what color should i paint my bmx?

[Laneco]

Track bikes - everything that makes them go fast...and nothing else!!!!

Sounds like a recipe for race cars!

angela

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Ed Bighi

I was on the same boat last year when trying to decide what color to powdercoat a frame which did a lot of years on the Japanese kerin circuit. It was a nice candy apple red but it was chipped to hell. I figured I'd take it to the chemical stripping place and, while there, I would decide on the color. Two days later I go to pick it up. It came back chrome. Turns out a lot of these custom Japanese keirin frame builders chrome first, then paint over. No more deciding. Chrome it is.

That is SWEET!!!!

I have all my stuff Powder coated

Custom powder coated alloy Robinson, powder coated GT pinch cranks (need hardware), 48s. Very sweet riding and looking bike.

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just a little update.......got new axles/bearings for my 48's, still tracking down a sealed bearing for my redline cranks......but is mostly reassembled








more to come.......

[Ed Bighi]

Sweet. Gotta go redline flights. Good choice. Or profile.

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the flight 401's i have i've had since about 1990, they've been perfect up until one of the bearing races split, still strait as ever and handle my abuse

[HardDrive]

I can't believe you guys still know all this stuff. I had a Redline back in the day.

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it's just like riding a bike........

back in the late 80's/early 90's bike parts would break regularly, i used to snap cranks/handlebars all the time from the aggressive street riding i used to do....
there were some parts which would simply not break.

i had so many bikes......let's see what i can remember....in order of my getting them, i know i'm forgetting a few, but i bought every one after the performer as a frame/fork and transfered my parts
i paid for every single penny of bike stuff myself from working my part time job back in the day,

1. kuwahara magician.........got stolen
2. gt performer....
3. gt pro freestyle tour in chrome (still have and what i rode the most)
4. skyway something or other...
5. kuwahara bravo
6. redline RL22
7. haro master
8. specialized fatboy (the one i'm currently building)

not sure why i remember the details, haven't thought about alot of this stuff in years and years, i can still remember every "spot" we used to spend hours at riding in detail.....

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

I can't believe you guys still know all this stuff. I had a Redline back in the day.

I acually still have a 1976 Redline Square back with Cook Bros. hubs
And for my Mongoose Moosegoose, I have a set of pinchless 401s, yep, the very first style of flites

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Originally Posted by Racerbvd

I acually still have a 1976 Redline Square back with Cook Bros. hubs
And for my Mongoose Moosegoose, I have a set of pinchless 401s, yep, the very first style of flites

pinchless 401's are true old school, mine are the pinch type.......
i'm going to spot weld the broken outer race for the bottom bracket bearing to see if i can save it, it was a clean split and if i clamp it it spins perfectly......we'll see if i get lucky as i've been having a ***** of a time finding a replacement bearing for them......

[gtc]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Metal flake purple...

Yes I'm serious, hey you asked.

I had a metallic purple road frame up until recently... it was looked great!

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done more or less, i'm getting a new set of chrome 48 spoke wheels in the coming weeks (trading labor for them ), and i have a few areas to touch up but no big deal, this ain't no beauty pagent

[Racerbvd]

looking good!!!!