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Title: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: Jt on July 13, 2007, 06:06 PM
anyone know much about these?

i seem to remember them from years ago but am not sure....?

missed out on a stem not long ago, and recently took a punt on one from germany..

its cool as fook to look at and looks trick with a mirror finish and the carbon effect shaft ( might even be carbon, i dont know)

what you reckon?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120138082487&rd=1&rd=1
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: theRuler on July 13, 2007, 06:08 PM
wasn't strong's a bike shop?

nice stem
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: downhill3375 on July 13, 2007, 06:08 PM
nice lookin stem that jt  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: bodamus on July 13, 2007, 06:11 PM
Strongs isn't that Craig Strong the Wheelie King. Got a picture of him wheeling his custom PK Ripper with a Chopper Seat attatched to it and no front wheel (bizzarre)

bodamus :)
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: theRuler on July 13, 2007, 06:12 PM
could be him
did he have a shop?
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: bodamus on July 13, 2007, 06:13 PM
Don't know mate?

bodamus :-\
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: MartyC on July 13, 2007, 06:17 PM
No, but his dad did, Strongs of Bournemouth I believe  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: theRuler on July 13, 2007, 06:19 PM
knew i wasn't imagining it

the logo on the stem looks familiar
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: Jt on July 13, 2007, 06:23 PM
the sticker on it says strong in capitals and then japan underneath it...

its very well made and as i said earlier has a carbon shaft...

keep the idea's coming boys...need to suss this out cos if its shite or not 'era correct', it aint going on my next 'secret' project...

 :daumenhoch:

Jt
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: MartyC on July 13, 2007, 06:26 PM
I think these are from 83/84, will have a look through some scans to see if I can find an advert.  I am also sure this subject has been discussed before on Rad  :-\.
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: bodamus on July 13, 2007, 06:29 PM
They are definately old I remember them aswell like Marty C says 83-84 sounds about right.

bodamus :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: Jt on July 13, 2007, 06:29 PM
cool..problem with searching is when i whack it in google under strong bmx products and variances of that theme, i get fooking all sorts come up....
Title: Re: 'strong' bmx products
Post by: sawzall on July 13, 2007, 06:34 PM
it was his brother who owned the shop,they did make a few things like  flex fighters and they did a protoype frame and fork set called a stronglite ,as far as i can remember they never went in to production,heres a crap pic(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/samrobinhood029.jpg)
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