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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: retrohippy on May 26, 2014, 05:21 PM

Title: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: retrohippy on May 26, 2014, 05:21 PM

Hey guys
Picked up this tredda this morning from a bootsale.
Paid £50 for it so might be a bit rich? I dont know.
Just loved the style & the gusset's.
Anyway....here it is.
I am going to start stripping it down later & clean it all up.
Any info on make / year etc would be appreciated
Thanks in advance

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Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: griff on May 26, 2014, 09:42 PM

No idea what that is mate, but cleaned up that should make a nice enough rider
Think the bars/brakes/wheels are a more recent addition, nothing wrong with that though
That 6 bolt stem is quite interesting too


PS welcome to  :radbmxsmilie:

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: retrohippy on May 26, 2014, 11:18 PM

Cheers buddy. Didn't think it would be a gold mine by any means but an interesting ride for sure. I think I will just clean it up and run it as it is :)

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: pickle on May 27, 2014, 07:37 AM

Liking the frame, something a little different. Quality of the welds scream low end jobbie but still looks cool  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: Retrodan72 on May 27, 2014, 08:04 AM

I think the stem is an Odyssey.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: retrohippy on May 27, 2014, 11:20 AM

Cheers guys :)
Thinking of just slinging some mags on it and just burning it about for the summer :)

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: bigfatolly on May 27, 2014, 05:41 PM

Plenty good enough to thrash around for the summer,you can always upgrade parts as you go like we did back in the day..... :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: BMX1973 on May 27, 2014, 05:45 PM

Frame looks like it has a Mongoose theme to it.  :-\

When you clean it up look for any hidden stamps, for example maybe one on the fork steerer tube.  :)

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: popedante on May 30, 2014, 03:47 PM

would guess its a low end Gitane

Title: Re: Hey Guys - Please Help identify this new find, wanting to restore :)
Post by: oldschoolace on June 03, 2014, 11:03 PM

Its pretty low end, i would just spray bomb it like this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-School-bmx-Early-BMX-frame-and-forks-/121355398409?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Fragrances_Women_s_Fragrances_PP&hash=item1c41586d09

Maybe add a few sprite pop decals as a garnish  :LolLolLolLol: