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Rare, scarce, desirable, valuable
Gnarlyscoots:
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I like Chubby's ethos ... Let's see more builds with wiedo parts or Landar, Victor it YES copy parts on .... It's what most of us used BITD .., can't see it happening though.
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Sadly that will not happen. Too many people are tied to the idea that expensive means better and that is what everyone else wants to see on your bike.
Even back in the day, we were swapping out parts for better ones, and we all knew Dia Compe, Sugino, Tioga etc were better than the cheaper products.
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dinglem:
My tastes have changed a fair bit since I started collecting and building, possibly based on the opinion of others I must admit, and also due to research and curiosity. There are some parts I have now that I totally missed bitd, but I now find interesting.
I always liked Brum WHEELS so that was always going to be a huge part of my interest, and always will be, and I like that there aren't many out there and that they are not on the top of other people's lists. Mine is one of only 4 known Pro's for example, and only 2 in the UK and yet it probably wouldn't sell for as much as a Haro or a Skyway of which there are loads.
My third resto was a Skyway TA, mainly because they were splashed all over everything in the 80's and I always wanted one back then. It was my first really cash-intensive resto and I loved building it, and I was lucky to stumble across the lowest known US serial number frame. Over the subsequent years I really went off it though, and when somebody contacted me out-of-the-blue trying to buy it (and offered me CrAzY money for it I might add.... and I mean car money) I had zero issues letting it go.
My biggest issue is there are a few parts on every build that I just hate buying. I hate spending money on brakes for example. They are a necessity rather than something I find exciting to source.
Chasing something specific like mega-lightweight parts for my WHEELS Ti prototype has been fab as I have had to research lightweight period parts and try to unearth them, and that is what I like. I learn things along the way, which is part of the fun for me. I had never heard of HarborLite bikes or parts until I started looking into this build, and now have a very rare set of their lightweight bars which I never would have done before. Obscure and unusual, yes. Valuable?? Probably not as few know what they actually are, especially in the UK.
I have a stash of nice parts waiting for the right F&F to come along, but to be honest I have actually started thinning that collection out a bit as there are only a few other bikes I would like to build now. I still have my BW Cruiser to finish, but that's about it apart from the Ti. I held my Bottema forks waiting until I found the WHEELS Pro, and when it arrived I had the whole build ready to go. I'd love a pair of skatepark Bottema forks also, and will get a pair at some point, but then i'll have to decide what frame to mount them on.
Not really sure where I am going with this, but I seem to now prefer the rarer British brands, and actively avoid the well known mainstream US ones. I took a punt on 'Rusty Rick' to see if I could salvage it, and because it was cheap!
I haven't paid top dollar for anything for a while now. I have things like Son-Lites, Bottema forks and ClemTwin cranks, and fortunately I got my hands on those before prices went crazy. I've also got obscure stuff that I am into, like Hanabishi cranks, Vector PV-1 pedals, Akron BMX grips (3 pairs of) and recently I developed a fascination for ACS Stoker pedals too.
I am not too sure the 4 words in the thread title are at all related, it comes down to individuality and personal tastes.
factory pilot:
Going to back to tyres Clint .. A lot of prices are driven by ignorance/availability .. Remember when Rainbow labels commanded big money :uglystupid2: ... It's like my knarler knobby tyres on my quad ..people think the label is late but they are cleared dated 83 on the sidewall.
I've recently spent a lot of money on a skyway platform ... I paid top dollar because it was NOS .., it's a part that has very limited appeal .. I can't see myself ever getting my money back but it's not about that for me .... I'm mega excited .. It's another part I always wanted as a kid ... This is the biggest driving force for me ...
portypaul:
Why are dirt skirts so expensive for what they are.
chubby:
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--- Quote from: oldschoolace on October 10, 2016, 09:57 AM ---So using tyres as an example. Pools aren't that rare and are pretty much useless to ride on yet they can fetch up to 5 times what you could buy something really scarce like a tioga pro hex ???
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I think a lot of parts are/can be bought out of ignorance ... Pools are seen to be cool but what year are they actually from ? 86/87? So not era correct for my builds ...
I like Chubby's ethos ... Let's see more builds with wiedo parts or Landar, Victor it YES copy parts on .... It's what most of us used BITD .., can't see it happening though .. Many of us are BMX snobs ( myself included )
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Exactly where I'm heading with a build Ant, trying to find some half decent comp 3 copies at the min. The whole build should cost less than a wank sent of redline cranks.....
Far as I can find out the frame is the only one in the UK too :LolLolLolLol:
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