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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: kcmobmx on November 04, 2007, 06:22 AM

Title: early S&M Fork
Post by: kcmobmx on November 04, 2007, 06:22 AM

school me. I know this is correct for my Holmes but tell me when was this style available. has the thinner legs but has the double thick dropouts and no brake hole...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c362/KCMOBMX/DSC02904.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c362/KCMOBMX/DSC02905.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c362/KCMOBMX/DSC02907.jpg)

while we are at it tell me about my Slams. 8.5 x 29. when were these available? the seller of them claimed them to be from 1990....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c362/KCMOBMX/DSC02908.jpg)

cool to have era correct stuff :) and yes there is a Wedgie Jackson under that DK XXL

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: Miko on November 04, 2007, 02:59 PM

That fork would have been a sort of race version of the Pitchfork.  I think they called it the Standard fork.  Like what they used on the Challenger.  Maybe '93-'95? 

The info on the bars seems about right.  I saw you win those on ebay.  You're lucky I was in between paychecks.  :D  You get that fork from Steve?

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: SaMAlex on November 04, 2007, 05:30 PM

Ive just taken a load of 1" fork photos. I will post them up tomorrow.

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: teamsano on November 04, 2007, 07:09 PM

i had slam bars with the logo on the left in 89, the sticker on the right is slightly newer.

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: RyanPartridge on November 05, 2007, 01:03 AM

These are Pitchforks off my 94 Dirtbike.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v200/Gobotts/DSCN0643.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v200/Gobotts/DSCN0644.jpg)


These are 24" threaded forks that came on my Widowmaker.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v200/Gobotts/DSCN0638.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v200/Gobotts/DSCN0639.jpg)

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: Miko on November 05, 2007, 01:14 AM

Here's a 1" Challenger.  You can sorta see in this picture that the fork has no brake drilling and has the thinner legs. 
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v473/MikoKensington/73404968_o.jpg)

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: RyanPartridge on November 05, 2007, 04:16 PM

That Challenger is awsome. Build it!

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: dialledbikes on November 05, 2007, 04:35 PM

Quote from: RyanPartridge on November 05, 2007, 04:16 PM

That Challenger is awsome. Build it!

I have!  And I raced on it yesterday.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ee269/bmxmen/Picture010.jpg)

Check out the S&M section of the museum for the full spec.

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: SaMAlex on November 05, 2007, 06:12 PM

Mike, you got your Pozi Stop seat clamp on upside down. The cable should be below the clamp, closer to the frame.


I took a load of pitchfork pics but I got my phone stolen last night, with the pics!!!

I have taken some more. I will post them later.

Title: Re: early S&M Fork
Post by: dialledbikes on November 05, 2007, 07:05 PM

Quote from: S&MAlex on November 05, 2007, 06:12 PM

Mike, you got your Pozi Stop seat clamp on upside down. The cable should be below the clamp, closer to the frame.

Yeah, I know it's upside down.  I tried it the right way round, but it felt mushy, so I tried it upside down (to get a better cable angle) and it feels much better that way.  It's sort of like the cable routing on the early Kona mountain bikes when they first started using v-brakes  :daumenhoch:

I'll try and get it to work better the right way round when I have the time.

Hope you get your phone back  >:(