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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: JG on February 15, 2010, 01:58 PM
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Hello Everyone :daumenhoch:
Right im working on a copy of a Skyways BMX and it's coming on nicely i must say,iv had a bit of trouble getting parts etc but apart from that going well.
I did find someone on Ebay selling retro bits and came to a agreement on a freewheel rear cog i sent payment by cash in post,and when i emailed the person they said they never got the cash but i did send it so be careful there user name is ROCKCHICK_1 :Aresehole:
But anyway here are a few pictures of it what do you think ??
My friend is also doing a StreetBeater Copy :coolsmiley:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/Image001-8.jpg)
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hmmm..........rockchick_1 thats Biagio, Vert-ego or r-dog-jim as he is also known and like you say :Aresehole:
Anyway.......nice build, what frame is it based on ?
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Biagio may overprice his stuff but I don't think he needs to rob anyone mind...
Anyway nice skyway :daumenhoch:
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That frame set looks like this one ???
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=103806.0
Maybe you could help him out with what it is ;)
:coolsmiley:
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Hello there :daumenhoch:
Yeh i did send the cash but i did not send it by recorded delivery so like he says (rockchick_1) my own fault.
Any im not a 100% sure what the frame is but it's very close to the real deal so im been told,think ill have to get in touch with the person i got the frame off see if he knows.
It's just trying to find the bits :shocked: can be tough
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hmmm..........rockchick_1 thats Biagio, Vert-ego or r-dog-jim as he is also known and like you say :Aresehole:
Anyway.......nice build, what frame is it based on ?
Why does he operate under different name on ebay :yahoo_silent:
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cool.....but personally i'd lose that layback and seat :daumenhoch:
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hmmm..........rockchick_1 thats Biagio, Vert-ego or r-dog-jim as he is also known and like you say :Aresehole:
Anyway.......nice build, what frame is it based on ?
Why does he operate under different name on ebay :yahoo_silent:
Im unsure to be honest but be carefull if you deal with them :-X
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cool.....but personally i'd lose that layback and seat :daumenhoch:
Yeh thanks it's looking better yeh im unsure about the seat but im going to see what it looks like when i get a few other bits on it :daumenhoch:
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That frame set looks like this one ???
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=103806.0
Maybe you could help him out with what it is ;)
:coolsmiley:
its not the same paul ..it has no cable clips on it ::)
p.s looking good dude
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;D
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Morning folk iv emailed the person who i got the frame off to see if he can shed some light on it :daumenhoch:
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Morning everyone iv emailed rockchick_1 again about my missing cogs i payed for off himself and got a very nasty message back .. so people be care :daumenhoch:
I can post email message if peole want to read it :angrysoapbox: called all of us stupid :2gunsfiring_v1:
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nice build that JG !
personally ive had no probs with the VERTIGO crew !
but get the email up (freedom of speech) !
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Rockchick_1's message :shocked:
You sound like total prize****** I lose between $2000-$5000 to dishonest individuals in usa per year so please do not lecture me
Do u think I need bad press? I prefer good press and for you to return with more purchases and tell people about your great experience
But you really are a total **** go join all your friends at www dot stupid Bmx for dot com
Rgds
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Anyway iv got a few more bits yesterday for the skyway 8)
EZ bars
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/20-2.jpg)
Sharkbite pedals
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/17-2.jpg)
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nice frame mate, and I'm liking the sharkbite's where did you get them from?
Bobby :daumenhoch:
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Anyway iv got a few more bits yesterday for the skyway 8)
EZ bars
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/20-2.jpg)
Sharkbite pedals
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/17-2.jpg)
please loose them shark bite pedals get some thing nice and old school pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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please loose them shark bite pedals get some thing nice and old school pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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They're from the 80's Neil so are old school ::) , all be it from the second half of the 80's ;)
:coolsmiley:
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and fook me do they BITE!! i have a scar from 38 stiches on my shin from one of those fookers! :2gunsfiring_v1:
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I've been screwed by thew same person >:(
wouldn't buy from them if they had the last part on earth!
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nice frame mate, and I'm liking the sharkbite's where did you get them from?
Bobby :daumenhoch:
Hello Bobby i brought them off Ebay :daumenhoch: my friend has got a pair in his shop but there Black :)
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I've been screwed by thew same person >:(
wouldn't buy from them if they had the last part on earth!
Yeh same here i would deal with them again sorry guys :tickedoff:
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and fook me do they BITE!! i have a scar from 38 stiches on my shin from one of those fookers! :2gunsfiring_v1:
Yeh my mate did say they will bite if im not carefull .... see how i get on with them may go old cage style yet :-\
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I don't use Biagio / Vert-Ego / Rockchick_1 very often, mainly due to pricing.....BUT..... if I am desperate for a specific part and he has it then it's good to know he is there - his prices are often very high but his service (for me at least) has always been spot on and I certainly don't think he is going to steal from you - he's a shop FFS ! he want's repeat custom !
I do think sending cash in the post is pretty naive though - think of all the hands it has to pass through - I think the blame for your lost money may lie elsewhere :-X ::)
Good luck with the build - and lose that braced seatpost :-X :LolLolLolLol:
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if you dont want to shell out to much cash red sx pedals :daumenhoch:
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I don't use Biagio / Vert-Ego / Rockchick_1 very often, mainly due to pricing.....BUT..... if I am desperate for a specific part and he has it then it's good to know he is there - his prices are often very high but his service (for me at least) has always been spot on and I certainly don't think he is going to steal from you - he's a shop FFS ! he want's repeat custom !
Yeh your right but after the last message whch he sent on here and some of his feedback is negative think im just going to steer clear,but thats just me :yahoo_silent:
I do think sending cash in the post is pretty naive though - think of all the hands it has to pass through - I think the blame for your lost money may lie elsewhere :-X ::)
Yeh your right again i done it before and really i should have sent it recorded like he says,or even sent a cheque ???
Good luck with the build - and lose that braced seatpost :-X :LolLolLolLol:
Think ill leave it all as it is now and see how it looks when all built :coolsmiley:
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if you dont want to shell out to much cash red sx pedals :daumenhoch:
Yeh iv got my eye on a pair of mks cage pedals :daumenhoch:
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if you are sending cash in the post you should ALWAYS send it special delivery, you cannot expect biagio to send you the goods if the money has gone missing....
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if you are sending cash in the post you should ALWAYS send it special delivery, you cannot expect biagio to send you the goods if the money has gone missing....
To be honest i normally do but i did not this time .. never mind someone is Ł30 better off :daumenhoch:
Iv got 2 rear cogs sorted :coolsmiley:
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Hi Guys Done Some More Today 8)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/21.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/22-1.jpg)
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just my opinion but please lose that seat post :daumenhoch:
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does spoil it.
looking good other wise.
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that will be one wheelie machine :daumenhoch:
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does spoil it.
looking good other wise.
Ye i might change a few things on it ..but im waiting to see how it looks when completed :daumenhoch:
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Hello everyone iv now got the tyre's and grips fitted,my camera phone is crap but does look nice in the flesh :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/Image000-12.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm105/CARRERASPORT/Image001-9.jpg)
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Please take a (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/hacksaw.jpg) to that seatpost please :)
Part from that :4_17_5:
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Please take a (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/hacksaw.jpg) to that seatpost please :)
Part from that :4_17_5:
Humm when i get the brakes ill get a standard seat post in and take a picture and see what folk think then :-\
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Please take a (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/hacksaw.jpg) to that seatpost please :)
Part from that :4_17_5:
Humm when i get the brakes ill get a standard seat post in and take a picture and see what folk think then :-\
Just Cut it...if you sit on it at the way it is now you will be putting too much stress on the frame,sure if you ask nicely someone on here will have an old chromo post they will donate or hand over for the price of a bag of chips.
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should have sent a cheque.
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Now on Ebay :Great_Britain:
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Now on Ebay :Great_Britain:
What?? ???
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Sorry should have explained it better.
This project (Skyways Copy) is now on Ebay.
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i know just how you feel about losing money, biagio - when you didn't receive the seat i sent back to you, and then you didn't complete the lost post form for me, i ended up losing Ł108.
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:fart:
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Is it a Burner frame & forks?
Looks more like an AKISU frameset to me...
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so Ratty says http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=103806.msg1025663#msg1025663
Bye bye, Akisu!
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still want to see JG's friends 'Streetbeater' :LolLolLolLol:
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Is it a Burner frame & forks?
Looks more like an AKISU frameset to me...
Hello i was told when i brought the frame and folks is was a 80's Releigh.
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still want to see JG's friends 'Streetbeater' :LolLolLolLol:
He's sold that a few months ago.
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Is it a Burner frame & forks?
Looks more like an AKISU frameset to me...
Hello i was told when i brought the frame and folks is was a 80's Releigh.
Well I know a fair bit about Raleigh's (not seen many Releigh's though :D)
If you post up some decent pictures of the frame incl. drop outs.. I can tell you for sure.
If its oval tubing and there is an 'R' cut out in the rear drop outs then its a MK2 Burner... but squinting at your pictures all I can see is a little triangle and what looks to be a brace between the chainstays at the rear of the BB... if thats the case it aint NO Burner.
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Yes it has triagles cut out in the frame and the front forks have 3 holes in line .
It also has numbers stamp on the frame under the crack housing.
What frame do you think it is ?
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Crack House? where do you live?
The pics are too small to make a positive ID but the drop outs look like AKISU style...
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under the crack housing.
Crack House? where do you live?
:2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
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dropouts remind of 1983 Akisu or Raleigh DXR
backstays and brake mount (?) look a lot like 1983 Raleigh R2500 ---which, again, has no oval tubing :-\
guess i need to find me a crack housing
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JESUS :shocked:
You had, like EVERY BEST BIKE.... FFS :2funny:
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/MT_.jpg)
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http://bmxsociety.com/topic/47931-any-ideas-what-frame-this-is/page__p__417216__hl__akisu__fromsearch__1's=3f3323f8c96cfbe6c447c6dae7d93a25#entry417216
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http://bmxsociety.com/topic/47931-any-ideas-what-frame-this-is/page__p__417216__hl__akisu__fromsearch__1's=3f3323f8c96cfbe6c447c6dae7d93a25#entry417216
The orange one looks the same .... and it is :-\