey Evolvers.
Cable: 1664 Death cable.
Lever: Some Avid MTB lever.
Chain: Shadow v2 half link. I still need to install my dropbuster.
Tensioners: Odyssey PACT (hate them)
Rear wheel: Demolition hoop laced to a Odyssey Hazard hub with Ti DT spokes, 48h 3X.
Rear Tyre: Animal ASM.
Pegs: Gsport PLEGS!

Extras: welded socket onto front hub to make pleg work, Primo nuts in the back, CF spacers, proper straddle cable because knarps are dumb, peace sign straddle holder, VANS brake shoes.
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Old 04-12-08, 06:52 PM
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When you put on pegs, it goes nut and washer inside peg right? Because i wasn't thinking and i put on washer in between the peg and the dropouts and when i came home from grinding, my nut was loose and the peg was turning.
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Old 04-12-08, 06:56 PM
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I don't even use washers, just get some decent pegs with anti spin tabs.
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Old 04-12-08, 08:56 PM
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I want those Plegs. Now.
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Old 04-13-08, 04:46 PM
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just dont ride pegs. lets hear it now
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I love pegs, but i hate how grinding kills bikesss
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Old 04-13-08, 07:25 PM
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i like simple. to me, pegs just look akward on a bike
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Old 04-14-08, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by FuzzyRyder
I love pegs, but i hate how grinding kills bikesss
Yessss I agree.
I ran pegs for about a month or two.
Completely crushed my rear dropout grrrrr!
I had to beat my axle so damn hard to get it out.
Pegs = never again.
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Old 04-14-08, 06:21 AM
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when that happens you just pry your drop out open with the end of a ratchet or something.
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I know I'm going to get ripped coz its a mongoose and the pic isn't great but it is a McCann and V-light just need a new innertube as theoneon it now popped first time out!! Gutted!

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Oh I forgot the spec

Frame Steve McCann Design Full Cromo
Fork Full Cromo
Crankset 3pc Tubular Cromo 175mm 36T Alloy chainring
Pedals SNAFU Concave
Freewheel Odyssey 13t Cassette Cog
Tires SNAFU Dirt Box (F) 2.125 SNAFU Knob Job (R) 1.95
Front Hub 36H Alloy 3/8inch Cromo axle Sealed bearing
Rear Hub 48H Odyssey Hazard Cassette 14mm Cromo axle Sealed bearing
Rear Brake Tektro FX11 Alloy U-brake
Brake Levers Rush RX 3.8 Alloy Hinged (rear only)
Brake Rotor SST Oryg 1-1/8inch
Handlebar Mongoose Team Cromo 2pc
Stem Mongoose front load ultralight 50mm Ext.
Saddle Mongoose Team Jumper embossed with enforced rails
Seat Post 25.4 straight Alloy with Micro Adjust

I am going to cut the seat post and get newbars coz the sweep on them is ridiculous...any suggestions??

Oh also the time on the picis wrong I need to changeit onmy camera b4 anyone makes a comment.... itsan '05 McCann and the date says '04 and no my other ride ist a delorian!
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Old 04-14-08, 04:14 PM
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It may be a Mongoose, but it's a full chro-mo Mongoose with 3-piece cranks. And do you know what size bars they are? If you do, do you like the height/width?
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No, i'm not to sure I just looked around for a tape measure and couldnt find one....

Ok if BMX wheels are 20 inch then the bars must be 25 inch wide and about 15 high?? is that right? dunno

I will probably cut the ends shorter but they sweep back and up quite alot.
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Here is my new Kappa K-24 100% Chro-mo Made in U.S.A.
Profile 180mm cranks and sprocket 38T and Shimano 16T Freewheel
Polished Mosh stem
Knight Bikes Retro C-DUB bars
Redline hubs, fork and seat post-Alex rims
We The People seat clamp
Crupi seat
FSA Orbital headset
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Old 04-15-08, 08:43 AM
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those are the weirdest looking handlebars ever
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..... Ok now I just dont care about backsweep/upsweep....Just glad I dont have them bars!
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They are a replica made by Knight Bikes of a CW bar that was very popular back in the 1980's. CW was one of the top builders of bmx and freestyle bikes BITD. Guess you have to be an old guy like me to appreciate them.
Don't worry, when you grow up your kids won't think you, your music, your style or anything else old is cool. Its the circle of life.
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Originally Posted by fastmc
They are a replica made by Knight Bikes of a CW bar that was very popular back in the 1980's. CW was one of the top builders of bmx and freestyle bikes BITD. Guess you have to be an old guy like me to appreciate them.
Don't worry, when you grow up your kids won't think you, your music, your style or anything else old is cool. Its the circle of life.
Ok ok I get u now... stillif i'm strugglin with my bars i'd chin myself on those!

They are 'Old school cool' i'll give you that mate. But be honest... are they any good for riding?
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I think they are great. About 3 deg. back sweep but no up sweep if you like that. 26" wide uncut. Remember this is a cruiser race style bike and not a jumper/trick bike. My face never gets anywhere close to the bars but I can understand your position.
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Your hub doesn't match your forks, and your bars don't match them either. Get with the program WTP.
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Originally Posted by elduderino
Ok if BMX wheels are 20 inch then the bars must be 25 inch wide and about 15 high?? is that right? dunno

I will probably cut the ends shorter but they sweep back and up quite alot.
Yeah, they are about 25-27" wide but probably about 7" high. A 15" rise would be crazy.
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Originally Posted by KinetikBiker
Your hub doesn't match your forks, and your bars don't match them either. Get with the program WTP.
Jealous.
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