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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on November 30, 2010, 02:18 PM
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don't know if this has been threaded before
but checking out these in OZ - how long before they flood over to UK ebay
and will some spot the difference ?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-MX-1000-BRAKES-FRONT-AND-REAR-CALIPERS-/180570509130?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Parts&hash=item2a0ad74f4a
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Porkchop in US is selling these. From what I've read he seems to have arranged a lot of the latest rereleases from DC
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seen 901's and bulldogs and loads of small parts
so will this bring down the high price of original dia compe brakes ?
will peeps settle for re-issue gear and not want to pay the higher price of old gear ?
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AFAIK they aren't exact copies so I don't think they will affect the price of the originals that much if at all and they aren't doing MX900's (yet anyway).
Don't now much much better they'll be than the snides already available :-\
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well i hope they are better than the £19.99 jobs on there at the mo
would be nice to have a cheaper style set to sit in the middle that would suit rider bikes or replace cheap copys on some builds
just finishing a MT Racing silver fox with copys - but would so much better with these on it ;)
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Hard to tell from the photo's, but the quality on those looks sh!te doesn't it?, they do look like the real poor quality copies, ok, they've got QR's on, but they don't even look close on quality to originals.
If I were buying, and couldn't go old DC, i'd rather put some Lee chi or similar on than them!
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Looks nowhere close to the originals quality from those pics...
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quality looks shite,this is good :)
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http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=249511&p=9
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Don't think quality is there :'(
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they look a bit better than the ebay add pic but seemed not to be stamped on the front and that lump of metal on the side
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/bmx%20parts%20to%20sell/mx1000preview.jpg)
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+1 with all those comments, they look similar like formos and lee chi's do but they aint the real deal and if I was putting an era build back together they just wouldnt do for me Im afraid.
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Shape don't look right to me :-\
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No Wienman Adjuster, wrong shaped QR, wrong pads; maybe ok for a rider but not for my builds :-X
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Wow - they look sh!t :)
So that's good news ;)
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Pretty poor effort from Dia Compe but props to Pork Chop for trying. This quote is from the BMXMuseum thread...
Porkchopzz4
First off, these are "real" Dia-Compe brakes.. because they're made by Dia-Compe. But, as discussed about 2 years ago, when I started getting brakes re-made by Dia-Compe, the tooling for most items, including the MX1000's, no longer existed. Dia-Compe has made new tooling, and that is what is used to make these brakes. They are not meant to be exact copies nor did Dia-Compe attempt to make them exactly the same as the originals (for one thing, they wanted to use hardware they had on the shelf).
The MX logo is laser engraved - back when it was stamped as part of the drop forge tooling, that was the first bit that wore out on the tool.
Price should be similar to that of the 883's... maybe a couple bucks more based on the fact I'm going to have to rent some additional space to store this huge order
Maybe that explains the issues which have been pointed out. They aren't that much better than those ebay knock-offs IMO which is a shame but good news for the collectors who plan to retire on their profits when they sell up. ;D
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Why ?
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Wow - they look sh!t :)
So that's good news ;)
^^^ ;D
Not even close are they!
THIS is a set of DC MX1000's! (or a 1000 and a 900 cant remember what Ive got in red!)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt134/botophuket/IMG_3339.jpg)
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They aren't that much better than those ebay knock-offs IMO
True, i've seen better copies than these about even some floating around rad over time. Some of Pork chops stuff is good like the dominators but these look shite.
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if there gonna remake stuff, why don't they talk to the peeps that know there stuff ? i can see that they didn't want to make a copy of the org, but why not make some thing that is pleasing to the bmxers eye and not just the pocket of dia compe ?
i would put them on a rider but at the price they seem to be it might be worth saving for some real one's - cheaper price would have made it easier to look at
cheers B ;)
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very poor ..... and for that price I would rather restore some knackered originals. ;)
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They do look like them snide ones from the 80's don't they. The one thing that gave MX1000 the edge was the adjuster and these don't seem to have them. Pretty funny eh? even Dia Compe can't get them right :P
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I don't really see why DC would even bother remaking them... i cant see many os collectors using them and no ns or young kids are going to buy them. Surely the revenue they are going to generate aint going to be up to much
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Dire compe.
