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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 12:52 PM

Title: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 12:52 PM: ever seen one of these before?
seems to be a diamondback due to pedals,rim stickers and diamond cut-out on forks
any info as i'm baffled
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k105/crusty68/DSCF0450.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k105/crusty68/DSCF0452.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k105/crusty68/DSCF0453.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k105/crusty68/DSCF0454.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k105/crusty68/DSCF0455.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k105/crusty68/DSCF0456.jpg)
cheers
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: harris on August 19, 2006, 01:30 PM: ye dead beat blow it up run over it then throw it over the next doors fence :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: lazychubs on August 19, 2006, 01:38 PM: do you reckon they based that around the granny shopper bike lol
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 01:44 PM: lazychubs
thats what i thouhgt but it has had all traces of the shopping basket removed
thought it might be a stennner freestyler****
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: scary_leary on August 19, 2006, 01:45 PM: yep its a db...early 90's design pisss take
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 01:48 PM: when you say DB do you mean dia-bolical?
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: theRuler on August 19, 2006, 02:09 PM: its a bit like a JAD

hang onto to that.

its a 90's slingshot
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 02:15 PM: aint got a clue what a jad is!
guessed diamondback just want info
has no-one ever seen one'thought this might help keep people busy while it's raining
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: winnit93 on August 19, 2006, 02:35 PM: its a bitsa!
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 02:53 PM: i'm a bit thick whats a bitsa?
bitsa this bitsa that?
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: theRuler on August 19, 2006, 03:03 PM: i've seen one before
i think it is a db

and i think someone else on here has one
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 03:12 PM: come on i won't laugh,
who has one?
want to know more about it
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: theRuler on August 19, 2006, 03:17 PM: someone posted up a pic of one a short while back
and said they used to ride one, wanted to restore it etc etc

here's a jad

(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/jadbikeframe_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 03:21 PM: similar but not same
almost certainly a diamond back
keep trying guys
more info please
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: theRuler on August 19, 2006, 03:22 PM: you gotta hope the guy who has/had one on here reads this thread!!!
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 03:30 PM: is there no diamondback lover with old catalogues on site today?
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: theRuler on August 19, 2006, 03:31 PM: you could try this one over on vintagebmx
although if you arent already a member, you have to pay to sign up
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: crusty on August 19, 2006, 03:38 PM: if i pay to join for this DB suddenly the bike owes me money and you all know how this can spiral outta control
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: dannyboy on August 19, 2006, 06:28 PM: does it have a hinge in the middle if so its a townsend shopper my mum had one in the 80s great bike but the
3 speed gears were a bit dodgy :-X :Great_Britain: :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: is this a diamondback????
Post by: bof on August 19, 2006, 07:19 PM: Definitely diamond back, I remember at the time thinking what a pile of ****