-->
Bicycle Safety Ride Calendar Ridazz Spotlight Shirts and Stuff Photo Gallery Bicycle Forum About the Ridazz Add a Ride Add Photos Links





Ridazz Roulette!


Recent forum...

All City Toy Ri...
All Ridazz Memo...
R.I.P. , M.R.
Ridazz Trip Det...
THREE WORDS MAX
Ridazz Don’t ...
down with 'musi...
CHYNNA, CALL HO...
Mini-Bike Rodeo...
Missing Rida - ...
20th Anniversar...
Salton See Day ...
Joe Borfo Only ...
2nd Friday - â€...
R.I.P. - User1


Recent gallery...

Something Else The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time #84 - All City Toy Ride V Fry-Day NIGHT #33 - Swarm the Pier Hot Box Parties Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Taco Tuesdays data center Handicapped Canines #27 - Safety Ride The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial


The Days of Our Ridazz.


NOTE: All timestamps are in the future because WE are in the future. The care takers of Midnight Ridazz.com reserves the right to remove, edit, move or delete anything for any reason. None of the opinions expressed on these boards represent the Midnight Ridazz nor can anyone purport to speak on behalf of Midnight Ridazz.



Topic Box:
  
   15751 - 16000 of 19042 Topics

JAZ? ANYONE SEEN JAZ...   11
recomend a place for...   1
No more posts on pos...   5
ADMIT YOU'RE AN ASSH...   16
LA TIMES - "Seeking ...   12
SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE ...   140
no moar fribulous po...   0
TUBE CHANGING CONTES...   15
DirtJumpazz/Trialz/U...   0
break squeaking   16
Barack is your new f...   1
End bike theft now ....   2
santa monica glow fe...   18
10 Speed Unicycle!   0
Bike is the new Jesu...   19
Now I know theres al...   8
CREEPY OR EMBARRASIN...   4
GOOD BYE RIDAS.   26
INES BRUNN IS MY HER...   3
FOUND!!!!!!!   17
3B'S (Bar - Beach - ...   13
LOOPT   4
CRIMANIMALZ TWITTER   20
Custom Bike Show—V...   11
Sins and Sprockets T...   41
and the guy that ble...   5
is crank mob leaving...   8
Biking advocate Crow...   7
Cyclist Hit By Car   17
Batman vs. Brett's M...   31
Today Show + Bicycle...   11
stop lighting firewo...   150
LA BIKE SCENE   21
POT HEADS SIGN LIST   39
Venice CM 06.27.08   44
Rainbow Gatherings U...   11
HARRY POTTER...   72
Palms / CC Ride to t...   2
Don't speed thru red...   3
Art & Soul Tattoo Ri...   9
ride   0
Ride to the PJ Ride   10
ANYONE ROCK??   125
CARMANIMALZ - THE BI...   10
POOL! POOL! POOL!   1
Cars Suck...or at le...   9
RIDE TO SNS ANYONE?   11
VENICE CHILL RIDE #1   6
BFF to Westside Sat....   2
KCRW NOW LISTEN!   11
$$ 40billion $$$ & a...   39
Bicycles in Los Ange...   8
At NYC, I'm using th...   7
VENICE CUSTOM BIKE F...   4
sweet and tender hoo...   188
THE LA TO SAN DIEGO ...   34
Can we haz street th...   6
DIY FILM 7/19/08   1
Help! Need Bicycle E...   21
quick question about...   17
More Portland Hijinx   9
Mandeville Recommend...   42
Stolen spoke cards?   42
Best way to LA River...   9
EDDIEBOYINLA CRASH   387
Tell Metro to Fund B...   33
STATIONARY OBJECTS.....   0
digital slr for fixe...   41
MOM RIDAz every satu...   113
IM GOING TO BE AN UN...   15
Radiohead Hollywood ...   57
Sf crank mob   12
Crank mob crashing t...   13
Godamn the U.S.A.! N...   11
Anyone feel like rid...   28
Rep. Patrick McDouch...   1
one man C.R.A.N.K. M...   2
Visiting Harry / Den...   6
Red Light Citation Q...   16
Freeway Ride Video   41
That hippity hop mus...   36
Thanx guys:beware   2
the lingerie ride   4
400 MILES, AND COUNT...   5
Eddie is back in the...   33
Attention Cyclists! ...   4
Bike Drive By   7
You Are What You By   1
RIDE TO THE BFF!!!!   10
Fixed Gear/Single Sp...   2
RHONDA - THURS NIGHT...   6
90M   9
santa clarita?   6
5(fix)2   5
Big Event LA CITY HA...   14
PROACTIVE OR REACTIV...   10
Post fun rides in yo...   24
Storm the Bastille   1
