Krisboats Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Very nice looking bike, i'd be proud to ride that.I still don't really get why you put a mech on there, it would look so much neater without it. I think i get what you mean with your reason for needing it but i don't see how its so hard to adjust horizontal dropouts to the right tension... i mean, theres hundreds of mods and bmx's with hozzie dropouts and their fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 (edited) oh my god how many times has he got to say it? The reason it's on there primarily is to allow him to attain his desired chain tension while eliminating the risk of the bearing's being overloaded due to the chain being too tight. Mod's are differant as the majority run a fixed rear hub, i know nothing about BMX's, but would imagine that their bearing's are big, strong, heavey and almost bombproof.It's something most people wouldn't even consider to be a problem as it's pretty much negligable, ben is just doing his best to eliminate it completly..... Edited November 1, 2006 by jake1516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Surprised nobody has asked this yet: how does it ride compared to the 2006 A1? I understand why you did this bodge and you're right about the bearing being under stress etc but imho it's a bit pointless. Does that mean you'll fix a mech onto your mod as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 oh my god how many times has he got to say it? The reason it's on there primarily is to allow him to attain his desired chain tension while eliminating the risk of the bearing's being overloaded due to the chain being too tight. Mod's are differant as the majority run a fixed rear hub, i know nothing about BMX's, but would imagine that their bearing's are big, strong, heavey and almost bombproof.It's something most people wouldn't even consider to be a problem as it's pretty much negligable, ben is just doing his best to eliminate it completly.....Chill out, i understand why he's doing it... i said that. I also said what makes this different to a mod bike Isn't he using a mod rear hub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Duno what he's using, but it's a freehub rather than a fixed hub.Obviously a fixed hub wouldn't require the same thing as there are no bearing's other than those that allow the wheel to spin. So, the differance is he's using a freehub rather than a fixed hub. Of course there are exception's, profile's and such, but I would assume most mod's run a fixed rear cog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Duno what he's using, but it's a freehub rather than a fixed hub.Obviously a fixed hub wouldn't require the same thing as there are no bearing's other than those that allow the wheel to spin. So, the differance is he's using a freehub rather than a fixed hub. Of course there are exception's, profile's and such, but I would assume most mod's run a fixed rear cog.Right, i get it now, so he's had to do it because he's not running a standard mode hub. Thats alright then, problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 using an adamant 20" freehub. same as a pro II with engagements and im loving it x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 shame the brake cable snapped on the best cable brake ever everyone seems to be using the now. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Ben your hub skipped yet!, basically what ive done with my zoo hub is reallllllllllllllllllllly bent out the springs i mean dick head bent out! its louder and the engagement is stiffer! you recon im going to lose my teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz M Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 Ben your hub skipped yet!, basically what ive done with my zoo hub is reallllllllllllllllllllly bent out the springs i mean dick head bent out! its louder and the engagement is stiffer! you recon im going to lose my teeth?I did that with all my profiles until they started snapping and i was rolling at 2 mile a hour. could hear me other side of mansfield though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 I did that with all my profiles until they started snapping and i was rolling at 2 mile a hour. could hear me other side of mansfield though i remember your profile being dick ed aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted November 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 i havent had a problem with mine at all, . BUT i think i want to make mine louder and was intending to bend springs oot. however i know this causes them to snap, but i wont do a biff-a-rooni and dickEd bend them, just a tweakwe did it to damons hope and it lasted ages until the fat shit snapped his axle.i think i might come ride some manly street this christmas / new yearwe will see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 looks really cool, and im always up for a bit of bodging..... so good work i say.iv always thought that it'd be cool to have a mech mounted that way, 'because it seems loke a nice simple, logical idea.BUT... (theres always one) ... 'sidehops to mech might be a problem for your hub or axel, instead of just snapping or bending a hanger.' That said, if you never sidehop theat way then its not so much of a problem.AND... (one of these too) ... 'wouldent a 116mm hub build up into a less "stiffer" wheel than a 135mm would?only my thoughts.Still think it looks real good though. I think what he's getting at is that with a 135mm hub the spokes have a wider base, therefor building into a stiffer wheel, not the hub, but the wheel. Only thing is that with the Deng 135mm hubs, the body apears to be the same, just with wider spacers on the outside, so the spoke bass would be exactly the same.Out of interest, how far does the mech bolt go into your hub? looks really neet, strong and simple compared to a standard hanger system. Kinda like the shimano saint stuff, but with alot less faffing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Greenan!!!!!!!!!! Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Looks good. But i would be scared of hitting the mech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Duno what he's using, but it's a freehub rather than a fixed hub.Obviously a fixed hub wouldn't require the same thing as there are no bearing's other than those that allow the wheel to spin. So, the differance is he's using a freehub rather than a fixed hub. Of course there are exception's, profile's and such, but I would assume most mod's run a fixed rear cog. i dot think that's strictly true, because mods stilll have freewheels and it would ream a freewheel much quicker than a hub(double row of bearings > single set of bearings). i think with a mod basically you rest on the bash plate and thus nothing hits the chain to push it up and put tension on the hub/freewheel.nice bike btw, i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 I think what he's getting at is that with a 135mm hub the spokes have a wider base, therefor building into a stiffer wheel, not the hub, but the wheel. you'd probably find the flanges are a lot further apart on your average 20" hub compared to your average 26" hub because there's no big sticky out thing to put all the extra cogs on (i dont know what it's called). That'd give you a wider base to put the spokes on and therefore a more solid wheelbut yeah, if the shells the same then it'll make cock all difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Yeah, on a geared hub very true, but i was meaning a singlespeed hub really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocks370 Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 If you used a left handed fixed rear BMX hub couldnt you run the drive on the left?I know it wouldn't benefit you if you sidehope left but its just an idea....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) sorry for the major bumpHows it feel compared to the 06 adamant?and is it the long or short?Also are they onza bars? Edited December 20, 2006 by alext Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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