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Title: IRON HORSE
Post by: lmmrst on November 29, 2007, 08:59 PM: Hi guys need some help AGAIN!!! sorry dudes! been offered an iron horse burgundy with yellow wheels!!! ??? ??? What should i expect to pay?? Worth a look or doggy doo doo!!! Cheers lisa :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: lmmrst on November 29, 2007, 09:04 PM: Quote from: lmmrst on November 29, 2007, 08:59 PM
Hi guys need some help AGAIN!!! sorry dudes! been offered an iron horse burgundy with yellow wheels!!! ??? ??? What should i expect to pay?? Worth a look or doggy doo doo!!! Cheers lisa :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Forgot to say its early eighties apparently! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: gossa on November 29, 2007, 09:57 PM: As ar as I remember, they were horrible and the geometry was bonkers. The ones i remember had super high bb's so side on it almost looked like the downtube and chainstays lined up! I'm sure Steve Gratton raced for them around this time, anyone remember that?
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: bmxgirl on November 29, 2007, 10:03 PM: This is mine, which i got for free as it was being thrown out , dont think there worth much but still worth a look.....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/Ih1.jpg)
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: gossa on November 29, 2007, 10:11 PM: Damn my memory is working well, check out the whack angles on that badboy? Nice bit of history though......
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: lmmrst on November 29, 2007, 10:17 PM: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: Cheers bmxgirl but im not sure its worth 50 notes!!! Like you say you were given yours!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: bmxgirl on November 29, 2007, 10:31 PM: I wouldnt pay £50 ! £20 max is what id pay.
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: lmmrst on November 29, 2007, 10:36 PM: On that score i think i`ll leave that one then!! :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: cheers mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: tricknuts on November 30, 2007, 02:29 AM: yeah i wouldn't pay a fiver. they were called IRON horse for a reason :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: Stace on November 30, 2007, 07:37 AM: I had an IronHorse Alien for my first bmx, bought solely on colour, Yellow & Black.

Still looking for a photo if anyones got one !!
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: dialledbikes on November 30, 2007, 10:43 AM: Quote from: gossa on November 29, 2007, 09:57 PM
As ar as I remember, they were horrible and the geometry was bonkers. The ones i remember had super high bb's so side on it almost looked like the downtube and chainstays lined up! I'm sure Steve Gratton raced for them around this time, anyone remember that?

Yeah Steve Gratton raced for Iron Horse (around the same time as the drilled out Race Inc project they did in Action Bike with Steve as the test rider). I suspect he was riding a de-stickered decent frame as I was at a race in Bessacar/Doncaster that Steve Gratton was at and remember seeing his bike (all black) and it looked alright.
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: ron burgundy on November 30, 2007, 12:20 PM: Quote from: mike@dialledbikes on November 30, 2007, 10:43 AM
Quote from: gossa on November 29, 2007, 09:57 PM
As ar as I remember, they were horrible and the geometry was bonkers. The ones i remember had super high bb's so side on it almost looked like the downtube and chainstays lined up! I'm sure Steve Gratton raced for them around this time, anyone remember that?

Yeah Steve Gratton raced for Iron Horse (around the same time as the drilled out Race Inc project they did in Action Bike with Steve as the test rider). I suspect he was riding a de-stickered decent frame as I was at a race in Bessacar/Doncaster that Steve Gratton was at and remember seeing his bike (all black) and it looked alright.

If any one has a pic of Grattons 'Iron Horse' please post them up. I remember seeing him race a national, and he looked very mean, every thing was black... like the black Stig, for some reason I think it was a track in the Hull area, any ideas?
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: OrgasmDonor on November 30, 2007, 03:36 PM: couldve been wearing a pink n yellow tutu n bunny slippers n you would have thought he looked mean :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: ron burgundy on November 30, 2007, 03:52 PM: Quote from: OrgasmDonor on November 30, 2007, 03:36 PM
couldve been wearing a pink n yellow tutu n bunny slippers n you would have thought he looked mean :LolLolLolLol:

Or one of those gay pride ELF tops :D
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: thesku11s on November 30, 2007, 08:37 PM: (http://www.awcycles.co.uk/images/ironhorse/sundaywc1.jpg)

Some might say theyve progressed a little, new bikes are like £4K :shocked:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: bmxgirl on November 30, 2007, 09:06 PM: Thats not the same company, just the same name as i emailed them for info on my o/s iron horse and this was there reply:

Thanks for the email. Sorry but that amazing old school bike is not one of ours.
Thanks,
Tom B.
Iron Horse Bikes & K2 Bikes
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: selfpreservation on November 30, 2007, 09:51 PM: Quote from: Stace on November 30, 2007, 07:37 AM
I had an IronHorse Alien for my first bmx, bought solely on colour, Yellow & Black.

Still looking for a photo if anyones got one !!
me too still got rad though , then i upgraded to a supertuff burner :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: stuntmaster on December 01, 2007, 10:53 AM: heavy bikes as got a 16 inch heavy iron horse here
Title: Re: IRON HORSE
Post by: bof on December 01, 2007, 12:37 PM: I saw steve gratton a few times at the old chorley track and he definitely rode an iron horse with the weird geometry it was black with gold bits and 3 pc alloy cranks and im almost sure it had a euro bb (hows that for memory) Im almost sure that his bike was tested in bmx weekly, boy I wish I hadnt thrown all those papers out. ;D