Burninating The Countryside
07-15-05 | 06:21 PM
#1
hey all... here's the new ride i'll be burninating around the countryside with. just finished my first build yesterday. It's definitely a frankenbike of sorts. All stock parts salvaged from old bikes. the frame is an old Hardrock and the cranks and front ring are Sugino. i'm running 38 up front and 15 in the back. the rest is stock specialized stuff from other bikes. the rear brakes post were so mangled when i found the frame that i cut them off. it's been a ton of fun so far. Next project is a track bike.
sorry about the small pic.. i'm new to posting pics this was the best i could do
sorry about the small pic.. i'm new to posting pics this was the best i could do
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Last edited by wetjett01; 07-15-05 at 06:38 PM.
07-16-05 | 03:43 PM
#6
Originally Posted by BostonFixed
Fixed?
Nice job. I've been thinking about something like that for a while; with a vintage Brigestone MTB frame that I've been holding onto for a project of some sorts.
Nice job. I've been thinking about something like that for a while; with a vintage Brigestone MTB frame that I've been holding onto for a project of some sorts.
Nah.. not yet. i wanted to make it fixed but singlespeed was cheaper to start off with. eventually i'll upgrade the components and make it fixed... but not until i can afford a ENO hub to do it.
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"Without a care in this whole world,
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It’s what you take that makes it right."
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Without a care in this life,
It’s what you take that makes it right."
07-16-05 | 03:50 PM
#7
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Bikes: 80's ross road bike/commuter, 80's team miyata, 90's haro mtb xtracycle conversion, koga mitaya world traveler
Front brake only? Careful while you are burninating!
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07-16-05 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by wetjett01
Nah.. not yet. i wanted to make it fixed but singlespeed was cheaper to start off with. eventually i'll upgrade the components and make it fixed... but not until i can afford a ENO hub to do it.
Don't worry about the front brake only SS; I ran a front brake only SS on the road for a while, and I never had a problem.....
07-17-05 | 09:47 PM
#9
i'm not too familiar with relacing hubs to rims....to do the fixie thing i need a new hub. that usually costly? and whats a good hub to make this MTB a Fixie?
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07-17-05 | 10:41 PM
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I'm a big fan of the Kogswell / IRO mountain hub. It's inexpensive (it looks like Kogswell no longer sells them but IRO has a set for $70 or just the rear for $40) and very durable. I rode my mountain bike extensively this winter and while salt water stripped the grease out of absolutely everywhere else (I had to drive my stem wedge out from the underside of the fork because it had got dry and fused to the wall of the steer tube), the sealed cartridges on the hub still spin smoothly.
07-18-05 | 10:40 AM
#11
Originally Posted by bostontrevor
I'm a big fan of the Kogswell / IRO mountain hub. It's inexpensive (it looks like Kogswell no longer sells them but IRO has a set for $70 or just the rear for $40) and very durable. I rode my mountain bike extensively this winter and while salt water stripped the grease out of absolutely everywhere else (I had to drive my stem wedge out from the underside of the fork because it had got dry and fused to the wall of the steer tube), the sealed cartridges on the hub still spin smoothly.
At Kogswell Zentral, we don't stock the 135s at the moment. But HubJub in England does. We're waiting on a newer version to ready.
There are a couple of reasons why the Kogswell hubs are noteworthy. If you ask, I'll tell you.
07-18-05 | 11:12 AM
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Wait, I think I know this one!
They have sealed SKF bearings for smooth operation under all conditions and are derived from downhill hubs for those of us who..uh..like to beat our machines.
They have sealed SKF bearings for smooth operation under all conditions and are derived from downhill hubs for those of us who..uh..like to beat our machines.
