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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: JJR on April 11, 2009, 07:11 PM
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Just picked up this Kastan Pro cruiser with uni-blade.
I've only seen 2 Kastans here in Belgium (mini and mini cruiser from one and the same kid) but not with a uni-blade fork.
Think this one is a rare bike in Europe.
I like the design bitd and still like it today.
Were there any in the UK?
BTW i'm still looking for a Hutch Judge frame and fork.
So if someone want to trade.....
(http://users.telenet.be/jjrbmx/1kastan.jpg)
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Cant remember ever seeing one of those :shocked:
...so thats where canondale got the lefty idea then ;)
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They did get over here but were never particularly popular, i rode a mates and it just fealt wrong, but just my opinion :-\
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They look so wrong but I'd love one! :4_17_5:
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uni blade :smitten:
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A friend of mine in Germany has one in green with chrome forks.
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wasnt harris after a kastan
and why would you think cutting one fork leg off would be a good idea lol
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id fookin love a 20" kex uni blade, but id wanna ride it and that would be ill advised with my manual short comings :2funny: so i resisted in the end, one fine lookin peice of exotica tho, bit of class :daumenhoch:
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just checked the serial number.
Reardropout 000428
and on the BB 503247 with a oval logo , redline i think but can't read it because the paint.
What does this mean?
Supose it's a very early one, numer 428 made maybe?
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Wow never seen one before! :shocked:
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Very cool. Although I don't trust the whole 1 fork blade idea myself - that's a great bike for your collection.
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just checked the serial number.
Reardropout 000428
and on the BB 503247 with a oval logo , redline i think but can't read it because the paint.
What does this mean?
Supose it's a very early one, numer 428 made maybe?
From what I know about Kastan, if your paint is original it's probably an 89 or 90..The serial numbers aren't a great indication, but the 000428 may mean it's an early one, and the red is an early colour too.....Nice find.
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Very cool IMO , freaky but cooooool ;)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/KastanKEXProUniblade.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/KastanKEX3.jpg)
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Nice Matt..Very nice. :daumenhoch:
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Cool bike from one of the Gods of BMX, Mr Linn Kastan. He started a little firm called Redline and later helped design the 1st Hoffman Condor 8)
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I know these forks were eventually recalled but I don't know why the idea freaks people out, cars, planes, motorbike swingarms, it's not unusual to have the wheel only supported from one side.
Nice find BTW mate, sweet ride.
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they did a 2nd fork which had a strut or something, which were marginally stronger, alledgedly
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theres a great old thread on vintage about the uni blades
http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index.php's=&showtopic=16000953&view=findpost&p=308379 (http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index.php's=&showtopic=16000953&view=findpost&p=308379)
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they did a 2nd fork which had a strut or something, which were marginally stronger, alledgedly
The first fork legs were left over Redline legs :laugh:
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Wasn't it the axle/hub that was the problem with these? I remember sombody finding one of these a few years ago but the axle/hub was also missing on that one so they binned it! :(