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Title: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: bobafett on May 14, 2009, 05:37 PM: Personally I only collect mongoose/BMX products so my collecting years are 1975 to 1985 (Skipp Hess sold the company in 1986 so for me that's the end of "mongoose proper")

So just wondering ............

.............does anyone else stick to specific years?

.............what years do you class as "old school" ?
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: antiquebmx on May 14, 2009, 05:41 PM: Im same only collect up to 1985 when old old school ended :-X
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: Jt on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM: i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingering birds)

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: antiquebmx on May 14, 2009, 05:49 PM: Quote from: J.T on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM
i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingering birds)

:daumenhoch:

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: meticulous on May 14, 2009, 05:49 PM: yep, same for me up to 84/85 when all the puffta colours came out.... :-X
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on May 14, 2009, 05:50 PM: used to be o/s stuff, but now early mid school race bikes is were its at for me, 87-92 bracket, fookin awesome designs and ridability :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: double chevron on May 14, 2009, 05:53 PM: I collect Haro, one for every year, 83 to 88
That was for keeping me "reasonable".... but came across a few other nice bikes...

So would say, from 82 to mid nineties... that's quite my era (had a big blank in the middle!)
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: harris on May 14, 2009, 06:02 PM: mainly 90s for me,
but i am rebuilding this at the mo for someone.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/26042009.jpg)
bless it
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: lodge on May 14, 2009, 06:10 PM: I dont collect anything, only have a n/s bike, i enjoy looking at the old bikes though.
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: bobafett on May 14, 2009, 06:29 PM: Quote from: harris on May 14, 2009, 06:02 PM

but i am rebuilding this at the mo for someone.

Early blue-max :smitten:

Sell it to me - please :angel:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: harris on May 14, 2009, 06:30 PM: funny enough its only being delivered tonight,the lads running it over
its staying swamp rat style just a little love,
i could ask him to sell but tbh he wouldnt know a fare price...me neither
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: CD17 on May 14, 2009, 06:31 PM: 1984 & Haro's 8)
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: martylaa on May 14, 2009, 06:42 PM: I did'nt get my first bmx until 1987 but my bikes were built all before 1985, for some reason they just seem more " vintage? "
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: Swivel on May 14, 2009, 06:46 PM: Quality Jon :LolLolLolLol: ;D

I collect up to any era really as long as I like the bike, but mainly i've got bikes from 82 to 85 ;)

Quote from: J.T on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM
i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingering birds)

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: fugazi on May 14, 2009, 07:11 PM: Quote from: bobafett on May 14, 2009, 05:37 PM
Personally I only collect mongoose/BMX products so my collecting years are 1975 to 1985 (Skipp Hess sold the company in 1986 so for me that's the end of "mongoose proper")

Is that Skipp Hess the legendary drag racer from the 60's?
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: moley on May 14, 2009, 07:13 PM: Quote from: J.T on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM
i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingerbobs)

???

I collect anything that I like the look of!!

I like to ride them too (although very badly)!!
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: sweetbeats on May 14, 2009, 07:31 PM: 198FUAN was a good year from BMX.
It was alot of FUAN ;)
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: bmxbob on May 14, 2009, 08:22 PM: Blue max is fookin sweeet man :4_17_5:

mongooooosies do it for me to but i only have one :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: rhino_mac on May 14, 2009, 08:25 PM: Only got one bike at the moment - a 83 Kuwie Laserlite.

Old school for me is up to 1985/86. Like JT, I got into BMX around 81 so if I was to build another, it would be a Mongoose/Supergoose, Diamond Back or Redline. I'd want a frame with a gusset next I think. Really fancy a Silver Streak. Always wanted one of those when I was a kid!
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: dialledbikes on May 14, 2009, 08:43 PM: Why do people seem to think old school ended in 1985/6?

I know that's when a lot of us first generation UK BMX'ers packed it in, but it still existed after that and there wasn't a leap in technology/quality/design in 1987/8/9.
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: Peter J on May 14, 2009, 08:54 PM: I think old school finished with 1" Headsets and "crappy" brakes.

And I collect anthing I can get past the wife >:D and I like the look of new, mid, old
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: rhino_mac on May 14, 2009, 09:32 PM: I think that's exactly why is think old school for me stopped around that time. I stopped racing, started skateboarding etc etc. It's the bikes I remember from when I was a kid and into BMX - after that I kind of lost touch with BMX.
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: dialledbikes on May 14, 2009, 10:17 PM: I dropped out of BMX in 1986 as well but I still acknowledge it carried on without me being involved.

When I got interested in BMX again in late 1990, the bikes still had 1" threaded headsets, platform/cage pedals, caliper/pitbull brakes, etc. The bikes didn't really start changing into what resemble the bikes we ride today until 1993/4.
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: dan-dare on May 14, 2009, 10:26 PM: Quote from: rhino_mac on May 14, 2009, 09:32 PM
It's the bikes I remember from when I was a kid and into BMX

Old-school. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: sweetbeats on May 14, 2009, 10:28 PM: Upto 85 for me the bikes looked hot as hell through a boys eyes and they still do through mine :coolsmiley:...dunno why just not moved by the changes that happened in design and style and never grasped modern bmx so don't bother looking at new skool stuff or mid much...not outa snobbery...just don't feel the love like I do old stuff as that was my time.

Bits of modern video of freestyle I have seen is way beyond the stuff from BITD so I respect what they do 100% but just don't get the same vibes off them as I do the pioneers from the early to mid 80's same with the old school pro racers they just had so much identity and individuality.
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: bobafett on May 14, 2009, 10:30 PM: Added a poll for a bit of fun :angel:

.... get your decision in :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: markyp on May 14, 2009, 10:37 PM: what a great thread,always wondered what everyone else thought was classed as proper old school.for me it ended in 86,anything after that is mid for me,bmx died a death around our way by 87,two mates of mine who were bros both got rid of their bmx's in 87, one traded his torker 280 for a claude butler racer,wtF!!!! the other his raleigh aero pro for a mtb!!my robbo r gusset gathered dust in our garage for a further year till i got shot of it in may 88,bad times!! :'(
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: Spen69 on May 15, 2009, 12:37 PM: Tricky subject this. I'd have said around '85 which is soley based on the fact it was when I sold my beloved Cali and spent the money on a lads holiday chasing birds.....

My collection is therefore 1978 to about '84 / '85 with the single exception of a Haro with an '88 serial number. It's my daily rider and I love it as it cost bugger all in a lucky eBay moment from the States. My collection is now limited to Monggose and Haro, with an Ammaco as it was the first bike I had back in '82, but I do fancy building a decent GT form about '82 '83 or '84 one day before I hang my spurs up.......

Spen :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: bmxbert on May 15, 2009, 12:47 PM: im a who cares vote. technically i could ride a 1" dyno compe from the early to mid 90s in an old school race just because it has no brake mounts and a 1" headtube.

so who gives a fook when it starts or ends. bmx is bmx. think i'll stop now before i get on one :-X

crack on lads :2funny:
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: pickle on May 15, 2009, 12:50 PM: i view old school as ending around the 86/87 but i actually stopped riding my BMX about 85.

as for collecting? i don't really collect anything in particular.......i have an 84 Goose, a 93 Hyper and the others are all new school.....if something pops up that i like the look of then i'll think about buying it, i don't go out to buy a particular make or year though.

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: markyp on May 15, 2009, 03:01 PM: im guessing alot depends on how old you are as well,ive just hit 36 and seem to be a tad younger than alot of the members here.i really got into bmx in 83,this was when i was 10 and being a short ass about the soonest a 20" was the right size for me.i bmx'd passionately thru to the end of 86 when i was 13 1/2,by this time im guessing alot of the other guys here would have left school yonks before and been chasing women and working full time so their bmx years were well past them by then.
Title: Re: What years do you collect ? And what years do you class as "Old School" ?
Post by: JT71 on May 16, 2009, 07:42 AM: Quote from: Peter J on May 14, 2009, 08:54 PM
I think old school finished with 1" Headsets and "crappy" brakes.

And I collect anthing I can get past the wife >:D and I like the look of new, mid, old

so this isn't mid school then!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ee133/JT71sPhotos/My%20Bikes/IMG_2397.jpg)

but I know what you are saying, 1 1/8" headsets and AD brakes really were the change from old to mid....and a little added weight.

personally i don't collect as such, but have an 83 TA (91 dirt bros style), the 91 haro sport and a DK which is late 90s i think
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: hunterdubber on May 16, 2009, 08:17 AM: I'd say AD lugs , bash guards indicates the change to Mid school

and the changing back to sub 5.5lbs in weight and sub 44t chainrings is deffo new school

Actually people would more likely say '99 onwards is newschool and mid was '91 onwards

If your talking O/S racing though then old school is anything pre- May 16th 2009
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: trasher on May 16, 2009, 11:52 AM: went to canada in 85 and while i was there my dad sold my curtis :2gunsfiring_v1: so it ended there for me

can remember seeing mtb's in canada and how cheap they where compared to the uk ,think that was kind of the
crossover time for me

oh and as jt said ,,special brew on a saturday night down the school disco ,,,, and birds >:D was the end off it
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: jT Racing on May 16, 2009, 02:37 PM: pre 85, about the cut off date for old school.
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: JT71 on May 16, 2009, 02:55 PM: the point where fingers were for girls not brake levers.

spot on.

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED !
Post by: MartyC on May 16, 2009, 02:56 PM: Post 86/87 saw the borth of mid school and the demise of old school :daumenhoch: