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I have to show off my re-invented Bedford Summit. A while back I tried to paint my Summit so that it might be a tad unique. Of course the paint flaked off like crazy. So I sent it off to Darren Bedford who sand blasted it clean and did a wonderful, beautiful job of powder coating. While the frame was off to Canada I sent those ridiculous, ankle bitters cranks off to a machinist that knows unicycles and asked him to take the bite out of the cranks by taking more than a 1/4 inch off at the crank. I have a new trials uni that doesn’t require my Active Ankles. Also, those old cranks ate two of my favorite riding shoes, too! Anybody want to buy some active ankles - say, $25? E-mail me at: Cheers, Tommy +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: bedford.summit.1.jpg | |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/184342| +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Tmornstar - Student of Christopher Tommy Thompson Memphis Unicycle Club Please vist our web site: http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tmornstar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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Here is a shot of the milled cranks. Sweeeeet. Tommy +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: bedford.summit.crank.3.jpg | |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/184343| +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Tmornstar - Student of Christopher Tommy Thompson Memphis Unicycle Club Please vist our web site: http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tmornstar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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Tmornstar wrote: *While the frame was off to Canada I sent those ridiculous, ankle bitters cranks off to a machinist that knows unicycles and asked him to take the bite out of the cranks by taking more than a 1/4 inch off at the crank. I have a new trials uni that doesn’t require my Active Ankles. Also, those old cranks ate two of my favorite riding shoes, too!* Do I have a funny way to ride or why I don't smash my ankles on the cranks? I think I have never hit my ankle to a crank. -- joona - )-O --Neat 'Aaaargghh!!!' (http://tinyurl.com/2snl6) Don't click the link. It makes your head hurt. It tells you to count the black spots. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's a matter of taste. They say beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes way down to the bone. -Tatsuya Ishida ------------------------------------------------------------------------ joona's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4436 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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Wow, you've got one sweet trials uni now Tommy! Good thinking to go to Darren for the paint job. Plus I'm sure you are enjoying riding with your 'newly trimmed' cranks. -- Erin - Onewheeler "You broke your leg doing WHAT!?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Erin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/2036 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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i have only heard of people hurting there ankles on the kh cranks i might be wrong. -- thinuniking - mad as a clown Clown is such a dirty word. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thinuniking's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4294 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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joona wrote: *Do I have a funny way to ride or why I don't smash my ankles on the cranks? I think I have never hit my ankle to a crank. * I occasionally whack my left ankle when my foot slips slightly doing a drop or something. If the front foot tilts backwards it puts the ankle level with the nub, and if the back of the foot has moved over slightly it's the nub that wins... Having said that, the last time I whacked my ankle it was with a nub-less onza crank. I have no idea how I did that... Phil -- phil - ex-studenty type "Cattle Prods solve most of life's little problems." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ phil's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/915 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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What I hated (past tense) was as I was launching down the stairway to hell and the nub would often (becasue of my poor form) lift my foot off the pedal. Or, I would often hit my toe on the nub. No doubt, it was my riding form that was causing half the pain. However, the other-half was a design that was not made for riders such as me. I just came in from a short trials ride - sweeeeet - and no pain, no Active Ankles. I repeat, they are for sale. Tommy Tommy -- Tmornstar - Student of Christopher Tommy Thompson Memphis Unicycle Club Please vist our web site: http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tmornstar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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thinuniking wrote: *i have only heard of people hurting there ankles on the kh cranks i might be wrong. * Summit has the same cranks. -- bugman - Equilibrium Challenged "Trying to maintain balance by wild arm and body motions is something like trying to balance a wet noodle" Jack Wiley _The_Unicycle_Book_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bugman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3812 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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Nice ride. How much did the nub removal cost? I might want to try getting that done. The nubs are well annoying. Also, what did Darren charge for the powder coating? I don't think I'll be doing that, but it does look sweet. Daniel -- daino149 - How's it going, Texas? there ain't enough body armor in the country for me to try that. -- Ken on the mtbr forum in reference to MUni ------------------------------------------------------------------------ daino149's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/933 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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Nice Tommy. No surprise to see the flames on it! How much was taken off the cranks? What was the charge for nub removal? Bill -- billham Direction is everything, distance is secondary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ billham's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4625 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29854 |
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