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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: subversion on October 16, 2007, 08:36 PM
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So I managed to reacquire my old TRM freestyler, it was in a pretty sad state, having laid in the back of a friends garage for god knows how long!
The F&F set was bought new by myself back in 84-85 & it was passed on to many different local riders. It was ridden regularly up to, probably the mid-late 90’s, before being ‘put into storage’ (left to rot) & so I decided to stake my claim to it & bring it back home…
I’ve stripped the paint off to satisfy myself there are no cracks/splits under all those layers of paint & it’s all good :daumenhoch: Shame the forks are no longer with it :(
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/RightSide2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/TopRightSideDown.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/TopFronttoRear.jpg) (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/ReartoFront.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/FCAnchorDropout.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/BBJunction.jpg)
So what's next? I can’t afford, nor really have the desire, to rebuild it as a show piece so will probably be looking for it to go to a good home?
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Now that takes me back :smitten: Your not from hampshire are you? I was the first owner of a TRM that did the rounds back in 83.
Check this old school pic.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w92/faze3_photo/IMG_5265.jpg)
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I'm from Oxfordshire mate, nice picture dude :daumenhoch: what year did TRM's come out? I'm sure it was 84ish I got mine?? It was originally white, Haro Vector bars, Aero Zytecs, MX1000's etc etc etc...
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You got a buyer here if you want rid!
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The mind does play tricks :idiot2: But I'm sure I got mine early in 83. Cos I got a Master for Xmas 84 >:D
My TRM was white and I rode with vectors for a bit, I had the early ones though and they snapped!
I do remember me ma paying £115 for the TRM, very light strong frame, cool cos its odd :coolsmiley:
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chuck it in the loft and forget about it, you wont get it back if you sell it
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yeah i'd keep it and wait till i had a spare £60 or so and ship it off to SuperDan for a lovely white powdercoat! then stick it away and just bring it out every now and then to drool over :daumenhoch:
Who knows....in time you may want to build it up again and cruise around on it.....would be well cool!! :daumenhoch:
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sell the forks should pay for a re-finish n a fair whack of the parts :angel:
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what he said.^^^^
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pm'd mate :daumenhoch:
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Loved mine BITD, be nice to see that painted up.
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Thanks for the comments dudes & the PM's ;)
I'd love to see it all painted up with some nice bits bolted on but I don't really want to build this frame back up myself, too much other bike stuff I want to get done! & kind of a 'been there, done that' deal. I think sticking it in the loft isn't really doing it justice either, imho :daumenhoch:
I wonder how many of these are still around? I read somewhere (here?) that only 1000 were made? does anyone have any interesting links or nfo about the company that made them please?
cheers
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they were built in Birmingham by a company called TRM Techniques, Jazzchimp always wanted one but bought an 84 performer instead :D
http://makephpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php't=3092&highlight=trm&mforum=firebird (http://makephpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php't=3092&highlight=trm&mforum=firebird) damn, i like dem trms, but ...fireybird first
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cheers for the heads up fischflo :daumenhoch: