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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Funkyworm on February 01, 2015, 04:59 PM
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O.K. So as my Mrs didn't like being a BMX Widow she decided to fook off last year, so come Christmas rather than spending time at her parents & doing the usual (Family stuff) it left me with a load of time for building bikes (BONUS) ;) ! :LolLolLolLol:
So just before Christmas knowing id have some extra (bike time) & amongst other stuff I bought an Aero Reflex off on eBay as I always fancied having a look at these.
I built it up pretty quickly & was really happy with the way it came together... So much so I decided to buy another NOS Frameset from Mark at retrospect in early Jan a & I decided to do a second build (this one)
The Reflex crowd on the Facebook page are really open to custom builds & colour ways & decals etc..,. Many of them have come out with some fantastic builds so far & I wanted to do the same.
I'd picked up a set of NOS pads off of eBay & wanted to base my build (and decals) around these & so got to work..
The Bike is a collection of NOS Parts & Parts that Ive found & refurbished & Painted myself... (Love a refurb).....
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/_57-3_zpss1eqr1xw.jpg)
These refurbished parts include:
Aero Zytec Wheels (Bought form Bendy) these needed stripping back sanding down & re dying plus the addition of some new shiny Wheel nuts.
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/IMG_0121_zpswjjsjqb0.jpg)
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/IMG_0120_zpsujnguggx.jpg)
Also a Tange SC-2 Seat clamp SR Aerox-M Stem Tange LP-440 Head Lock & a Tange FC-1 Spider all needed qhite a bit of work & i'm really please with how they came out , they all got similar treatment the the FC-1 Spider below.
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/10950020_683480091770044_507248920_n_zps5njowtja.jpg)(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/IMG_0213_zpskjmzqy2c.jpg)
All other parts are pretty much NOS apart from the New Skyway bars which i stole from my first reflex build (as It's already getting a dramatic makeover) .. Also the Victor VP747 Pedals are NOS (loved these as a kid) but they were originally red but i also managed to find some nos Blue cages & swapped them over..
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/_57-4_zps0wmnxd8x.jpg)
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/_12_zpseklbrzqe.jpg)
I sat down & after sending some rough artwork to Del he did an amazing job on making up a custom set of decals for the ride to match the Original Pad set decals which i think are just amazing.
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/IMG_0167_zpsvnjbyj3b.jpg)
Anyway this is how it turned out.. I've still got a couple of blue chain rings on the way so this might change but I'm really happy with it so far.
NOS1984 Aero Reflex F&F
New Skyway Pro Bars
NOS Shimano DX Levers
NOS ODI Mushroom II Greg Hill Signature edition Grips.
NOS Aero Padset
NOS Viscount Aero Seat
Refurbished SR Aerox-M Stem
Refutbished Tange LP-440 Head Lock
Regurbished Tange SC-2 Seat Clamp
Refurbished Tange / Tioga FC-1 Spider
NOS MCS Chainring / Blu Anodised Bolts
NOS Victor VP-747 Bear Trap Pedals
NOS Takagi 175 Crank
Nos Chrome Izumi Chain
Refurbished Aero Zytec Wheels
New Kenda K55 Freestyle Tyres
Dia Compe Mx-1000 Calipers
Big thanks to Del for Working with me on the Decals.
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0200_zpsipr4pg4k.jpg)
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0198_zpsshdeukmj.jpg)
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0193_zps5mko3dbl.jpg)
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0192_zpsd00xbvrf.jpg)
(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0213_zpsdnvyhtka.jpg)(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0203_zpsvxd0xq4y.jpg)(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0202_zpsc7tpynte.jpg)(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0201_zpsopdn2dbd.jpg)(http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af140/callum1971/1984%20Aero%20Reflex%20NEW/DSCN0196_zpscmtcbtw4.jpg)
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Nice resto of the parts there,
Nice build :daumenhoch:
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Thats a little cracker Callum, top resto work & them zytecs are :smitten:
decal desin really stands out & colours are great bud
top job
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FRESH!
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A bit of nice resto work there :4_17_5:
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A great build mate... I've been tweeking my aero reflex ready to finally ride it.. Nice resto skills too mate! :daumenhoch:
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top notch! lovely :daumenhoch:
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Fook - now I have Duran Duran in my head :buck2:
Nice build :daumenhoch:
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Good job on that, i like to see Zytecs on a Reflex and blue are a nice change :daumenhoch:
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Great Work :4_17_5:
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Cracking job bud :daumenhoch:
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Great restoration on those parts bro :daumenhoch:
It's nice to see a different variety of parts too, well done :4_17_5: