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Title: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: martylaa on August 03, 2010, 10:52 AM

As above, in the old school racing what are the majority of bikes that people use to race around on?

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: kuwahero on August 03, 2010, 10:55 AM

mid school ones  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: martylaa on August 03, 2010, 10:56 AM

fook that :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 03, 2010, 10:56 AM

In the North; probably those long TNTs are the most common. There's quite a few GT, then just a handful each of Robbos, S & Ms, Haro, Free Agent, Burners etc

Lot's of late 80s/early 90s frames really!

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 03, 2010, 11:08 AM

Less common but used:
Ammaco, Brackens, Bully, Cyclecraft, CW, DP, ELF, GHP, Hyper, Kuwahara, Powerlite etc.

Hopefully soon there'll be a Falcon Pro occasionally on the gate  >:D  :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: JT Smooth on August 03, 2010, 11:43 AM

Earlier in the summer we also had a fooker and
bastardized mk II burner on the gate..........both dog rough!!

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: moley on August 03, 2010, 11:56 AM

Quote from: JT Smooth on August 03, 2010, 11:43 AM

Earlier in the summer we also had a fooker and
bastardized mk II burner on the gate..........both dog rough!!

Forget them........................I wanna see you race Pitbike at the next meet!!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: JT Smooth on August 03, 2010, 01:17 PM

Quote from: moley on August 03, 2010, 11:56 AM

Quote from: JT Smooth on August 03, 2010, 11:43 AM

Earlier in the summer we also had a fooker and
bastardized mk II burner on the gate..........both dog rough!!

Forget them........................I wanna see you race Pitbike at the next meet!!  :daumenhoch:

If I had one like baldbmxers I might be tempted  8)

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: moley on August 03, 2010, 01:38 PM

Just stick 16" wheels on ya CW.   :daumenhoch:

Probably need smaller cranks though!!  :-\

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: JT71 on August 03, 2010, 07:32 PM

so what would a 16 stone slow fat bloke who's 6' 2" need to get? if they wanted to go old school rather than mid?

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 03, 2010, 07:48 PM

An Old Skool cruiser!

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: JT71 on August 03, 2010, 07:58 PM

lol. thanks..but i'd prefer a 20. my Holmes is fine, i just wondered what would be comparable old school. long, tough, rides nice.

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: markyp on August 03, 2010, 08:09 PM

who was riding the gorgeous nat pro at mk???would love to have one of those in the stable, :smitten:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: In2 bmx on August 03, 2010, 08:14 PM

Quote from: kuwahero on August 03, 2010, 10:55 AM

mid school ones  :LolLolLolLol:

well said . Mid school  :(. No Robinson's  Torkers, GT's, DB , under 1987 , and others bikes like  I remember .
Who decides what old school is ?  :)

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: Jon The Bassist on August 03, 2010, 08:16 PM

Quote from: JT71 on August 03, 2010, 07:58 PM

lol. thanks..but i'd prefer a 20. my Holmes is fine, i just wondered what would be comparable old school. long, tough, rides nice.

Free Agent Limo/Pro XL?
There weren't many proper XLong framesets available in the 80s.

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: pickle on August 03, 2010, 08:19 PM

Joe, just pick up an OS Goose or something and use a long stem and a layback for extra length  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: jT Racing on August 03, 2010, 08:30 PM

a slow moving one :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: hunterdubber on August 03, 2010, 08:36 PM

Marty about 2 years ago the late 80's Robinsons seemed to be very  popular in the O/S ace rseries North and south regions

they are
19.5" Pro
 20.5" ProXL
and if you can find one 21" Amtrac  :)

They were  made by GT  ;)

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: mattfx81 on August 03, 2010, 08:39 PM

The CW zxl is another proper os long bike(if you can find one), when I was searching for an OS bike for myself last year im sure i saw a table on here with showing some of the os lengthy toptube bikes?

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: jT Racing on August 03, 2010, 08:42 PM

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=74028.0

Title: Re: Whats a common old school race bike at the meetings?
Post by: Dingobmxer on August 03, 2010, 10:28 PM

I ride a PK Ripper XL from somewhere between 89-92 (no one seems to be able to put a date on these) almost 21" TT

Dingo