and one that looks like an old BMXA pic...accidentally


I will be posting credits to ya'll that helped with my one and only showbike. Could never have kept the faith without you. And the rest of the VBMX community, thanks for the constant inspiration!

We waited all that time for THAT?!?!?!?!


haha!!! Very nice build!!! Love the Profile goodies!!!!

I have one that should be ready in about ummmm... 18days
debut at Brian P's SUMMERSLAM!

And where the $@%& did you find those bars!!!!

Awesome build and TOTALLY worth the wait!


Jon

Oh yeah... break us off with a Parts break down please!


Jon

me likey mikey...........

solid for sure. Worth the wait. Just don't let it happen again.

VERY NICELY DONE!

Those profile stems are so amazing. Nice build

Very nice - Profile bars too?

F+F - Profile Champ Pro
Cranks - Profile Box w/ Gold HopUp and Gold 43HW Bolt Set
(thanks to Subwax for letting me win one)
Spider - Profile Star
Chainring - Gold Pete's (PPP) 43t 3/32"
Chain - Chrome ACS 3/32"
Stem - Profile LockJaw (Yes, that IS Ted Carl's Polishing101 project, what else is there
to say about the Master? besides a HUGE THANKS!!!)
Bars - Profile Pro
(to msalyers for the deal of a lifetime. I know you're still kicking yourself. But
I hope you find solace in knowing the build was worthy. I will always owe you.)
Grips - Yellow A'me Duals w/ replaceable sleeves
Headset - Gold MX125 (probably copy/ with new stickies from
that guy in the UK with all the good repros) + Gold Suntour Headlock
Brakeset - F+R Gold MX900, Chrome Tech3's, Silver D-C cables, Yellow Skyway Pads
Seapost Clamp - Profile
Seatpost - Powerlite Cromo Straight (resisted the urge to stickie it w/ Profile wings)
Seat - Yellow Viscount MX
Pedals - Gold KKT Lightning (got'em from that guy in SanFran whose name is escaping
me. But he is FANTASTIC to talk to on the phone)


WheelSet- Thanks so much to Todd (plainsbikesouth) for treating
me like I knew what I was doing. He's my wheelbuilder from now on.

Rims - Chrome Araya CV-7 1.50"
Hubs - Polished Campagnolo with Titron Ti axles and factory Axle Nuts
(thanks to Alan Mcorkle for those unobtaniun axle nuts, thought I was
going to climb a clocktower w/o your help...)
Spokes - Wheelsmith Double Butted Stainless
Nips - Gold Alloy

Valve Caps - Gold Alloy Acorn
Tires - Tioga CompIII Silver Star Rainbow Label Skinwall 1.50"
Freewheel - ACS Claws 16t 3/32"

wow!

how about some closeups of those wheels?

That is beautiful....Great to see more Profiles getting built. Yours is prime, I love the colour combo and all the sweet parts...We need more photo's, so we can see all the details..Congratulations, that is a work of art.

Truly sweet, what else can you say.

Wow man.. profile made them right and you built it the same way.. kudos and congrats on owning such a nice ride.
I love those stems.. they look stellar.

That there is the kind of stuff we dreamed about as kids. So sweet!

oh...love your DAX stick stand!

I'll get closer on the wheelset when it gets light again.

The campy winged engraving is really hard to pick up on digital cam.

Man, what a sweeeeeeeeeet build. Makes me want to go to Profiles. Hope I come across one in the future.

DROOLDROOLDROOLDROOLDROOLDROOL.........................
GREAT JOB!!!

Excellent job man. I am happy to help anytime I can. She's a beauty for sure.

(P.S. It has been so long that I can't remember if was me or Kevin C. at the shop that built that particular wheelset, so I will be sure to share you thanks with him. I know he wanted to see how the finished build turned out).

Makes me want to build a Profile too!

Totally promo build all the way around!

beautiful bike

awesome!!!

looks great , lovin the gold parts nice change of pace from the red and blue.

Thanks ya'll for the great vibes. Funny thing about the bike.
Profiles can be SO skittish to build. Had to work around moving the rear wheel forward enough for the 900's to reach, which put the freewheel so close to the looptail. Then getting the chain tension right. Deciding whether to 'treat' the tires or leave them NOS with release powder (left 'em)...the bike sat on my workstand literally for months while I sweated out those silly details.

Once I posted the 'get me goin' thread', everything just fell right into place. Got off my butt and away from the PC and did it. Things actually went way smoother than my imagination lead me to believe.

I'm even tempted to fully inflate the tires and take a spin, but ..um....maybe not. This was truly a replica of my bike BITD. Back then I had graphites for a couple weeks, which for some reason I traded for white Zrims/suzue sealed. White Z's had just came out and I was enamored.

Now I'm totally ready to finish up some more builds that I WILL actually ride. I'm pumped again!

Thanks again everyone.

Profiler, that is off the chain!!! i always dug the profiles, very clean bike and nice chrome....i like the crankset too, those have been steadily raising in value lately...you got me wanting to start another build like 2maro!!!!

Awesome build Profiler, puts mine too shame.

Good Job keeping these bikes alive.

It's your turn now Surf... some of us have an idea of what is up your sleeve...give us Profile fans another fix! Your newie can't be too far away

LOL 84. Its really not that far away. I need too get tires, a chain, and a rear brake, and the parts list is done.

Then begins the restoration on some of the parts. I've just been in the collecting stage, since I have 3 other bikes I need too finish up. (Quad, Floval, Mauler), with still my last USA made Floval to do, and my Retro Quad.

Besides the fact I havent had any bmx time with all the work Ive been busy with within the last 3 months. I DO plan on finishing her up before Xmas 07. So no, its not tooooo far away.

That bike simply rocks!!!
An awesome build... one of the nicest I've ever seen.
That stem is AWESOME!!!!

Thanks again to everyone. If a build can impress Stint, Surf, 84, and Ed, then things went pretty well. Naturally there are still some details I'm not 100% on.
I really wanted to put the polished MX1000's on there, but don't seem to have the patience to REALLY polish them.

I wanted a yellow kash aero like my BITD ride had, but on the very rare occasion one showed up, I missed the boat. The color of those just look better with the type of anno that's on there. (and you know, kash aero, simply the best)

Just little stuff like that. For now I think I'll just leave it as is while concentrating dollars and sense on completing a couple others. Hoping to set up some better pics too.

Nice build...love the Profiles!! On of my fav's

Dude, that bike's a knock-out. Nice work.

man, that is sweet! it's always good to see stuff you sold go to someone who really loves it and is going to take care of it. top notch build right there!
mike

Very nice ride, stem is way to cool.....

Wow... really nice. and those bars... jeesh.

...oh, and about the bike sitting on the bike stand for months while you figure out what parts work and what don't... I'm sure everyone does that but.. It also took me forever to build my one show bike. I don't know how many parts I put on that frame set thinking they were perfect when I bought them and then stared at in the garage, pounded a couple beers and said, "damn it, that looks so wrong."

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