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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Brandy Truffle on June 13, 2008, 11:19 AM

Title: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: Brandy Truffle on June 13, 2008, 11:19 AM: What does it mean? Something to do with freestyle products?

I have some flight crank decal sheets from redline and some have the little red triangle above the redline,so wondered what it was for and when it was introduced.

Also does this mean these are a freestyle fork from the PL?

(http://i23.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/f1/19/9c30_1.JPG)(http://i6.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/f1/19/99cc_1.JPG)
(http://i21.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/f1/19/9e9e_1.JPG)

I need some PL forks for the frame i got from Ratty and thought these may be ok? They say PL and 5" headtube orig chrome and decals but i cant age them as i dont recognise em :-\

Any help appreciato guys.Thanks.
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: ron burgundy on June 13, 2008, 04:05 PM: Stickers from 85 onwards, they are PL20 forks, RL20 forks would have holes for the pegs...

:)
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: Brandy Truffle on June 13, 2008, 04:13 PM: Quote from: Ron '2elliot' Burgundy on June 13, 2008, 04:05 PM
RL20 forks would have holes for the pegs...

Thats what i would have thought, but photos of a couple of early 84 Prostylers here http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=22288
show they had no peg holes and someone comments the forks are slightly beefier at the top,which these are.. ???

But then,the seller says decals are original, so that must mean 85 onwards like you say.

Hmmm.What to do..What to do... :-\

Cheers for your help :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: ron burgundy on June 13, 2008, 04:25 PM: Stop poncing about and buy them, how many NOS sets have you seen for sale in the last 5 year ;)
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: Mattdub on June 13, 2008, 06:50 PM: Quote from: Ron '2elliot' Burgundy on June 13, 2008, 04:25 PM
Stop poncing about and buy them, how many NOS sets have you seen for sale in the last 5 year ;)

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: bof on June 13, 2008, 07:15 PM: Ron burgundy is right as usual, get them bought.
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: Brandy Truffle on June 14, 2008, 09:57 AM: I've just been informed they are from a 1985 800p Model Bike. Frame cracked at Bottom Bracket and scrapped hence forks for sale.
Title: Re: Redline "Triangle" on fork decals - Significance? & id please..
Post by: gt0733 on July 15, 2008, 01:03 AM: my survivor 1985 800p frameset has yellow triangles. so i reckon the triangle colour doesn't signify year. more likely what colour combo the original bike was.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e86/nak302/2008_0702006.jpg)

i've also got a set of forks that have slightly different shaped dropouts to the normal rounded shape.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e86/nak302/2008_0209002.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e86/nak302/2008_0209003.jpg)