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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: silentpartner on January 13, 2006, 05:32 PM

Title: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: silentpartner on January 13, 2006, 05:32 PM

were ammaco bikes made by malcolm jarvis's company, and based on the mongoose? or not related at all?  :idiot2:

Title: Re: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: theRuler on January 13, 2006, 05:34 PM

yes they were the british mongoose wing
in the beginning they were quite similar to the gooses too!

Title: Re: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: kdw712 on January 13, 2006, 05:51 PM

they were the offical/sole importer of mongoose to the UK
and one of the first to get bmx of the ground here in the UK in a big way

later on they started to build their own brand as well as the mongoose

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/mongoosead1982.jpg)

Title: Re: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: kdw712 on January 13, 2006, 05:51 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/Image3x.jpg)

Title: Re: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: kdw712 on January 13, 2006, 05:51 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/winnerschoice.jpg)

Title: Re: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: sadowdgit on January 13, 2006, 09:42 PM

 ;D and very young Dylan clayton too  :2funny:


just wait till i see him the piss Will be ripped  ;D

Title: Re: were ammaco's the british mongoose?
Post by: kusam on January 15, 2006, 08:48 PM

The Greaves were mentioned in this too from one of our clubs presentations.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y119/KuSam/Presentation0001.jpg)