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can't make up my mind slant or straight stem
my next waist of money a crusty old Schwinn DX klunker build
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can't make up my mind slant or straight stem
MattiThundrrr
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should I add red tires to play with the red on frame.
or just stick with black.
Did you decided to stick with the paint that's on the frame? I'd be tempted to go with an all black tire with vintage tread pattern on this build, though the red walls might look pretty good too. I don't think you can go wrong with any of those stems but I think I would go with polished aluminum to compliment the forks. That vintage Pro Neck would be sweet!
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stem bought!
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Here is a Vintage 70s 80s Double Clamp BMX Stem… Similar to Mongoose ones but may be a Huffy one… I’m not sure what brand it is… Still has the cap so it may be NOS with shop storage wear or a OG takeoff years ago… Wish I knew more about it, but I don’t…
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Here is a Vintage 70s 80s Double Clamp BMX Stem… Similar to Mongoose ones but may be a Huffy one… I’m not sure what brand it is… Still has the cap so it may be NOS with shop storage wear or a OG takeoff years ago… Wish I knew more about it, but I don’t…
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for now I sanded the lose armature re spray paint down. so it would lay flatter then scrubbed it with SOS pads to get off dirt and grim. then hit the hole frame with flat clear rattle can paint. to protect bare meatal and slow down the rusting. later I may decide to strip and paint it. but for now Pig Pen stays crusty and rusty.
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Perfect!
stem bought!
Item description from the seller
Here is a Vintage 70s 80s Double Clamp BMX Stem… Similar to Mongoose ones but may be a Huffy one… I’m not sure what brand it is… Still has the cap so it may be NOS with shop storage wear or a OG takeoff years ago… Wish I knew more about it, but I don’t…
Awesome stem! I wouldn't touch it, run it as is.
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pieced together headset is on it's a mix of vintage 1934/ 1970's Schwinn and 80's BMX. funky looking but works. plus with the extra 2 lock nuts and 2 lock washers should stay supper tight and I don't need to cut steer tube of SE fork down. may also be a benefit to the slant stem. IE adding back some handlebar height lost do to slant stem. any who progress pictures.
it's a mix of vintage 1934/ 1970's Schwinn and 80's BMX. funky looking but works. plus with the extra 2 lock nuts and 2 lock washers should stay supper tight and I don't need to cut steer tube of SE fork down. may also be a benefit to the slant stem. IE adding back some handlebar height lost do to slant stem. any who progress pictures.
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pretty much just down to picking out wheels for it.
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tires bought Maxxis Holly roller 65 PSI
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2 sets of grips on the way. will make up my mind when they get here. what ones to use.
Oury Downhill Grips - Black, Flange
Old School BMX Grips Black 70s 80s Vintage
The squares in the OURY grips mimic the square tread knobby tires. Which look amazing btw.
MattiThundrrr
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Tough choice. Ourys are also super comfortable with the perfect amount of cush, a performance MTB grip. The vintage ones probably won't feel as good, but have the hard to beat "cool" factor. I'd choose the Ourys
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wheels just bought !! NOS 26" araya 7x black hoops with Sturmy Archer drum brake hubs
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MattiThundrrr
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Those are sweeeeeeeeeeet
NOS 26" araya 7x black hoops with Sturmy Archer drum brake hubs
Awesome build, beautiful wheels.
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stems here but Huston we have a problem to solve. 
Shim-Shiminy-Shim-Siminy-Shim-Shim-Shiroo
