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Like Father Like Son

teachndad · 2006-01-03T15:25:27+00:00

Like Father – Like Son At last years CMW (2004), Beven(Gerbilfranklin) sold me his old banged up, dented scratched and generally mangled, but operational Onza trials frame for 10 bucks. I had a plan. I was going to use it as an alternate trials frame for a Profile wheelset that was from a trials uni I bought used. The frame sat around in the garage getting more banged up and used as a prod by my youngs sons, who knew nothing about what it was, only that it could make a “kang” sound as it was heaved around the garage and landed on the concrete inside or on the driveway. No damage really. Over time, I took a steel brush to my drill and gradually took most of the paint off on the “outside” surfaces of the frame. I got tired of doing this and left the paint on the inside of the fork legs, but sanded them gently. It used to be black. It wanted another purple frame. The frame sat some more. Finally at K-Mart, I found some purple spray paint. “Ohhh, Cool”. It will match the Father, a Cush Purple Uber Muni which was powder coated. I finally, over a year later, got around to spray painting. Looks decent enough from a few feet away – can’t beat a 3 dollar can of spray paint. I dig on the purple shade. Once I start riding it, I know it will chip and get scratched to smithereens, but who cares. The fun was making it and now the fun will be riding it. Parts include: KH trials (Kovachi built)wheelset with 140mm cranks, old Onza frame, GB4 seatpost, Primo Viking seat post collar, CF seat base, KH Fusion seat cover, Miyata foam, Bridgeman handle, Sun Ringle pedals will be swapped out for JC pedals that are in the mail. Cheers. Image of both [image: http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=170107&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=9996b26ce45a25f6a65f2ded08e64bda] Image of “Son” [image: http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=170104&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=82e15404ad39bc0229f7c4ec7ec20b05] -- teachndad Rod Wylie 'MountainUnicyclingLA.com' (http://www.mountainunicyclingla.com) 'Greater Los Angeles Area Trails - Images' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Greater-Los-Angeles-Trails) 'Greater Los Angeles Area Trails - Descriptions' (http://tinyurl.com/6h8zn) 'UnicycleRoundupLA.com/' (http://unicycleroundupla.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ teachndad's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/56 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45789

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teachndad
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3 January 2006, 15:25 UTC #1

Like Father – Like Son
At last years CMW (2004), Beven(Gerbilfranklin) sold me his old banged
up, dented scratched and generally mangled, but operational Onza trials
frame for 10 bucks. I had a plan.
I was going to use it as an alternate trials frame for a Profile
wheelset that was from a trials uni I bought used.
The frame sat around in the garage getting more banged up and used as a
prod by my youngs sons, who knew nothing about what it was, only that
it could make a “kang” sound as it was heaved around the garage and
landed on the concrete inside or on the driveway. No damage really.
Over time, I took a steel brush to my drill and gradually took most of
the paint off on the “outside” surfaces of the frame. I got tired of
doing this and left the paint on the inside of the fork legs, but
sanded them gently. It used to be black. It wanted another purple
frame.
The frame sat some more. Finally at K-Mart, I found some purple spray
paint. “Ohhh, Cool”. It will match the Father, a Cush Purple Uber
Muni which was powder coated.
I finally, over a year later, got around to spray painting. Looks
decent enough from a few feet away – can’t beat a 3 dollar can of spray
paint. I dig on the purple shade. Once I start riding it, I know it
will chip and get scratched to smithereens, but who cares. The fun was
making it and now the fun will be riding it.
Parts include: KH trials (Kovachi built)wheelset with 140mm cranks, old
Onza frame, GB4 seatpost, Primo Viking seat post collar, CF seat base,
KH Fusion seat cover, Miyata foam, Bridgeman handle, Sun Ringle pedals
will be swapped out for JC pedals that are in the mail.
Cheers.
Image of both
[image:
http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=170107&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=9996b26ce45a25f6a65f2ded08e64bda]
Image of “Son”
[image:
http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=170104&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=82e15404ad39bc0229f7c4ec7ec20b05]
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manon1wheel
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3 January 2006, 17:46 UTC #2

looks pretty nice. how much does it weigh. is that a luna tire?
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manon1wheel
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3 January 2006, 17:47 UTC #3

too late to edit but on your muni what kind of cranks and hub are on it?
is it splined?
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cathwood
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3 January 2006, 18:25 UTC #4

Cool, I love the colour.
Cathy
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podzol
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4 January 2006, 00:04 UTC #5

My first uni was purple! I'm all sentimental now. :o
It was the front half of my tricycle from which my dad used his torch
to remove the unecessary rear portion. A seat was inserted where the
handlebars once were.
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musketman
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4 January 2006, 00:37 UTC #6

podzol said:
My first uni was purple! I'm all sentimental now. :o
It was the front half of my tricycle from which my dad used his torch
to remove the unecessary rear portion. A seat was inserted where the
handlebars once were.
ooohh.... how cute that is.....:o
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teachndad
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4 January 2006, 13:46 UTC #7

Thanks everyone for the comments!🙂
manon1wheel said:
looks pretty nice. how much does it weigh. is that a luna tire?
The trials uni is heavier than I would like. It weighs 13 lbs 8oz or
6.12 kg. But, my skills aren't good enough to take advantage of a
lighter weight uni, yet. And yes, good catch, that's a Luna tire. I
really like the set up. I like the Luna with the 140's- nice and
smooth.
manon1wheel said:
too late to edit but on your muni what kind of cranks and hub are on it?
is it splined?
The Muni has a hub built by Scott Bridgeman, who was heavily into the
sport a few years ago. He built the frame,1 of only 30, the handle on
the trials uni, and the hub. The hub is what he called a modified four
taper, not splined. The cranks were mounted with a powerfull press. The
hub shaft was designed using material that would bend rather than snap,
for personal safety, if over-stressed like on a humungous drop. The
cranks are Kooka's, made by a company that is no longer in business.
Scott devised the setup and tested it, but soon after coming out with
the hub, the company that made the Kookas went belly up and they are
now hard to find. It's a very lightweight setup. I never have to mess
with the cranks at all, and the cranks are really strong, but made out
of aluminum. Total Muni weight is 14lbs 1 oz 6. or 6.38 kg. If I took
off the complete brake setup and odometer mount, I would lose a whole
pound. That puts the Muni weight at an estimated 13 lbs. or 5.9 kg.
Nice and very light.
I don't know how many of the hubs are left. He can be contacted at
[email hidden] for pricing and availablity. He had them for sale on
his website, MUniac.com, but that site has been down for a while and I
don't know when he will put it up again.
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maestro8
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4 January 2006, 18:11 UTC #8

Wow... just... wow! When I saw Bev's Onza frame last, it looked like it
was held together with stickers and duct tape, after it was fed through
a meat grinder a few times. That kid can be hard on his equipment.
Great work! It looks like a new uni again! From your list of
components it sounds like a super-solid setup. Let us know how it
flies! I always suspected Gerble did something to his components to
help him achieve those 9+ ft rolling hops over fences and walls and
stuff... 🙂
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gerblefranklin
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4 January 2006, 21:42 UTC #9

Hahaha, I'm glad that frame went to use Rod. It served me well, and it's
nice to see it will continue serving someone else...
I never really damaged that frame like I did my muyni frame. I
scratched it to hell al right, but it never flexed or dented, as far as
I could tell. Those are definitely strong frames.
Jason, I put hydrogen int he forklegs, if you must know.
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teachndad
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5 January 2006, 07:19 UTC #10

gerblefranklin said:
Hahaha, I'm glad that frame went to use Rod. It served me well, and it's
nice to see it will continue serving someone else...
I never really damaged that frame like I did my muyni frame. I
scratched it to hell al right, but it never flexed or dented, as far as
I could tell. Those are definitely strong frames.
Jason, I put hydrogen int he forklegs, if you must know.
Beven, the frame did have some dents in it, but nothing major. You
left your mark!
Jason has seen you ride some amazing lines. I figured that if I
bought your frame, that some of your Karma would rub off on my riding.
But knowing that there is hydrogen in the legs makes my plan even
better. I will be going SIF into the 40s in no time.🙂
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