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Help with my first (BMX) build of Ammaco Team Sprint - any help appreciated !

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bobafett:
Hi Simon - don't know where your up to on your build mate but just thought i'd let you know that i have a set of ARAYA 7X in blue ano - they were NOS rims and hubs built up with new spokes but they have been ridden so have brake rub - the ano is mint on the inside of the rim still, and the hubs and spokes are mint - i was gonna polish the brake rub and make them shine sides as they'll look sweet with that done - also got a set of V bars that came off an ammaco - chrome is pitted so better to be re-chromed i think or maybe try an OA bath on 'em ? LMK if your interested in either and i'll fire some pics over to ya  :daumenhoch:

simonm:
yeh, V intrested.  Fire the pics / price over please.

Cheers.

bobafett:
Will do bud - I'm in work at the mo but i'll get 'em over to ya tonight - I think i've got some blue comp 3 copy tyres as well if i remember rightly  :daumenhoch:

simonm:
aha... cool. look foreward to seeing pics.. ta.

Spen69:
Hi Simon

Well it was only a matter of time before I spotted a post about Ammaco bikes mate - I think Matt (Swivel) and me have owned them all in the past bud, so we can help.

Matt is your man when it comes to a historic true builds and knowledge, but I build mine how I'd have done them BITD (Back In The Day) if I'd have had a few quid more than my paper round and pocket money would let me stretch to. Back in 1982 my folks bought me an Ammaco 202 which was not a great bike let's face it. I flogged it in 1983 when I got a Mongoose Californian which got upgraded, raced and ridden off any ramp I could find, so my interest has always been building the bikes I had back then. Having done this, I upgraded them piece at a time and now I have these two examples:

1982 Ammaco 202 found NOS in a box in an old bike shop basement by my brother 9 years ago and my first build:


Now it has Pro-Class wheels with GT intermediate tyres, DC MX900's with Tech3's, Tuff Neck stem and an Aero saddle. Whilst it rides a bit rubbish to be honest, I love it as it's how I wanted to build my original bike nearly 30 years ago, so I just ride it every now and then. I will NEVER sell this bike, especially as it has my original 1983 Pro-Class wheels on it that my dad kept in his shed when I put a set of Tuffs on my 'goose...... :smitten: :smitten:

1984 Ammaco Team Champion bought off here (cheers Wolfiehere :daumenhoch:) about a year ago:


This bike is a bit more ridable and I ride it around racetracks for fun. It's got Araya 7X's in red with a Sugino 3-pc crank and new DC MX901 brakes. It's not a bad little toy and is light, despite the oversize tubes. I'll eventually sell this bike I'm sure, but I like it a lot right now and enjoy riding it like I stole it round tracks!

My advice is to build what you can afford. Ammaco were the poor man's Mongoose originally BITD, so the parts weren't top-notch but because f that, they are quite difficult to find decent ones. You often find you could get better parts for the kind of money you're paying to build the bike as it was from the factory, but the truth of the matter is the first thing we all did as kids was swap bits and upgrade your bikes when ever you could (or broke something :2funny:)

Finally, to help you get an idea of what your bike could look like, here's another bike I will never sell as it's a proper antique, my 1978 Team Mongoose. It's got blue Araya 7X's and blue Comp's on it, so I hope it helps inspire you to get the bike finished.



Most important thing about this site is it's full of idiots like me who refuse to grow up and love nothing better than to ride about on bikes far too small for them and simply don't care as we love it. Put a wanted add on the wanted pages for bits and people will help you no problem, but don't forget if you buy a 1980's Mongoose stamped crank, make sure you get the BB (Bottom Bracket) to fit it as they are a special thread that will cost a fortune to buy new if you have to :daumenhoch:

Post some pics when the buke's built mate and keep us posted on the progress.

Regards - Spen

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