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Title: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 08, 2008, 01:24 AM
Got the GT out today, front tyre wont go back up, will get new tubes & rim tapes tomorrow, changed the inner brake cable, one of the crank arms is loose..nothing magor. The tyre stays up for 5 mins so had a little blast on it, rides nice & smooth. The pad set & race plate are up my mums attic with my Aero Pro, so will have a look what else is there, i know i have another set of flite's, the original wheeels from the Aero as its skyways now & a few other bits & bobs. Will get some more pic when I go there next.


Heres the GT pics, its a 85 model

Had to get the S1 in there somewhere,

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j142/series1rscars/RSOC%20ND%202007/grill029.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j142/series1rscars/RSOC%20ND%202007/grill028.jpg)


spec;

GT Pro Series Frame & Fork
GT Bars
Epoch GT headset
400 flite Cranks
Suntour Beartraps
Pro Class rims
GT Sealed hubs
Dia Compe MX Brakes
Hutch Stem
Hutch doughnut seatclamp
Elina flyte Tech seat
shimano DX post (early alloy mountain bike, better mounting system)
Tuffneck chain wheel 42T at present
comp III's 20 x 1.50 front & rear, bald as fook

Dont take any notice of the grips, the am's had sort of melted, so had to put on what i found in the shed  :o

Spokes were chrome & have flaked, but with a bit of TLC could nice :thumb:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 08, 2008, 02:01 AM
Cool, what bars are they?
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: wildwood1971 on January 08, 2008, 02:18 AM
loverly looking GT  - get them tyres sorted dude - and ride it like you stole it  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 09, 2008, 12:24 AM
Cool, what bars are they?


GT, edit now on spec list  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: wildwood1971 on January 09, 2008, 12:51 AM
do you have any more details on the seatpost mate - you mentioned its an early mountian bike one - any info would be much appreciated

Paul
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 09, 2008, 09:26 AM
do you have any more details on the seatpost mate - you mentioned its an early mountian bike one - any info would be much appreciated

Paul


When I bought it back in 85 the guy told me it was for a moutain bike, but talking to someone yesterday & he said it was for a BMX  ???

Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: munners on January 09, 2008, 09:30 AM
do you have any more details on the seatpost mate - you mentioned its an early mountian bike one - any info would be much appreciated

Paul


When I bought it back in 85 the guy told me it was for a moutain bike, but talking to someone yesterday & he said it was for a BMX  ???



MENTAL!

I had a DX seat post on my old BTB back in the late 80's! I always thought they were familiar!

Maybe the shop just had a load left over and put them on the bike i bought.?
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: wildwood1971 on January 09, 2008, 03:42 PM
Great seatposts them DX's go for good money these days - especially in mint condition - thought the mountain bike connection might havef been a way of soucing one at a reasonable price.

Thanks for the info though
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 09, 2008, 04:27 PM
Great seatposts them DX's go for good money these days - especially in mint condition - thought the mountain bike connection might havef been a way of soucing one at a reasonable price.

Thanks for the info though


no worries, I git it back it 85 I think, has a tiny mark on it but apart from that its good  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: dj_benice on January 09, 2008, 10:41 PM
nice GT :)  Your paper round must have paid well  8)
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: Rombloke on January 09, 2008, 11:00 PM
wicked.


see guys these bikes are still out there!!!
in peoples lofts!!!

Dave
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 10, 2008, 01:18 AM
No paper round, worked in a garage & had a sponsorship from a GT dealer/shop  :2funny:


Might get up to see the Aero Pro toorrow if all goes to plan  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: dj_benice on January 10, 2008, 11:31 AM
No paper round, worked in a garage & had a sponsorship from a GT dealer/shop  :2funny:


Might get up to see the Aero Pro toorrow if all goes to plan  :daumenhoch:

Kin ell my bikes came direct from geoff barraclough (gbgt) but there where no 400's or hutch stems on em  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: wildwood1971 on January 10, 2008, 11:35 AM
get the aero out mate - we need pics  :LolLolLolLol:

Paul  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: Mattdub on January 10, 2008, 11:55 AM
Cool pics , keep 'em coming  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 10, 2008, 02:19 PM
No paper round, worked in a garage & had a sponsorship from a GT dealer/shop  :2funny:


