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Title: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: dj B silverlite on October 06, 2007, 11:30 PM: Ive just bought a repco hotfoot and was wondering if it was the same one as in bmx bandits :-\. Im not sure if they used mongoose's cos they look similar, but being oz i would have thought they would be repco maybe. If it is ill id like to build it up same as the film. what do you rekon do you know what they were??? cheers :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: Waxintaxin on October 06, 2007, 11:38 PM: Mongoose throuout

except on the water slide

Rich
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: dj B silverlite on October 06, 2007, 11:39 PM: cheers mate. Sorted that out :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: kdw712 on October 07, 2007, 09:20 AM: i thought one was on a mongoose, one on a DB

watch the end of the film you can see quite well there
nicoles bike doesn't have a gusset and she's wearing a malvern star top - not sure if thats a brand of bmx
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: MartyC on October 07, 2007, 10:12 AM: Quote from: kdw712 on October 07, 2007, 09:20 AM
i thought one was on a mongoose, one on a DB

watch the end of the film you can see quite well there
nicoles bike doesn't have a gusset and she's wearing a malvern star top - not sure if thats a brand of bmx

Malvern Star certainly is an Oz brand, they had a couple of good models kind of like Redlines if I remember rightly :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: magna13 on October 07, 2007, 10:44 AM: i love that supergoose!!
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: danny silverstreak on October 07, 2007, 11:28 AM: im sure one of em was a DB ::)
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: Waxintaxin on October 07, 2007, 12:17 PM: sure the 3 main characters were on geeses
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: Flaz on October 07, 2007, 03:50 PM: Quote from: danny silverstreak on October 07, 2007, 11:28 AM
im sure one of em was a DB ::)

??? sure ur right dan
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: sparky on October 07, 2007, 09:52 PM: If memory serves me right the Diamond Back was a Senior Pro, identified by the 'CHROMOLY' decals on the chainstays :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: kdw712 on October 07, 2007, 09:53 PM: heres a clip from the end of the film

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5guwAt46ogk (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5guwAt46ogk)
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: DR VINOAH on October 08, 2007, 03:36 PM: i know one thing for sure
that end title song is shite with a capital SHITE :2funny:
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: GREMLIN on October 08, 2007, 04:52 PM: Quote from: sparky on October 07, 2007, 09:52 PM
If memory serves me right the Diamond Back was a Senior Pro, identified by the 'CHROMOLY' decals on the chainstays :daumenhoch:

Sure was :coolsmiley: G.
Title: Re: What bikes did they use in bmx bandits???
Post by: kdw712 on October 08, 2007, 10:55 PM: just found this lurking on ebay

------- ebay linky ------ (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MALVERN-STAR-MAXI-BMX-Australian-Classic-1980s-Retro_W0QQitemZ320167465081QQihZ011QQcategoryZ98082QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)