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Old 14th August 2005, 6:06pm   #1
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[Biking and BMX] Strange bike setup

So my new (2nd hand) bmx frame came the other day. Bought loadsa parts from various places then found out the forks i ordered were bloody 1inch threaded numbers and wouldnt fit the frame. I had a snoop about the garage and ended up putting some marzocchi Z5s on the front, was planning on a 20inch front wheel but remembered mtb dropouts are smaller. This is the result. It rides not surprisingly, quite oddly. It feels well good sitting down crusing along the street though handlebars way up in the air and bb 2 feet off the ground. Great! Brakeless is scary though.

Anybody else actually tried riding a setup like this?





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Old 14th August 2005, 6:11pm   #2
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Re: Strange bike setup

ahh trial bike stylee!

ma boy davie did that for yonks...
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Old 14th August 2005, 6:14pm   #3
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Aye sorta trials bike, but not really. BMX frame, 20" wheel rear 26" wheel front...ach ah dunno, need to go and order new bmx forks.
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Old 14th August 2005, 6:52pm   #4
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what in the bloody hell is that
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Re: Strange bike setup

Weird. Must handle like shit I need a new bike, and may buy one using my student credit card.
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Old 15th August 2005, 8:21pm   #6
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Re: Strange bike setup

It really does handle like shit. I'm useless, i accidently bought really old school crap brakes that i'm sure dont fit any bike post 1940 so now i take my life in my hands everytime the road points downwards
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