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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bigfatolly on September 10, 2011, 07:02 PM

Title: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: bigfatolly on September 10, 2011, 07:02 PM: Like many people in the 80s my first bmx was a pos then i graduated to another pos(secondhand burner),and gradually swopped and bought parts until i had a bike i was happy with.

That bike was a chrome Rickman Freestyler frame and forks which i got for my birthday around August 85.

Most of the bits from the burner went on it and a few more were swopped/bought until it looked like this............
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/scan0025.jpg)

Parts List

Chrome Rickman FS Frame and Forks
White Rickman FS bars
White Aero Zytecs
Green tuf neck fs stem
Green mushroom odi grips
White Dia Compe tech 3s with white sharp lever grips
Blue Dia compe mx1000 rear
Blue COPY mx1000 front
Burner one piece crank
Sugino blue chainring
Tioga powerdisc
Blue chain
White Elina Flyte Tech
Chrome Reynolds 531 layback
Blue Tioga seatclamp
Silver Victor dx pedals
Green dia compe rear cable
Blue powerglide front cable
Green comp st tyres (They are white cw tyres in the pic but this was my last pic of it)

Then in the summer of 87 i locked it up in Bournemouth town centre,went to the local our price record store,and when i returned it was GONE along with my mates chrome dp firebird.

We were gutted,a few years of bmx memories gone in an instant,never to be seen again >:(

Fast forward 20 odd years and i find rad,build a couple of bikes,but none compare to the Rickman,so the hunt starts for all the bits.......................

And this is what we end up with,as near as i can possibly get to my old bike................

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/rickmanfs007.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/rickmanfs002.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/rickmanfs004.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/rickmanfs005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/rickmanfs006.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo68/bigfatolly/rickmanfs008.jpg)

Kind of weird to build it up after all these years,but its as i remember it and i cant stop smiling :LolLolLolLol:

Anyway a few partslist thanks.
I started collecting parts over a two year period so here goes.....

Frame and forks ebay bargain badly listed
Bars came from Del in a trade
Stem-i had to buy a whole bike to get the right green one,then i stripped and repainted it as it was in bad nick :idiot2:
Seat-yannick
Seatpost-cant remember,someone on here
Seatclamp-danny whitely i think
Wheels-Munners
Tyres-Porkchop repros as couldnt find ogs
Levers-ebay were gold but stripped and rattlecanned just like BITD
Brakes-front ebay,rear was a silver one from someone on here,i gave it the blue glass paint treatment :daumenhoch:
Cables-ebay
Crank,chainwheel,powerdisc,so long ago,cant remember who?
Grips and lever grips-Harorider
Pedals,again someone on here.
Del for the missing downtube decal

Thanks guys its been a blast,this ones deffo a keeper!!!!!!!!!! :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: Peter J on September 10, 2011, 07:07 PM: Love it... :daumenhoch:

I like to see bikes build how we had them BITD.....and not just "factor Rep" ones :daumenhoch:

Its a credit to you :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: glenboy on September 10, 2011, 07:08 PM: very nice , orig chrome as well , and you've upgraded the parts list :smitten: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: WINI on September 10, 2011, 07:11 PM: Storming mate, I love a rickman
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: theRuler on September 10, 2011, 07:11 PM: Wicked bike mate.

Do a gut lever on it!
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: rick1970 on September 10, 2011, 07:12 PM: Great feeling when you finnish building your bitd ride ,looks super lush mate well done ,love a rickman me :smitten:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: twit twoo on September 10, 2011, 07:12 PM: looks good. rickys ride great too, highly underrated freestylers.
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on September 10, 2011, 07:21 PM: I love reading stuff like this :daumenhoch: This is what BMX is all about :coolsmiley:

Looks proper cool bro and so glad you kept it how you had it before :daumenhoch: I bet the memories came flooding back :)

I love the Puma Cali II's too :LolLolLolLol: I had them and were so damn comfortable :daumenhoch:

Top marks dude :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: mattfx81 on September 10, 2011, 07:22 PM: Thats the best freestyle build i've seen in a long time, its got 80's freestyle all over it. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: OrgasmDonor on September 10, 2011, 07:23 PM: thats identical to the one i found BITD :D

cool :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: monkian on September 10, 2011, 07:31 PM: Great stuff. Love a happy ending 8) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: diesel on September 10, 2011, 07:56 PM: Fantastic :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: Rodgy1970 on September 10, 2011, 08:06 PM: great build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: BrianP on September 10, 2011, 08:55 PM: Cool!

Brian :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: Badbaldie on September 10, 2011, 09:01 PM: cool build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: markyp on September 10, 2011, 09:09 PM: ive always loved a ricky freestyler :smitten:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: Deano on September 10, 2011, 09:43 PM: 80's freestyle bmx bwoy :4_17_5:

Now thats a cool build and story geeza :daumenhoch: love it
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: bigfatolly on September 11, 2011, 10:43 PM: Thanks for the comments people :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: benno on September 11, 2011, 11:05 PM: That is the nuts mate :)
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: brettypeeps on September 11, 2011, 11:09 PM: Sweet :smitten:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: oldskooldayz on September 11, 2011, 11:14 PM: it actually looks old skool great build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: rollin72 on September 11, 2011, 11:30 PM: nice1 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: rooski on September 12, 2011, 05:37 PM: I like bitd builds,this is nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: kungfunky on September 12, 2011, 06:05 PM: Great looking build there fella, now lets see a pic of you pulling the same stunt :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler replica of my bike that was nicked bitd...........
Post by: animal on September 12, 2011, 06:51 PM: :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: