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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Ben Hur on October 13, 2005, 12:28 PM

Title: Name the Frame
Post by: Ben Hur on October 13, 2005, 12:28 PM

Hi all,

Its "Name the Frame" time, Bill stupp's and Co dont spoil the fun, as I know that you know!

Well, Bill kept pestering me to show a piccy of this mid school bike so here it is.  Got it 10 years ago as frame and fork, custom built it with Sun Rhino 48 rims with sealed hubs, 400 series cranks, xposure bars, xposure grind disc, xposure "Rather Large" pegs, comp street tyres and an unusual Shimano canti brake setup.  Super strong with a weight to match for fat B******s and in almost mint condition.

So................

The frame and fork is...........Hmmmmmmmmmmm........keep guessing??????????

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Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: muttley on October 13, 2005, 12:33 PM

Shot in the dark here but is it '2 hip'  ???

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: theRuler on October 13, 2005, 12:42 PM

HEY it's got those forks i was trying to describe in the bottema forks thread the other day!

is the frame a ruption?

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: RADHAB on October 13, 2005, 01:05 PM

I know what it is..

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: theRuler on October 13, 2005, 01:10 PM

is it a WAL ?

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: muttley on October 13, 2005, 01:40 PM

Pretty sure it's something with Wilkerson's name on it.

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: theRuler on October 13, 2005, 01:43 PM

a WAL riot?

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 13, 2005, 01:44 PM

wal mart

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: ORB on October 13, 2005, 01:48 PM

Quote

Name the Frame

I name her Mary.

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: RADHAB on October 13, 2005, 01:51 PM

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: RADHAB on October 13, 2005, 01:51 PM

Al whats the prize to whoever gets it right?????

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 13, 2005, 02:28 PM

blue peter badge and a pair of maggie philbins knickers

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: fraz167 on October 13, 2005, 04:08 PM

Is it a Zima??

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: Wayne Ryder on October 13, 2005, 04:09 PM

Zima?
Forks DO look like the WAL Riot ones, but I didn't think they came with any brake mounts.

I had a Riot frame in the early 90s, bought cheap due to a problem with the forks. Apparently unless you ran ACS Boas, which had a good long reach, the brake blocks couldn't reach the rim.

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: fraz167 on October 13, 2005, 04:13 PM

Zima...was Steve Geall's company

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: Wayne Ryder on October 13, 2005, 05:13 PM

...And if it IS a Zima, it was one made without the integral seatpost.

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: billstup on October 13, 2005, 08:03 PM

Have a look at the diameter of that seat post, it`s like a scaffold pole ;)

Its a pity you can`t see behind the bottom bracket as thats a strange old setup too  ;)

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: lazychubs on October 13, 2005, 08:53 PM

i cant se pict downloaded to the site for some reason

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: fraz167 on October 13, 2005, 09:29 PM

its definately a Zima....i think

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: Wayne Ryder on October 14, 2005, 12:02 PM

Quote from: billstup on October 13, 2005, 08:03 PM

Have a look at the diameter of that seat post, it`s like a scaffold pole ;)

Its a pity you can`t see behind the bottom bracket as thats a strange old setup too  ;)

Yep, not unlike a letter 'K'? One stay goes to the BB, the other is joined to it by a small tube but the end goes to the first chainstay. Difficult to describe. I think it wasn copied, but can't remember who by.

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: wirewheel on October 14, 2005, 04:01 PM

it's a zima for sure
do i win a prize?
 made in england aswell. the dropouts and integrated seat clamp gave it away. they used to build the seatpost as part of the frame. looks bulletproof!!!! the guy who made them his son rode pretty way good back in the day i'd tell you his name but stokebloke looking after my old copies of ride and my memory aint THAT good haha

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: fraz167 on October 14, 2005, 04:07 PM

Too late Mr Wirewheel...i said it was a Zima about a month ago  ;D

Back of the net....as they say

Title: Re: Name the Frame
Post by: fraz167 on October 14, 2005, 04:08 PM

Steve Geall