Billiboi Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 hi all, jus bought an onza t bird 08 model, is v nice but was jus wondering when i upgrade stuff, can i get a new frame and jus transfer everything from this bike to a new frame? will it all fit??cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 (edited) There are a few things you can't swap straight over. I'm pretty sure that the T-vees have internal headsets which most frames don't acommodate for. Umm, think that's pretty much it. Everything else can be swapped over.EDIT: If it has a 20" rear wheel you'll need to change that to a 19" one. Edited April 18, 2009 by Ben John-Hynes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiboi Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 cool c heers man its a t bird not a t vee, does that make any dif? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I'm a spaz. Lol. No it doesn't make a difference. I was talking about a T-bird, just typed T-vee. :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigamac Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 (edited) There are some things you can keep, but also some things you will have to change.I had the 08 t-bird and then changed to a zona zip.Ben is in fact wrong. The t-vee as external headset and the t-bird as an internal head set.Depending on what frame you want to upgrade to. You will/may have to change headset and pretty much the whole drivetrain system(cranks freewheel and possibly the BB). Depends what brake setup you have and changing to may depend on the brake mounts.The t-bird has a 19" rear wheel so you will not have to change that.I think I am correct on all of this. Maybe more you will have to change.EDIT: sorry ben i posted this then read your last post. Edited April 18, 2009 by bigamac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiboi Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 cool cheers all, think ill get better before upgrading to be honest anyone kno a place in kent wher eu can get your bike sprayed??cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Haha no worries dude!cool cheers all, think ill get better before upgrading to be honest anyone kno a place in kent wher eu can get your bike sprayed??cheersLook on google for that sort of info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackC123 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 There are some things you can keep, but also some things you will have to change.I had the 08 t-bird and then changed to a zona zip.Ben is in fact wrong. The t-vee as external headset and the t-bird as an internal head set.Depending on what frame you want to upgrade to. You will/may have to change headset and pretty much the whole drivetrain system(cranks freewheel and possibly the BB). Depends what brake setup you have and changing to may depend on the brake mounts.The t-bird has a 19" rear wheel so you will not have to change that.I think I am correct on all of this. Maybe more you will have to change.EDIT: sorry ben i posted this then read your last post. Ben was right and you are wrong. All 08- onzas have internal hadsets.In my opinion I would get new bars, forks and stem if you were to transfer to another frame. Unless they are already new bars etc.Yeah, also as mentioned you would need to get a new headset as it is internal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigamac Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ben was right and you are wrong. All 08- onzas have internal hadsets.In my opinion I would get new bars, forks and stem if you were to transfer to another frame. Unless they are already new bars etc.Yeah, also as mentioned you would need to get a new headset as it is internal. Oh yeah, Beacause I'm thinking of my mates t-vee. Which is olddd. And that has a external. Sorry. But I'm pretty sure the other stuff is correct yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackC123 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Oh yeah, Beacause I'm thinking of my mates t-vee. Which is olddd. And that has a external. Sorry. But I'm pretty sure the other stuff is correct yeah?Yeah, the rest is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials ryan Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ben was right and you are wrong. All 08- onzas have internal hadsets.In my opinion I would get new bars, forks and stem if you were to transfer to another frame. Unless they are already new bars etc.Yeah, also as mentioned you would need to get a new headset as it is internal. i have a bird 09 but i dont know if t makes a diffrence but when i changed my forks the headset fitted but the top cap didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackC123 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 i have a bird 09 but i dont know if t makes a diffrence but when i changed my forks the headset fitted but the top cap didnt.2nd hand forks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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