What have you been riding lately?
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MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
I can see quite clearly, and I'm lusting after your bike
I think the 10th Commandment gets a regular beating around here. LOL
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Took SteamRoller for it's first test ride a couple of weekends ago.
Afternoon laps on the 29'er ending at the skatepark
Clipless at the skatepark?
Clipless at the skatepark?
Requesting pics of you getting some vertical there, Cap.
I'll work on that
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
I dunno, usually my homies know how to flick a shutter on a camera....
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
Shutters... Sigh. I miss darkrooms.
So I was pretty happy with my last MBBO project bike. That is, until I took it on a longer ride with a group. It was fine for cruising around the block, but for any kind of distance, the extreme turndowns on the '66-'67 handlebars were just plain annoying. And as much as I loved the vibe of the original tires, especially the rear Slik, I was not real confident in its ability to continue to hold the rim up off the ground under the weight of my fat butt. Because of this, I ran the pressure a little low, which didn't help rideability any.
So a little research revealed that modern 20x1-3/8 Junior BMX tires are the same ISO 451 as the old Fastback tires. Better yet, they can be had in 20x1-1/8 also, so I was able to get one in each size to maintain some of the big 'n little vibe of the original Slik/street tire combo. Bonus: the rear 1-3/8 can be run as high as 80 lbs. pressure, and the front 1-1/8 as high as 100 lbs.
And with the cool white lettering, I'm feeling like I did back in 1987 when I got those Dunlop Radial GT Qualifiers for that old Nova with the Gabriel HiJackers...
Also, I swapped the bars out for a cheap modern repop set I got off Fleabay a few years ago for a project that went in a different direction. Stingray nuts would pick them out as "wrong" in a heartbeat, but there's so many other "wrong" parts on this bike that I don't care.
Overall, it's a much better rider now.
So a little research revealed that modern 20x1-3/8 Junior BMX tires are the same ISO 451 as the old Fastback tires. Better yet, they can be had in 20x1-1/8 also, so I was able to get one in each size to maintain some of the big 'n little vibe of the original Slik/street tire combo. Bonus: the rear 1-3/8 can be run as high as 80 lbs. pressure, and the front 1-1/8 as high as 100 lbs.
And with the cool white lettering, I'm feeling like I did back in 1987 when I got those Dunlop Radial GT Qualifiers for that old Nova with the Gabriel HiJackers...
Also, I swapped the bars out for a cheap modern repop set I got off Fleabay a few years ago for a project that went in a different direction. Stingray nuts would pick them out as "wrong" in a heartbeat, but there's so many other "wrong" parts on this bike that I don't care.
Overall, it's a much better rider now.
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PowerBlocks are GREAT tires!
And WAY cheaper than repop Schwinn tires, too. A pair of new reproduction tires would have run over a hundred bucks. The Tiogas were something like $17.99 each.
