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BMXed:
        Hi everyone,

    New to the site and was wanting to see if I could get some advice on putting together an early 80's bike. Got the itch recently to build one.....or 2.....or 5..... but was wondering if all of these BADASS examples on the section "Bike of the month/year" are using re-issued parts or are you guys hunting these parts down and refurbishing them? Basically, I guess im asking if there are some websites you would suggest to buy oldschool parts or f&fs? I really am leaning towards doing a tricked out Quadangle or PK but ebay has a scattering of odds and ends. I havent paid much attention to BMX after 84' and figured the bikes of today would make the early 80s bikes obsolete. But, the early 80's bikes DOMINATE, in my opinion.
      I threw a Hutch f&f in the trash a year ago....figured no one would want it by now. I would've never guessed there would be the following that I have stumbled across on the internet. When we rode then, there were BMX bikes all OVER this area, on any given day. 25 years later, you might see 1 BMX bike every month...sad.
     So, I want to try for a bike of the month competition and remember the old days......any advice would be great!
                       .........damned middle age crisis;)
    Thanks alot!

    Steve

       

MartyC:
Usually 99.5% of the vintage bikes are built with either NOS (New Old Stock) from bitd or from refurbished original parts.  There aren't actually that many parts that are made as reproductions of the original and some companies are still actually making parts (like tyres).  There are a few shops and I mean a few, try www.skatepool.com, www.alansbmx.com and if you have deep pockets www.vert-ego.com.  Ebay is really a necessary evil and many good items can be found there at a price, old school collecting is not a low cost 1980's priced hobby  ;).

CD17:
Or the for sale & wanted section's on here   :daumenhoch:

meticulous:
beware buying on the bay as there is a lot of snide crap, your safest bet is to buy on here, you might pay a premium for it, but as long as its genuine and possibly nos, you shouldnt go wrong.

JT71:
I can be your friend. let's talk about what parts you need.  :daumenhoch:

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