RADBMX.CO.UK
Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: firebirdmini on May 29, 2010, 07:04 PM
-
hi alll
having ridden at hounslow bmx during the days of bmx beat, i had a march mini and a firebird freestyler mini, i was in the loft the other day and came across my 2 bikes, didnt realise thier was such a following of these bikes. I plan to restore the dp firebird freestyler mini to original conditon, does any body have any press pics at the time or any other info, it woras along time ago themselves restored one, thanks for help
-
There isn't much in the way of informationon the mini freestyler. Only one press picture that was in action bike mag. You can veiw this on my web site on the adverts page.
Is your White or chrome, 16 or 20" version?
Steve
-
There isn't much in the way of informationon the mini freestyler. Only one press picture that was in action bike mag. You can veiw this on my web site on the adverts page.
Is your White or chrome, 16 or 20" version?
Steve
i think it was 16 as i was very young at the time, it had red decals and the bike is chrome, which i will post pics of soon, thanks for help, do you have any pics so i can get ideas for new parts, i will pos some pics soon
-
Ok, I have a 16 " mini freestyler, very nice. Never seen a chrome one before very interesting.
Is yours a complete bike?
There were no adverts of the 16" freestyler, only one small advert showing a complete build that a bike shop could put together for you. This advert is also on my site.
steve
-
Ok, I have a 16 " mini freestyler, very nice. Never seen a chrome one before very interesting.
Is yours a complete bike?
There were no adverts of the 16" freestyler, only one small advert showing a complete build that a bike shop could put together for you. This advert is also on my site.
steve
sorry looking at your site in the mini freestyler, you have one in a blue colour mine is a 20 the twin top tubes came staright off the top of the head tube and staright down to the rear dropouts but in chrome with original decals, it was bought as a built bike, the best christmas a boy could have, suntour crank, seat post clamp etc will be searching for era parts to make in to a really nice bike, do you think this is a rare item ?
-
right, so you have a 20" mini freestyler. all origianl with complete decals, very nice. I haven't seen many of those. Im after one for my collection but the price would have to be right.
-
Have you taken any pictures yet? Looking forward to seeing them
-
hi saw you were online now thought i would just say uploading my pics now of mini firebird and mrd mini, be about 10 mins
-
(http://)
-
cant seem to upload photos, it keeps putting the letters img when i push insert image, rather than a photo any ideas anyone please
-
So your using photobucket right?
-
no i am not using photobucket
-
Here you go
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a352/esemdesign/6d561c31.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a352/esemdesign/d7514394.jpg)
Not sure on the forks, can't see them all that clearly but they don't look like dp forks
-
the forks are on my mrd mini so need to swap them back, i put the mrd forks on this for some reason unknown, i have no wheels or tyres for this do you know if they do skyways, for this size frame, having read all through your fantastic website i am going to restore this, going to get the frame rechromed etc, and do a rebuild really looking forward to it, thanks for the help firebird
-
Cool, you have the forks. You can fit standard 20" skyways to this model. How bad is the chrome, shame to redo it
steve
-
On the forks, are the dropout on the end of the fork leg or on the front face if the leg?
-
going to try to polish first, and start rebuild, any idea on a good polish got a dremmel style tool and few hours next week let the fun begin, do you want to see picks of my other mini out of intrest
-
Go easy with the dremmel, you could dull the chrome off
Yeah, send some pics of the other mini too, I'll add them to the thread
-
im looking to restore the firbird to original glory, was going to source some blue skyway 20" with tyres similar to the ones on a gt performer freestyle, the kind of smooth ones not sure of brand, got a suntour headset, with shimano pedals, might replace the bars with something else any ideas pics etc,
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af257/firebirdmini/30052010318.jpg)
-
your starting point is always Steve(Firebird)'s site - best collection of dp images and colourways
http://www.dpfirebird.co.uk
If it was me I would go orange/grey with the chrome ... sweet :daumenhoch:
-
Peek polish normally gets the nod for chrome, I'd do it by hand and wouldn't use a dremmel tbh.
You can remove surface rust by rubbing it with scrunched up aluminium foil dipped in coca cola.
Avoid anything too abrasive Autosol, Brillo Pads etc.
-
Never seen the Firebird site before,nice one :)I had a white one and all the paint cracked on the rear end :(Great frame though,and Glyn Lewis was the man :coolsmiley:
-
just because I can :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.superexstatic.com/JPG/d.jpg)
-
I had whits ogk's on mine,your making me cry now :'( :'(
-
wow thats nice bike, what make are the tyres on thier and where best to obtain them please,
thanks for the comments guys, will be trying the coke and aluminium thing,
-
wow thats nice bike, what make are the tyres on thier and where best to obtain them please,
thanks for the comments guys, will be trying the coke and aluminium thing,
They're Panaracers mate.
Normally quite a few about but i think the white ones are the rare ones. I paid £22 for a set of NOS red ones here. still unused aswell. :LolLolLolLol:
-
Red ones you can get pretty easily for £20/£30 but the white are £50/£60 if you can find them. All white tyres and in demand - Comp ST, Haros or Panaracers... black blooming hard to come by now as well.
Kind of shot myself in the foot but getting the OGKs so clean AND rocking white tyres... I'm not riding it anymore! ::)
-
told you you'd end up riding new school ;D
-
Red ones you can get pretty easily for £20/£30 but the white are £50/£60 if you can find them. All white tyres and in demand - Comp ST, Haros or Panaracers... black blooming hard to come by now as well.
Kind of shot myself in the foot but getting the OGKs so clean AND rocking white tyres... I'm not riding it anymore! ::)
Not riding the mighty Bird anymore... Is that just because of the Shoulder? :yahoo_silent: What you going to be riding??? Not New School I hope :2gunsfiring_v1:
-
Just bought a set of black panaracers, only been riden a few times, £20 posted, get in!!
-
:police: i like the white bicycle..
this is really cool bike
:angel:
-
Just bought a set of black panaracers, only been riden a few times, £20 posted, get in!!
You lucky sod Steve, I wish I could find some that cheap :angel:
-
Just bought a set of black panaracers, only been riden a few times, £20 posted, get in!!
Steve you fammy jucker ... :shocked:
I sold some Barefeet for that and thought it was good... thats a steal.
-
Nah I'm not riding new school... not riding anything... waiting to heal!!! >:D
gonna have a little skate in Scarborough tomorrow mind... bring on the sunshine!
Just gotta get some old white/grey tyres to ride around on... but I've got to get used to the DP bars as well.
( I have brough a new school race frame I'm building up though... sssshhh don't tell Pickle )
-
How is your rebuild going Firebirdmini? ;)
-
The mini is sweet....But I honestly don't remember seeing them BITD! :shocked: