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A'me unitrons coming soon :)
pickle:
--- Quote from: NORTY40 on November 05, 2014, 11:10 AM ---
--- Quote from: pickle on November 05, 2014, 10:53 AM ---where did this awful saying 'repop' come from? they're new reproduction parts.....repop makes them sound like fake copies (Landar) ???
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We already have NOS (New Old Stock or new old school if your Matt swivel :D) so now maybe we could have NRP's !! (New Reproduction Parts)
Fook me i must be bored ::)
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Love it Joff! NRP it is ;D :daumenhoch:
rodriguez:
--- Quote from: JimBowen on November 04, 2014, 11:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bornintheusa on November 04, 2014, 02:10 AM ---Just what we need... More parts that cross the line between real and fake.
Just like tuf necks, esp stems, SE racing anything, bullseye, unless it has known provenance you may as well assume they are all fake.
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Exactly ;)
All these companys did'nt give a fu ck about old school bmx when the scene went tits up Years ago. They all got out real quick and jumped on the next money making band wagon.
Now they can sell a few old school bmx parts again and add more $ dollars to the bottom line they are all at it. Every single company that did'nt care now see $ dollar signs yet again.
Haro, Profile, Tioga, Tange, A'me, Oakley, Hutch, Skyway the list goes on.
Its not like there is'nt enough old school stuff still out there anyways. Its just that some people would rather spend £20 on a sh it repo Dia Compe Seat Clamp instead of Hunting out and spending £50 on a real NOS One.
Sorry but im a purist, if it aint old school then its not an old school Part or build.
Pads and stickers are fair enough but as for the rest its just a load of
Jap Crap ;)
When i got into old school bmx there was'nt all this Jap Crap stuff around. If you wanted a part you hunted it out and you paid for it which was the Exciting part of the scene and made it all the more exciting and part of the Hunt.
Now its just go on Porkchop and order the crap look alike parts and fool yourself into buying Jap Crap which kinda looks like the real thing but is'nt the real thing. Because people can't be arsed to Hunt Out the real thing and pay a few Quid more.
Like i said it has hurt the scene whichever way you look at it and i know for a fact its the reason why "alot" of people have Sold Out and Moved onto collecting other things.
Is this right or wrong i dont care its how i feel about the repo Jap Crap and what it has done to the Old School BMX Scene.
Just my Opinion ;)
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A lot of the people who have moved on are scensters who move from scene to scene, should it be VW, OSBMX, Starwars Toys, Corgi Toys, Shoes, Handbags, Hat Pins or whatever, while they are in that scene they have to be the best, they get a kick out of displaying their rare, large and most importantly valuable collections and everybody oohing and aahing and saying "you da best".
I've come across a fair few of these types in this hobby, in my opinion they are mostly ego driven people who never had any real love for BMX in the first place, they are money driven and as soon as it looks like their investment is under threat they are off.
Good luck to them the scene is better off with out them. :daumenhoch:
Just my opinion :)
Retrodan72:
--- Quote from: rodriguez on November 05, 2014, 12:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: JimBowen on November 04, 2014, 11:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bornintheusa on November 04, 2014, 02:10 AM ---Just what we need... More parts that cross the line between real and fake.
Just like tuf necks, esp stems, SE racing anything, bullseye, unless it has known provenance you may as well assume they are all fake.
--- End quote ---
Exactly ;)
All these companys did'nt give a fu ck about old school bmx when the scene went tits up Years ago. They all got out real quick and jumped on the next money making band wagon.
Now they can sell a few old school bmx parts again and add more $ dollars to the bottom line they are all at it. Every single company that did'nt care now see $ dollar signs yet again.
Haro, Profile, Tioga, Tange, A'me, Oakley, Hutch, Skyway the list goes on.
Its not like there is'nt enough old school stuff still out there anyways. Its just that some people would rather spend £20 on a sh it repo Dia Compe Seat Clamp instead of Hunting out and spending £50 on a real NOS One.
Sorry but im a purist, if it aint old school then its not an old school Part or build.
Pads and stickers are fair enough but as for the rest its just a load of
Jap Crap ;)
When i got into old school bmx there was'nt all this Jap Crap stuff around. If you wanted a part you hunted it out and you paid for it which was the Exciting part of the scene and made it all the more exciting and part of the Hunt.
Now its just go on Porkchop and order the crap look alike parts and fool yourself into buying Jap Crap which kinda looks like the real thing but is'nt the real thing. Because people can't be arsed to Hunt Out the real thing and pay a few Quid more.
Like i said it has hurt the scene whichever way you look at it and i know for a fact its the reason why "alot" of people have Sold Out and Moved onto collecting other things.
Is this right or wrong i dont care its how i feel about the repo Jap Crap and what it has done to the Old School BMX Scene.
Just my Opinion ;)
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A lot of the people who have moved on are scensters who move from scene to scene, should it be VW, OSBMX, Starwars Toys, Corgi Toys, Shoes, Handbags, Hat Pins or whatever, while they are in that scene they have to be the best, they get a kick out of displaying their rare, large and most importantly valuable collections and everybody oohing and aahing and saying "you da best".
I've come across a fair few of these types in this hobby, in my opinion they are mostly ego driven people who never had any real love for BMX in the first place, they are money driven and as soon as it looks like their investment is under threat they are off.
Good luck to them the scene is better off with out them. :daumenhoch:
Just my opinion :)
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This is very true Rod, we see the 'players' come, buy everything, build everything, sell everything and disappear. The true enthusiasts and collectors will be here for years to come, and won't regard the hobby as something to relieve boredom and pass time.
There's one I won't name that had an impressive collection of bikes a few years ago, and attended the rides on them to be fair to him, but on the rides, felt the need to tell as many people as he could on how much he'd spent, and spent a lot of time trying to prize bikes and bits off people, it really put me off having anything to do with him, shame really.
pickle:
Hmmmm i wonder who that was Dan ??? ;D
it's true though, you also find that a lot of people like that (not all i have to add) buy their stuff at way above the going rate from the states, plus postage and taxes and then want to know why no one buys their 'pride and joy' for exactly what they paid for it (adding on the post and taxes)
region11:
I think its acceptable using re issued items like grips or tyres from A'me, Oakley, Tioga or whoever it may be, especially as rubber over time perishes. Plus, they are hardly fakes as it's a product sold by that particular company at various points in time. Sure, they maybe cashing in on old school, but they are a business after all. So long as they aren't sold as original 80s items at inflated prices. I think builds with NOS parts will always stand out from the crowd anyway and those who want to use original items can carry on and enjoy the hunt :)
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