Nice build. The graphites look real nice. I went with Rhyno's on mine, with Profile hubs. But, the mags look great with the color scheme. Excellent job!

Thanks a bunch for the kind words guys!

Little man, I like your build too and actually considered the same brown profile hubs you used! For some reason, I prefer the mags on the 24" whereas I prefer the spoke wheels on the 20". Can't really say why:/. Triangleman's build kind of convinced me as well, even though I had ordered the graphites prior to seeing his bike. I also considered the profile cranks in the raw like you went with, but ultimately decided to keep the color scheme to 3 colors. They are pretty sweet in the raw though! I think you wouldn't notice the sneaker scuffs on those like you can on the black crank arms.

Unfortunately, Profile was out of the brown chain tensioners and said they were closeout items so there would be no more. I think it's a nice touch and they could have proven useful over the weekend when during my first real sprint, I torqued the rear wheel out of alignment. I guess I hadn't tightened that rear axle as much as I could, but it's probably due to a bit of trepidation over chipping the paint of the rear dropout. I had to ride back home at a slow pace to keep the chain from popping off repeatedly because I didn't have the proper tools with me, but at least there was no real damage. I have since used a pipe on the open end wrench to torque that baby down!

Juurdane, I like your 20 as well. I found the gold interesting since I had wondered how that would look. I thought about playing up the gold hubs on the graphites, but the flanges are sold out and it is actually a different hue of gold than most parts that are available. Thanks for the tip on the levers! I might take your advice if I can locate the brown odyssey levers. I already dropped the black bulldog calipers on the front as they had arrived today. I'm not crazy about it, but I'm going to see if I can get used to it. I know I would like the look more if that front brake were the same powder blue as the frame:D!

I do intend on riding it hard though, despite the sneaker scuffs on the crank arms and the paint wear on the dropouts:lol:!

The bike rides great Momo. Unfortunately, it's hard to compare to the old bikes because its been over 20 years since I last rode a BMX bike! I wish I still had some of those bikes I've owned in the past...I would pick two of the lot. For racing, I would go with my National Pro -XL with the GT XT bars. That was one sweet setup and my fav for racing (I won alot with that bike:D). Secondly, I would choose my old RL 20II for freestyling, as it was a very comfortable fit for my size and was solid!

With my size being what it is, it was easy to go with the Quad based on the specs. I knew it would provide enough room between bars and seat and not feel cramped. Overall, the Quad feels real good, but I'll report back once I put it through the paces!

Thanks Triangleman! I ended up getting the tires from the Nederlands via evilbay of course. I had already purchased the blackwall comp IIIs and when I didn't like the black on black look, I went and bought some gumwalls from a LBS (out of desperation). Luckily I was able to get the real deal as I think it makes a huge difference! The gumwalls although better looking than the blackwalls from afar, are kind of cheesy up close:D.

The compliments are nice. It is quite interesting how although we each started with the same F/F which was only produced in the one color scheme for 08, they all ended up different and with our own personal touches.

Now the only question is...any chance you have any extra "custom number plates"? J/K, as sweet as yours is, it's a nice custom job that should remain a one off!

Last edited by quinonesm (2008-09-03 6:27pm)

nice build, welcome back to the bmx world

Thanks for the compliments guys!

Chris,

You decided to build up your quad? Good to hear and I can't wait to see the finished product! Pls let me know when it's done.
Marcus

I also going to my LBS as their mechanic told me he's positive they have some cable holders to fit this frame (I so wish they had put on cable stops on it) I hate listening to cable slap. If he does I'll let you know so if you want to lose that zip tie. I'll probably powder mine to match the frame and hide 1 under the pad.

Btpd22 wrote:

I usually don't show anything I'm not done doing but since we're all friends here and love the 24 quads this is what I have so far. PLEASE understand I have a lot more little details to add but here it is to this point.

Oh yeah! btpd22 may have the best one so far. The gold looks great with the bown. And, I hate gold! Can't wait to see it complete.

PM sent on the grips   & thanks for the complements on the quad!

Last edited by Btpd22 (2008-09-05 8:21pm)

Looks great so far Chris! Thanks for giving us the sneak peek:).

I agree about the cable slap, that's why I HAD to put that zip tie there. I'm pretty anal about the little details too, but as you said, it's tough to contain the costs! My build went WAY over the budget I originally anticipated, but hey, you only live once, right! I originally thought about getting back into it with that $300 So Cal Flyer, but I couldn't resist this 24" Quad once I saw it.

The gold parts look pretty trick and they play off of the "mustard" camo I'm not too crazy about pretty well. As Triangleman stated, it's interesting to see the different personalities they all develop. I remember your comment about the fork color and like how you powdered the flight cranks to match. The retro "Tuff Neck" stem is always sweet to see.

I also thought about the Profile hubs in the same brown as the stem/chainwheel & SP clamp, but due to the rising cost of the build, I figured that even the graphite Tuffs would be cheaper than a wheel build around those hubs. Of course, I went and spent extra money buying the bullseye wheelset off of you anyway:D, but those hubs are another item I couldn't resist. They were one of those elusive items I always lusted after as a teen rider, but never got around to getting.

Anyway, can't wait to see how your build ends up.

Last edited by quinonesm (2008-09-05 10:07pm)

quinonesm wrote:

Surely she doesn't know I'm like 2 weeks from my 40th birthday, but I'm sure she generalizes and asked herself, "what's this old guy doing with this cool looking kid's bike?!" Then I stand on the pedals and hunch over the bars as I ride off and had to tell myself that the age doesn't matter and I'm just going to have some fun, even if I look like an oversized doofus!

It's too bad we don't live close to eachother or we could have gone riding together as the older guy Quad crew

Oh she knows !  (remember when you thought 30 was old?!) & being hunched over the bars or not will not make that feeling go away! I'm glad you went with the "older guy quad crew" vs the older guy, over sized, doofus quad crew which all be it is probably more accurate but far less flattering Maybe it's better we don't live close by as can you imagine the comments being made of a bunch on 40's on 24's thinking they're cool hitting up the 'hood?

I got about 3 months before my 40th I was going to buy a 'vette to start my mid-life crisis off with but I went with the quad since I could afford it