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NE advice on reverse mounting this dia compe caliper on 16" Hot rock?
I'm working on adding a hand brake to my kiddo's bike that Santa got him...anyhow, if I mount this caliper (a dia compe 883 re-issue http://www.porkchopbmx.com/Dia-Compe-883-Nippon-BMX-bicycle-brake-caliper-FRONT-BLUE-8830422T.htm ) in the regular position, the pads contact the tire.. but if I... -
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Any Interest in the Schwinn OCC 16x3 New Tires?
My local walmart just put a stack of tires on their clearance isle of new Schwinn 16x3 OCC Stingray tires... Someone on ebay is selling them for 56 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCHWINN-STINGRAY-OCC-CHOPPER-BIKE-TIRE-16-X-3-0-REAR-/151069876579?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232c776163 my... -
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Sunlite Fat Bike Fork...anyone used it?
after putting a few miles on my wife's Sun Crusher that I put Avid BB7's with the ebay disc brake adapter on...It has more flex in it than I'm comfortable with....total waste of 20 dollars... Has anyone used this fork? http://www.jbi.bike/web/checking_product_description.php?part_number=28434... -
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Got my new Fatbike...an Orgin 8 Crawler....
it is AMAZING........ literally.....there's only one thing I'm going to change about it (I'm going to put some cruiser bars on it)....but other than that....it's AMAZING!!!!! I'm headed to the beach in the morning for breakfast and then a cruise.... -
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Which Tires are better, Vee Rubber 8 or Origin 8 Devist-8Er?
I've decided I'm buying a Sun Spider to replace my recently sold Beast........I'm going to buy a base beast then in a few months buy two new wheels (I'm liking the Metallic Green ones) with a Shimano Nexus 7 laced into the rear....prolly sell the stock wheelsets from the spider here as well... -
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Front Fork Disc Brake Adapter Issues (for bikes w/o brakes)
The Coaster Brakes on the Sun Crusher just arn't quite good enough.. so I'm adding Disc Brakes... I bought a new wheel w/ wheelmasters hub from my LBS, then bought the Ebay Disc Brake Adapter ( here ) , and a disc brake setup... now my problem is that the disc brake adapter doesn't clear the... -
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My Beast is gone...what to buy now???
I sold my Beast on CL....my wife told me to "Get the bike I want"... so now I'm shopping...here's my short list (in order of highest interest on top) Origin 8 Crawler - (19.5" model) http://www.jbimporters.com/web/checking_product_description.php?part_number=69292... -
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I don't understand the negative stigma that bike shops have w/ "customizers"
when going into the LBS looking for parts....I seem to get odd stares when talking about customizing a bike....I'ts almost like the idea is to buy a VERY expensive bike, then pull the expensive parts off and swap every more expensive parts back on! the bicycling shops are NOTHING like the... -
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How do I figure out what length spokes to buy for a wheel build?
I'm having new front (disc brake) hubs laced into the front wheel of my beast and my wife's sun crusher...the local shop charges 80 dollars/wheel labor to lace/true the wheel, but 3 dollars for each spoke...that's a little spendier than I want to spend and spokes seem to be alot cheaper than... -
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This ChoppersUS hub work to add Front Disc Brakes to a Beast?
Is this the hub that people are using to add front Disc Brakes to a Mongoose Beast? http://www.choppersus.com/store/product/820/Wide-Hub-Freewheel-Disc-BLK/ I'm looking into adding Brakes to my Beast & My Wifes Bike (A Sun Crusher) since we have a Trailer-Bike that we tote our 4 year old...