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Johnny chopper
snoopy72:
Good luck with the build Jono :daumenhoch:
bmxband1t77:
I think you'll do alright.
You've had plenty of input and interest in what should be done so it's up to you. It's your bike after all?
I'm not a purist but I also love the superb era correct bikes made and shared here purely from a nostalgia point of view.
Just look at Octobers BOTM? Incredible lineup there.
Myself I put on new stuff because I don't have anything seriously retro yet.
I also consider, as I ride all mine fairly hard I won't be trusting 30 year old pedals on 30 year old cranks held up by 30 year old stem on 30 year old bars. From metal fatigue point of view something's gotta give.
Admittedly the oldest part on one of mine is an 84 tuff neck Chainwheel. Not much to go wrong there so balance it out and it'll be fine.
So good luck and bung it up for us to follow. I'm sure you'll be getting a lot of hits and help.
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Bornintheusa:
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--- Quote from: Jono on November 02, 2014, 06:09 PM ---I'm not a repop man personally, not that I have a problem with those that use em so it's not been an easy decision for me but I'm looking forward to building n riding this one cheers
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I think it's a cracking frame and building it would make a great project :daumenhoch:
I don't understand your reluctance to use replica parts as like it's a replica to start with :-\
I'm with DTTDB on the repops, I'd build it with as many repop parts as I could to suit a 79 bike, for example, Cinelli Unicantor seat and Cheng Shin 183s, I'd only use NOS were I had to.
I agree with Stidds about the difficulty in doing a replica of Stu's bike without the patina.
If you want to be really flamed you should post it on BMXsociety. :LolLolLolLol:
http://www.bmxsociety.com/topic/57421-the-str-1-info-thread/page-2
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Thanks for making it easy for me by not having tour type a long reply "wantit"
58 delray:
cant see a problem with using 70s/80s parts on it, it wasnt an issue when the Haro or GHP frames came out, no one batted an eyelid then.....
stidds:
--- Quote from: 58 delray on November 04, 2014, 10:52 AM ---cant see a problem with using 70s/80s parts on it, it wasnt an issue when the Haro or GHP frames came out, no one batted an eyelid then.....
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Yes they did Andy, there was discussions all over the place. Maybe not so much on here but Museum, Vintage, Society were awash with threads.
Plus to be honest there is a difference between a run of the mill Haro or GHP and one of the rarest frames in this hobby.
Jono can and should do whatever he wants with his frame, however because of what it is you will always get people that hate that frame.
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