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Title: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: teamsano on August 02, 2009, 04:26 PM
i have a brake cable from the 90's, sometime 90-99 i think. which bike from the 90's will it suit?
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 05:17 PM
none of them, send it to me.

 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: generallee on August 02, 2009, 05:25 PM
Here's another question for you all.

I never rode in the 90s and deserted the sport when it became unfashionable/I got bored/i learnt to drive/my friends gave up/i went to college/other reason [ delete as applicable]. I recently started to build old school bikes, but have discovered that mid school bikes are in fact nicer, better looking and  not so expensive to build, so mid school is now my favourite era to build, even though it actually means nothing to me.
What frame/forks/bars/headset/grips/levers/brakes/tyres/wheels/cranks/pedals/chainring/seat/post/clamp/ were poplular in 1990-1999?

steve
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 05:27 PM
none of them, send them all to me.
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: kev-s on August 02, 2009, 06:00 PM
 :LolLolLolLol:maybe some of us midschoolers who didnt ride in the 80's should start building oldschool bikes and flood the oldschool section with posts about what parts to use :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 06:12 PM
or we could just have a mid school section that never get's any posts.

has it occurred to anyone that these people know what's about, know what they want, but just want some input off other riders.

let's face it, if shimano still made the original style DX, maybe updated with sealed bearing, there would be no need for any other pedal, but it's still worth a discussion.

but the good thing about midschool, you can use whatever parts you can get your hands on, cos that's what happened in the 90s right?
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 06:16 PM
just stuck a modern Kenda tyre on my 95 holmes, rides nice, who cares how it looks, and i got a right hand tech 77 on the left side, but the brake still works.

i love it.

as for the "gave up riding blah blah blah" stuff. if you give up w4nking and come back to it, it's still fokking great and you are still a w4nker, so why should bmx be any different?

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: generallee on August 02, 2009, 06:42 PM
perfectly put Joe!
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: generallee on August 02, 2009, 06:44 PM
by the way Joe, I wsnt having a pop, just stirring up a bit of feeling... to get the 90s feel alive and well. !
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 06:55 PM
by the way Joe, I wsnt having a pop, just stirring up a bit of feeling... to get the 90s feel alive and well. !

you were Steve, you're bevvied up on rough cider and fixing for a fight.

 :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

(i knew you weren't having a pop dude, lol)

how's the swine flu? everyone recovering I hope!

need an S&M stem pad so the old school wobblers don't notice my 1" clamp on.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 02, 2009, 07:08 PM
this threads great   :)
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 07:15 PM
this threads great   :)

evening Dan.

Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 02, 2009, 07:19 PM
hi jt    :)  i been rolling on me bike.
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 07:20 PM
been to Rom?

did you have the blingest bike in the park or what?

pics?

Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: pickle on August 02, 2009, 07:44 PM
so tell me guys.........what bars, grips, brake levers, brakes, seat post, seat, cranks, pedals, wheels and tyres should this have then?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b339/robertbransby/brake028-2.jpg)

 ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 02, 2009, 07:48 PM
thats a nice clean ride mr pickle    lob anything on that from 80s to 90s  nowt much mattered anyway.
superpros  and comp st or comp ramp tyres knee saver bars  gt  stuff would fit on well or haro of course
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: pickle on August 02, 2009, 07:52 PM
cheers Dan, although i was kinda messing with you.....i have a NOS set of fusion kneesavers, a Fusion stem and a nice set of GT Profiles arriving tomorrow  :daumenhoch:

as for brakes?  i have to admit to not keeping era correct and i've gone down the Oddy Evo II route with matching levers.....then for wheels i'm going for a set of brand new jobbies with Oddy tan walls as i want to ride this  :daumenhoch:

i apologise to the era correct police  ;D
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 08:48 PM
I will f***ing GIVE you an AD990 rather than see you fit an EVO on that Pickle!

can get some 48s for f*** sake.

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 02, 2009, 08:51 PM
nippon
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 08:52 PM
yeah nippon on the front....or a bulldog.

Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: pickle on August 02, 2009, 09:14 PM
sorry Joe....i said from day 1 it won't be era correct in some areas.........super pro's cost to much mate
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 09:17 PM
too right super pros cost too much, would like a set for my holmes racer but that ain't gonna happen.

Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 02, 2009, 09:26 PM
tight ass lol  bloody rims are 10 a penny
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 02, 2009, 09:31 PM
they were when you started stock piling them Dan!

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: kev-s on August 02, 2009, 09:33 PM
there are some bargin super pros now and again a mint set sold on here for £130 awhile ago and i was gutted i missed them, mine have now cost me over £250 to buy and restore  :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 02, 2009, 09:34 PM
i started back in the 90s  so i had a head start    :angel:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: thecaptain on August 03, 2009, 05:58 PM
I was only asking about what parts for what era cos when i started, id just be given (or bought) second hand rubbish, odd pedals, bent bars, most of which was from cheap shitty superstore bikes.

Im building, or attempting to build what id alsway dreamed of when i was younger, hence the mass of topics in the mid section asking what part would be perfect for my build.

Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: harris on August 03, 2009, 06:09 PM
captain  you ask away ..it was light the touch paper and run thing  i think..
you ask away ,im sure someone will offer some advice then you pick the bones from it mate.
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: OrgasmDonor on August 03, 2009, 06:13 PM
I was only asking about what parts for what era cos when i started, id just be given (or bought) second hand rubbish, odd pedals, bent bars, most of which was from cheap shitty superstore bikes.

Im building, or attempting to build what id alsway dreamed of when i was younger, hence the mass of topics in the mid section asking what part would be perfect for my build.



nowt wrong with that dude, i havnt much clue when it comes to midschool, espesh freestyle bikes, but as harris said n as i have also come to believe is that alot of midschool was mix n match in order to keep the bikes running, i do go for a new school s&m seat but as for the rest, its all ballpark n more importantly, what i think is right n looks the part :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: JT71 on August 03, 2009, 09:36 PM
yep, it's a forum, you have a question ask it, that's what it's all about. !

 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: oldtired on August 05, 2009, 07:51 PM
rode a bit in the early 90's the first thing you did is rip of all the stock parts and swap em for better parts,  YTS wages permitting (get some sneaky over time on saturday) unless the parents stumped up for the team model  :daumenhoch:  stock parts dont go with pink teddybear vans and blue mambo dog crap shorts ,oakley shades optional of course  ;), i dont think there there is such thing as a dumb question, not on an open forum anyway , if ya dont ask you'll never know, and someone is always gona rib ya thats part of the apeal of the site 
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: scott250 on August 10, 2009, 04:01 PM
That bowl looks well scary to ride- is it one of those 50p type transitions?
Title: Re: another pointless midschool question..
Post by: scott250 on August 10, 2009, 04:41 PM
The joins just made it look a little like a 50 pence shape.  I'd find airing an 11 foot bowl scary - even if its smooth, I'm pretty crap on 1/2 pipes  :-[
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