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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 13, 2011, 09:42 PM

Title: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 13, 2011, 09:42 PM: :) GT Ultrabox but like none I`ve ever seen. Disc mounts,,vertical drops,mech hanger.WTF is it?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx'modelID=63939
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: Jon The Bassist on March 13, 2011, 10:00 PM: An MTB frame?
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: Peter J on March 13, 2011, 10:03 PM: 4X :-\
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 13, 2011, 10:09 PM: Quote from: Peter J on March 13, 2011, 10:03 PM
4X :-\

My thoughts exactly.Wonder if anyone has bought one thinking it was a 20" BMX?
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: bof on March 13, 2011, 10:13 PM: wasnt there apicture of lopes riding one of those 20" on bmx talk a couple of years ago , everyone was spewing how lopes had ruined bmx , Im going to search for the picture . :daumenhoch:

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/brian-lopes-on-a-bmx-with-gears.html
There was apicture hear but its been removed

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h10/fish116/ULTRA9SPD3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h10/fish116/ULTRA9SPD1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h10/fish116/gears.jpg)
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 13, 2011, 10:21 PM: :) Lopes did the clips/gears thing with Mongoose in 96/97? Think it was in BMX Action. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: Dark Diggler on March 13, 2011, 10:27 PM: Nope, its a bmx, bof is right lopes was pictured, a while back testing a GT with gears, pics have gone but....

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/brian-lopes-on-a-bmx-with-gears.html
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: Dark Diggler on March 13, 2011, 10:35 PM: Boing
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bmxultra.com/news/2004/gt/ULTRA9SPD1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bmxultra.com/news/2004/news07.htm&usg=__85UukBLuUQ1Tf6D1VJRbIcWJm3A=&h=480&w=640&sz=61&hl=en&start=23&zoom=1&tbnid=2umY4oY86FstbM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=168&ei=i0Z9TfHCGYOK4Ab04oyhBg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbrian%2Blopes%2BGT%2Bbmxwith%2Bgears%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLL_en%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D588%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1235&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=718&vpy=111&dur=2468&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=120&ty=86&oei=gkZ9TciqNNOChQfG54XrBg&page=3&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:23&biw=1003&bih=588
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: bof on March 13, 2011, 10:40 PM: good effort diggler, it will be a classic in 20 years . :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 13, 2011, 11:17 PM: :) I take it this `ll take an MTB-width hub only? I know Moley is working on a 3-speed BMX,maybe this could be for him :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: Betty on March 13, 2011, 11:40 PM: Would it be os legal... ???
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: bof on March 13, 2011, 11:51 PM: Quote from: Betty on March 13, 2011, 11:40 PM
Would it be os legal... ???

It could be arranged :D
Title: Re: NEW SCHOOL RACEBIKE QUESTION
Post by: Jon The Bassist on March 14, 2011, 07:19 AM: That thing is unBMX :knuppel2:

I'm off to ride a BMX to work now.