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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: TELLIS302000 on May 20, 2011, 10:57 PM
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....at the moment. Scored this rare beast on the bay. Got carried away and didnt take photos before stripdown!
Tioga / Tange Rhino 3 which was stickered up as a Falcon.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/DSCN1036.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/DSCN1042.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/DSCN1040.jpg)
Antony
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/100_0846.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/100_0849.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/100_0850.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/100_0851.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/100_0856.jpg)
:)
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Nice, based on the Tioga Rhino frame and fork set; cracking frames :daumenhoch:
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Well made , lovely bit of kit the Tioga frames :) 8)
I do expect them to be always wearing these decals though but they've had a few guises :)
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4963/picture157lg1to.jpg)
I'll be the first of many to say this
lose the seat :crazy2: :LolLolLolLol:
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I'll be the first of many to say this
lose the seat :crazy2: :LolLolLolLol:
I've become de-sensitised to those snake-pipe seats, there may be one present but my mind blanks it out :LolLolLolLol:
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it will be wearing those decals on completion.
and the seat isn't going on it......i dont really like it either!! ;D ;D
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WOW great catch!! :coolsmiley:
Can't wait to see it done...
I always forget to take pictures before stripping it.
Typical man thing ;)
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I saved this pic from the ebay listing.
Anyone know if there was a Tange Falcon Pro made for general release? I know the Falcon Pro Team used Tange Tioga Rhino frames.
I'm wondering if it's potentially a piece of UK BMX history ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Tioga%20-%20Tange%20BMX/falcon_flyer05.jpg) (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Tioga%20-%20Tange%20BMX/falcon_tioga01.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Tioga%20-%20Tange%20BMX/rhino_charge-1.jpg)
This one turned up on Rad a few years back:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Tioga%20-%20Tange%20BMX/falcon_flyer01.jpg)
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I dont think it was a genuine release as a Tange Falcon Pro.
The Falcon Pro badges that were on the downtube and head seemed like they were definately stuck on there as an after, i could just tell.
Anyone know what those mag wheels are? They were quite heavy, no markings (from what i could see), very plasticky.
Antony
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What a find 8) :daumenhoch:
Lovely frame and forks, and it looks as if your gonna build it into a beautiful bike :4_17_5:
Can't wait to see this finished ;)
Oh.......i like the seat post :-[ :P ::) ;D ;D ;D
Cheers,
Paul
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What a find 8) :daumenhoch:
Lovely frame and forks, and it looks as if your gonna build it into a beautiful bike :4_17_5:
Can't wait to see this finished ;)
Oh.......i like the seat post :-[ :P ::) ;D ;D ;D
Cheers,
Paul
Cheers.
Loosley put together while i decide how much Gold i can get away with before it starts to look tacky!!!
Antony
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What a find 8) :daumenhoch:
Lovely frame and forks, and it looks as if your gonna build it into a beautiful bike :4_17_5:
Can't wait to see this finished ;)
Oh.......i like the seat post :-[ :P ::) ;D ;D ;D
Cheers,
Paul
Cheers.
Loosley put together while i decide how much Gold i can get away with before it starts to look tacky!!!
Antony
Some fresh photos
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Looking awesome A 8) :daumenhoch:
You've done a great job mate.
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Lookin good so far ;).
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Thanks guys.
Just need a NICE DC mx900/1000 now to finish off!!!!
Antony
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Looking awesome A 8) :daumenhoch:
You've done a great job mate.
Did they do a padset for these mate or was there one that you saw them wearing often???
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Never seen an official Tioga padset TBH but these might help:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Tioga%20-%20Tange%20BMX/BMXA_Jan83_P04.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Tioga%20-%20Tange%20BMX/FR_BMXA02_81.jpg)
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Sugino GT or Maxy Cross?
I cant decide!!!! :-\
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/101_1004.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/101_1005.jpg)
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and before anyone chirps up.........Im waiting for a spindle for the MX! :LolLolLolLol:
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That gold MX and yellow DC cable (i guess it has tech 3 gold lever too) does not look right on there. I reckon you should trade for my chrome setup :LolLolLolLol:
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That gold MX and yellow DC cable (i guess it has tech 3 gold lever too) does not look right on there. I reckon you should trade for my chrome setup :LolLolLolLol:
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Haha. Its looks spot on in the flesh man.....although i am not 100% on the yellow cable yet, might have to have a black one one!
The lever is a 2 tone gold/chrome shimano sx. :P
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Looking good A. The GT is working for me 8)
Hope you're getting some DC blocks with that spindle :)
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Looking good A. The GT is working for me 8)
Hope you're getting some DC blocks with that spindle :)
Hi mate.
Yeah i was thing the GT. Gonna get it in the sunlight and make a decision. :)
Hopefully got some Skyway pro pads with cooling fins coming mate. ;)
A
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1st post.. :D FYI that bike you have there was definitely sold as a Falcon. I had one as a kid. Looks like Tioga made the frameset and then they rebranded it. Nothing to do with the Falcon Pro though I believe as when i was younger I never really understood what I had as I never saw another one or my bike advertised. The Falcon Pro never even looked liked mine. I dont think i would have noticed as a kid either if i saw the Tange Rhino advert that it was identical to my Falcon. Good detective work there. At least it has solved a question with me too. :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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1st post.. :D FYI that bike you have there was definitely sold as a Falcon. I had one as a kid. Looks like Tioga made the frameset and then they rebranded it. Nothing to do with the Falcon Pro though I believe as when i was younger I never really understood what I had as I never saw another one or my bike advertised. The Falcon Pro never even looked liked mine. I dont think i would have noticed as a kid either if i saw the Tange Rhino advert that it was identical to my Falcon. Good detective work there. At least it has solved a question with me too. :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
dib dobs ;D Thanks for the info fella :daumenhoch:
It would be great to get some catalogue / magazine spots on this.
I'm guessing it could have been sold as the Falcon 'Team' model maybe ???
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Nice one!
Another piece of the puzzle put in place!
Thanking you.
dib dobs..... :LolLolLolLol:
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No worries. Happy i helped. The writing on your trousers in the picture looks to be the same as the stickers I had on my frame.
Should have kept the stickers on surely?
I always thought my frame was a fake. ;D
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Where was this frame bought from? Wonder if it was mine :LolLolLolLol:
No seriously. May have been sold only in a certain area?
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Where was this frame bought from? Wonder if it was mine :LolLolLolLol:
No seriously. May have been sold only in a certain area?
Do you have any photos BITD or remember any of the stock parts on it?
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No mate. Had it for no more than 6 months and then got a TA. If i am honest I got ribbed for having it. If i knew it was built by Tioga then i would have kept it and saved my dad 400 quid back then. ;D ;D ;D
If i remember it had a black aero seat, arayas, normal chrome bars, mushrooms which were fake and hard :D , sr stem and a chrome basic crank. Had black victor pedals which i remember as clear as day as i wanted shimano's. Also it didnt have falcon pads. It had california pads in black. Had mx brakes in black aswell.
Hope this helps.
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No mate. Had it for no more than 6 months and then got a TA. If i am honest I got ribbed for having it. If i knew it was built by Tioga then i would have kept it and saved my dad 400 quid back then. ;D ;D ;D
If i remember it had a black aero seat, arayas, normal chrome bars, mushrooms which were fake and hard :D , sr stem and a chrome basic crank. Had black victor pedals which i remember as clear as day as i wanted shimano's. Also it didnt have falcon pads. It had california pads in black. Had mx brakes in black aswell.
Hope this helps.
Ok,
Its not the one i have anyway, i think the guy who had it before me had it from almost new and i bought it from him a couple of months back.....never understand why they stuck Falcon Pro badges on it like!! hahaha
A
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They could have been supplied as frame-sets and built up by bike shops hence the different parts.
Also, we can't say with any certainty what changes might have been made over time.
Personally, I still think the Falcon stickers were genuine and it was some kind of limited team issue.
:Great_Britain: 8)
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Personally, I still think the Falcon stickers were genuine and it was some kind of limited team issue.
:Great_Britain: 8)
Yeah possibility, like the team burner sort of thing?
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They could have been supplied as frame-sets and built up by bike shops hence the different parts.
Also, we can't say with any certainty what changes might have been made over time.
Personally, I still think the Falcon stickers were genuine and it was some kind of limited team issue.
:Great_Britain: 8)
see your inbox mate