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Title: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: southern andy on February 15, 2012, 03:09 PM
Yep, won these on the bay a few nights back and to say i'm happy is an understatement.  :smitten: :smitten:



According to BMX Action bike, these pants were made for their test riders but after thousands of letters and calls about the race pants they decided to run a competition for the chance to win one of only twelve sets made........


This is one of the sets.


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/SAM_1713.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/SAM_1714.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/SAM_1715.jpg)



As you can see these are NOS as such. They are completely unmarked or damaged anywhere, it's as if they were made last week rather than 1984. The fact there is no chaffing on the inside of the legs or the arse means they have never been worn in anger.

Also with the sale came the original magazine advertising the competition and a BMX Action bike patch.

I wore Gear pants back in the day and have been after a set for a while, these were probably not the colour i was after but to see a set on the bay finally got me quite excited.


This is a real collectors piece and i'm stoked to have got them here, now to add to them


 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Stodgy on February 15, 2012, 03:18 PM
Cool find! How much did you pay for them?
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: southern andy on February 15, 2012, 03:22 PM
A fraction over £41.00 with postage on top which was the exact that the seller charged me.

Love these things  :smitten: :smitten:  after a Gear race shirt now.


They also came with the velcro hip pads which you could choose to wear or not.
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Peter J on February 15, 2012, 03:25 PM
Git

I was bidding on them as well  :2funny:

Good win bud  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Retrodan72 on February 15, 2012, 03:25 PM
Quality win that is and, they look in mint condition also. :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Stodgy on February 15, 2012, 03:30 PM
£41! That was a steal. Nice one.
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: NORTY40 on February 15, 2012, 03:33 PM
Fookin'ell Andy thought you had finally got your Black Zeronine race shirt  ::)


Cool pants though .... bargain too  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: southern andy on February 15, 2012, 03:46 PM
Not quite Joff  :LolLolLolLol:  Although i might be getting a blue rather than black as i've been offered one. Blue may go better with these pants but the helmets black  :LolLolLolLol: colours all over the place but then the Zeronine was anyway.
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: diesel on February 15, 2012, 04:37 PM
 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: lk_97 on February 15, 2012, 04:40 PM
Very nice, I was gonna bid on those >:D I want some race pants and a jersey, I used to have a raleigh aero jersey, pants(signed by craig schofield), raleigh burner helmet, raleigh burner pit cap, 2 pairs of raleigh gloves and some aero and sr wet weather gloves, all gone :( I was gonna buy some aero pants but I'm not really keen, I prefer his haro ones a lot more :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Badbaldie on February 15, 2012, 04:52 PM
great find  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: monkian on February 15, 2012, 04:54 PM
Glad they went to a good home 8) :daumenhoch:
Very nice patch BTW ;) ::) ;D
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: griff on February 15, 2012, 04:57 PM
Git

I was bidding on them as well  :2funny:


think you may have struggled to put those on tbh
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: markyp on February 15, 2012, 05:00 PM
reckon i could squeeze in to them andy,id look well fit :-*
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: southern andy on February 15, 2012, 05:47 PM
Looks can be very deceiving Mark, especially in your case mate.  ;D



Anyone else got a set ????  These could be the only known set to survive.
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: neil on February 15, 2012, 05:53 PM
do they have the striped silk lining?
i used to have cw gear race pants they were amazingly comfy :daumenhoch:
gear made the best racepants imo
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: BMX1973 on February 15, 2012, 07:39 PM


Great score, nice to get the mag too, shows the history behind them.  :4_17_5:

 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: sawzall on February 15, 2012, 07:42 PM
i think you should put them on andy,and do the pose like the pic :-*
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: kungfunky on February 15, 2012, 07:54 PM
great stuff Andy, I loved these when you showed me the other day now get them on the clothing thread  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: In2 bmx on February 15, 2012, 07:58 PM
Great score .  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: hunterdubber on February 15, 2012, 08:21 PM
Looks can be very deceiving Mark, especially in your case mate.  ;D



Anyone else got a set ????  These could be the only known set to survive.



I've got some Gear pants Andy  :),Factory kuwahara


Those you've got  are awesome  ;)


i was same as Joff , thought you'd landed a 2eronine for mo  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: southern andy on February 15, 2012, 09:02 PM
i think you should put them on andy,and do the pose like the pic :-*

 :LolLolLolLol:

They fit Keeley my daughter Phil, no chance for me but i may try tomorrow.  ^"^


Neil, yes mate they have the striped silk lining.


Ash, Still can't believe you never saw them on the bay mate, especially with your clothing collection.


Christian, my old Gear pants were the JAG ones below at Poole track. I'd like to know if there are any BMX Action bikes ones still around.


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/scan0004-1.jpg)



Cheers guys
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: JAY on February 15, 2012, 10:18 PM
Wow, amazing find, well done :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Darren KAP on February 15, 2012, 10:43 PM

 Cool result , chuffed for you  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: deeman on February 15, 2012, 10:58 PM
Good Score!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: BUBBS on February 15, 2012, 11:02 PM
Nice find, love stuff like that  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Mattdub on February 16, 2012, 09:14 AM

Super cool score Andy  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Darren Wood on February 16, 2012, 10:07 AM
Nice set of PANTS there ANDY and a great price i think MAD MALC done the TA test with these on and DAVID HAYNES was on the cover doing a turn down with the race pants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



cool find  :coolsmiley:



WOODY
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: Darren Wood on February 16, 2012, 10:09 AM
By the way useless info the lad in the advert is my mate and Simon Hayes best mate DICKIE MARTIN  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: MartyC on February 16, 2012, 12:45 PM
Nice set of PANTS there ANDY and a great price i think MAD MALC done the TA test with these on and DAVID HAYNES was on the cover doing a turn down with the race pants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cool find  :coolsmiley:

WOODY

Was just about to type about Haynesy having a pair of those :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: southern andy on February 16, 2012, 01:55 PM
Well i've tried them on and whilst they're great on the leg length the waist is a different story  :-[ :LolLolLolLol: I can't even begin to do the zip up in fact i struggled to actually get them over my waist.  :yahoo_silent:
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: kungfunky on February 16, 2012, 03:58 PM
Well i've tried them on and whilst they're great on the leg length the waist is a different story  :-[ :LolLolLolLol: I can't even begin to do the zip up in fact i struggled to actually get them over my waist.  :yahoo_silent:

and you got the 42" waist ones too  :shocked: ;D
Title: Re: Rare as hell ebay win.
Post by: trickydeno on February 17, 2012, 06:57 PM
Proper nice them....at a proper nice price.

Nice 1  ;)
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