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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: oldtired on March 06, 2011, 03:51 PM
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Hi to all
don't remember from bitd, did Tioga produce any other f+f sets other than the Rhino, did they sell generic f+f possibly Akisu with tioga decals?
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speak to monkian, he's the tange/tioga bloke :daumenhoch:
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Hi to all
don't remember from bitd, did Tioga produce any other f+f sets other than the Rhino, did they sell generic f+f possibly Akisu with tioga decals?
I'm not aware of any other OS Tioga frame-sets other than the x3 Tange Rhino they put out and the earlier Tange Axe-blade Rhino. Was there something specific you were looking at? They had a very close working relationship with Tange so I doubt they put anything out from Akisu.
Tange did some strange things in other markets with the same frames and other brands but I think from mid 80's Tioga seemed to be more focused on accessories.
Have you got any pics or links you can post?
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cheers for that fella's
i've asked because the memory aint what it used to be , ;D Akisu was just a guess on my part forgot all about the Tange link, found a f+f up for sale, i recognised it as stratton aero , i had one bitd, the only picture i have is of mine from bitd, sure somthing similar has been on the forum ? , not got a shot of the one for sale , the gusset on these is quite distinctive, the one for sale is stickered up with Tioga stickers, single long ones on f+f , they look old like there supposed to be on there? :-\ this is the pic i have not good quality photo, this is 1985, ( i've cropped out the bad hair cut :LolLolLolLol: ) this was stickered up stratton, akisu made, appears to be the same f+f , gusset the same has the tube on the brake bridge , i'll have to get my grubbies on it in the week and see if the stampings show up the truth, going on what you've said Monkian and my sketchy memory, i assumed Tioga would have been involved with other companies at the time, i suspect the only real Tioga part on the one for sale, are the stickers ;D
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/gingerlamoside.jpg)
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Now that you've done told me that, I think I want to see the hair-do more than the Tioga ;D :crazy2:
Sounds like you've ID'd the frame but I still wouldn't mind seeing the decals.
Are they the same as these?:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Reference/tange_forks_lot01b.jpg)
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:LolLolLolLol: ffs here you go :-[ :-[ :LolLolLolLol: two views same do as the smiley :crazy2: :LolLolLolLol:, yeah those are the ones :daumenhoch: bit vague at the mo monkian was'nt realy looking that closley there were a few other bits i was getting more excited about but they turned out to be non starters, >:( ;D , not sure if the forks are round or aero shape, can never remember which is which, tx round, and trx, arx aero shape, i remember i think arx with tioga stickys? :-\ which is what has started me wondering about the frame, and if my memory is wrong and the one in the pick was not a stratton? scratchy chin moment perhaps? ;D, i'll get some pics of it this week and pm em to you if you dont mind ? cast a more expert eye over em :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/time%20line/akisu.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/time%20line/stratton.jpg)
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Stratton aero on ba at moment for little money:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stratton-Super-Aero-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-1984-/140517889441?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item20b784d5a1#ht_500wt_1156
no Tioga stickers tough ;)
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:LolLolLolLol: ffs here you go :-[ :-[ :LolLolLolLol: two views same do as the smiley :crazy2: :LolLolLolLol:, yeah those are the ones :daumenhoch: bit vague at the mo monkian was'nt realy looking that closley there were a few other bits i was getting more excited about but they turned out to be non starters, >:( ;D , not sure if the forks are round or aero shape, can never remember which is which, tx round, and trx, arx aero shape, i remember i think arx with tioga stickys? :-\ which is what has started me wondering about the frame, and if my memory is wrong and the one in the pick was not a stratton? scratchy chin moment perhaps? ;D, i'll get some pics of it this week and pm em to you if you dont mind ? cast a more expert eye over em :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/time%20line/akisu.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/time%20line/stratton.jpg)
Were you a Smiths fan BITD? That pic has a touch of Morrissey about it. ;)
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you got yer hair on back to front ;)
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you got yer hair on back to front ;)
:LolLolLolLol: Mullet Fakie :LolLolLolLol:
I'll be happy to take a look at the other pics (of the bike FFS) ;D
Just fire them over whenever.
Talking of embarrassing photos :crazy2:
(and I don't mean that about the TAP thank you)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Personal/bitd_tap01.jpg)
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:LolLolLolLol: corkin' pic that love owt like that, :daumenhoch:
should have read the reply properly though , never notice the the bits in brackets , just spent two hours scanning in all me underpant shots :-* :-* :-*, oh well :LolLolLolLol:
as to the comments about the Ginger Lamo dooo got to say your all a bunch o twunts mind you you're fookin right though :LolLolLolLol:
school complained about me crusty hair, insisted i did somthing about it and that was the doo i ended up with still had the rat tail round the back though :daumenhoch: was well into me rock, and punk still am :daumenhoch:, needless to say the doooo lasted about six weeks , then grew the dreds back in, fook em , trouble is there gone now too :'( ;D