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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on October 06, 2016, 12:07 PM
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Ok, so with the endless amount of race and freestyle framesets that have been designed over 40 odd years, what are those features that you love?
For me:
The rear end of the top tube on the GT Pro, and then later the slanted cut with the stamped 4130 that also appeared on Performers.
The rear triangle on Robinson's where they look like they would be a loopy, but actually have agap between the 2 tubes.
Skyway Streetbeat frames in general.
The etched Hutch brake bridge's.
Welds on Rippers.
They're just the ones I can remember for now.
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The daddy has to be the Quad surely Dan :daumenhoch:
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For me it's the triangular box above the rear stays and brake bridge on mk1 and Mk2 Geese. Love it..... reminds me of really early bmx's when I was a lad and looks like they were knocked together in a garden shed out of stuff lying about in the 70's ;D
The brazing on MRD's is awesome as well :daumenhoch:
Bottema forks and Landing Gear forks are instantly recognisable too :coolsmiley:
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The daddy has to be the Quad surely Dan :daumenhoch:
Yeah, obviously the Quad is an amazing design, but I'm not looking for a 'top of the pops', it's more of a looking for particular detail that people like. You may not even particularly like the bike.
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Platforms, wishbones, headtube & down/toptube gussets, oval tubing & snake chain/seatstays do it for me :daumenhoch:
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The R stamped gusset on a Pro Burner. Awesome :daumenhoch:
Kuwahara Exhibitionist frames with the twin top tubes, and twin oval down tubes, along with Kuwahara stamped brake bridge. Superfluous :smitten:
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The front end of a VDC changa. Not to everyones taste obviously, and to some it looks like a load of scaffolding welded together, but i love it. The seat back end on a skyway T/A where the chain/seat stays join the dropouts is a work of art, as is the T/A seat tube where the teardrop tubing blends into round tubing to accomodate the seat
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The front end of a VDC changa. Not to everyones taste obviously, and to some it looks like a load of scaffolding welded together, but i love it. The seat back end on a skyway T/A where the chain/seat stays join the dropouts is a work of art, as is the T/A seat tube where the teardrop tubing blends into round tubing to accomodate the seat
Exactly Andy, a bit like Babe of the Day, what one may find beautiful, another may find fugly. I'm not into the VDC design myself, it's interesting, but does nowt for me. The TA dropouts as mentioned though are indeed a work of art.
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Landing gear forks .. They just look sexy and they are SERIOUS forks !
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Landing gear forks .. They just look sexy and they are SERIOUS forks !
Ghp pro forks are close for me too.
Se assassin frame toptube.
Elf dblx chain stays where they meet bb
Powerlite brake bridge
Robinson pro fork leg arch
Hutch fork dropouts
Tnt rear dropouts and tnt stovepipe seat tube
Hawk f series xl, every fookin tube
Speaking of tubes, gjs bigtube forks
Kastan uniblades
I seriously could go on and on
Was it the s&m tiki headtube with the bottle opener? Genius 😊
Have to mention jmc rear drops, fookin gorgeous
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Dyno 'bent' forks
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This ...
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t119/adyseries/Original%20rebel%20pro%20freestyler%201983%20new%20pics%202015/DSC00775.jpg) (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/adyseries/media/Original%20rebel%20pro%20freestyler%201983%20new%20pics%202015/DSC00775.jpg.html)
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t119/adyseries/Original%20rebel%20pro%20freestyler%201983%20new%20pics%202015/DSC00774.jpg) (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/adyseries/media/Original%20rebel%20pro%20freestyler%201983%20new%20pics%202015/DSC00774.jpg.html)
Just loved the the extra tubing on my rebel ..
one of the reasons I bought this back in late `83
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The details on the pre 85 loopy ripper are nice. From the rear dropouts to the plate covering the top of the seat stays, to the subtle gusset. Beautifully done
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For me it was always pierced tubing bitd. Always loved GT's and Jmc's down the local track for just that reason, then the king of all (and as already said, I appreciate this is an acquired taste) VDC, loved the Changa and Monkey bars as a kid, probably the bike i drooled over most back then (mind you there was also ripper's & quad's, ripper tubing and welds, quad frame design, oh and LG's :smitten:).
Nowadays, VDC Freestyle/Trix/Powerlite freestyle/Freeagent Freestyle forks, love the peg design. Then vintage wise it would be the whole goose 1 frame design.
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The details on the pre 85 loopy ripper are nice. From the rear dropouts to the plate covering the top of the seat stays, to the subtle gusset. Beautifully done
The machined rear of the seat tube was also sexy on that year
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For me its the rear standers on an RL20ii with the coaster tab fixed on the inside, and the tapered front forks with the potts mod tabs welded on. Quality engineering and design.
