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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Saturday, June 23, 2018
The new 24":
This one has a .25" longer top tube and a .25" shorter chainstay than my previous 24". I have yet to remove the half-link (to shorten the CS distance) and also round up a brake lever. The seat tube is the same 1.375" diameter as the top tube. I'll probably make a railed seatpost because pivotal seat/seatposts are rigid, uncomfortable garbage. I might as well sit on the tire.
Not that I'll be riding skateparks anytime soon. I might have torn my ACL this weekend while trying to learn tricks on an airbag (out at Texplex). Old Eddie Fiola landed on his head several times trying backflips, yet I'm the one hobbling away for trying tricks that I could learn on a wedge flyout. That's always the way it is though... You get hurt when least expected, on familiar tasks.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
24
Como se dice: Dialed? Big 22mm stays, 83mm wide BB, 31.9mm post, 23" top tube, .7"/18mm BB rise
I think I'll do this color for the 24:
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Monday, June 11, 2018
Steve's OS20 23" top tube
16" chainstays
I got to ride the cool guy spot in Houston last weekend. They are the biggest jumps that I've ridden on this rigid bike. The first set after this step-down is ~17 feet. BMX bikes/cruisers are much less forgiving than suspended DJ bikes, especially when learning new jumps. I think I like suspended dirt jump bikes better
Friday, June 8, 2018
OS20
23" top tube, 7/8" BB rise, 73.5* HA 72* SA,
335mm axle to crown fork
Weird: I had to scrap a few "S" bend attempts until I got one that hit the brake bosses and met the seat tube at the intended angle.
I did find some 1.25" Supertherm to use for Bruce's seat tube: 20" race/dirt frame (27.2mm post)
335mm axle to crown fork
Weird: I had to scrap a few "S" bend attempts until I got one that hit the brake bosses and met the seat tube at the intended angle.
I did find some 1.25" Supertherm to use for Bruce's seat tube: 20" race/dirt frame (27.2mm post)
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
5s, 6, 7"
Back to the race frames tonight. I ran out of clear so the patina'd ones won't get finished until Friday or Monday. I was going to put little stainless thorns on the 6"er with the branch-ed cross bar but I've already gone over time on them. (I wouldn't get paid for what they're worth to me)