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Title: how?
Post by: supergoose1980 on March 21, 2010, 10:22 PM: first off im new on here so be gentle, i havent ridden a bmx for a long time and recently i found my old supergoose lurking in the back of mym mum and dads garage. Its gonna need a fair bit of work but it will be worth it. I do have a question many of you will probably find stupid, i like most people riding bmx's in the 80's watched rad and this is my question how did they manage to spin the bars through 360 degrees as it looks like they had front and rear brakes and no giro?. Anyone know?
thanks
Si
Title: Re: how?
Post by: dj_benice on March 21, 2010, 10:29 PM: Potts mod (modification) Hollow bolt stem
Title: Re: how?
Post by: dj_benice on March 21, 2010, 10:31 PM: "A lot of things happened in the freestyle world in 1984 :
The Potts Mod came out. Steve Potts invents a hollow-bolt system for the front brakes. It enables riders to turn their bars without the front brake getting tangled around the handle bar."

courtesy of http://www.23mag.com
Title: Re: how?
Post by: supergoose1980 on March 21, 2010, 10:37 PM: As soon is i read potts mod it all came back to me lol thanks for that
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Post by: supergoose1980 on March 21, 2010, 10:40 PM: how did the back one work?
Title: Re: how?
Post by: snav69 on March 21, 2010, 10:45 PM: Quote from: supergoose1980 on March 21, 2010, 10:40 PM
how did the back one work?

By pressing the lever ;) ;D

On a serious note they more than likely had an extra long cable ;)

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: how?
Post by: hunterdubber on March 21, 2010, 10:45 PM: ACS rotor , first giros in the 80's

ans Skyway did one too
Title: Re: how?
Post by: snav69 on March 21, 2010, 10:48 PM: Quote from: Hunterdubber on March 21, 2010, 10:45 PM
ACS rotor , first giros in the 80's

ans Skyway did one too

Smart Arse :yahoo_silent:

;D
Title: Re: how?
Post by: supergoose1980 on March 21, 2010, 10:49 PM: thanks everyone all seems familiar now
Title: Re: how?
Post by: hunterdubber on March 22, 2010, 06:59 AM: Quote from: snav69 on March 21, 2010, 10:48 PM
Quote from: Hunterdubber on March 21, 2010, 10:45 PM
ACS rotor , first giros in the 80's

ans Skyway did one too

Smart Arse :yahoo_silent:

;D

Someone bought me a book

" Ol' school BMX for dummies " :D ::) ;D
Title: Re: how?
Post by: hunterdubber on March 22, 2010, 07:00 AM: Remembered

Skyway Spinmaster :)
Title: Re: how?
Post by: bobafett on March 22, 2010, 08:25 PM: Any pics of your supergoose before you restore it then mate ? :)
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Post by: mattfx81 on March 23, 2010, 04:55 AM: So were the tail whips.