Might get up to see the Aero Pro toorrow if all goes to plan  :daumenhoch:

Kin ell my bikes came direct from geoff barraclough (gbgt) but there where no 400's or hutch stems on em  :LolLolLolLol:


I built it from a frame set, with most of the parts coming over from my Aero Pro in the begining. Then slowly changed every part as the shop owner would sell me something at cost & could earn the money to pay. I worked in my old mans garage on weekends, holidays, & in the bike shop after school. did more hours then than i do now thats for sure !  :2funny:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: mark 2 on January 10, 2008, 07:13 PM
Was the GT / dealer shop 2 Hot 4U in cardiff perhaps?
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: dj_benice on January 10, 2008, 08:07 PM
 :LolLolLolLol: now thats commitment  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 10, 2008, 09:33 PM
Was the GT / dealer shop 2 Hot 4U in cardiff perhaps?


sure was mate
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: MartyC on January 10, 2008, 09:47 PM
Was the GT / dealer shop 2 Hot 4U in cardiff perhaps?

Sounds like a gay dating agency  :LolLolLolLol:

I have to say that is a great survivor to have, looks well sweet with fantastic parts  :smitten:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 10, 2008, 10:17 PM
Was the GT / dealer shop 2 Hot 4U in cardiff perhaps?

Sounds like a gay dating agency  :LolLolLolLol:

I have to say that is a great survivor to have, looks well sweet with fantastic parts  :smitten:


Was a bit of a naff name  :D


Thanks mate, I have to say I loved it then, & still do now. Would strip it to a frame once a week, clean, greese, oil, everything. Put it back togeter, go out for a hour, come back & then check everything was still as it should, then clean it & put it to bed !

have some great memorys of some great times with that bike. Think I will resto it one day but enjoy taking it out to much, supose when im to old to wheelie it I will retire it. No sign at the moment though  :2funny:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: mark 2 on January 11, 2008, 12:57 AM
I'm from Cardiff and used to get my stuff from 2 Hot 4U and Dragon Wheels and Tom Martin before that. Bought Ben Dickinson's lavender Performer off him through 2 Hot 4U, he had one of those GT / shop sponsorship deals too, I'm guessing you might know him....Nipper Reardon etc etc. Welsh denny on here was part of those days too - Matthew Dyer ring a bell?
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 11, 2008, 01:05 AM
Yes mate, used to ride the ramp room on north road with them, just round the corner from the Reardon's. See Ben from time to timebut not for a while. Them were the days

Everyone went to Tom, remember the first time I went there, a mate called Gary Bailey, now Bailey Roofing, took me there. Then Dragon wheels opened around the corner, & then one of the partners from there opened 2 hot 4 U.

Where did you used to ride then ???
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: mark 2 on January 11, 2008, 01:14 AM
I lived in whitchurch so rhiwbina half pipe was my nearest spot. i was trying to remember his name who had 2hot4u, I remember the other half of dragon wheels was basil then he opened valley bmx in caerphilly. Welsh Denny put some videos on youtube of reardons warehouse. Mike Cameron, Mike Canning, the Reardons all on there.
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 11, 2008, 01:17 AM
I lived in whitchurch so rhiwbina half pipe was my nearest spot. i was trying to remember his name who had 2hot4u, I remember the other half of dragon wheels was basil then he opened valley bmx in caerphilly. Welsh Denny put some videos on youtube of reardons warehouse. Mike Cameron, Mike Canning, the Reardons all on there.


richard Lee was the guy that owned 2 hot 4 U


we used to pedal up to the wenalt  :2funny:

i proberly know you then ???

Any link for the vid mate, would love to see that  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Newbie 85 GT pro Series out the attic pics
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on January 12, 2008, 01:32 AM
Was the GT / dealer shop 2 Hot 4U in cardiff perhaps?


sure was mate

I lived for the thing mate, if I could get on it I would, road it to the shop to work, road it to the garage, road it in ramp rooms, dirt jumping, to the toilet, everywhere. Would get stripped to a frame once a week for a full service. Still to this day it rides really well, could do with some new pedals though, anyone got some Hutch Beartraps they dont want  ::) ;D
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