⬡⬣⬡⬣⬡ HEXtreme ⬡⬣⬡⬣⬡ --- Sexy HEXy Is DONE! - Ride (PIC HEAVY) + Walkaround VIDEO!!

[The Renaissance Man]

Loving all of the aluminum bits!

Just as I was thinking the the chrome bars would look nice if they were also aluminum, you added the billet grips. Bingo!

 

[whoinphx]

I liked the Big Dogs, but I think you're right the Riot pedals fit better....

 

[kingfish254]

I liked the Big Dogs, but I think you're right the Riot pedals fit better....

Yeah, all of them are cool in their own way. But I like the Riot the bet with this build so far.

 

[Reallybigtim]

I am curious. How much does this bike weigh?

 

[kingfish254]

I am curious. How much does this bike weigh?

the frame is 7.5 pounds

 

[Reallybigtim]

the frame is 7.5 pounds

I meant the weight of the whole bike. A standard Silver King frame is 6 pounds and a Wingbar is 9. I figured that the hex would be in between there somewhere.

 

[kingfish254]

I meant the weight of the whole bike. A standard Silver King frame is 6 pounds and a Wingbar is 9. I figured that the hex would be in between there somewhere.

It not light. Even though there are so many aluminum parts, a lot of them are pretty beefy chunks of metal.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

The Riot pedals for the win!

 

[Reallybigtim]

It not light. Even though there are so many aluminum parts, a lot of them are pretty beefy chunks of metal.

I like that heavy look. And the only way to do it is with a lightweight material. "Heavy aluminum" is just a cool concept. And I'll bet it rides super solid. It would make a great high speed downhill racer.

 

[kingfish254]

I think it's time for me to get my shift together.

 

[Frankie plekhand]

Here are some more pics with the Riot pedals mounted. What do y'all think?

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Definitly Riot!

 

[Swampthing]

I have these in 26x 1 3/8 Schwinn size

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Nice
I have a build with 26 x 1 3/8 wheels.
Where did you find those?
It’s a size with a restricted tire choice.

 

[kingfish254]

Nice
I have a build with 26 x 1 3/8 wheels.
Where did you find those?
It’s a size with a restricted tire choice.

I got them when I bought out a pile of bike stuff from a bike guy that was moving across the country.

 

[kingfish254]

I got this BOXKARS shifter along with the one I put on Speed Demon with funds that I earned from selling more BOXKARS shifters on (you guessed it) Billy Buenos Random Prize Drawings page.

I love the one on Speed Demon and plan to mount this one is a similar fashion on the downtube. When you order these, you can get the mounting insert done in whatever size/shape you need it. I think it is just a 3D printed insert. But when I ordered this in the middle of covid, they were short staffed and having supply chain delays, so I got the standard diamond tube insert. I'll be able to "machine" down the approximate hex tube shape good enough for it to grab securely.

 

[kingfish254]

Mounted up the shifter. Ran it through the 1st and 7th speed positions. Then made sure the fork wouldn't hit it.

Here is the cockpit view

 

[Swampthing]

This is a great build.
Nice choices and execution.

 

[kingfish254]

This is a great build.
Nice choices and execution.

Thanks, I'm having fun pulling this stuff together.

 

[kingfish254]

Well once I got the cabling connected, the Nexus 7 shifted great............BUT............

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,there seemed to be something not quite right with the wheel. I then noticed that it would wobble left a right. At first it seemed like the hub guts just weren't tightened down enough, but I tried that and the looseness was still there. So, I pulled up this YouTube on how to disassemble a Nexus 7 hub. First time I've done this with a Nexus 7.





Here are my pics during the operation. I always do this for reference for reassembly, or general reference later.
Shoutout to the little one buck Activity Tray from Dollar Tree!!! Gonna have to get some more of these. I honestly can't say that I discovered what was loose. Everything looked to be in great condition inside. Lubed it back up, put it back together and it feels solid and performs fine. Feels like it was a 2+ hour detour, but these kinda things are sorta like meditation sometimes.

 

[kingfish254]

Looks like we have a new limit of 10 photos per post.

Here is a pic of the cheap but very useful Dollar Tree activity tray.

 

[RustySprockets]

Glad you got that sorted. Also, +1 on the various Dollar Tree goods. I generally use one of their cookie sheets with an old hard drive magnet placed underneath. Keeps small parts from playing hooky on me.