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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: deeman on December 09, 2012, 02:46 PM
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O.k many of you will have seen this bike before in a different guise as it used to belong to Del.It was then sold to Kappy and I was lucky enough to be able to prise it away from him 3 months or so back.I had always admired the bike and wanted to buy it off Del originally but couldn't raise funds at the time.I have to admit this was my 'grail bike' and I originally intended to leave well alone as it was beautifully built.But,you know how it is!It didn't feel quite right buying a bike complete and I felt like I had to make it 'mine'.I originally thought to change the colourway a little and lose the blue anno'd pedals and chainring it had as I am not a fan of anno'd parts on freestyle bikes.I had always liked the look of the bike Craig was riding in the pic on page 1 of his interview in this section and thought it would be nice to do a 'loose' rep so i swapped the baby blue tuffs for lavender as there just happened to be a set about at the time,bought a lavender UNI pro seat and was fortunate enough to get some lavender bubble font ame tri's with the tuffs.But...following a conversation with Rich(Devilock) the decision was made to turn it into a full on rep which turned into 3 months sourcing the rest of the bits(why did i listen to him??!!)The parts which remain original are Frame and forks,bars,stem and tyres oh,and brake levers.Everything else has been changed in order to replicate the pic.I am chuffed with the finished article and think it is a fitting tribute to a great rider who had probably the greatest influence on my life back then.Special thanks to Del,Darren K.A.P,Steve(stevesredvxr),Mark(WINI),Gaz(poolysherriff),Steve Costa(GTNUMBER1)Foxy,DARREN WOOD,Stodgy,Jason(sweetbeats) and Rich(Devilock)Anyway enough waffle here are the pics,enjoy!
Firstly the pic which inspired the build
(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i349/deeman37/n525562293_1226077_5299.jpg)
and for comparison..
(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i349/deeman37/012-1.jpg)
(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i349/deeman37/008-3.jpg)
Rechromed 401's with original Redline decals :smitten:
(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i349/deeman37/003-2.jpg)
(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i349/deeman37/009-1.jpg)
Hope everyone likes,I bloomin love it!any comments good or bad welcome :daumenhoch:
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Sweet looking ride fella :4_17_5: :4_17_5: Great colourway too :smitten:
Buz :daumenhoch:
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Truly awesome Damo, loving it pal.
Cranks look the business....well done mate. Fantastic attention to detail.
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Steve
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Nailed it :daumenhoch:
Love a rider rep :4_17_5:
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Beautiful. I had a CC prolite bitd. loved it. that's a lovely job..
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Very nice indeed ... :daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch:
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nice very nice :smitten: best craig cambell ive scean
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now that is LUSH :angel: seeing this makes we wanna build mine now ... BAD BRAIN.. BAD... IT MUST BE SOLD :crazy2:
you can't tell from the pic but most riders at that time ran a rear on the front with the front brake inverted even without a Potts mod ... wonder if Craig's was like that.
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At last!!! :D
Its fantastic Damo, worth the wait! :daumenhoch:
So when is the raffle...?! ;D
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I like it alot :daumenhoch:
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it's a lovely looking thing damo,all the hard work you've put into it has deffo paid off :smitten:
cranks are glorious but id get rid of that redline ring though >:D :daumenhoch:
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id get rid of that redline ring though
Yeah, no-one uses them! In fact we arranged for everyone on here who had them to sell them to the Yanks!!! ;D
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id get rid of that redline ring though
Yeah, no-one uses them! In fact we arranged for everyone on here who had them to sell them to the Yanks!!! ;D
;D ;D
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:daumenhoch:
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quality build Damo, good to put your own stamp on it...nice1 :daumenhoch:
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Awesome , how to really make me regret selling it :knuppel2: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: top job mate :4_17_5:
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Thanks everyone for your kind comments.I just can't stop looking at it! :smitten:I will give you first dib dobs if I ever part with it Darren!glad you approve of the 'facelift' :daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch: yep please let me know if your ever gonna part with it bud ,
Cheers Kappy
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really sweet looking, really nice, nuff said.
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Really nice that, nice to see a different build. :4_17_5:
:daumenhoch:
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FOOKIN AWESOME DAMO. :daumenhoch: :smitten:
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that is one of the best reps ive seen :smitten: :smitten: top job :daumenhoch:
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Loving the use of Lavender and Baby blue, Looks sweet which I would not have thought it would have. :smitten: :smitten:
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great build :daumenhoch:
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top replica build mate :4_17_5: even with the Raleigh chopper seat ^"^
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top replica build mate :4_17_5: even with the Raleigh chopper seat ^"^
Thanks Steve,I'm not the greatest fan of the seat but i wanted this 100% correct!As you know pros like Campbell and Fiola were always changing bits over from bike to bike!The bike looks freshly built in the pic and I would like to think that is how Craig first built it.He can be seen here on the same bike with chrome EZ's,a chrome layback and blue Kashi.I like this pic because it clearly shows the 50/50 tuffs which I have on the bike.I bet the Uni didn't last long!A couple of hard slams and it was probably trashed!
