RossMcd Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I Looooovee those gold backings! the bike looks really fun too! Love it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Have car, will travel!My apologies to the residents of Royston, Hertfordshire, who today had their peaceful lunch time ruined by the sound of my squealing brakes round and about. I hopefully livened up things a bit for them though. More riding tomorrow Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gardner Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Looks alot better now! Good job Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I see Rich's old bar and stem still going strong! (24" parts you bought off a mate of mine)Bike looks a lot nicer now, good to see you back riding again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Time for an overdue improvement to the drivetrain.Out with the LX hub finally and I'm sad to say goodbye to the Middleburns. Front Free Wheel plus fixed rear hub is the next set-up. Hoorah for the TF "For Sale" section Just need to true my replacement rear wheel, grind it and then reset up the brakes with a rear booster. Then the frame will be repainted a nice bright colour which I've finally decided on after much deliberation!Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Any chance that your selling those middleburns and cloud 9 bash ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFallOffLots Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I'm liking the old school components (well, not so-old school now!) I'm getting back into trials soon and will be building something fairly cheap.How come you're not using the middleburns anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I'm liking the old school components (well, not so-old school now!) I'm getting back into trials soon and will be building something fairly cheap.How come you're not using the middleburns anymore?Well I needed to sort out 2 problems with the build without investing loads of money. The rim is too narrow for the frame which causes brake set-up problems, and the rear hub is weedy with not many enagagements. I have a spare wheel with a wide enough rim but knackered (skipping) hub, so combining this with a FFW set-up avoids a major spend!'Burns not for sale yet Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 I finally got the rear brake sorted out Replacement wheel (with wider rim) now completely trued, and CNC Maguras with Snowy pads fitted about as accurately as I've ever fitted them! Time consuming, but worth it.Epoxy drying on the rear hub (to stop it back rotating now used with a front freewheel). Riding again tomorrow to check out the improvements!As a next step I don't want to have to disassemble the bike again for painting but I do want to get a fresh new colour on the frame . How hard can masking all the mounted components be!? Worth a try!Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger allen echo Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Snowy's on a grind? hmm what are they like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Hany on, have you glued up that freehub? Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Snowy's on a grind? hmm what are they like?Top notch! Gallons of bite and hold on tap They give me the confidence to go bigger with my riding.Hany on, have you glued up that freehub? Lol.I've got the freehub tool with an adjustable spanner hanging off it + weight holding the hub at the engaged point. About 120 deg of Epoxy Resin going off around the seam between freehub and wheel. It was either this or fitting another spare sprocket (with holes in) and ziptying the sprocket to a spoke to stop freehub back movement. I'll see how this Epoxy route works out. Fingers crossed!Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale-Hill Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Oh my that looks so nice :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Just popped the wheel out of the shed. Voila, a fixed rear wheel from a skipping old one. The Epoxy does look funny the way it has dried The wheel seems super solid and ready to be put into the frame Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Just made my first ever vid. Prepare to be underwhelmed...The camera battery ran out. Alot more riding was done honest! To be continued......http://www.vimeo.com/4890727 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawz114 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Just made my first ever vid. Prepare to be underwhelmed...The camera battery ran out. Alot more riding was done honest! To be continued......http://www.vimeo.com/4890727hehe, cool! *is intrigued to know what color its going to be* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyota200x Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Nice to see the owner of a great company doing some riding. Go find some rocks & logs & bring the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 NICE STEVEbike looking real nice now Why the change from yellows to snowirs though ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wow, that's a nice one Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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