Author Topic: 1985 GJS Freestyler (Read 23344 times)

PHIL9HUF · « **Reply #75 on:** August 18, 2016, 11:33 PM »

Brilliant mate hope you got it with bars turned and pedals off in the van ready for its debut at MK

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ammacopij72 · « **Reply #76 on:** August 24, 2016, 03:53 PM »

Saw this at MK, one of the bikes of the weekend for me fella!

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #77 on:** August 29, 2016, 05:58 PM »

Thanks for the comments everyone. I want to give this a bit of a tweak. Can anyone sort me out with: a pink dia compe brake cable, dated 85, and a pair of og hutch beartrap pedals (or just cages) - i need the rounded tooth freestyle cages, not the race ones. Hope a kind radster can help me out. Thanks

MartyC · « **Reply #78 on:** September 01, 2016, 12:06 PM »

Looks stunning, great job

factory pilot · « **Reply #79 on:** September 02, 2016, 06:00 PM »

:bump:Any news on those cages or cable yet Andy?

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #80 on:** September 02, 2016, 06:10 PM »

No luck yet Ant

. I'm starting to think that the 85 dated cable that i have is the only one in existance! Dig deep in your parts stashes please radsters. Front or rear is fine, but must be dated 85. Thanks

Picklez · « **Reply #81 on:** September 28, 2016, 11:58 AM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on September 02, 2016, 06:10 PM

No luck yet Ant . I'm starting to think that the 85 dated cable that i have is the only one in existance! Dig deep in your parts stashes please radsters. Front or rear is fine, but must be dated 85. Thanks

Might be worth reaching out to this guy??

http://www.ozbmx.com.au/index.php?/topic/99512-nos-dia-compe-tech-4-levers-and-cables-1985-and-1986/

Not sure if it's levers 85, cables 86, or one of each cable?

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #82 on:** September 28, 2016, 05:09 PM »

Thanks mate. Spoke to him yesterday - he only has cables dated 86 & 87

Thanks for the info - much appreciated. Keep a lookout if you wouldn't mind

glenboy · « **Reply #83 on:** September 28, 2016, 06:11 PM »

Wow crazy nice that , all top banana , just right amount of pink not over kill,

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dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #84 on:** September 28, 2016, 06:21 PM »

I now have the Hutch beartraps. Just the cable to go and then it's finished

double chevron · « **Reply #85 on:** September 29, 2016, 08:41 AM »

Only discovering this thread now..
Wow, impressive from start to finish, well done Andy

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #86 on:** October 01, 2016, 01:39 AM »

This is awesome mate. Nothing I don't love about it.

brimfull · « **Reply #87 on:** January 06, 2017, 09:03 PM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on July 17, 2016, 11:34 PM

Ant factory pilot suggested that for brakes I should use something else instead of MX 900/1000's, and he suggested 880's as they would be bang on era correct for a 1985 build. The word must have got round that I was looking for some, and I got an email from Del offering me a set. They were in great condition but white, so I got the oven pride out, stripped them and gave them a polish. They came out looking great in no time

For levers I was going to stick with trusty tech 3's, but again ant said that tech 4's were the lever to have in '85. He was right of course. He kindly gave me a set of mint '85 levers that had been fitted to his Aero Reflex. The levers had been NOS prior to them being fitted. The only issue was that they were white, so it was out with the oven pride and polishing mop again

I see you used ovenpride to strip the levers, I thought they were painted not anodised so you would use synstrip on them? I only ask as I've got some Tech 4 levers I want to do the same to.
They've come up brilliantly, were they hard to polish?
Love this bike as it shouts mid eighties freestyle to me

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #88 on:** January 06, 2017, 09:54 PM »

Thanks. Now you've got me thinking! I honestly can't remember now! It probably was synstrip. They stripped very easily. Dia compe levers and calipers polish up really well, with a deep shine and uniform finish. Other cheaper brakes don't come out as good, probably due to the quality of the alloy. I used a polishing cylinder with a drill bit fitting. I secured wrapped a cloth around the bottom of the lever/caliper, and secured it in a vice. I used peek polish - only a small amount. The brakes polish up within a few seconds, but it takes time because of all the curves and angles. I do the hard to get at areas by hand. A pair of calipers and levers takes about an hour to polish

