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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: bmxbert on October 28, 2008, 03:32 PM

Title: challenger year id
Post by: bmxbert on October 28, 2008, 03:32 PM: just got this from museum and should be in post from us by tomorrow. any idea what year it is as ive not seen them without canti mounts.

go it for £217 shipped with profile cranks and 1" pitches

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo3/h2brian/100_1641.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo3/h2brian/100_1649.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo3/h2brian/100_1650.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo3/h2brian/100_1640.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo3/h2brian/100_1638.jpg)
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Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: baldbmxer on October 28, 2008, 04:01 PM: Thats a treat :daumenhoch: I loves a Challenger me

any excuse to show mine of :coolsmiley: a NOS pro with the price still on it!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/CHALMK11.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/CHALMK13.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/CHALMK15.jpg)
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: harris on October 28, 2008, 04:03 PM: nice buy that :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: rory on October 28, 2008, 04:16 PM: nice score, im sure alex can put a date the frame
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: bmxbert on October 28, 2008, 04:21 PM: thanks im looking forward to seeing it. any idea what year it is????
my collection is getting better all the time i really want to end up with a collection of best of each large company from the 90s.
im in need of a nice 1" chrome sta to put into my collection!!!!!!!!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: harris on October 28, 2008, 04:26 PM: i sold this fnf a few months back to steve but its a great frame set
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/dansshop035.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/dansshop034.jpg)
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: bmxbert on October 28, 2008, 04:37 PM: that looks really nice. i wasnt always a lover of these frames but think its because i hadnt seen one without canti mounts.

never liked canti brakes think they ugly. ssshh dont tell anybody. :laugh:
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: Lazarou on October 28, 2008, 06:11 PM: Get the seller to give you the serial number.

Philbert had one of these around 96 i think, that's the date i'd put on it 95/96 :-\
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: Zippy on October 28, 2008, 06:16 PM: Here's a bad picture of mine.

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/frames.jpg)

It's slowly being built at the moment.

What headset would you recoment. I was leaning towords a Chris King but don't know if that's too bling. :-\
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: SaMAlex on October 28, 2008, 07:38 PM: I have an S&M Cataloge from 1994 that shows 1" Challengers with canti mounts so the non canti ones are earlier than that.

Also, those aint pitchforks, they are challeger forks. Sort of the same as "pre-pitchforks" as they have thinner legs and a single piece steer tube. They were avalable with single and double thick dropouts.

Very nice frame and forks you got there. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: baldbmxer on October 28, 2008, 08:12 PM: What headset would you recoment. I was leaning towords a Chris King but don't know if that's too bling. :-\
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Late Challenger but still really really REALLY nice :daumenhoch:

Dont lean towards a King headset, reach out and grab one! they're great! and fine on one of those
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: Philbert on October 28, 2008, 08:45 PM: the one i had was originally purchased in 95 by the first owner.

forks lasted a week and the frame stressed after two. a gusset was brazed in and it carried on for a couple of years

that owner then went through 4 dirt bikes through 95 - 97 and still rides and s&m today
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: bsdforever on October 29, 2008, 11:02 AM: I'm pretty certain that's a 1993 challenger
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: Miko on October 29, 2008, 12:43 PM: Quote from: S&MAlex on October 28, 2008, 07:38 PM
Also, those aint pitchforks, they are challeger forks. Sort of the same as "pre-pitchforks" as they have thinner legs and a single piece steer tube. They were avalable with single and double thick dropouts.

Also known as "Bitchforks". I was talking to the seller of that frame. He wouldn't give me a price. Did you just throw money at him until he sold?
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: bmxbert on October 29, 2008, 01:22 PM: no the frame was for sale on bmx museum and i gave gave him his asking price.

thanks alex for the info on forks. im well chuffed with that little purchase.
i was so happy with my savings i bought munners trm to.
this weeks been expensive musnt tell the woman :-X
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: dialledbikes on October 29, 2008, 09:18 PM: I think those Challengers first surfaced around late-92/93. The one Zippy has (Joe's old one) was much later.

If anyone is looking for a complete OS legal Challenger I'd consider selling mine as I don't plan to race OS anymore.
Title: Re: challenger year id
Post by: teamsano on October 29, 2008, 10:56 PM: thats a 93 challenger i'd say. are the dropouts single or two sandwiched together?