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Title: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: Taipan on July 09, 2011, 08:46 AM
What timeline am I looking at for midschool bmxing? am I looking at caliper brakes or? liking the look of some midschool bikes recently,dont think I'll ever lean towards new skool,but a sweet looking mid maybe on the cards :) is there a midschool bike gallery on here guys? thx in advance :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: kev-s on July 09, 2011, 09:13 AM
mid school started around 1989/1990 and ended around 2002ish

there's no definitive timeline, best way to look at it is most decent 90's frames came with chainstay brake mounts, most were from rider owned companies and they were heavier/stronger and could have 1in or 1/18th external headsets


take a look on  http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/  pick a brand your interested in and they go through the years until you come to the 1990's

Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: Taipan on July 09, 2011, 09:16 AM
thx kev :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: m1ke on July 09, 2011, 09:23 AM
good choice on mid school as we all know that the best bmx's were made then  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: pickle on July 09, 2011, 09:35 AM
go new school but with a Mid look  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b339/robertbransby/flyfinished2.jpg)
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: TwoBobRob on July 09, 2011, 01:47 PM
I like to think Midschool ended with U.S. bottom brackets myself....

See if you can get hold of a ox platinum Standard from around 2000ish, quality bike.



Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: Taipan on July 09, 2011, 09:35 PM
Well that red bike does absolutely nothing for me? :-\ I dont think I'm ever gonna like new skoolies? they all look the same? I think I'm probably feeling the love for early mid school bikes,anybody got any favorite examples of this type :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: TwoBobRob on July 09, 2011, 10:12 PM
Haro Airmaster I suppose, that's an unusual looking thing with a bashguard. Cool though.

Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: kev-s on July 09, 2011, 10:54 PM
new school can look good/mid, well to me it can :daumenhoch:


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/HPIM1598.jpg)


if you want early mid then look for 1in headset s&m's, standards & bashguard haro's etc...

 
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 10, 2011, 07:04 AM
my mid school RACE bike

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/quad1.jpg)


Dingo
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: condor96 on July 11, 2011, 08:21 PM
Well that red bike does absolutely nothing for me? :-\ I dont think I'm ever gonna like new skoolies? they all look the same? I think I'm probably feeling the love for early mid school bikes,anybody got any favorite examples of this type :daumenhoch:

new bikes are where its at to ride.   thats a common complaint but the way i see it, all 80s bikes look the same. nothing has really changed....
you can build a bike anyway you want it to look......
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/hh166/adamdawson/SDC10411a.jpg)
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: LENNY-LENTINI on July 11, 2011, 09:10 PM
For me Brother

The Two companies that most represent what happened in the Mid-skool era are S&M and Standard Bykes.

The look was usually painted frame with chrome bars and forks and some times Tin Foil.

Here's some of mine.

S&M HOLMES
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad191/LENNY-LENTINI/SAM_0671.jpg)

S&M DIRTBIKE
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad191/LENNY-LENTINI/SAM_0931.jpg)

S&M TRAILS FRAME (With Dirtbike stickers)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad191/LENNY-LENTINI/SAM_0681.jpg)

Keep the Faith. L

Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: LENNY-LENTINI on July 11, 2011, 10:00 PM
Check out the Bikes S&MAlex builds.

They are Hardcore Mid-skool.

Exactly how a lot of bikes really looked in that Era.
Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: JT71 on July 13, 2011, 07:29 AM
Check out the Bikes S&MAlex builds. rode!

They are Hardcore Mid-skool.

Exactly how a lot of bikes really looked in that Era.

fixed that for ya. :)

Title: Re: Mid school advice? timeline?
Post by: Taipan on July 13, 2011, 12:31 PM
Lenni I'm loving those bikes you put up :smitten: I looked at the s+m holmes f+f's and there holding good money,but would love one!
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