1983 Mongoose Californian 
#1 2009-01-29 8:15am
- ericbaker
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1983 Mongoose Californian
1983 Mongoose Californian
custom chatsworth looptail
Fun project! Custom made the pads because i was sick of searching for OG ones and wasn'r into paying $150 for them either.Plus the white is neat. Couldnt be happier with them! Also Rebuilt the wheels and polished the hubs. 
Need: rear bullseye blue flanges w/silver barrel, single lavender compe ST, single 24" blackwall rainbow label Compe III
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#2 2011-02-06 7:35pm
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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
how did you print onto the pads to make them? thats cool, id like to do that myself instead of always getting into a bid war for dumb pads.
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#3 2011-02-16 10:54am
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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
I had a single Handlebar pad that I took a super high resolution photo of then in photoshop I cut it out and remodeled some colors, then resized for the different pads and printed them on a sheet of Iron-on fabric and carefully cut them out. I wasnt sure if the iron transfer would stick to the blank white nylon pad, it stuck no problem .. i just had to keep the heat a little lower to keep from melting the nylon.
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#4 2011-02-17 8:40pm
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cool, thanks, im surprised its an iron on, they must be high quality iron on paper.
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#5 2011-02-17 11:35pm
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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
Cool and interesting build.
Like the idea of ur work and saved as a fave.
I'm looking for the following frames, frame & forks or completes by BMX products:
MotoTrac (nickle or chrome), Racer-X or a Super-X (with the double gussets preferred).
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#6 2011-02-21 6:19am
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Re: 1983 Mongoose Californian
They aresnt some super high quality repop or anything 
Im sure if you stared riding them around rubbing your knees againsed them all the time the iron-on might start to peel or something, but it was good and stuck for show and light riding for the few years I had the bike.
Need: rear bullseye blue flanges w/silver barrel, single lavender compe ST, single 24" blackwall rainbow label Compe III
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