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greentoad:
Hi all...

I've been at it again.

The wife is not too happy  >:( - this brings me up to nearly 20 bikes now.

Another find that has Mint Brakes, SR Stem, Lester Mags (amazing condition), 3 Piece Crank (one arm is wrong though), Pads, Reflectors and note the pedals (you seen these lately?), it looks like this bike has hardly been ridden and just left in a shed for a couple of decades.

Any history on Marlboro, or the mags, (are these rare ish now?) would be appreciated, as i'd hate it to get damaged / scratched or broken as it will have to go into storage / sold to a loving home.

Thanks

gmac:
Another good find. Nice to see some pov mods now and again.  :daumenhoch:

I think Gini's have some of those mags for sale.  ;)

Nosnod:
Great find!
Are those MKS Graphite pedals?
Lester mags came in a few different styles and were fitted to quite a few late 70's/early 80's mainly US BMX's such as Schwinns & Team Murrays etc. You don't find that many in the UK, but quite a few pop up regularly on ebay US.

greentoad:
Hi

The pedals are MKS  (well spotted  ;) ) and absolutely mint, no scratches on the sides at all (I nearly had a heart attack, they are as good as NOS), just a bit dusty.

I have done a bit of browsing but all the Lesters that I have seen have been pretty ugly and have reflector connections, I have not managed to find many pics, and none of this style.

It is starting to grow on me and I'm liking the snap pads, anyone know of the mags or the bike, where they where sold, prices, models etc?

Thanks

 

dordymush:
the factory where they were made is in wednesbury in the midlands.
lol my dad used to have the scrap tubing from the factory.
i had a new zapper for nowt one day when one of the lads put a new bike in the top of our skip and said give that to the lad dave.
i was well happy with it.
cranks did'nt last very long though.

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