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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on November 16, 2007, 08:09 PM

Title: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: reilley1 on November 16, 2007, 08:09 PM: Way back in the stone age when BMX was young. A great deal of innovation was being done in order to get that extra edge. This was not limited to the So-Cal scene. The more I look into it, the more I realize how the whole scene was moving in different parts of the country in parallel, or just weeks behind. This is specially true of the NOR-Cal scene.

A while back the OM and I had a good talk about how BMX spread like wildfire. He mentioned going up to Nor-Cal and battling it out with The Silver Shield BMX team which included people like Friendly Fred, John Wells among others. He also mentioned a certain Pete Harrigan and his bikes. Thanks to Mike "Spike" Rush (another Nor-Cal 70s icon,) I managed to get one of Pete's innovative frames.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Harrigan%20Special/PH1.jpg)

The frame is a modified Schwinn Sting Ray. Main reason was in order to run longer cranks.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Harrigan%20Special/PH3.jpg)

This picture shows where the bike was cut and rewelded along with a cool chainstay reinforcement

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Harrigan%20Special/ph4.jpg)

Pete Harrigan Special frame
Ashtabula non-reinforced fork
Schwinn Stem
Matthews bars
Unknown grips
Early Messinger seat
Generic Seat clamp
Schwinn Seatpost
Shimano B type Coaster brake

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Harrigan%20Special/ph5.jpg)

Schwinn Headset
Schwinn Bottom Bracket
Schwinn "Diamond" crank with Schwinn Sprocket
Araya Dimpled heavy duty rims
Asahi 105 Spokes
Cheng Shin Tires
Schwinn Approved large Flange front hub

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Harrigan%20Special/PH2.jpg)

Thanks Mike and thanks to Chris at Alpha Bicycles in Vista Ca for the small bits
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on November 16, 2007, 08:14 PM: Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

Paul :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: MartyC on November 16, 2007, 08:21 PM: Another classy old school ride :daumenhoch:

You have the best collection ever, do you have any early Scorpion's in your garage at all?
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: Dingobmxer on November 16, 2007, 08:23 PM: Thats awesome :smitten:

I was 4 years old :LolLolLolLol:

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: rudhallrascal on November 16, 2007, 08:31 PM: How nice is that ..... :4_17_5:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: b45t4rd on November 16, 2007, 08:35 PM: Always look forward to seeing your early bikes, keep em coming :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: Mattdub on November 17, 2007, 12:26 AM: Mucho Cool Rick :4_17_5:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: magna13 on November 17, 2007, 12:35 PM: bring on more 70's bikes :) :) :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: dan-dare on November 17, 2007, 12:40 PM: AWESOME!!! Again! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: reilley1 on November 18, 2007, 09:37 PM: Thanks!

No early Scorpions built, but I do have a frame I was thinking of building
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: MartyC on November 18, 2007, 09:53 PM: Quote from: reilley1 on November 18, 2007, 09:37 PM
Thanks!

No early Scorpions built, but I do have a frame I was thinking of building

Cool - get it built! Got this back a few weeks ago from our man SuperbikeDan, superb refinish and I picked up a NOS head tube badge for it :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0557.jpg)

I got my one of these back in 1979 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: Bigplinky on November 18, 2007, 10:23 PM: Cool Reiley you is the king of OLD school :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 72/73 Pete Harrigan Special
Post by: 64 SPLITVAN on November 18, 2007, 11:15 PM: COOL 70S BIKES IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME ON THE TRACK :2gunsfiring_v1: