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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: toooldforthis on June 07, 2006, 02:17 PM

Title: Universal Bikes
Post by: toooldforthis on June 07, 2006, 02:17 PM

Got another two boot fair bargain's at the weekend, ones a new school DK, the others a black and yellow Universal with copy parts on it - copy CW bars, copy mushroom grips, copy suntour stem  :wtf:

I'll try and get a pic sorted but, in the meantime, anyone heard of these rare beauties before, they're made in Rayleigh, Essex apparently?  :)

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: brass monkey! on June 07, 2006, 02:45 PM

Universal Bikes have a distribution warehouse in Basildon, on the BAS-VEGAS site, I pass it every day on the way to the Visteon offices (That great Automotive Supplier, who haven't made a penny in 5 years !! and you've probably never heard of !)

Maybe I should have a butchers in the Universal Skips to see if they have any 'copy' BMX bits !  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: theRuler on June 07, 2006, 03:22 PM

universal bikes are mostly shite - toys r us stuff

maybe source one or 2 good bits off one though.

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: toooldforthis on June 07, 2006, 03:56 PM

 :-\

So all my pikey boot fair mornings have earned me:

A Hammerhead Toys r us shiteheap and A Universal Toys r us shiteheap, damn!!

The £8.00 skyway tuff burner was alreet though, although the price was a bit steep  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: theRuler on June 07, 2006, 04:23 PM

the shiteheap bikes often have usable generic 48 spoke alloys though

and if they are 1" headsets, then you have some headset cups to reuse.

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: toooldforthis on June 07, 2006, 04:34 PM

Quote from: the®uler on June 07, 2006, 04:23 PM

the shiteheap bikes often have usable generic 48 spoke alloys though

and if they are 1" headsets, then you have some headset cups to reuse.

Kerching!!  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: weston on June 07, 2006, 06:21 PM

you can get these from argos......

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: toooldforthis on June 07, 2006, 09:20 PM

Quote from: weston on June 07, 2006, 06:21 PM

you can get these from argos......

Thanks for that fella.

That's even more embarrassing than getting one from a boot sale  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: weston on June 07, 2006, 09:26 PM

ive got 2 brand new ones for sale £25 each, nice gyro's & landing gear copies on them ;)

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: toooldforthis on June 07, 2006, 09:30 PM

Quote from: weston on June 07, 2006, 09:26 PM

ive got 2 brand new ones for sale £25 each, nice gyro's & landing gear copies on them ;)

SSssshhhh!!!!  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Universal Bikes
Post by: thesku11s on June 10, 2006, 06:17 PM

My first bike was a hot red & white universal 16"bmx. I am pretty sure it is the best bike they ever made, I think theyve only done about 4 BMX's in their history. Early 90's standard shit 20" and 16"BMX. Early 90's decent 16" and 20" BMX, I think they were called panther. Then the late 90's chrome piece of crap with Gyro & pegs. All the ones since have been a variation on the latter.

Theyre distro is reese cycles who do probike and all them £40 full suspensions