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Title: Can anyone remember...
Post by: Frosty on October 06, 2005, 10:34 AM
the tyres called something called "Grippa"??

If so does anyone have a picture of them or know where I can get them?

Cheers

Paul
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: theRuler on October 06, 2005, 10:44 AM
he was the bully in grange hill

(http://www.grangehillfans.co.uk/closeup/images/gripper_expel1.jpg)
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: ORB on October 06, 2005, 11:04 AM
Who was Gonch?

Was he the Ginner?
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 06, 2005, 11:07 AM
gripper stepson. stetson?....sorry back to tyres......
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: theRuler on October 06, 2005, 12:30 PM
gripper stebson. pictured above with "bullet" baxter

gonch was a ginger kid, in the generation after zammo
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: Frosty on October 06, 2005, 12:42 PM
That avatar is not disimilar to "I was only trying to Help... Rolannnd"!!
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: theRuler on October 06, 2005, 01:00 PM
lol

roland was the original fat kid

(http://www.grangehillfans.co.uk/starfile/images/Erkan_Mustafa.jpg)

he was in "chef" that lenny henry crap
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: Waxintaxin on October 06, 2005, 01:19 PM
Roland is a drum and base DJ now
mustafa something or other
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 06, 2005, 01:35 PM
mustafa notherpi
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: kdw712 on October 06, 2005, 03:14 PM
these the ones ?
i got a set from OT cycles in Dartford around March i think
they may still have some worth a ring 01322 225698


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/grippatyres.jpg)
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: kdw712 on October 06, 2005, 03:25 PM
right chunky tread an all

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/my%20mongooses/grippas.jpg)
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: Frosty on October 06, 2005, 04:19 PM
That's them.

I just fancy something a little different to knobby's or comp III's. I remember having these bitd.

Thanks

Paul
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: Mr Rusty on October 06, 2005, 07:22 PM
Same as KDW - got a 2.125 on my front pro class.  Raced several times this year with it in the summer but its best in muddy conditions - doesn't get all clogged up like a comp III  ;)
Title: Re: Can anyone remember...
Post by: frdavid on October 06, 2005, 09:50 PM
i remember those tyres!! less popular than compe but very good tyres, about 5,5£ in 1985 in france
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