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wash it really good scrub the grim off. fresh grease. add wide fat blue tires. some grips bam sweet bike.
You're already hereMove the bike to the Off Road category.
I decided not to buy the mags when I heard from a number of sources they were just cheap Chinese crap. So I'm going to lace a pair of wheels for this bike.lots of early BMX ran skinny tires. till more fatter motor cycle off road type tires. started showing up in bike shops. but those mags not to sure on them. could look cool for now. but for resale ya fat tires and rims. then save the mags and skinny tires. after the build for some other cool frame.
You must not know me. Hi, I'm Crash, and I enjoy full restorations and spending more than the bike is worth. It's a curse.wash it really good scrub the grim off. fresh grease. add wide fat blue tires. some grips bam sweet bike.
You must not know me. Hi, I'm Crash, and I enjoy full restorations and spending more than the bike is worth. It's a curse.
I'm in same predict ament pretty sure this bike I'm building costing more than I could probably get a whole bike for. I probably would have still bought those mags cause I think they look cool.You must not know me. Hi, I'm Crash, and I enjoy full restorations and spending more than the bike is worth. It's a curse.
Stick the badge on a thick dowel or a piece of tube with some double-sided tape.Got the headbadge broke lose and cleaned up. It’s looking a little beat up, but I’m worried if I try to smooth out the scratches I’ll make it worse.
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That definitely sounds like something I’d screw up. But I might give it a shot.Stick the badge on a thick dowel or a piece of tube with some double-sided tape.
Then take some high grit sandpaper and wrap it around a solid block of wood to give the raised parts of the badge some cautious sanding without destroying the color in the recessed areas.
I did this several times already. Key is to use the sandpaper with a solid block underneath and not cork or rubber. Like this it only grinds/polishes the elevated areas. If you step up the (wet)grit paper step by step into the upper hundreds grit or even up to PO-paper you will get it shiny again without destroying the paint.That definitely sounds like something I’d screw up. But I might give it a shot.
I would want to polish it as well, which would certainly hit the paint. Maybe I’d have to do that manually.
That's a beautiful color scheme!!Good to know! I’m now glad I didn’t get those weird Chinese mags or the Skyway mags.
I wasn’t going to show this, but since Raleigh is calling me out, I found a picture of this Hutch, and I’m using is as my color inspiration.
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Good to know! I’m now glad I didn’t get those weird Chinese mags or the Skyway mags.
I wasn’t going to show this, but since Raleigh is calling me out, I found a picture of this Hutch, and I’m using is as my color inspiration.
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https://dougsterbob.com/2020/02/19/bmx-specs-bar-dimensions/Help me understand some handlebar measurements. This bar is listed as 22.5” wide with a 6” rise. I don’t know what the “rise” means, or where it’s measured. I’m assuming 22.5” length is measured tip to tip.
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