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General => Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: GT-Performer on February 08, 2012, 03:18:41 AM
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Anybody else collect them or still have there childhood BMX/FREESTYLER??? Post them up!! If anybody shows intrest in this thread, then i will share pics of all mine!
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I remember when my neighbor got a Diamond Back BMX bike, he was the s#^* lol.....
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Man, hard to ever believe my fat arse pedal'd a bicycle! But I did. Started out with Mongoose and then moved up to a Supergoose. Eventually ended up with a...get this...P.K. Ripper! There's some name brands you don't hear these days. LOL
I don't have pics from that time but would like to see the ones you have. Just think...No cell phones, only video game was Atari, No PC's,. How did we ever survive?
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i used to have a dyno vfr wish i never offed with it.
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Man, hard to ever believe my fat arse pedal'd a bicycle! But I did. Started out with Mongoose and then moved up to a Supergoose. Eventually ended up with a...get this...P.K. Ripper! There's some name brands you don't hear these days. LOL
I don't have pics from that time but would like to see the ones you have. Just think...No cell phones, only video game was Atari, No PC's,. How did we ever survive?
You want a kid now to pedel a bike? How obsurd! Seems kids today have no imagination and live in a fantasy world.
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yup, did it for years.... I started with a Dyno, then went to Haro, Hoffman then, some other brands that I am pretty sure most of you havent heard off, FBM, S&M, DK, TerribleOne, and some others... I still have my FBM in the garage, and still think about getting it out from time to time... it was a blast running from cops in the days...
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JMC, GJS (hand made by older gentleman with custom shop). I picked out everything from spokes to Bullseye hubs. Man those days were fun. Only worries were what are we doing today.
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thats all i really did as a kid! rode the crap out of my bmx bikes. never officially raced but was faster, could jump higher, & do more tricks than 99% of the kids that did race. first real bmx bike was a schwinn sting, then progressed to better bikes, i had at least 3 or 4 hutch's, a GT world tour (first real freestyle/bmx) bikes were commonly stolen around here in those days so i went through more than i should have. best story was when my 1st sting got stolen... a month or so later at the local bike trails a kid shows up WITH MY BIKE... i didnt really say anything & watched him ride & jump on MY bike... well karma showed up at the perfect time... he was pedaling real hard to get speed for a big jump & the bike frame cracked literally in half! he ate the dirt right in front of me & had to carry his/my stolen bike home. it had a small crack near the headset & after some abuse it completely cracked & the handlebars & forks went another direction than him & the rest of the bike, LOL!
my friends had pk rippers, se racings (they made pk ripper), JMC, robinson, DG, & powerlights. BMX was a huge thing in the midwest in the 80's & 90's. we even had indoor racing in the winter!
wish i had pics of my other bikes, heres a pic of my last sting i held onto untill a few years ago when i sold it on ebay for 2 or 3 times what i paid for it. the bike & its "speed-rims" were way to small for me to ride anymore. but i do think about getting a new bmx bike sometimes, i could still do a 180 & bunny hop over 5 gal buckets! the current redlines & gt's with the box frames are super nice!
(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/78w72/IMG_1045-1.jpg)
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still have my Atala 2 from the 80s, a bit rusted now but I might restore it some day
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We lived on our bikes bitd. I've had a 'few' and still have a couple. The one's I've had and wish I kept... 79 Mongoose Supergoos, 83 'Lil Ripper, 85 PK Ripper, 84 GT Pro Performer, 83 Skyway TA and 83 CW Phaze 1. I actually traded the Phaze 1 frame/fork for the PK and an 82 National Pro Long
I still have a few... 82 Diamondback Silver Streak (bought new in 82), 83 Diamondback Silver Streak, 84 Hutch Pro Raider, 84 Mongoose Expert and the 82 National Pro. I am currently restoring an 85 Mongoose California as a Cru Jones tribute. Remember the movie RAD??? Here are the DB 'twins'.
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/folzinal/Diamond%20Back%20Silver%20Streak%20-%2083/dbss-1.jpg)(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/folzinal/Diamond%20Back%20Silver%20Streak%20-%2082/db3-.jpg)
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^^^Eye Candy for sure.
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love the z-rims! i used to have a couple pairs of them, the graphite ones were the best. i used to be able to do a 180 & land just right to fold the rims almost in half, then bounce back up & they would pop right back. if they got too distorted you could put them in the freezer & they would straighten out! also had a set of the rare z-mags.... looked like skyway mags but were the graphite material ACS used.
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I still have my old Redline 2 (80's) and Kastan ('94 ish) w/ JAD 3 pc cranks. Friends had Robinsons, ELF (that thing was light), S&M, & DK. There was a Dyno in there too.
I was into the racing but wound up doing more dirt. We had a few good trails in the area. Have some good scars on my legs from the fun. I miss those days.
A business associate of mine father started Hutch. He has the first bike made.
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I had one of those Schwinn banana seat bikes with the 5 speed shifter that if you slid forward off the seat(blew a pedal) it would get ya right in the n**s. Then got into BMX. This was '80 or so. First bike was a Torker with Torker forks and a lay back seat post. Upgraded as I could afford to. I mowed lawns for $ back then. I was 12 or 13 I think. Mowed alot of lawns and saved like crazy to get my dream bike... A GT With GT forks, GT lay back seat, Skyway black Graphite wheels, gumwall tires, a Skyway platic seat, titanium pedals, Redline flight cranks(the ultimate cranks ever). I think even the handlebars were GT's too. Loved that bike. Rode it everywhere and never let it outta my sight. For two spring breaks, the bike was taken apart and packed for Florida when we flew down. Did this twice, First time was a blast and did some racing that year and wasn't very fast yet sure looked good. The second year I discovered........................................... girls ... I miss that bike... Mike
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I've got two Early 90's BMX bikes. Ones a Redline 340 the other is a Diamond Back not sure what model. I gave $60 for the D/B at a pawn shop. The guy bought it because someone had put Redline John Purse Signature series decals on it.
