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  1. snydur

    One Classy Broad- DONE!

    Re: One Classy Broad good looking bike! the wheels is simple, you went over four spokes in the back and only over three in the front. if you unlace the outside spokes and move them over one (further away) you problem should be fixed. 8cudos for rebuilding the wheels yourself, it takes a...
  2. snydur

    Need Opinions, Repaint or Leave it Alone...

    my look at it, its taken 60 some odd years to get that way, and if yo dont like it when its done getting painted it will take 60 some odd years to get back like that. wet sand with very fine paper and clear coat for me.
  3. snydur

    My Workplace , 9/20

    Re: My Workplace w/photo's that big ripper is... so... beautiful :cry: but it is definately good to see a shop that has a good amount of everything! not just bmx and road bikes like around here
  4. snydur

    BMX ID Help, please

    i was at my bike parts guy today and he has the same frame (but just the frame) i asked and he said he'd let it got for 100 but they are worth 150 to 200 depending on who is buying. the forks help the price to. it seemd like a solid bike to! 8) *i didnt know the company was answered until right...
  5. snydur

    Shogun 29 inch cruiser?

    http://www.target.com/p/Shogun-Burgundy ... tailbutton my dad and I saw this the other day at target and i have to say, I like it! but he likes it more and he can actually ride it comfortably. so does anyone have one of these that can tell me the pros and cons? he doesnt ride at all and i know...
  6. snydur

    show your bike trailer! and how you hook it up to your bike!

    Untitled by andrew snyder, on Flickr finished mine up yesterday, was a kids trailer but all we ended up using was the axle, rims/tires, and the arm. i built the frame from 1 inch square tubing and redwood fence boards cut and sanded to make for the bottom. so far we know it holds and rides...
  7. snydur

    one wheel trailer/tag-along

    in personal experience, theyre horrible. they dont really follow, if you aren't in sync with the driver your SOL, and if you are over maybe 100 pounds they dont really work. i just ended up parting mine out for the cranks and rim
  8. snydur

    i had to build a bike to build a bike

    Untitled by andrew snyder, on Flickr finished this yesterday its a high speed aerodynamic high quality piece of speed machinery. . . . . kind of (the rims were expensive in their day!) anyway, i obviously cant ride this on the streets because it would go to fast, i guess ill have to build a...
  9. snydur

    Removing brake things

    for the aluminum ones get a hacksaw then file it down, a grinder will cut to fast. the steel forks you can just cut off grind then file smooth
  10. snydur

    i got the best job ever

    sadly enough this is not at a shop, this is not at a legit shop (they charge to much) but a collector/builder/repairman/ seller who is cleaning out everything. it is his business and it looks like I'm the first ever employee other than him lol. if you ever need a part, and i mean anything, just...
  11. snydur

    i got the best job ever

    and am getting payed even better!! went to my bike guy today to get some free wheels and ended up talking to him for an hour or so about bikes and the huge pile of parts and bikes he has that need to be rebuilt, and fixed and pretty much made rideable to sell. mostly bmx. so heres the better...
  12. snydur

    A helmet...

    i am the owner of one of said motorcycle helmets, and it (oddly enough) works on bikes to, known via scrapes and chunks in the gold spray paint. i thinkk you mean a helmet shaped like that but with the foam and little pad things like a bike one. heads up though (no pun intended) the motor cycle...
  13. snydur

    and they will come.....

    Oh goodness yeah :shock:
  14. snydur

    cmc rims?

    well although ive tried to stay out of the build off this year :mrgreen: it seems my neighbors have decided that i need to build a bike or two. one neighbor gave me a blue schwinn canti frame and some cheap chinese mountain bike rims, then one house over the house got repoed :( buuuuuut the...
  15. snydur

    is it worth it? (elgin skiptooth hub edition)

    well with the build off here ive been collecting parts. one pf the parts i got was a whole rim laced to an elgin skiptooth coaster hub such as this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 500wt_1180 now my question is, the hub is in really good condition and the rim is not to bad...
  16. snydur

    no good deed

    good deeds by andrew snyder, on Flickr well as the ad says there is a broken bike, and someone is mad at it. a young lady in fact. so after afew emails, a call, and a quick soda i was on my way. about a five mile ride with two wrenches, channel locks, allen wrenches, and a small hammer. got...
  17. snydur

    Past RRBO Bikes WHERE ARE THEY NOW!

    mine went to my cousins house and is currently slumbering in his garage. it got ridden maybe 3 times, thinking now, i should go air up the tires and tell him to ride it haha :mrgreen:
  18. snydur

    Any California People In this Forum?

    Riverside, Jurupa Valley to be more specific. i thinbk i know of one rat rodder in my neck of the woods. . .two maybe
  19. snydur

    Smoothing out rust?

    wetsand with some fine sandpaper, but instead of water use wd 40. makes the rust kinda dark and smooth. it looks perfect
  20. snydur

    maybe craigslist isnt all bad

    http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bid/2958235450.html thinking of picking up a set or two of the red ones. especially for the price of tires!!!
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