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are they from dia compe, or some john de bruin asshole special.
some tit will have them in bike of the month though, with re-issue profiles and re-pop hutch pedals, re-pop b1b's, re-pop comp3's, etc.etc..
about as old school as a ps3 and 3d tv's
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are they from dia compe, or some john de bruin asshole special.
some tit will have them in bike of the month though, with re-issue profiles and re-pop hutch pedals, re-pop b1b's, re-pop comp3's, etc.etc..
about as old school as a ps3 and 3d tv's
Can't see the point me all seems badly thought out like most re pop stuff so far. Think all the old nice bits should be left alone.
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Dire compe.
:LolLolLolLol:
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go well on some retro re release junk
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So what are we missing now to make up a complete retro bike that's made by the original maker using copies of the original piece?
I can do you cranks, frames, bars, grips, tyres, pads, seats, pedals, Tuffs,
Can anyone do me...
Stems?
Alloys wheels?
MX1000's, yeah, but no levers.
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A few few do repop stems Roberto :-\
ESP , Hutch ,,,,
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Are them JDB Hutch stems available yet?
ESP ones are Nu skool innit?
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Are them JDB Hutch stems available yet?
ESP ones are Nu skool innit?
Err oh yeah :D ;)
I know the latest ESP are 1 1/8 but a few people have done repops Gossa included :)
were none by ESP then :-\
The Hutch ones have been available a while
I think Martylaa ordered a couple at least ,, they were in different colours of anno
silver , black , blue, and red
There was a post on Museum earlier in 2010 :)
Those were 1" quill
and actually got made ,not just took orders and peoples money :D
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Ok so all we need are levers and alloys
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Instead of alloys you could use the re-release tuff wheels Bob :)
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Those brakes do indeed look shite , if I was a trader I would'nt keep any stock because I don't think I'd sell any :LolLolLolLol:
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Its good because there not right. So this helps us keep old school collecting "pure"....ish ;D.
Si. :)
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The one thing they can't copy is US and our memories of what went down back in the day :daumenhoch:
it's just a cash-in thing - them seeing the prices that have been pushed up higher and higher by demand or the control or parts by a new bread of seller that has no history with the item and only sees it as a commodity
it seems like we use to have control of prices and need for parts - but it has now been overtaken buy a greed of money and not a love of lifestyle
some of the parts may have been reproduced for a good reason but most are now just jumping on the band wagon for profit
to what we use on rides and weather it looks right or is acceptable will be seen
we will always hate the fact that others are cashing in on a scene that we love - as for the companies that we admire for producing the product in the first place now cashing in onthe act - well life changes and not always for the best :-\
cheers B :D
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When i 1st saw this thread i thought ....crap i just bought 4 of them quick release levers to restore some crappy old ones i have that need resto. Glad these are pants and the resto can go ahead.
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So what are we missing now to make up a complete retro bike that's made by the original maker using copies of the original piece?
I can do you cranks, frames, bars, grips, tyres, pads, seats, pedals, Tuffs,
Can anyone do me...
Oh go on then stud
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/uu286/zxq_photo/gok-wanjpg.jpg)
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jeez, they are bad aren't they!!
Chang Star made good copies back in the day and Lee Chi as already mentioned so what happened to their tooling??
I bought some good black copies off (can't remember who) a few years back.
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was the adjusters on these new dc brakes more reliable than the old weinmann adjusters :-\
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the blue copy's i had looked cleaner and had more of a professional feel/look - these seem to be a friday afternoon knock up and done by the end of the day
i just think that the design style of think was missed ::)
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They are a pile of Toss-end of Story.....Epic Fail DC :2funny:
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was the adjusters on these new dc brakes more reliable than the old weinmann adjusters :-\
I believe they are but never used them myself