Took me two weeks to prove to him it wasn't a Redline. I'll put some pictures up.
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I love seeing these vintage BMX bikes, very cool guys! Can I post pics? I pedal but not BMX.
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I love seeing these vintage BMX bikes, very cool guys! Can I post pics? I pedal but not BMX.
Sure, post away. I have road bikes and mountain bikes as well
Here is a spring project my son and I just 'finished'. It's an '84 Mongoose Expert.
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/folzinal/Mongoose%20-%2084%20Expert/goose1.jpg)
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I like mountains...
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/jonnyscotti/005-5.jpg)
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I love seeing these vintage BMX bikes, very cool guys! Can I post pics? I pedal but not BMX.
Sure, post away. I have road bikes and mountain bikes as well
Here is a spring project my son and I just 'finished'. It's an '84 Mongoose Expert.
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/folzinal/Mongoose%20-%2084%20Expert/goose1.jpg)
Looks like there is another project behind it you need to finish
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Looks like there is another project behind it you need to finish
You ain't kidding. I did the other side of the driveway 2 years ago.
It didn't stop raining long enough last year for me to complete the second side.
And to think it all started cause the misses wanted bricks around her watering girl fountain. 1400 bricks later...
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/folzinal/House2010-1.jpg)
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Jonnyscotti, that's a sweet bike... there is some serious travel in those shocks!!
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Jonnyscotti, that's a sweet bike... there is some serious travel in those shocks!!
Thanks, I like it alot! It's not a whole lot of travel, not compared to the downhill bikes anyway. But the 100mm of travel does make doing stuff like this a little easier...
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/jonnyscotti/012-7.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/jonnyscotti/003-5.jpg)
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thats great, do you have a helmet cam? i will try to post a video of my brother doing a down hill with helmet cam
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thats great, do you have a helmet cam? i will try to post a video of my brother doing a down hill with helmet cam
Yeah, try and post! I don't have a helmet cam, I've thought about though.
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I know I sound old but... I would invest in a down hill helmet before adding a camera.
PS, I like the glove coming out of the mountain to the right of you in the first pic. I just hope there isn't a hand in there!!
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I know I sound old but... I would invest in a down hill helmet before adding a camera.
PS, I like the glove coming out of the mountain to the right of you in the first pic. I just hope there isn't a hand in there!!
I'm not doing anything that requires a downhill helmet... Yet. Muahahaha!
Never know what you'll find out here in the desert! :o
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(http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q340/ayers1981/redline340.jpg)
Heres the Redline 340.
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That 'Goose is nice. Well so is Scottis and the Redline. But me likey the goose.
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BMX bikes for me as well. I'm a member over @ the bmxmuseum. Here's my lineup...
1. 1979 Kuwahara KE-1
2. 1981 Kuwahara KM-1
3. 1980 Diamondback Pro Large
4. 1982 Diamondback Silver Streak
5. 1983 Diamondback Viper
6. 1984 Diamondback Pacer
7. 1986 Kuwahara Bravo Pro
8. 1986 Kuwahara Magician
9. 1988 Dyno Pro Compe
Owned a Hutch Trickstar setup for awhile but sold it. Looks like with my new TA the bikes will be taking a backset >:D
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff104/snitzer007/bike-room2.jpg)
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff104/snitzer007/KE-1-full.jpg)
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I've been a BMXer since the early 80's. Owned a large bike/skateboard shop called Rad Rob's in CT for 25 years. Rode trails, flatland, ramps, raced. I've owned so many different ones I can't even remember them all. I started selling off all my old BMX stuff when I realized I had enough used Hutch stuff to sell on Ebay when it took off to buy a complete Hotchkis suspension AND wheels/tires for my bird. Several years later my home was burglarized and all my complete old school bikes were stolen. Included in the bikes stolen were bikes built up on custom made frames from Cyclecraft, my S&Ms, Hoffman SD-4 etc. I figure the crooks got about 13,000.00 in bikes and probably didn't even know what they had.
I raced for about 18 years. Started late (mid 20's) so by the time I got fast I was too old to ever go pro. Lots of memories from hanging out riding and racing with all the big name guys back in the day. I got free bikes, frames etc. from Redline and other companies over the years but no paid travel or entry fees.
Came across this pic recently that was taken at our local dirt jumps known as "Sunnyside" back in the day. The jump was called "The Canyon" LOL and the rider is Mark Lincoln a good friend who also raced on my bike shop team and became an employee. The man has springs for legs! bunnyhopping full size garbage cans was my limit but he made them look like 5 gallon buckets.
I now have a Redline PL20 old school bike, it was a gift from a former employee who collected all the parts on the internet. He felt bad all my bikes were stolen and the ins co wouldn't pay. I'll take a pic later. If this thread keeps going I'll post some other pics of cool stuff.
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/NOTATA/scan%20pics/007.jpg)
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NOT A TA...that is one great pic! You should head over to the museum one day and check things out. Your BMX story would be welcome with open arms. Sorry to hear about your stash getting stolen - that's terrible. Similar things have happened to a few other members as well. So sad.
I'll keep this thread going for sure 8)
Some of my parts
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff104/snitzer007/bike-parts2.jpg)
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I'm a member on the museum although I don't visit very often.
Some of my # plates.
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/NOTATA/MVC-024F.jpg)
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I'm a member on the museum although I don't visit very often.
I have a feeling my time will start to transition from there to here as well now. Change is good.
Next I'll need to determine if I should start selling BMX pieces to pay for my TA habit >:D