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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on March 22, 2008, 07:06 PM
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I always see people building bikes that a guy raced, how about something different?
Many many years ago when I was just a wee lad in the old country (San Diego) I went to a race in place called "Las Palmas" (Oddly enough, just a few miles from where I now live) Tis' was a great downhill track with many a great racer and lots of pit tootises.
A great combination. Bikes and girls, How could it get better than this? Then I spotted her, a beauty wearing an Encinitas BMX Club jersey. She came up to the gate right before the hacks. Talk about beauty and the beasts. She took off like thunder and swept through the berms. She was not only as fast as the boys, she did it with style. I knew she was the one for me. I had seen her before but this time I got enough courage to talk to her in the next moto.
I'll never forget our conversation: "Ahh, duh, Hmm! Hi Pam" She looked at me with her blue eyes, saw my endless love in my eyes, cocked her head to one side, saw my name on my tattered Honda Jersey and she said "Hi..umm Rick" and took off for her next race.
Later in the day, I was sitting by the second turn and Pam came flying through. An evil dastardly sandy area caught her front wheel and she went down right in front of me. I helped her get up and almost dusted off the front of her jersey but common sense prevailed. She gave me a quick thanks and went off to pursue her competition. She said something about "see you later."
That day, she became my girlfriend. It was great day! I got a trophy and the girl I wanted all in one day!
Sadly, someone forget to tell her that we were officially girlfriend/boyfriend and all I have is her picture and her memory
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/pam2Large.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/pam3Large.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/pam4Large.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/pam5Large.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/pam-1Large.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/pamcobel19784lqLarge.jpg)
DG Frame
Unknown Fork (just like Pam's)
Cool Euro front Hub
Tange Road headset
Slim-Line Stem
Redline V-Bars
San Diego BMXA (BMX Association 1977 #1 Powder Puff Plate)
Fluted Post
Elina Seat
Stronglight Super 93 Crank
Tange BB with Shimano Spindle
Bendix 70 (US) Coaster Brake hub
Union Pedals
Vinyl Snap Pads
Thanks to all the people who helped with parts
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Excellent Story My Friend. You Should Try To Find Her And Show Her The Bike :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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Another great 70's rep from our friend in So Cal. :daumenhoch:
Its always great looking at these 70's bikes. I can never get my head around the fact that BMX was up and running when I was 4 or 5! So many lost years that I could have been hacking around tracks and trails!
Keep them coming ;)
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great story - nice looking bike :daumenhoch:
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The bike will give less trouble :daumenhoch: Nice work
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wow your attention to detail is always top mate chuffed :4_17_5:
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Wow love it :daumenhoch:
bodamus :coolsmiley:
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loving the wonky plate there......find her, now she will want you for sure, that's dead romantic that is!
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Cool bike, great story.
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i love reading things like this , makes you feel good that so many people have so many great memories of bmx :)
great looking bike too
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Any thing for a tit rub...
Nice bike though ;)
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another class 70s build reilley
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Don't ya just love every build he does :smitten:
Always something about them you'd want but won't be able to get
Jesus I want to move to the States , these Yanks have all the toys ;D
Great work Mr Twomey :4_17_5:
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another quality build and a top story of endless love to go with it :LolLolLolLol:
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Quality build and a quality story too :daumenhoch:
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Rad bike, coaster brake only bikes look cool and must have been mad to race on
i love the racetop and jeans aswell, nice style Pam :daumenhoch:
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at least you got the bike ;D nice build
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Thanks for the comments guys, I try to have a story for every bike I build. I think it gives them a little more soul
The sprocket is a 52, monstrous I know but I'm hoping to find a smaller one
Pic of Pam at Rancho..
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/PAMRANCH.jpg)
The plate in question...:)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BMXA%20project/PlateLarge.jpg)
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Great bike & story Rick , you gotta go find her now ;)
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:4_17_5:
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DG = Don & Gary?? Correct me if i'm wrong??
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"and she went down right in front of me"
I wondered where the story was going after that line :LolLolLolLol:
Another great bike to,and a great story too
:daumenhoch:
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Perfect as always! That sprocket is huge! :smitten:
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these 70's bikes get better and better :4_17_5: i really like DG's :smitten: as usual mate top notch :4_17_5:
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DG = Don & Gary?? Correct me if i'm wrong??
Dan & Gary. ;)
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....I'm fillin' up..... :'(
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Great story and a first class build. It's cool to read about these 70s bikes as it was from a time when BMX was unheard of over here in Europe, true nostalgia.
Keep em coming Rick :daumenhoch: