Wow! It's like they aren't even the same hubs. Chrome cleans up amazing sometimes!
Monochrome Motocross
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Any hubs with pressed-on flanges get a wiggle test before I restore or use them. If the flange wiggles, I toss the hub shell after salvaging any useable small parts.
I'm still on a parts hunt. Fortunately, the bike is built in my mind. I just need to bring it together. I need to find another rim, and I have a possible source, but can't get to it until Saturday earliest.
I need a second rim, so today I visited a friend Who has a stash. He bought a bunch of stuff from a bike shop that closed down years ago. I didn’t find a chrome rim like I was looking for, but I found a pair of anodized gold rims.
So now I don’t know what to do as far as a look or a theme. Originally I figured the bike would be black and white and have some chrome. I could remove the anodizing and stick with that plan. Or, I could change plans by incorporating the gold rims. Complete color change? What do you think?
So now I don’t know what to do as far as a look or a theme. Originally I figured the bike would be black and white and have some chrome. I could remove the anodizing and stick with that plan. Or, I could change plans by incorporating the gold rims. Complete color change? What do you think?
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those rims are fantastic, dosnt matter what color you choose, those rims will amplify the finished product, gold rims ...yeah cool!
I think the black and white color scheme could look good with the gold rims. I'm having a hard time visualizing it with the older frame. I guess you'll just have to nickel that frame. 
Those gold ano rims may be worth a lot of money, depending on the brand and condition.
Yeah man, what KCI said. Lots of guys spend lots of time looking for gold ano rims. Mix em with black and white for a stunning pop like Pondo said or save them in your stash.
Or mail them to me
Or mail them to me
Spoke order is in. It'll take the guy a while to get all 9 wheels I ordered cut. So, while I'm waiting, I ordered a bunch of parts since this bike has nothing.
Here's a taste.
Here's a taste.
what mm gooseneck would I want for a 1" fork? By a conversion chart, 1" = 25.4mm, but the gooseneck needs to fit inside. What should I look for if I have to buy one?
Quill stems are either 21.1mm or 22.2mm diameter for 1" forks. Measure the interior width before buying something. The sizes mentioned come out to 13/16" and 7/8" diameter Imperial. Quill stems are still being sold new in both those sizes and of course there are millions of them being ridden around here in the US.
So the more I dig into the donor Raleigh, the less I want to use from it. Now I'm thinking of restoring it and selling it.... maybe. It means I'd have to buy a stem, handlebars, and use something else for brakes. But I'm already throwing stupid money at this project, so maybe save the Raleigh? I'd have to replace the wheels in some way. What do you think of these, being sold locally. Anyone know anything about them?
mmm, black and gold...
Parts are coming in. I’ll need the spokes so I can build the wheels, which will be essential to getting the mock up started. But now that the donor bike is going to be its own project, I need even more parts! Ugh. Anyway… Blasted the frame!
Can you see it?
To answer your question: I run a trailer manufacturing plant. So I had my guy blast frame when he blasted this hopper frame.
Can you see it?
To answer your question: I run a trailer manufacturing plant. So I had my guy blast frame when he blasted this hopper frame.
I wish I could swear here but Daaaannnngggg Son. That's pretty.
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ha ha I was looking at the trailer and was thinking why put a pic of that.....I saw the bike frame on the 3rd look LOL! great stuff!
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To the best of my knowledge there is no such thing as a manufactured as chrome Raleigh BMX bike. This is a replica of my childhood bike . My childhood bike was Red over chrome originally . I stripped the red off as a kid and made my bike chrome . This bike in my photo was Blue over chrome . It was stripped off for the most part when I got it. They also made a gold over chrome version . Kind of the same process as Raleigh did with their wheels and bars..
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I discovered that it’s silver paint. But I haven’t found the exact match in catalogs, but the years I have found were incomplete.
For anyone who may not know... 12G spokes are a huge pain in the aas, and rare enough to make them expensive. I've been waiting for WEEKS on a solution to some issues we've been having (basically, non-confidence in measurements). So... I just got off the phone with the spoke builder. I'm toss the 12G hubs to the side, get 14G hubs, re-measure, cut & roll the 14G, then get them here. @Pondo and two other guys are waiting for their wheels from me, and this has taken way too long.
Frustrating!!
Frustrating!!