Red Box Shuttle ride   5
PROPS: TOY RIDE   49
Stop Harassing Cylic...   24
Happy Bastille Day!!...   6
SIGN the STREETSBLOG...   6
RIDE TO HOSPITAL?   1
Lemond Bike for Sale   10
i rode the 110 home ...   11
Handbone Ride Video   4
i lost my cellphone ...   3
Franz and AT   11
Grateful Dead Tie Dy...   229
CLOWN & CHARACTER JO...   9
Mission Madness   101
PC=Placid Cannibal   1
GREAT video starring...   9
CM on FOXSPORTS.com   22
Monday's Maneville M...   1
Pizza Dance   5
CMWC 2008   0
ride to Mandeville C...   13
Westside to Sweet an...   7
where is crank mob p...   16
2nd Fridays... How d...   9
TOUR DE FRANCE kick-...   14
THE WIG RIDE?   33
7-11 Ride?   2
WAVES TO WINES 2008....   25
President McCain   17
Blue line to 90m   1
Social Networks for ...   43
Grateful Dead Tie-Dy...   10
messanger race in Mi...   5
Join Team Midnight R...   20
Hole of the Week!   14
SAFETY FIRST!!!   80
BLOCK PARTY on JULY ...   6
Urban Assualt Ride   27
PC(H) Ride   1
FRIDAY Ride to the R...   42
The Hollywood and Hi...   24
PCH Ride   3
Burning Man List   89
Tall Bike Raffle   22
MUSTACHE FASCINATION...   3
Bike District to Tie...   4
The Week the L.A. Ti...   16
They are coming...   4
WIZZOUT WITH THE OLD   7
Tern of the Century   204
Bike parts vending m...   2
Rage Road: Drunk Bic...   31
7/6/08 Tie Dye Shirt...   52
OLD MEME   11
mcdonalds!!   4
German critical mass...   15
RIDE FROM THE WESTS...   0
7/10 Westside ride a...   19
Good Deal?   10
Transmitter help nee...   16
long beach crit mass...   1
Some questions for a...   24
****Hilarious new vi...   20
Anyone interested in...   2
Ride to the LA Trans...   10
Pork n Beans   5
Tour de France crash...   2
Touch Medix on Yelp....   0
RoBotic Lifestyle!!!...   2
Circle of Death   0
why pedal?   2
Spoke[n] Art Ride   26
gold line fare jump ...   28
TC4TB: The Entity   2
100th midnight ridaz...   32
Is MR ready for Fix ...   22
Fix Push   2
FIX PUSH 4 LIFE !   17
Fix Push   12
31st Annual Lotus Fe...   10
LA Times Bike Routes...   2
No stopping for me n...   2
READ ALL ABOUT IT!!   2
Hitting (on) guys on...   12
BIKE COMPITITION COM...   6
OBAMAS PLANE SCARE   17
Fancy-Pants Bike Rep...   5
Comic Con!   8
Drivazz Crash- JANE ...   50
What's the fastest y...   78
Bikes on sidewalks   61
Bikebaby Sitter   12
LAPD: 19 FACE CHARGE...   10
the GAS price NUDGE   7
ever screenprinted ...   24
Batch uploading phot...   37
The New Car...A Bicy...   9
Jaz's Ticket   19
pillow fight ride on...   6
Watching the Tour   8
Ridazz of Ventura Co...   19
Bike Fitting   12
LOST MY GLASSES..   1
HIPSTER OF THE WEEK!   14
spoke carde trading ...   8
Cheap Spoke Card Lam...   6
Attention Cyclists! ...   3
Gender Gap   7
Pillow Fight Ride on...   8
FREE PARKING LOT CON...   13
My Hard Drive Has Be...   33
Scat contests in the...   34
Bicycle Boulevards i...   3
EddieBoyinLA is BACK...   18
just because   1
CubCamp - LAX Round ...   15
Holy Grail of Sting-...   1
Burned Out on Burnin...   7
THE BIG BANG! - Fire...   52
WESTSIDE WETSIDE WAT...   34
Some dipshit called ...   22
SilverLake to Tie Dy...   12
MMMM westsiders..   1
Who stole my shit   105
Midnight Rollerz   8
bikes+me=action   3
SMCM, July 4th   14
Like Fire and Bikes?   2
riding in noho.. now...   1
EASY RIDER, tonight!...   1
Attacked While Ridin...   37
West Side Ridazz   8
LAPD   36
omniums / madisons @...   10
Luca's email adress   3
ghost ride the strip...   3
motobecane decals   0
FIREWORKS=CANCELED   1
Fireworks@corfield   4
K-TOWN 2 BING BANG!!...   2
Route Scouted   1
Lookin to build gear...   20
Desert Trip - Autono...   65
LA Brakeless Present...   11
got race photos?   0
A, little song of ho...   5
Matt Stilline   3
Changing Screen name   21
what size pedals?   3
jacked bike....rack   2
The Attack of LA   1
will Ron Paul run as...   52



