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Date: 2005-01-06 17:06:34 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
Gyros are stupid, it only takes about 10 minutes to install/uninstall a gyro. On the other hand, one peice cranks are off according to these guys, but they are lighter overall, not heavier (less parts, not as thick tubing.) They are also alot alot alot cheaper, and even though people say they break all the time, only for hard use. If you are a smooth racer, nothing is going to break on your bike at all. If you aren't a smooth racer, than you shouldn't even be on this forum, you should be at your local track practicing. One peice cranks are good for racing, eventually your going to want to move up to a 3 pc system though. They are smoother running, require little to no matinence, and look better. Looks aren't that important though, as long as you are winning. Ok you have no clue what your talking about buddy .... and dont say you do because what you said was a line of bullshit ..... Gyros are stupid FOR RACING not other stuff .... and once piece cranks have so many more parts then three piece and you have to deal with messy ass unsealed bearings and all the correct spacers and its harder to change sprockets or stuff like that .... and One pieces are horrible for racing ... i raced with one for like 3 days and it snapped and i was a very smooth rider ... it has nothing to do with bein smooth ... three peices require soo much more maintenece then 3 pc ... and they dont look better .. it looks like your a cheap ass rider ... and Im one that has raced and raced seriously ... and just because a flat rider is in here dont mean shit .. he has the right to put in his information and what not because its better then yours anyway .... | |
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Date: 2005-01-06 17:08:27 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
I meant to say one pieces require so much more maintnence then 3 pc's ... three peices require soo much more maintenece then 3 pc ... | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 1938 Location: PA |
Date: 2005-01-06 17:09:51 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
^ha, i was gonna say that but i knew what you meant and i didn't want to sound like a dick | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 201 Location: spencer ia |
Date: 2005-01-06 17:22:19 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
| way to go CrashingSux101 u said it just right ThE tImE iS nOw RiDe  | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 36 Location: Brick, Jersey! |
Date: 2005-01-06 18:58:35 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
Ok you have no clue what your talking about buddy .... and dont say you do because what you said was a line of bullshit ..... Gyros are stupid FOR RACING not other stuff .... and once piece cranks have so many more parts then three piece and you have to deal with messy ass unsealed bearings and all the correct spacers and its harder to change sprockets or stuff like that .... and One pieces are horrible for racing ... i raced with one for like 3 days and it snapped and i was a very smooth rider ... it has nothing to do with bein smooth ... three peices require soo much more maintenece then 3 pc ... and they dont look better .. it looks like your a cheap ass rider ... and Im one that has raced and raced seriously ... and just because a flat rider is in here dont mean shit .. he has the right to put in his information and what not because its better then yours anyway .... Thank you captain stupid. Number one, I said gyros are stupid, for racing yes, since the topic is about racing, gyros are stupid for racing, I don't have to say they aren't stupid for other things. The topic is racing and the fact that I said they are stupid is refered only to racing, but odviously you can't pick up on that. Again I said for begginers, one pc are good, they won't put them through stress, they don't worry about swapping out sprockets, or worry about crank arm size on different tracks. One peice cranks = 5 main parts, cupsx2, bearingsx2, and the crank assembly (I know the sprocket, that is a given.) All you have to do is put the bearings in the cups, witht he correct spacing, pop the one cup on the left side, put the crank assembly through the BB, and put the cup in on the other side to lock in place. Not that hard, a 5 minute job, I know I left steps out, those steps are 30 second steps, and don't take up time. I never said 1pc look better than 3 pc, I said 3 pc look better than one pc, but that doesn't matter if you are winning or not. The fact that you think your a smooth rider or not doesn't matter here, odviously you aren't if you have broken 1 pc cranks in a matter of 3 days, but since this is cyber space, and I can't see you ride and tell you if you are smooth or not, we will never know. And I said that to just mess with Flat, damn no one has a sense of humor. As for the weight, 1 pc cranks 25 - 30 oz 15dollars. Profile minis (require titanium spindel) 24 oz, 300 dollars. these are the only cranks other than Oddy Black Widows that weigh in less than a set of 1pc, all other major 3 pc cranks weigh at least 10 oz more. And one pc cost 285 dollars less. Again this is all for a begginer, I have to spell everything out for you people because you just don't get statements where the subject(s) are understood, and don't have to be said/typed. There is something that you don't understand, is that I make love to my hand, so I don't need you honey, I beat my dick like it owes me money! And thats why, I say Fuck It. | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 390 Location: Northern MI |
Date: 2005-01-06 19:24:43 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
| A gyro has an unlimited spinning rage so it a crash there is a bigger chance of getting stabbed by your bars in a crash as to straight cable that stops after a couple spins. | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 2593 Location: Gainesville |
Date: 2005-01-06 19:49:18 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
| dude, i dont know where you are getting your weights from, but your probably leaving out the bottom bracket for the one peice cranks,
and you said thinner tubing=lighter wheight, your that is true, but one peice cranks ARE NOT TUBING they are a solid peice of of forged steel, most decent 3pc cranks are either hollow chromoly tubing or frorged alum. with a hollow chromo or Ti spindle. the crank alone for a 1pc w/o the BB wheighs up to 35oz add a 10oz BB and your up to 45oz, thats more then regular profiles, not minis, the regular race ones, that i might add i, alone with the majority of riders i know use for street riding with out any problems, i have had the pair of profiles that are on my street bike for a year and a half and the one pair on my flatland bike for 3 and a half years, 2 of which they were used for very hard street riding. both pairs are still going strong w/ no problems. on the other hand i bent a 1pc crank and wrecked the bearings in a about 6 months when i first started rideing. profile spends alot of money computer enginnering there cranks to be as light and as stong as posible. something that manufacturers of 1pc dont do, because they are not ment to be a high level part, you get what you pay for. as for a GYRO i see no atvantages other then it gets the loose strait cable out of the way. i dont see why a racer would want one and thus i dont see a need for a rule aganst them in racing since they offer no atvantage or danger, i have one, they are a pain in the ass, if i didnt do barspins and tail wips i would happily take it off. and yes my brakes work near perfect, but it takes alot more matence to get them that way compared to a strait cable. "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no one - for I am the meanest motherfucker in the valley"~PATTON | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 52 Location: buckingham , england |
Date: 2005-01-11 09:31:08 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
| right , gyro for racing=STUPID!!!!(its already been said so i dont need to explain) and one peice cranks are shitty BUT wil do if your a smooth rider , i raced for 3 years when i was younger and i used 1 peice all the time if your not mad , go home , if your mad , go to a clinic , if your insane , go ride | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 31 Location: New Mexico |
Date: 2005-01-11 18:59:34 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
| dont use a gyro for racing, pointless... they r heavier then just a regular cable and unless by accident u arent going to do any barspin type stuff in a race. One piece cranks suck bad, i only had like $20 for my racing bike so i bought a new pair of one piece cranks since the old ones were BENT, then the piece of c**p bent the same day i bought it (by the way i did not install them the shop did) so u can not say they bent cause i messed up or somthing. (ramping)pedal,pedal,pedal, woosh yaah, thump, snap, crunch ah beep, beeping beep!! | |
Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 201 Location: spencer ia |
Date: 2005-01-11 21:14:53 Topic: pros and cons about having a gyro for racing |
| ^^^ well i have seen alot of shops fuck things up lol but i know how easy it is to bend a 1pc crank ThE tImE iS nOw RiDe | |
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