Priorities on a stock scooter

gjdadj

gjdadj

Steel Member
y bars, kinda like strippers, not too wide NO BACKSWEEP
scs compression kit, light smooth desigh
cane creek s1 headset
flat bottom and sided deck that weighs approx 1.5 kilos and is forged and footjam friendly, should be 4.5 wide and i dont care about its length
fullcore wheels similar to what u used to make... FAST and strong
bones bearings?
short flexxy
 
issac p

issac p

Silver Member
gjdadj your an idiot. there is nothing wrong with backsweep. its actually a good thing. it feels a lot better. your probably just one of those kids who hasn't even ridden bars with backsweep and is just hopping onto the the bandwagon
and they aren't going to be putting aftermarket parts from different brands on their scooter. especially since bones is a skateboard company.
you fail.
 
Victor C.

Victor C.

Member
gjdadj said:
y bars, kinda like strippers, not too wide NO BACKSWEEP
scs compression kit, light smooth desigh
cane creek s1 headset
flat bottom and sided deck that weighs approx 1.5 kilos and is forged and footjam friendly, should be 4.5 wide and i dont care about its length
fullcore wheels similar to what u used to make... FAST and strong
bones bearings?
short flexxy
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yeah dude, I agree with the post above. cane creek headset? bones? thats gonna cost so much more than just making them
 
RiccardoM

RiccardoM

Steel Member
microdownunder said:
Thanks for your input guys.

When you talk about weight what do you consider light. Our current model is 3.2kg is this too much, not enough?

Got the notes about threadless forks, metal core wheels, flexy brake, alu forks etc.

@alexallupinthis what do you mean by DIALED?
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SOunds like a pumped up basketball when you drop it.



Michael. said:
i read this and instantly though of some 5 year old showing up to a skatepark, on his rup, with his brand new, fresh, dildo grips.
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Had this kids parents split up? Cause that poor kids hands would stink.
 
Joe Riley

Joe Riley

The Gypsy
Staff member
Dialed, as in, everything is tightened and works together perfectly. No loose bolts, wobbly wheels, creaky, wobbly headsets, and things like that.
 
gjdadj

gjdadj

Steel Member
there are heaps of scooters on the market with other brand parts, usually headsets, but youre right about the bearings. and i have tried backsweep and hate it (imo) its probs cus i ride it onece in a blue moon but it just seems pointless to me.
 
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microdownunder

Bronze member
Just an update on this for you guys. We've got some photos of our new complete scooters for you to check out. They will be available for sale in the next month or two but in the meantime you can check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/mxdownunder
mX2012Range.jpg

Let me know if you've got any questions about them, I've got some specs I can put up too if you're interested.
(I tried to start a thread for this but no threads I start seem to be showing up, help admins?)
 
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microdownunder

Bronze member
I haven't actually got my hands on either of these yet so the only info I have on the stats is what I've been sent. (@toddjamin I noticed that and I'm waiting for a photo of this put right) I've put it together in some pics below.
If you want to know anything that's not included I'll try and find out or take a look myself when the first samples come in.
mxproIIPBstats.jpg

mx180stats.jpg
 
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toddjamin

Member
looks pretty good.

couple of pointers: loose the grip flanges. flanges are to protect your thumbs from brake levers, unnecessary without brakes

missmatched colours: all the best selling completes come in nice matching colours

"adjustable backsweep" : this isnt really true, cos as you pivot the bars back or forward, it changes the upsweep too, probably to unreasonable levels. bars like that usually have one set position that they will really feel nice in

griptape: more personal preference than anything, but nothing says "kids scooter" more to me than colourfull or patterned grip tape. black all the way

finally, have you thought of plain T bars. if you look around this forum, at least half the riders will still be using T bars. they look good and they work.

other than that it looks like a really solid first year attempt. good components, and with the right pricepoint and marketing they should sell a treat
 
Connorh333

Connorh333

Steel Member
It would be best if you put different wheels on the "MX Pro". That design is pretty weak. Also it is pretty generic. Eagle, FSP, and Yak have used that design and it didn't turn out good... Most of the cores broke with the people that used them. I would put some nice solid cores on it.
Edit: I would also use a different deck design on the "MX 180". It looks very weak and no offence, pretty ugly.
It would be best if you used a rectangular headtube like a phoenix and a boxed deck like a district.
 
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