[DJ/Street/Park] Eastern Black Betty... riding on rigids!! (pg 4 with pics)
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Made another sick jump near my house out of an old dirt/clay motorbike jump. The packing in the middle is because i admit im a shit dj'er 
but getting there. Took me and a mate about 4 hours to convert over.
There is no other mods to the ride so ill just add a pic of my previous ride where most of my parts come from (apart from rear wheel and frame!)
but getting there. Took me and a mate about 4 hours to convert over.There is no other mods to the ride so ill just add a pic of my previous ride where most of my parts come from (apart from rear wheel and frame!
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ridebikesnotchooks
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That looks sick, purple is a nice colour for bikesWell after the link in the "what colour scheme should i get" kinda thread i did this tonight to waste some time
Yes its a bmx but im doing it for the color!
Cheers bud ;D i will stick with this and get the rims/front wheel done in June when the new Dartmoor gear gets over hereThat looks sick, purple is a nice colour for bikes
My stack that put me in hospital ........... http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=388956697529
SOME GOOD NEWS!
Rhythm imports have come to the party and are sending me a new rim....
I have also bought the 2008 NS RNS rigids that where for sale on here.... Hopefully both are in the post on the way over!
Well i have just worked out i could lower the weight by over 3kg and the rotational wheel weight by over 500g per wheel!
This is by changing to schwalbe table tops, latex tubes, rigids and removing brakes...(remember the 11.6 above is not including brakes, so lets say i could get it down to just over 9kg!!)
Rigids are on their way, so that is a saving of 1.4kg! :O
Brakes will be off during summer periods (i hate trying to stop brakeless on wet pavement), save another 0.4kg
(the rest is here for me so i dont forget LOL)
TT's will cost me $142 (CRC, two wire beaded), save me 0.59kg
Changing to latex tubes is $42 including postage (CRC, not including spares), save me 0.65kg
ohhh and dont flame me for buying from CRC! Both the above products cannot be sourced from TBSM or from 3 or 4 local bike shops that i have tried.
........... http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=388956697529SOME GOOD NEWS!
Rhythm imports have come to the party and are sending me a new rim....
I have also bought the 2008 NS RNS rigids that where for sale on here.... Hopefully both are in the post on the way over!
Well i have just worked out i could lower the weight by over 3kg and the rotational wheel weight by over 500g per wheel!
This is by changing to schwalbe table tops, latex tubes, rigids and removing brakes...(remember the 11.6 above is not including brakes, so lets say i could get it down to just over 9kg!!)
Rigids are on their way
, so that is a saving of 1.4kg! :OBrakes will be off during summer periods (i hate trying to stop brakeless on wet pavement
), save another 0.4kg(the rest is here for me so i dont forget LOL)
TT's will cost me $142 (CRC, two wire beaded), save me 0.59kg
Changing to latex tubes is $42 including postage (CRC, not including spares), save me 0.65kg
ohhh and dont flame me for buying from CRC! Both the above products cannot be sourced from TBSM or from 3 or 4 local bike shops that i have tried.
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ridebikesnotchooks
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Far out, nice stack, what were you trying to do? Land down the second set or something?
yers exactly
...... done it twice and was like "that felt cool lets get it in a vid!"........ you see the result lolWell after a new headset again (i ran 45 degree bearing in the top whereas i should have been running 36 degree!!) and a new starnut kit i am running rigids!
First quick spin outside my house on the road saw me doing 360 flat! (pivoting from 270ish). I was kinda amazed to tell the truth.
I will be grabbing some pictures tomorrow and posting them up.
First quick spin outside my house on the road saw me doing 360 flat! (pivoting from 270ish). I was kinda amazed to tell the truth
.I will be grabbing some pictures tomorrow and posting them up.
elliotdhmcgeary
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Pictures or it didn't happen.
lol i said I COULD, not that i have the money to do so
right now it is sitting on 10.8kg (without brakes, 10.4kg)
Pics .....
Rigids make riding a pleasure again! Feels like a whole new bike but much better...
Ohh and the pic with the bike on two logs (third pic) is not fake!!! The front fork is supported right near the hub, and the back wheel is in a 'V' shaped log. Just thought i would explain.
.....Rigids make riding a pleasure again! Feels like a whole new bike but much better...
Ohh and the pic with the bike on two logs (third pic) is not fake!!! The front fork is supported right near the hub, and the back wheel is in a 'V' shaped log. Just thought i would explain.
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wow you're quick!
well done!!!
cheers bud.... thanks for the forks very happy with them.EDIT: Updated first post on parts list
... still to weigh!
mitchy_poo
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nice bike mate, i like it whats it like with rigids? as im thinking about getting some.
Well i like itnice bike mate, i like it whats it like with rigids? as im thinking about getting some.
. I mainly ride street, park and at a few BMX tracks. As it is now the rigids have lowered the front end (made it alot snappier) and also gotten ride of a heap of weight. Manuals put less strain on my back (can manual more often without getting a sore back). This is probably the best money i have spent other then the rear hub! I still have to test my wrists out on big drops but i normally landed on my rear wheel first so technique wise i should be fine. It is recommended not to run rigids with alloy bars or weak wrists
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