Thread Box:
Bike questions
Thread started by madmelo at 06.21.09 - 10:13 pm

Hi Riders,

Im new to fixed gear im the dude on lil BMX bike with the huge spike that keeps up at LACM.
I got a fixed gear and got a origin 8 crankset but there is a nice sized gap between the crank arms and the bottom bracket, is that ok or should it have a spacers in there so the arms can be flush up against it? It makes a noise like it flexing type of sound when taking off, but stops after i get pedaling.

Please give me some knowledge on this.

thx
madMELO

reply


 As long as it is on tight, and the chain ring and rear cog line up you should good.



2zRescue
06.21.09 - 10:26 pm

reply


 There are a couple of issues:

1. Is the chainline straight? (e.g. Is the rear cog in a straight line to your chainring, or does your chain run at an angle?) If the chainline is not straight, you need to fix that first, as an off chainline can cause all kinds of problems (like the chain coming off at a bad time).

1. Is the bottom bracket the right size for the crankset? Fixie cranks are not all the same, and can require anywhere from a 103-113mm bottom bracket. If you've got the Origin 8 track crankset http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=2672, that requires a 103mm bottom bracket, whereas a lot of the other cranks on the market use a 107-110mm BB. A longer BB spindle would explain the gap.





JB
06.21.09 - 10:27 pm

reply


 cool,
just wasnt sure.
THX



madmelo
responding to a comment by 2zRescue
06.21.09 - 10:28 pm

reply


 it looks lined up straight



madmelo
responding to a comment by JB
06.21.09 - 10:35 pm

reply


 close shot of gap



madmelo
responding to a comment by JB
06.21.09 - 10:36 pm

reply


 so is it cool to run like that, there is no issue just a visual thing to me?



madmelo
06.21.09 - 10:37 pm

reply


 Looks good to me. BTW Nice Pista!!! Lets see more pic's (I love shinny bikes!)



2zRescue
06.21.09 - 10:42 pm

reply


 just need black wheel set



madmelo
responding to a comment by 2zRescue
06.21.09 - 10:45 pm

reply


 I like your foot.



imachynna
06.21.09 - 10:45 pm

reply


 and white tires.
and im done pimping it out
till i get baller and get some of those sugino75 cranks.



madmelo
responding to a comment by 2zRescue
06.21.09 - 10:47 pm

reply


 yeah i was looking at the cranks and forgot my foot was there, LOL



madmelo
06.21.09 - 10:48 pm

reply


 why dont you have proper foot retention?



ruinedbyidiots
06.21.09 - 10:52 pm

reply


 im a BMXer like my fat pedals, ill get some track pedals to lock me next paycheck



madmelo
06.21.09 - 10:55 pm

reply


 to lock me in next check



madmelo
06.21.09 - 10:55 pm

reply


 you roll'n fixed or freewhweel? If your Fixed your going to want those clips!



2zRescue
06.21.09 - 11:01 pm

reply


 im rolling fixed, i will get proper pedals by friday



madmelo
responding to a comment by 2zRescue
06.21.09 - 11:03 pm

reply


 it looks familiar.



coldcut
responding to a comment by imachynna
06.22.09 - 2:46 am

reply

Reply

Who's been here recently...
Upcoming Ridezz...

[ View all Rides ]


Rulezz of the Ride    Add a Ride / Event    Add Photos    Contact Midnight Ridazz    
All content © 2004-2008 Midnight Ridazz. Burn Hollywood burn.
Midnight Ridazz(tm), Ridazz(tm) and Skull(tm) Reproduction without written permission prohibited.