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1984 Astron Pro

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Gnarlyscoots:
I have always liked the 'different' frame and fork sets, the odd and/or rare ones, that look different from the 'norm'. My Direct Links are an example, with the superb rear triangles....



or my TNT with it's unique rear drops....



and the superb design and build of my Puch Trak Pro with it's floval tubing, simple designed drops and gorgeous gusset. So when my good friend Will decided to part with one of his really rare Astron Pro frame and forks, I had to have it. The simple, yet superb looking design, is different to anything else. The huge oversized tubing making it look heavy, but is surprisingly really light.

An advert for the Frame and Fork...



I'm pretty sure there were only 120 made, 20-white and 100-chrome. This one was originally white, that's why it has such a low serial number.  The only 2 pro riders for Astron were Joey Guerra and Shawn Carmody, and the company was owned by Milton Walters out of Farmington, New Mexico. Astron only made frame sets, decals, riders outfits, t-shirts and trucker hats, as far as I can tell, and they were only in business for just under 3 years before Freestyle over shadowed the Bmx industry.  :daumenhoch:















The final part arrived today, after many months of swapping this for that, researching, and collecting the right items, so hopefully, if the weather is good to me, I shall post up the finished build tomorrow  :daumenhoch:

I have tried to keep this as American as I could, bar a couple of exceptions which you will see, due to US products either not suiting this bike, or were just plain junk.

I started with the wheel set. NOS first gen alloy Sun rims laced to NOS first gen GT race lace hubs. NOS black 16T Suntour freewheel. I cannot be happier with how these look. I have wrapped them in NOS 2nd gen fat/thin Mitsuboshi Comp III's, to compliment them  :)






I wanted a good quality branded crank that is also era correct to the frame set year of manufacture, and went with some near mint first gen original Bullseye cranks and Bullseye BB. The decals are also genuine NOS.



To compliment the cranks, and to keep it era correct, I wanted a genuine NOS set of second gen Bullseye pedals. I had been made aware that there were a few sets sold, via Ebay, back in 2008 to 2010, which had replicated cages and bolts fitted. So after an extensive and tiring search for the truth, and the differences between the 'new' and genuine pedals, I tracked down a great source who showed me what to look for. He also put me in touch with someone who sold me these.....



They came with both sized axles, 9/16 and 1/2", but as the inner workings of the pedals are very unique, and each axle having a guide pressed into the end, I had to call on my good friend Clint (oldschoolace) to assist in getting some guides made for the 9/16 axles, as they didn't have any. Thank you Clint  :4_17_5:

I had a choice of stems to use, being American, but decided to go with a Hutch deep H. Seat clamp to match the line, first gen Hutch donut.




Brakes........well, there wasn't anything calliper or lever wise American on the market really, so I opted for a trusty NOS MX1000 and Tech 3 lever in chrome ( I later had to swap the 1000 for a 900 due to the brake bridge/triangle setup ). American cable and pads fitted, NOS Terry cable and NOS straight finned Mathauser pads (shown on complete).

deeman:
That's mint Terry...I am sure this will be another belter  :4_17_5:

CustardLips:
Love that frameset... looking forward to this build.   :)

Tel-boy75:
Love those Mathauser pads  :daumenhoch:

factory pilot:
Terry a great thread and another great build on the go!  :4_17_5:
Sorry I didn't vote for your thruster dude ... I can see your M.O. now and understand where you're coming from.
 It's great to delve into the archives and unearth the unusual ... It keeps our hobby remaining fresh and interesting :daumenhoch:

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