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That frame is begging to be tweaked. Pull the rear triangle down to lower the axle centerline and raise the bottom bracket, 24" rear wheel and a straight fork with either 24 or 26 wheel.

That's a nice ride, I just picked up a specialized Myka like this one but 17" and a little crustier for $10, needed a chain, cables still need adjusted. Not as nice as a hardrock though.

Hey, didn't I just see this bike on bmxmuseum.

Are you powder coating or something? A healthy sanding and a good etch primer covers it well.

I ride a lot of 20" bmx, I'm 5'11". 21" to 21.5" top tube is great. If that frame is a laydown, stretch, Odd geometry, not sure what to recommend.

It works. I shoot paint from a gun, auto resto leftovers. Shot a frame with black epoxy primer, threw some purple and red pearl in clear and shot it. Paint looked awesome..... other than the big run on the top tube, got anxious. Had to sand off and start over.

Depends if you want to neutralize rust first. CLR and a scotchbrite work great for that. I use danish oil, blend of oils similar to linseed, dries faster and I already have it on the shelf.

Not sure what look youre going for. If its paint, Brown primer as base, mist some areas black, apply your color then whip it with a chain to create paint dings, and sand thru high wear areas The hammertone brown is also nice, it creates a textured finish, when topvoated with bike color and...

Ive had good luck with vinegar soaked rags then cover with platic to slow evaporation, use a spray bottle to keep the rags wet, reduces the amount of vinegar needed.

Great build.

I commend you, polishing aluminum and following thru to completion is a horrible job. I did dome by hand, then bought a harbor freight buffer (bigger model) and wouldnt consider doing aluminum without a buffer. Maintenance is lousy too.

Good move, I was gonna suggest a 90's-00's high quality mountain bike. Most are chromoly frames, pretty god geo and had very good quality geoupsets. I trail rode a trek 930 with rock shox for a few years and beat the hell out of it. Just kept coming back for more. 2 years ago found...

Theres oxalic acid, or citric acid, or vinegar bath for the whole frame. Ive had luck just soaking a rag in vinegar, wrapping the area that needs help (bottom bracket) and keeping the rag wet. Dribble on more vinegar every few hours. Works well for spot treatment. Area needs to be grease...

How cheap do you wanna go, i know a guy that bought out a bike shop and has thousands of galvanized spokes. He quit listing them on ebay. Who wants to be the cheap spoke distributor, hes in central IL and would probably sell them all very reasonably.

My wifes rider, giant sedona has a very nice one. If I tried one it would be that brand / type.

Wanted to get some opinions on people favorite banana seat for 26". Considered making one with the front narrow and flaring out for the actual seating position. Would be hammered over a buck, upper and lower pan, with enough arch side to side for rigidity and a rolled side lip. Ive hand...

I recently bought one of these grommet set and drivers. Its for a larger size, but the instructions were backwards in my kit, compared to what actually worked. Do a few tests. I have better luck reversing the holder and driver vs the instructions. Try it both ways.

Great build, you really scored on that one with a nice collection of parts. The brakes look to be random brand, cant tell. Disassemble amd clean them up make sure theres no binding or worn parts in the pivot. Brake pads - scuff them off woth a file to get fresh material to the surface...

Does a Shimano RS help you as a donor? Came from a ross womens bike I bought from original owner, basically zero use, other than being well lubed:21:

Coming together nicely, wonder what the secind set of stays would have looked like bent up to meet the primary set instead of adding the flat bar. It has a nice look with them lined up, this would have triangulated it. Could fade green from bottom up to cover the maroon. Just some...