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=26920.0
Thanks everyone else,stoked on the comments i have recieved.I am glad I took the decision to go down the rep route and it makes all the trouble worthwhile to know other people appreciate the bike as much as me!I will try and take some better pics when i get the opportunity.I would like to know how many of these lovely machines are still about. :daumenhoch:
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PULL THEM BLOODY TA STICKERS OFF !! WELL NICE BRO ! :daumenhoch:
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Love seeing rider replicas :smitten:
As with any replica build they're usually a bit trickier to do and take some serious sourcing and patience
Great job Walshy :4_17_5: ;)
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always cool to see rider reps 8)
nicely done mate
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Looks the bloody business that ;) The attention to detail really shows.
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
You need to get a shot of yourself in the same gear as that CC pic & doing the same move!! :D
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
::) :D
Probably , :daumenhoch: ,,,but because it's how Campbell had it ..that makes it ultimately cool :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
::) :D
Probably , :daumenhoch: ,,,but because it's how Campbell had it ..that makes it ultimately cool :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
Exactly Christian! :daumenhoch:
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Yes, which is why I said that!!
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Yes that is exactly why you said that , isn't it ? :daumenhoch:
and I agree
that's why I said this :D
What do you say to that ? :)
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Yes that is exactly why you said that , isn't it ? :daumenhoch:
and I agree
that's why I said this :D
What do you say to that ? :)
:LolLolLolLol:
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
You need to get a shot of yourself in the same gear as that CC pic & doing the same move!! :D
I think you should get a shot of yourself in the same gear as Benny Hill doing the same move... :laugh:
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
You need to get a shot of yourself in the same gear as that CC pic & doing the same move!! :D
I think you should get a shot of yourself in the same gear as Benny Hill doing the same move... :laugh:
:LolLolLolLol:
And slap a little bald man while a load of nurses run around at double speed showing their stockings and suspenders, just for good measure. :laugh:
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
You need to get a shot of yourself in the same gear as that CC pic & doing the same move!! :D
I think you should get a shot of yourself in the same gear as Benny Hill doing the same move... :laugh:
:LolLolLolLol:
And slap a little bald man while a load of nurses run around at double speed showing their stockings and suspenders, just for good measure. :laugh:
Kappy would be an ideal candidate for that!!! :2funny:
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
You need to get a shot of yourself in the same gear as that CC pic & doing the same move!! :D
I think you should get a shot of yourself in the same gear as Benny Hill doing the same move... :laugh:
:LolLolLolLol:
And slap a little bald man while a load of nurses run around at double speed showing their stockings and suspenders, just for good measure. :laugh:
Now thats a freestyle comp I'd love to see...! ;D
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I suspect that if this wasn't a rep you would have folk saying "nice but change the..." ^"^
You need to get a shot of yourself in the same gear as that CC pic & doing the same move!! :D
I think you should get a shot of yourself in the same gear as Benny Hill doing the same move... :laugh:
:LolLolLolLol:
And slap a little bald man while a load of nurses run around at double speed showing their stockings and suspenders, just for good measure. :laugh:
Kappy would be an ideal candidate for that!!! :2funny:
Perfect! It needs to happen
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Just thinking about stockings and suspenders makes me want to slap my own little bald man about. :P
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Just thinking about Kappy makes me want to slap my own little bald man about. :P
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Just thinking about Kappy makes me want to slap my own little bald man about. :P
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You Cnut wini. :LolLolLolLol:
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:LolLolLolLol:
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Nice build :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
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Nice build :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
Thanks Joff!back on track!FFS went into london to get me passport today,and look what happens to my thread!! :-\
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Sorry Damo, I'm to blame for it going a bit off topic. :-\
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Nice build :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
Thanks Joff!back on track!FFS went into london to get me passport today,and look what happens to my thread!! :-\
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You wouldn't want it any other way...! :daumenhoch:
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You loons the lot of you :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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Nice build :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
Thanks Joff!back on track!FFS went into london to get me passport today,and look what happens to my thread!! :-\
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You wouldn't want it any other way...! :daumenhoch:
Surprised there is no mention of bumming yet!! ::)
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(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/mothwasp73/wn-bumming-pic.jpg)
Dont want to disappoint you Damo...!! ;)
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Sorry Damo, I'm to blame for it going a bit off topic. :-\
I don't really mind Steve!it's fookin hilarious! :daumenhoch:
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That Benny Hill pic is brilliant, you should have specced it like that tbh
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That Benny Hill pic is brilliant, you should have specced it like that tbh
I have got to disagree there Griff!Blue tuffs and tyres?BORING!For me freestyle bikes are all about the explosion of wild colours which seemed to appear on the scene all at once!The greens,lavenders,whites,pinks etc. :daumenhoch: