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Rebel freestyler.............??

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clonerz:
I must say, although i own a rebel, they really do not show up very often these days in my experience. And to find one with decals intact is maybe more difficult. Although they werent a super expensive frame back in the day, i know not tons and tons of them were sold. I feel that they now must be one of the hidden gems in the british made BMX section, (im sure they were made in the U.K.) They were very well made from reynolds 531 tubing (frame and forks) and were around about the same price as the DP freestyler, but in my opinion they are a superior product. Very strong, and the chrome plate on them is excellent. I wish there was more survivors left of these to buy as there a great inexpensive (at the moment) build.

dannywhiteley:
You are correct, they very rarely show up, and when they do almost always have the decals missing.  This I believe leads them to be mis represented.

I just bought a frame and forks (same as yours clonerz - twin top tube frame and genuine forks), only it wasnt quite as the auction described.  The frame was badly hand painted silver (not chrome as it looked it the auction), the seat tube is split below the top tube and the cranks were missing parts.   Not very impressed as I paid £155 for it.

However, after speaking to the seller and explaining my displeasure, he refunded £95, meaning it only cost me the £60 he had invested in it, so fair play to him.  More like it, but still have a damaged frame thats no good to me.  Luckily I didnt sell my other Rebel frame (in my signature below) that I can use with the forks.

All stripped now ready for white powder and new repop decals and pads.

I also just won a set of NOS Reynolds 531 Peugeot bars from Alans that will have the Peugeot sticker removed and replaced with a Rebel decal as they are exactly the same as the Xpert bar in the ad below.


The one reason I love Rebel so much is its the bike that the cool kid in my class had when I was a 10 year old living in Anglesey, Wales.  He had a chrome race frame, and everyone else had Halfords specials.  He let me ride it back in summer 86 and it spawned a longing to eventually own one.  However the race frame seems even harder to find, and anyway, im a sucker for a twin top tube...

nickk:
Just joined the forum lovin  :smitten: these rebel threads as i need to get this bad boy back to its former glory

Where did you get your decals from danny?  ;)   

dannywhiteley:
You dont wanna sell it do you...?

Pm Del for decals, he's just making me a set up from scratch.

nickk:
Ha Ha think i might hang onto it for bit sorry bud,Cheers for the decal info anyways :daumenhoch:

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