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Birmingham WHEELS Mini
dinglem:
This turned up in the post this morning ;D
It was posted up on the BMXMuseum a few weeks ago and was located over in Michigan; the owner didn't really know what it was so contacted me and asked a few questions. It turned out he was a GT collector and he agreed to swap this frame for a pair of GT logo tyres i had in my stash(!) as long as i covered the postage in both directions.
I'm pretty chuffed!!!
It has a slightly shorter TT length than my 'Intermediate' (Expert) frames, being 17.5inches in length. I've also just noticed that the TT diameter is smaller than the Intermediate as well. It's the same diameter as the seat post tube, but the down tube is the same larger diameter as the Intermediate frame. It's as light as a feather.
Paint is chipped here and there, with no chrome beneath so i am wondering whether it is the original colour....
Frame number is 619. I only know of one other genuine BW Mini at the moment (also with a high 600+ serial number), and that is still owned by the original BW team WHEELS rider who rode it BITD.
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steve69:
Nice find Mart, it sure is a big looking Mini compered to the Expert. Very much like what a Profile Shelby James is to a Profile Champ Pro :-\
As You/BW like to build them all with skinny's, the main difference looks wise is gonna be the size of the bars and the height of the seat (obviously I can see it has a euro bb).
Look forward to seeing it built and in the line-up :daumenhoch:
dinglem:
Yes mate, it is quite large for a Mini; it çould easily be built as a 'normal' BMX tbh, albeit with a layback.
I actually collected another Mini today, which I purchased from ex-WHEELS team rider Scott Beaumont (now a very successful mountain biker). It has extra features specifically at his request from BITD, including larger welds (he used to break his race bikes) and extra features on the brake bridge. Serial number 671. It also has some original decals and a drilled/lightened seat post clamp. I also have to measure the tube diameters as they seem slightly smaller than the red one.
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bmxband1t77:
WOW...just WOW!
love the welds on the untreated frames....
and love the rear dropouts, look almost SE Looptail.
I Tweeted Scott leading up to and sharing pics after the 27th Sept return to wheels ride out in B'Ham.
seems like a nice bloke.
somewhere i got a pic of the wheels team BITD and he's at the top as a very young rider!
I know where to come if i need any advice on a Wheels bike in future.....that is if you don't bloody own every one in existence by then.... :LolLolLolLol:
dinglem:
Yeah I've been pretty lucky so far in that my research has led me to 4 frames altogether so far, with this team bike being the best find to date. It is actually pictured bottom right in the following pic - you can just about make out the same drilled seat post clamp. Pretty cool!! Scott has asked for it back for a day as his mountain bike sponsors want to do a photo shoot detailing his riding history, so that was a part of the deal. I'll be trying to build this one to his old spec where possible.
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