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Bottema fork legs
Mcs and vector rear dropouts
The TA seatpost tube
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(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161006/34700d4cbd92547b3a7079abc9667595.jpg)
I love my pointy bit, it's what made me want it......
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Auburn's bolt on rear triangle
WAL Riot bent top tube
Haro Sport bent bashy downtube
Zima everything :-)
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Gussets.
Especially ones with holes in.
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Chainstays on a Redline Square back
Tubing on the frame of a GJS Bigtube
Kuwahara Exhibitionists
Curtis Freestyler Forks
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I think most of mine have already been mentioned:-
Race Inc and SE welding - a work of art!
Brazing (though I appreciate it now much more than bitd;
VDC headtubes - beautifully bonkers!
Looptails - have never had one but it's the next frame on my hit list!
Just thought of a couple more:-
where the seat stays join the seat tube/mast on a GHP;
the gusset on a Thruster Vanishing Point!
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Front end on a Trickstar
Rear end of an Auburn
Rear stays on a squareback
Jmc oval forks
The R gusset on a robbo
Front end of a ripper simple but those alloy welds :-*
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Technique frame with hanebrink forks
(http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/technique_blowup.jpg)
(http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/img_728156c4bd9824_blowup.jpg)
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I think most of mine have already been mentioned:-
Race Inc and SE welding - a work of art!
Brazing (though I appreciate it now much more than bitd;
VDC headtubes - beautifully bonkers!
Looptails - have never had one but it's the next frame on my hit list!
Just thought of a couple more:-
where the seat stays join the seat tube/mast on a GHP;
the gusset on a Thruster Vanishing Point!
I love the GHP too. The bend/join where the seat stays meet the seat/top tube look amazing.
The square chainstays on the gjs freestyler look great. I'm probably in the minority, but i have no love for the gjs big tube. The forks and dropouts just don't look right to me. Each to their own though-that's what's great. We all like different stuff fistblump
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GT top tube, seatpost, seatstays area
Hutch on the brake plate
R cut outs on the Raleigh Pro Burner
PK ripper, all of it, welds, tubes etc
Landing Gear forks
CW phase 1
Skyway TA all of it, tubing, curved brake bridge
Curtis drops and brazing
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Some real weird and quirky frames out there for sure,I to like the Auburn frames but would love one of them Square Hawk frames :daumenhoch: has anyone got one or know there history,be interested to know :daumenhoch:
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I'm with you on that Big Tube. Never seen one in the flesh but to me look pretty ugly in photos.
No surprise that you're not keen on things with big tubes though.
:LolLolLolLol:
I suppose I should be running skinny tyres on all my builds :2funny:
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I'm with you on that Big Tube. Never seen one in the flesh but to me look pretty ugly in photos.
No surprise that you're not keen on things with big tubes though.
:LolLolLolLol:
I suppose I should be running skinny tyres on all my builds :2funny:
And no older than 14 years old either. :D
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:LolLolLolLol:
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Anything welded by Bill Bastian :4_17_5:
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I'm with you on that Big Tube. Never seen one in the flesh but to me look pretty ugly in photos.
No surprise that you're not keen on things with big tubes though.
:LolLolLolLol:
I suppose I should be running skinny tyres on all my builds :2funny:
And no older than 14 years old either. :D
I don't run bald tyres - I like a hint of tread on them :LolLolLolLol:
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A few from myself .
Curtis head tubes.
MRD drop outs.
National Pro head tube brace.
JMC integrated seat post pinch bolt.
Diamond Back fork drop outs .
Rickman Pro race forks.
MRD Badlander frame details. Massive bent down tube, brake guard and bent down top tube and platform construction.
SRE head tube shinanigans.
Any Braizing
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For me, it has to be the leader in late 70s and early 80's UK BMX racing, so many legends came from this shop...
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/martycoughlin/OBMX5AceAdd.jpg)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/martycoughlin/ACE8.jpg)
Thanks to Ratty and Delray68 for the pic above!
Features like the gusset, braze welding, box brake mount and angled rear dropouts were ahead of any other UK frame builder at the time :daumenhoch:
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Curtis rear drop outs
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Any chromed or raw braizing...Especially of Curtis ilk :smitten: :smitten:
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Love the 90s ELF forks...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/ELF_PRO_90_FF_03.jpg)
How cool do they look? Even better when built up...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0298.jpg)
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I'm with ya there Marty. :daumenhoch:
(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q565/CustardLips/BMX/Screenshot_2016-07-29-10-12-25-1_zpstgbt5lpf.png) (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/CustardLips/media/BMX/Screenshot_2016-07-29-10-12-25-1_zpstgbt5lpf.png.html)
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Zeronine rear drop outs. :smitten:
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Or Cyclecraft reardrops too