Send them to me if you're struggling, and i'll do them for you

brimfull · « **Reply #89 on:** January 06, 2017, 10:16 PM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on January 06, 2017, 09:54 PM

Thanks. Now you've got me thinking! I honestly can't remember now! It probably was systrip. They stripped very easily. Dia compe levers and calipers polish up really well, with a deep shine and uniform finish. Other cheaper brakes don't come out as good, probably due to the quality of the alloy. I used a polishing cylinder with a drill bit fitting. I secured wrapped a cloth around the bottom of the lever/caliper, and secured it in a vice. I used peek polish - only a small amount. The brakes polish up within a few seconds, but it takes time because of all the curves and angles. I do the hard to get at areas by hand. A pair of calipers and levers takes about an hour to polish

Send them to me if you're struggling, and i'll do them for you

Thanks mate, that's a fantastic offer and that's why this place is so,good

I'll have a go at that and see how they come out. We make racing and sports wheelchairs at work so worse case I'll stick them in with some bits when we get some titanium frames polished next time

RadRat · « **Reply #90 on:** January 09, 2017, 04:19 PM »

Gorgeous!

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #91 on:** January 10, 2017, 01:25 AM »

Quote from: RadRat on January 09, 2017, 04:19 PM

Gorgeous!

Thanks. I now have a stamped Hutch donut seat clamp and Hutch freestyle beartrap pedals. I'll get them fitted in the spring and put some updated pics up. Still looking for that elusive '85 pink cable though

benno · « **Reply #92 on:** February 12, 2017, 05:29 PM »

just popped in for another look at this absolute stunner , and your build threads are almost as good as the builds themselves

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #93 on:** February 13, 2017, 02:39 PM »

Quote from: benno on February 12, 2017, 05:29 PM

just popped in for another look at this absolute stunner , and your build threads are almost as good as the builds themselves

Thanks Mike. Have i told you that i'm looking for another '85 cable?!

It now has Hutch freestyle beartrap pedals. Ant has those DX's now

Avro · « **Reply #94 on:** February 13, 2017, 03:33 PM »

Very cool ride

Thought this might be of interest, sorry my computer skills are very limited and I had a bit of bother getting the pictures here. The first page is the last one, sorry:
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Midschoolfool · « **Reply #95 on:** February 13, 2017, 03:46 PM »

Lovely bike fella. Loved how anal you were about getting it right too. I really respect attention to details.

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #96 on:** February 13, 2017, 04:53 PM »

^ thanks

and ^^ thanks too. Thanks to a kind radster (Antony factory pulot), i have this magazine that features the bike test, but thank you for posting up the scans

Look at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare!

factory pilot · « **Reply #97 on:** February 13, 2017, 06:34 PM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on February 13, 2017, 04:53 PM

^ thanks
and ^^ thanks too. Thanks to a kind radster (Antony factory pulot), i have this magazine that features the bike test, but thank you for posting up the scans
Look at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare!

I bloody love this pics ... Can I have my magazine back now!

Just kidding ... It's a very cool bike review though thanks for posting it up

Ooh and for those that haven't scene this amazing build thread yet or those that need to see it again and we all should ....... BUMP!!!

NORTY40 · « **Reply #98 on:** February 13, 2017, 07:50 PM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on February 13, 2017, 04:53 PM

Look at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare!

You need to speak to the guy who sent you the magazine and prise a set of those tyres from him Andy

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #99 on:** February 13, 2017, 10:53 PM »

Quote from: NORTY40 on February 13, 2017, 07:50 PM

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on February 13, 2017, 04:53 PM

Look at the tyres on the test bike.. Panaracer radial freestle tyres. Mega rare!

You need to speak to the guy who sent you the magazine and prise a set of those tyres from him Andy

I don't think i'd be able to prise them from his death like grip on them!

Am more than happy with my comp st's. Those Panaracers couldn't have gone to a better home