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I'm in the process of building a BMX for the Hackspace from various donated parts. We had a Mongoose frame, forks, stem, bars, one-piece crank, chainring, levers, most of an Oddessy Gyro, but lacking wheels and tyres. I was lucky enough to find a bunch of parts on ebay including wheels and tyres and after some negotiation I was able to swap them for an old-style XBox (of which I had a spare) instead of cash (which is never spare!) It turns out that these newly obtained parts are an almost complete bike too! And quite decent components as well. | I'm in the process of building a BMX for the Hackspace from various donated parts. We had a Mongoose frame, forks, stem, bars, one-piece crank, chainring, levers, most of an Oddessy Gyro, but lacking wheels and tyres. I was lucky enough to find a bunch of parts on ebay including wheels and tyres and after some negotiation I was able to swap them for an old-style XBox (of which I had a spare) instead of cash (which is never spare!) It turns out that these newly obtained parts are an almost complete bike too! And quite decent components as well. | ||
= WORKS = | |||
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== chainring size limit == | == chainring size limit == | ||
The 44 and 45 tooth chainrings | The 44 and 45 tooth chainrings snagged on the dropouts so I needed to source a smaller one. To fit the one piece crank it needs a 24mm hole (well, the old chainring I measured had a 24mm hole anyhow). I obtained a 30T WeThePeople Supreme Sprocket from Winstanleys BMX: - | ||
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/10791/WeThePeople_Supreme_Sprocket_2009 | http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/10791/WeThePeople_Supreme_Sprocket_2009 | ||
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Product Code: VZJ8787 | Product Code: VZJ8787 | ||
Availability: In Stock - Normally Dispatched in 24 Hours | Availability: In Stock - Normally Dispatched in 24 Hours | ||
...aaaand it didn't fit! | |||
So we got it on the lathe and milled out the centre until it fit the OPC! | |||
== Gyro & Potts Mod == | |||
The stem we have is a fangled fork-top thing and has no hollow stem bolt. | |||
I don't know how to mount a gyro on this thing - need to make a plate | |||
= SPEC = | |||
Frame: Stolen (http://www.stolenbmx.com/) | Frame: Stolen (http://www.stolenbmx.com/) | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 22 November 2012
I'm in the process of building a BMX for the Hackspace from various donated parts. We had a Mongoose frame, forks, stem, bars, one-piece crank, chainring, levers, most of an Oddessy Gyro, but lacking wheels and tyres. I was lucky enough to find a bunch of parts on ebay including wheels and tyres and after some negotiation I was able to swap them for an old-style XBox (of which I had a spare) instead of cash (which is never spare!) It turns out that these newly obtained parts are an almost complete bike too! And quite decent components as well.
WORKS
chainring size limit
The 44 and 45 tooth chainrings snagged on the dropouts so I needed to source a smaller one. To fit the one piece crank it needs a 24mm hole (well, the old chainring I measured had a 24mm hole anyhow). I obtained a 30T WeThePeople Supreme Sprocket from Winstanleys BMX: -
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/10791/WeThePeople_Supreme_Sprocket_2009
WeThePeople Supreme Sprocket (2009) Colour Options: Grey Chainring Sizes: 30T Price: GBP Sterling £5.99, Saving £32.00 (84%) on RRP (£37.99) Product Code: VZJ8787 Availability: In Stock - Normally Dispatched in 24 Hours
...aaaand it didn't fit!
So we got it on the lathe and milled out the centre until it fit the OPC!
Gyro & Potts Mod
The stem we have is a fangled fork-top thing and has no hollow stem bolt.
I don't know how to mount a gyro on this thing - need to make a plate
SPEC
Frame: Stolen (http://www.stolenbmx.com/) Bars: Volume (http://volumebikes.com) Stem: Shadow Conspiracy (http://www.theshadowconspiracy.com/) Front wheel: KHE (http://www.khebikes.com/) Back wheel: Alex (http://www.alexrims.com/) Seat: Primo (http://primobmx.com/) Forks: Stolen (http://www.stolenbmx.com/)
TODO: get the serial number and identify the frame with the manufacturer.