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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: b_hazard on January 13, 2006, 02:55 PM

Title: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: b_hazard on January 13, 2006, 02:55 PM
In terms of 'cross bar' length???
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 02:58 PM
cross bar length?

the TRM has a long toptube!!!
not a big bike though
in another thread we finally established that the toptube length is a very vague way of describing a frame
for an old school frame it's like buying shoes based on the width of your feet
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: dan-dare on January 13, 2006, 03:33 PM
RL20?
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 13, 2006, 03:55 PM
cross bar length?

the TRM has a long toptube!!!
not a big bike though
in another thread we finally established that the toptube length is a very vague way of describing a frame
for an old school frame it's like buying shoes based on the width of your feet
you still parping on about that.....???
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on January 13, 2006, 04:28 PM
haro sports are long as fooook overall
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 04:31 PM
cross bar length?

the TRM has a long toptube!!!
not a big bike though
in another thread we finally established that the toptube length is a very vague way of describing a frame
for an old school frame it's like buying shoes based on the width of your feet
you still parping on about that.....???

hehe

only until people understand how bikes are measured
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: motomagII on January 13, 2006, 04:50 PM
from the bikes ive had and thats a few the haro sport was prob one of the longest feeling rides ive had and mega nice frame too
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 04:58 PM
the old haro fst's and sports were a good size
also the rickman freestyler feels long up front
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: weston on January 13, 2006, 05:27 PM
sh1tty ammaco freestyler...f00king too long & the head tube went straight down
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 05:30 PM
good for endoness
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: b_hazard on January 13, 2006, 06:21 PM
ok, what im gettin at is, what the best OS freestyle frame for a Lanky person???
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: weston on January 13, 2006, 06:39 PM
depends what you want it for, a show bike or to ride daily?
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 13, 2006, 06:43 PM
i am 6 foot 2, and the rickman is fine. not that im great at tricks, but it feels more comfy than a lot of bikes ive had. haro freestyler was quite long too.
 
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 07:50 PM
you aint 6 foot 2
are ya?

in heels maybe
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 13, 2006, 08:23 PM
nope. in stockinged feet.

i was last time i checked any way. i tend to lean over when i see you due to exhaustion trying the new trick you have been been unsuccesfully teaching me..
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: showtime on January 13, 2006, 08:41 PM
i'm over 6 foot & the Torker 280X i had felt pretty roomy compared to most old bikes, thats why i used it to do the London-Brighton on  ::)

i think it has more to do with a very laid back seat tube angle rather than actually being any bigger  :-\
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: b_hazard on January 13, 2006, 09:08 PM
Well i want a OS freestyle frame purely 4 looks, im 6' 5" so am for to lanky to be good at tricks, so i want a nice looking, large frame, what do ya reckon????
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: ash on January 13, 2006, 09:36 PM
HARO SPORT  :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

NUFF SAID  :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :tickedoff:
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 09:38 PM
go for the fst
they didnt have the stupid platforms added on
well not as early as the sport anyway
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: b_hazard on January 13, 2006, 10:09 PM
cheers for the advise, really dont like the haro with the 2 top tubes(master i think), i do like the haro that looks like a streetbeat, how does the haro compare to a streetbeat in size and stuff? whats the difference between a Haro sport and a Haro FST?? also, how much am i expecting to spend on one of these haro's sports / FST's??? i used to have a hara shredder, just thought i'd menthion that, no reason.......cheers!
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 10:15 PM
i had a haro shredder too
really nice frame. nice low slung toptube

as for the fst and sport, there are 2 theories

some say it was a "tri moly" sport
some say it was the same bike but with lower spec components

also i think the early fst's were all chromo, then went to chromo main tubes (or the other way around)

i think brian blyther used to ride an fst. good enough for him . . .

with the "stupid platforms" no disrespect to anyone who has one of these haros, but i really feel those rear dropout platforms detracted from the overall quality of the bike. hence why i would go with an fst if you cant find an 84 sport!!!
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: b_hazard on January 13, 2006, 11:06 PM
ok, so what are these haro sports goin for??? i want a good respo project, custom job!!! also, are they better than, and bigger than street beats??? i need info, where can i get one from?? any good websites??? etc????

TheRuler, you clearly love ya haro sports, give us ya knowledge..........

cheers,

Ben

Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: ORB on January 14, 2006, 01:30 AM
I think the badlander is the biggest vintage freestyler i have had.
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: b_hazard on January 14, 2006, 03:05 AM
badlander, who manufactures badlanders??? i heard this rumour that raleigh burner mk 2's are the best bike in the world, this must be a fact. so wot bike is best for a tall person, a haro sport, a fst, a badlander, a raleigh burner? come on, pull ya self together, wots the crack??? i need fact.............now
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: Bren Gunn on January 14, 2006, 07:25 AM
Get a Torker Freestylist, they are huge...   same sort of set up as a RL20 II... 5" head tube so very roomy and nice to ride as well :)
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: stuntmaster on January 14, 2006, 09:18 AM
haro sport`s are long ,trickstar 2`s and redline rl20 if you go mid skool then the haro master bashguard {not the first model} also wilkinson airlines
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 14, 2006, 05:20 PM
orb you tight get.

forget about the badlander, you will never find one for sale.

fst and fsx were trimoly. main tubes are chromo.thats why they could make them as cheap as they did. sports were the same shape, but full chromoly.

if you are 6ft 5 and not interested in doing tricks just riding it to the shops, an fst or fsx with a layback and a set of big bars would pe fine i reckon.

i would look to pay around 200 quid for a full bike. whether it be a streetbeat or a haro. thats for a good one ie restored.

 i sold this fsx a while ago for 180quid.
its the orang/red one on the far right.

the chrome one is the badlander orb was refferring to.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v260/oberonspacefruit/Southseapics002.jpg)
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: Coastvl on January 15, 2006, 05:35 AM
I'm 6ft and I've got 2 FST's and I owned a Master back in the late 90's (84 model) The Sport/fst/FSX design is way big enough for my size. Much better than the master.
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: RADHAB on January 15, 2006, 01:45 PM
Gotta be the Rickman for length, top tube is something like 180" and the widest frame has to be the MK1 Vincent freestyler triple top tube jobby, fecking awful!
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on January 15, 2006, 03:26 PM
dude the fst is a good inch shorter than the sport on the top tube
Title: Re: What Is The Largerst OS Freestyle Frame?
Post by: ORB on January 16, 2006, 09:28 AM
I love that picture.

Weird that when we all unloaded cars and all kinds of frames sets and goodies started to land on the floor.
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