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Weldy's revenge

Submitted by viking on May 14 2012 2:46pm
New polo bike
Drive setup
Bar/stem combo
Freewheel
25:19 32GI
Front and rear brake

Cut-N-shut homemade frame, forks and bar/stem combo.
Chainstays shortened by 70mm, BMX droputs welded in, braze-ons removed. Bottom bracket 295mm from the ground
Forks shortened, straightened with v-brake bosses repositioned and disc caliper mount added
26" wheels - disc compatible - rear is 135mm axle with freehub and two gears(19t and 14t), generic MTB deep-V rims, 36 spokes, Schwalbe Marathon tyres
Linked V-brakes with option to use discs
GT/Profile three-piece cranks, Tree Splinedrive 25t chainring, Euro BMX bottom bracket, 1/8" chain. No toe overlap or pedal-strike even with 175mm cranks.
SPD/platform pedals
Only new parts are headset, bottom bracket and brake cables. Everything else is salvage, parts-bin stuff or home-made. Total cost, about £50 or so.

#1
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ApocalypseMaow
Russellville

origin of the frame?

"rubber side down boys"

May 14 2012 5:43pm
#2
viking
Newcastle Bike Polo

Frame began life as a Trek 820 Antelope

Pass the hacksaw, Igor

May 14 2012 6:02pm
#3
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ApocalypseMaow
Russellville

sweet. i have thought about doing this to other bikes. i would guess its working out pretty good... awesome job.

"rubber side down boys"

May 26 2012 11:10pm
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ghabe
Las Vegas

are those shimano pedals dual entry,
or is a pedal one-half spd, one-half platform?

pass

May 15 2012 2:02am
#5
viking
Newcastle Bike Polo

Half-n-half.
Two reasons: It's my first go with SPDs, so I'm keeping my options open, and I got given these for free.

Pass the hacksaw, Igor

May 15 2012 2:31pm
#6
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ghabe
Las Vegas

coincidence. i was given a pair for free too. i haven't used them yet, because i still gotta buy cleats.

how are they?
does the fact that they're not dual sided entry make it harder for you to clip in?

pass

May 15 2012 2:48pm
#7
viking
Newcastle Bike Polo

So far the SPD experiment is going OK. No more crashes than usual ;), no less convenient than getting yer feet back into straps (which is what I used to use) and proving very useful for hopping and other general goalie antics

Pass the hacksaw, Igor

May 15 2012 6:34pm
#8
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skoochinskeete
Savannah Bike Polo

lookin good man. what kind of lever is that?

NOTHIN BUT THE HEAVYHAND!!

May 15 2012 3:43pm
#9
viking
Newcastle Bike Polo

Thanks man, lever is a Promax. On my last three polo bikes I've used a home-brewed dual-pull setup, but for this bike I decided to give the Promax a try. It's a tidy solution, seems to work well enough and was cheap.

Pass the hacksaw, Igor

May 16 2012 7:32am