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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: zed4130 on June 25, 2007, 11:43 AM
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im thinking of running a new 3pc and new wheels on my OS bike , is that ok , i now the rules say 1inch head tube and a caliper brake, ive got those , but are the other thing ok :daumenhoch:
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i think they are Paul.....it's just the two things that make mine non race legal that count >:(
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and the new 25th annerversary burner is all new ,but has a 1inch head tube and a caliper brake :)
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yeah but my 97 MCS has a 1 1/8th headtube and cantilever brake.....so therefore not allowed :(
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Praise the lord that there are still manufacturers still making stuff IE threaded headsets and caliper brakes. You get all the old school legal parts but not the hassle of trying to find them and a bit more reliable too.
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the folowing statement may put noses out of joint,
if i had my way
the rules would state
"no part on a bike shall be later than 1984 production"( by doing this i alienate a lot of bikes already raced in the series :angel:)
after all 79 to 84 is our classic era of OSBMX here in the UK,not 1979 to 1989 as some folks seem to have got confused
so no long TT,s a maximum of 19 1/4" and or no long reach stems either
coz running a bike like this you would only be cheating yourself and others in this fine class
peeps complain bout this theory when i sound off at the races
quoting to me bout how tall we are now compared to our teenage size
well, i keep saying the same thing, my answer never changes
stu thompsen and andy patterson to name but 2
and not to sound obvious were big lads,plus 6 footers
bigger than we were then and as big as we are now,
riding bikes we all rode,with the only modfication being
layback seat poles or pedal cage extenders.
so after all that jazz
i still say "your whole complete bike you intend to race in OS
must have no parts on it made after 1984"
i suppose we have to be leanient
coz most fellas either havnt got the era bikes or are not prepared
to do what the bike was made for
and thats to ride it,get it dirty or maybe god forbid crash it and break somthing precious ;)
vinoah WHO (what happened olive)
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I think that all sounds good, but the cost of old wheels etc is alot theses days , so i, fitting new ones to save money ,not because they are better, i would love some nice old wheels but i couldnt afford to replace them if broke , allso i think as long as most parts are old, and the frame is old , that should be ok :daumenhoch:
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that even put my hutch out in the cold lol
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i was thinking of just sticking some spoked swheels on my street beat and racing that?? :-\
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I for one would not want to be buying original rare old school parts and being ripped off with over inflated prices :idiot2:my bars date after 1984 and so does my haro seat and i rode these and my old bike i no longer have from 84-87.the important components are frame and forks and brakes.if someone used new 3 peice cranks or pedals/stem etc i would not have a problem.
I remember racing pro-tec around 85-86 and he was riding a really early haro freestyle frame and forks and the C**t beat me at a regional at harvington raiders :knuppel2:i kick he's ass in the moto's winning all 3 and he beat me in the final.
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i was thinking of using a new 3pc crank , just as they are stronger than 1pc, but to be honest my burner will probs snap before the cranks :LolLolLolLol:
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i actually thought that 1 piece were stronger?? but then i am a twonk :crazy2:
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i actually thought that 1 piece were stronger?? but then i am a twonk :crazy2:
:LolLolLolLol:
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not so sure i made meself clear
guys these are only ideas and or suggestions
not rules to be adhered to
i mean lets face it
if the rules were that tight there would be only a handfull of us racing :LolLolLolLol:
i rate all the bikes used so far in the OSSS
and believe me when i scratched me NOS elina seat the other day in practice
i was not happy,
but fack it ,
its not for a glass cabinet :2funny:
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i was thinking of just sticking some spoked swheels on my street beat and racing that?? :-\
im probably racing my haro sport dude, what ever your comfortable with :daumenhoch:
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having paid for two kids to race, and i'm sure any one who races new school would agree :-\ , it cost alot more to race new school than old school. if your using your ''old school'' to race, why buy new ??? ? second hand parts go for cheap prices, surly it makes sence to use these if your using the bike ::)
and just to add my ten pen'oth worth. i think the cut off date should be '86 :police: all parts
alan ;)
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The OSSS07 rules stated pre 1989 frames and forks with 1" headset and caliper brakes, allowable new school equipment is tubes, chains, brake blocks and if we must tyres!!. As much as we could be anal and say pre 1984 bikes and no new school bits, remember we do it for fun, and it shouldnt cost fortunes and the allowable bits are more for safety than anything else. :daumenhoch:
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The OSSS07 rules stated pre 1989 frames and forks with 1" headset and caliper brakes, allowable new school equipment is tubes, chains, brake blocks and if we must tyres!!. As much as we could be anal and say pre 1984 bikes and no new school bits, remember we do it for fun, and it shouldnt cost fortunes and the allowable bits are more for safety than anything else. :daumenhoch:
:daumenhoch: all sounds good tone ,
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So what parts of this ARE legal and what arent?
I genuinely dont know on stuff like the stem, wheels, tyres ect...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/aaa026.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/aaa027.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/aaa028.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/aaa029.jpg)
:) DINGO :)
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none of it ;D ;D ;D
yal' right mark :daumenhoch:
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none of it ;D ;D ;D
yal' right mark :daumenhoch:
headset and brake :LolLolLolLol:
Doing good Al, you?
:) DINGO :)
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Mark, if you lined up with that, you would get banned, just cos it looks quick >:D
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That bike and it's rider should be banned :tickedoff:
Yer left handed freak :LolLolLolLol:
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Mark, if you lined up with that, you would get banned, just cos it looks quick >:D
I have hardly ridden since MK in April Tone so I am hoping it IS quick! I ned all the help I can get :LolLolLolLol:
That bike and it's rider should be banned :tickedoff:
Yer left handed freak :LolLolLolLol:
I am right handed :(
:) DINGO :)
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If your nippers not due too soon why not pop down to daggers next month and give it a proper thrasing :daumenhoch:
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If your nippers not due too soon why not pop down to daggers next month and give it a proper thrasing :daumenhoch:
How far is it from Notts?
:) DINGO :)
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Just off the M25 in East London, good 2 hours I would think :daumenhoch: