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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on May 01, 2006, 09:41 PM

Title: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: reilley1 on May 01, 2006, 09:41 PM

LRV (Model unknown) but one of Chuck Robinson's babies

LRV Frame
LRV/Matthews Girder fork
Alloy Bars
Sugino Super Maxy crank
Dia Compe lever

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/LRV1.jpg) 

Oury copies
Cheng shin tires
Early Lambert Sealed Hubs
Weinmann Rims

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/LRV2.jpg) 
  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/LRV3.jpg) 


Spring Suspenede Gallet saddle
LRV Pad
Weinmann brake calipers with Matthauser brake shoes
Early Bullseye sealed bottom bracket

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/LRV4.jpg) 

MKS pedals
Steel seatpost
Steel seatpost clamp
Tange Headset

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: Rombloke on May 01, 2006, 09:47 PM

thats some serious old school right there......

hes done it again

Dave

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: Jazzchimp on May 01, 2006, 09:48 PM

wow a 70's bike that doesn't have a coaster - now that was sophisticated!!

Lovely build there

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: ORB on May 01, 2006, 09:53 PM

rad!

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: kdw712 on May 01, 2006, 10:12 PM

another fantastic build

i reckon we need a group pic soon of all your sweet builds

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: Mattdub on May 01, 2006, 10:36 PM

Awesome  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: huffy on May 01, 2006, 10:53 PM

nice bike those forks lok super strong ;D

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: DR VINOAH on May 02, 2006, 12:15 AM

ace build.

luv it :4_17_5:

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: theRuler on May 02, 2006, 01:17 AM

that is so cool.
you must have one serious bmx collection!!

them forks are going the distance too.
is it front heavy to ride?

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: jT Racing on May 02, 2006, 06:41 PM

still think you got the nicest bike rick. :4_17_5: if you ever want to part with that centurion.

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: baldbmxer on May 02, 2006, 07:05 PM

WOW, WOW, WOW and WOW!

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: silentpartner on May 02, 2006, 07:23 PM

how cool is that bike..............VERY!!!!!  :smitten:

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: Flying_fox on May 04, 2006, 06:42 PM

Nice. :4_17_5:

Is that a euro threaded bb on it?

If it is funny how things go round in circles.

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: reilley1 on May 05, 2006, 02:56 AM

Chuck Robinson (among others) had a road bike background.  When BMX bikes starting to come out of the stone ages, people like Chuck who worked at LRV and DG put a little of that road influence on those bikes.

The front end is actually pretty light, that fork is aluminium and weight wise it was slighter lighter than a conventional fork and stem.

I ran it on my little brother's 15.5 lb bike back in the day.

(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/PETE1.jpg)

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: dan-dare on May 05, 2006, 08:23 AM

Awesome bike, well done 8)

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on May 06, 2006, 01:19 AM

Yup...i am liking that a lot... Nice job m8 :daumenhoch:
 I like the Torker in the piccy too ;)

Title: Re: A little 70s build..LRV
Post by: sawzall on May 06, 2006, 08:34 PM

pure old school, sweet build ;)