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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: generallee on July 12, 2008, 05:44 PM

Title: WHEN DID PRIMO POWERBITES COME OUT?
Post by: generallee on July 12, 2008, 05:44 PM: anyone? Id love to know the year, as Id like to put some on a mid school build!
Title: Re: WHEN DID PRIMO POWERBITES COME OUT?
Post by: magna13 on July 12, 2008, 05:53 PM: Yeah I'd Like To Know This To ???
Title: Re: WHEN DID PRIMO POWERBITES COME OUT?
Post by: region11 on July 12, 2008, 05:57 PM: i'm sure they were around in 93/94. black, silver and anno red and blue :)
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Post by: Philbert on July 12, 2008, 07:33 PM: more like 98!
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Post by: Lazarou on July 12, 2008, 09:43 PM: I'd say 1996
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Post by: rory on July 12, 2008, 09:48 PM: i ve always wondered too,,
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Title: Re: WHEN DID PRIMO POWERBITES COME OUT?
Post by: perry on July 12, 2008, 11:01 PM: im going to agree with about 98 for the powerbites we all know

but im sure primo had some similar cranks before that ( the red and blue ano )

and they are of course a copy of GT so you could grind off the logo to make them look a bit more era correct http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=410720

i think it was around 2003/4 they used the steel threaded insert for the pedal thread
Title: Re: WHEN DID PRIMO POWERBITES COME OUT?
Post by: generallee on July 15, 2008, 02:37 PM: imabout to do a makeover - gt pwerseries stylke - with these - Prolite Pro Stealth cranks... nice and shiny, and also a very flat lightly etched logo to cover, not a deep primo one. ... aprt fomr that , they are identical to my Primo and Fit cranks. These are also amazingly like my Fusion 1992 aloy cranks too.. guess this design has been around and copied for a while!
Prolites
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/P1050114.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/P1050115.jpg)

Fusion alloy very early 90's
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/P1040838.jpg)
Title: Re: WHEN DID PRIMO POWERBITES COME OUT?
Post by: SaMAlex on July 15, 2008, 02:46 PM: When you get something made in the far east, its just a question of time till everyone gets access to the tooling. Often the better way is to LET everyone have access, but make them buy into it (eg Pivotal seats)