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Title: ACS advert pic
Post by: ultrasham241 on November 12, 2010, 01:41 AM: Z rims!! :D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad301/ultrashams1/acs85zrims.jpg)
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: MartyC on November 12, 2010, 02:44 PM: Comp II tyre too ;)
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: double chevron on November 12, 2010, 02:51 PM: Classic!

Love the layout of this one:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s192/2xchevron/ACSwheels.jpg)
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: brass monkey! on November 12, 2010, 03:21 PM: :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: Redline on November 12, 2010, 03:36 PM: I've never understood why people beat down on ACS Z-Rims... I always thought they were fookin ace :4_17_5:

It amazes me that ACS don't mention Z-Rims in the history section of their website.... it's like that's what they're famous for for me :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: pickle on November 12, 2010, 03:37 PM: and everyone wanted to recreate that advert whenever they got on your bike (if you had them) :tickedoff: resulting in new spokes being needed and trueing AGAIN! >:(
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: double chevron on November 12, 2010, 03:49 PM: Quote from: pickle on November 12, 2010, 03:37 PM
and everyone wanted to recreate that advert whenever they got on your bike (if you had them) :tickedoff: resulting in new spokes being needed and trueing AGAIN! >:(

Wait... you mean he didn't just continue riding straight after that trick ??

Well, that's another childhood belief gone in smoke ... :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: MartyC on November 12, 2010, 03:50 PM: Quote from: cheekythirtysix on November 12, 2010, 03:36 PM
I've never understood why people beat down on ACS Z-Rims... I always thought they were fookin ace :4_17_5:

It amazes me that ACS don't mention Z-Rims in the history section of their website.... it's like that's what they're famous for for me :daumenhoch:

More famous for the ACS 651 trucks ;)
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: SteveD on November 12, 2010, 04:53 PM: wicked pic, its all about the z-rims, the less said about z-mags the better :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: Redline on November 12, 2010, 05:22 PM: Quote from: double chevron on November 12, 2010, 03:49 PM
Quote from: pickle on November 12, 2010, 03:37 PM
and everyone wanted to recreate that advert whenever they got on your bike (if you had them) :tickedoff: resulting in new spokes being needed and trueing AGAIN! >:(

Wait... you mean he didn't just continue riding straight after that trick ??

Well, that's another childhood belief gone in smoke ... :LolLolLolLol:

...wasn't a childhood belief fella - I flexed them like that myself 3 or 4 times in a row BITD and rode away.... ok not perfectly true but definetely rideable :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: xGoose on November 12, 2010, 05:32 PM: Yep I shot out of the bowls at Harrow 18 years ago just to create that effect, wheel was never true again but still rideable! ;)
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: Why isnt this working on November 12, 2010, 06:32 PM: Dont spokes straighten up in the freezer aswel then ???
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: hunterdubber on November 13, 2010, 04:02 AM: Wow don't remember ever seeing that advert Arnaud , it's cool too 8)

I've always liked the look of Z's , but they were never known as great wheels ,famous for the ad , but not for the longevity :-\
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: hunterdubber on November 13, 2010, 04:05 AM: Oh Marty :)
I think I had ACS trucks on my Alleycat skateboard in the days before I had a BMX :smitten:

Pre 82 ,then :)
Title: Re: ACS advert pic
Post by: MartyC on November 13, 2010, 10:14 AM: Quote from: Hunterdubber on November 13, 2010, 04:05 AM
Oh Marty :)
I think I had ACS trucks on my Alleycat skateboard in the days before I had a BMX :smitten:

Pre 82 ,then :)

I had them on my Benjy Board, Henderson deck in about '79 :LolLolLolLol: