how to tune and mantain a bmx

 by sharlston
video how to tune and mantain a bmx
heres how to do a quick tune and mantinence on your bmx bike

the bike im using in the video is a felt mystic pro 2009 its about 3 months old

thehalloweenhaunter says: Sep 28, 2011. 1:26 AM
Guys I found a better bmx designer website:
http://bmxcolor.narod.ru/main.html

This is what I am going to customize my bmx to:
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K-Dawg says: Oct 22, 2009. 10:20 AM
 good 5* helpfull (nice bike i own a three year old Mongoose Mischiefe in grey without the stickers and it runs like i just bought it :) ) Can you do any tricks?
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgNov 23, 2009. 12:17 AM
the moongoose ischief has a single piece crank dosent it?thats why i dont really like it
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonNov 23, 2009. 1:05 PM
 wat u mean?
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgNov 24, 2009. 9:51 AM
i dont like the moongoose mischief becuse it has a single piece crank
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonNov 24, 2009. 9:54 AM
 it doesnt u take the pedals of and you can take the crank off?
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgNov 24, 2009. 10:09 AM
yes thats single piece a three piece crank is where you have a rod running through the race then on the sides you have two crank arms hence the three piece crank
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonNov 24, 2009. 10:15 AM
 its just bolted on u have to unskrew it

sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgNov 24, 2009. 10:16 AM
yes its single piece then
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonNov 24, 2009. 10:22 AM
wait so u take off both pedals then the two other things thats in between the sprocket and pedals then the sprocket then undo two bolts and a rod comes out and then u just have a hole where the whole thing twists in?
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgNov 24, 2009. 12:04 PM
this may explain it better:
sheldonbrown.com/opc.html
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonNov 25, 2009. 5:36 AM
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonNov 24, 2009. 10:14 AM
 the mongoose mischief does have dat

Hellchild in reply to K-DawgOct 26, 2009. 7:23 PM
Its a miracle!
I found someone who owns a mongoose and actually likes it!
how does it keep going. I ownes a Mongoose and it broke within the first week.
K-Dawg in reply to HellchildOct 27, 2009. 4:09 PM
 lol well I love my bike its built tough its three years old and still runs like its out of the box :) well of course i had to get it serviced and i had to take it apart oil it and put together again to keep it perfect ,like id do it once a month. Its a great bike tho im getting it customized tho soon. Repainted yaaay!! 
3.jpgBMX CUSTOMISER 4.jpg
andresm in reply to K-DawgNov 3, 2009. 2:09 PM
what did you use to render a "painted" image of your bike??
K-Dawg in reply to andresmNov 4, 2009. 8:24 AM
 Strictly bmx customizer. Just search in Google ver10 and its the first one on the list of results. Check these out! What do you think? (and yes I am Irish).
BMX CUSTOMISER 3.jpgBMX CUSTOMISER 1.jpg
bmanteman in reply to K-DawgMar 21, 2011. 8:25 AM
tyrwa
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgJul 30, 2010. 5:18 PM
i use strictly quite abit
TSC in reply to K-DawgFeb 22, 2010. 8:51 AM
cool!
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgOct 22, 2009. 12:28 PM
i can do tailwhips and 360s but i always tinker with my bike like changing the chain and replacing the grips every 2 minutes can yiu do any tricks and do you tinker whith your bike?
K-Dawg in reply to sharlstonOct 22, 2009. 12:31 PM
 cool ( r they flatland or jumping) and yes i do tinker im re painting it soon and buying upgrades on ebay check it there some real awesome stuff. I can do alot of tricks! Ill name a few merry go round. fotjam tailwhip, spiderman and a lot more 
sharlston (author) in reply to K-DawgOct 23, 2009. 12:30 PM
there jumping

nice moves
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