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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 08:23 AM

Title: boing twang zoing doing beeeyoing
Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 08:23 AM: does anyone on here have one of those "slingshot" frames?

what are they like? pics please!! just out of interest.
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 09:25 AM: there was one at bournemouth, so someone on here has got one.
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 09:31 AM: do they flex about when you ride it?
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 09:43 AM: no, your thinking about trm's
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 09:44 AM: trms dont flex, they just crack. flex suggests they return back to their original shape.
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 09:50 AM: quick lets have another dig at trms before orb reads it and goes changin all our text......
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 09:52 AM: lol its true though

my fox fourstyler cracked around where the seattube went through that top plate

and i was about 7 stone at the time.

i'd still like one though!!! i'd beef it up. with beef
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Post by: ORB on October 17, 2005, 10:11 AM: Warnings to Fruit and Ruler for dissing TRMs
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 10:19 AM: not dissing them. i'd love one!! it's on my list of bikes i need

even if the seat tube angle means the seat is in a different timezone to the bars
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Post by: dordymush on October 17, 2005, 12:08 PM: lol long arms needed then.
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 12:43 PM: mr tickle was one of the their factory riders
along with stretch armstrong
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Post by: pickle on October 17, 2005, 12:50 PM: I think there's a report on one from BITD, in one of the old mag downloads being done on here.
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 12:55 PM: the trm was invaluable in creating the fox 4styler
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Post by: dordymush on October 17, 2005, 01:01 PM: was that a good thing ;D.
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 01:38 PM: u got a pic of this fox i keep hearin about, ive not seen one
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 02:42 PM: (http://www.30cms.net/Assets/30foxbmx1985.jpg)

(http://www.30cms.net/Assets/30fox19851.jpg)

nice hat
Title: Re: boing twang zoing doing beeeyoing
Post by: ORB on October 17, 2005, 02:42 PM: same as a TRM but with a different plate between the top tubes

(takes away the power of being able to carry lots of tins of pop)
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 02:46 PM: shame. i like pop.
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 02:47 PM: similar but not same - note usable seattube angle
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 02:47 PM: is that a fall off or a trick?
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Post by: theRuler on October 17, 2005, 02:49 PM: its a trick called a "gumbie"

also the fox had different forks to the trm - it had landing gear copies

i think the bottom bracket is higher too
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 02:51 PM: aeroyal seat. class. all my bikes had them on.
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Post by: ORB on October 17, 2005, 02:54 PM: To get us back on topic.

(http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/508/233423/slingshotbmx2.jpg)

To take us off again....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v290/orb200181/-1.jpg)
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 17, 2005, 03:02 PM: you ever ridden one orb?
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Post by: ORB on October 17, 2005, 03:05 PM: well, not properly, just in a circle slowly.

VERY wobblesome.
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Post by: motomagII on October 17, 2005, 07:17 PM: john aka bladbmxer has a dligshot dont get one if you want to ride it not good man but an experience though .