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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: curtispro on February 28, 2011, 06:47 PM

Title: Been given this today
Post by: curtispro on February 28, 2011, 06:47 PM: I had posted this in the tech section but it was possibly the wrong section.

A guy at work gave me this old Diamondback Riptile today and I cant seem to find a lot about it, got a post running on museum also.

The only ones I can see from the late 80's early 90's seemed to have a bent downtube.

Gonna give it a clean and it needs a new crank as its bent and someone has modded the brakes to enable the installation of V type ones (they are quite good actually)

Any info would be helpful, cant tell if its steel or cromo :LolLolLolLol: but its not to heavy

It looks old school but the "Made in Taiwan" made me think otherwise.

Thanks in advance

Jon

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx207/curtispro1/9f9d31e7.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx207/curtispro1/dbed0585.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx207/curtispro1/685a3e01.jpg)
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: curtispro on February 28, 2011, 07:54 PM: Been told its a 1996 mid school over on the museum :-\ but I can't see any like it in the picture section, only a "Venom" that looks like it from that year, probably as common as sh1t and worthless,

Im going to restore it for the missus in a nice girlie pink finish with white tuffs and put Haro Sport stickers on it :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: curtispro on March 01, 2011, 12:32 PM: Anyone got any info? 100 views and no comments :(
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: OrgasmDonor on March 01, 2011, 12:41 PM: Diamondback was a long way from 80s glory when these were made im afraid, mid to late 90's sounds about right, and the doing it up for your missus idea is deffo a goer :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: curtispro on March 01, 2011, 12:50 PM: Not as good a find as I originally thought then :( nice little bike though :LolLolLolLol:, gonna give it to Dan for some pink loving then a retro look make over :daumenhoch:

(then it will sit in the shed and never get used)
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: SOUTHBANK BOY on March 01, 2011, 03:02 PM: Did somone say pink

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm35/curtitbmx/21082008616.jpg)g
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: curtispro on March 01, 2011, 03:07 PM: You can't beat a Curtis :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Been given this today
Post by: lk_97 on March 01, 2011, 06:13 PM: That bikes a beast(the Curtis) I had a pair of those db forks on my expert rider, they're staying on, they seem pretty light and good :)