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Title: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: muddstud on August 28, 2009, 10:45 PM

I know from experience not everbody had vdc jmc hutch and burners  ::)
But what was the best spec bike for affordable money

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: markyp on August 28, 2009, 10:52 PM

im no expert but some of the higher spec burners were defo good value with arayas,dia compe,sr etc,it seems that the better brands entry level bikes often came with crap parts(to keep cost down)so it was either a burner spec'd up or a tasty brand frame and forks with junk parts.i gotta say tho i would have had a db viper over any burner  tho crap parts or not!:LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on August 28, 2009, 11:30 PM

DB Silver Streak imho, beutiful bikes

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: Jt on August 28, 2009, 11:36 PM

kuwahara nova...lot of bike for 210 quid.

torker 280x were a good complete as well...

alans used to do some mean r gusset complete's..but deemed too dear for us, and a bit up his own arse, so we got the nova's from sale cycles..

top bikeage. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: rollin72 on August 28, 2009, 11:41 PM

round our way it was the good old firebird freestyler, there was loads of em,they first started making them just down the road from me and our local shop(bp cycles in tyldesley) must have had a deal with them, built up with some nice parts for about £175-£200 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: baldbmxer on August 29, 2009, 12:03 AM

Hutch Pro Star was a bargin!!!!!!!

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: Spen69 on August 29, 2009, 01:07 AM

Gotta be a Mongoose Cali for £180...

or as Mark said, the higher spec Tange-built Raliegh Burners - our kid "Hootski70" still has his original Raleigh CroMo Burner which as JT said is a Kuwwie Nova with UK stickers on :smitten:

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: sweetbeats on August 29, 2009, 07:48 AM

Quote from: baldbmxer on August 29, 2009, 12:03 AM

Hutch Pro Star was a bargin!!!!!!!

Yup a tidy bargain the old Pro Star. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: hunterdubber on August 29, 2009, 08:53 AM

I remember the base model Mongoose was £150 locally nut came with cmc's on it and was tri moly frame ( only front triangle cro mo )

so it was heavy as

Whereas the the Silver streak was a great looking   :smitten: and real good allround bike for just under £200( full cro mo )

but I'd ve  gladly swapped my Ammaco for either of these in 81/82

Obviously in following years , your got more bling for your buck

Burners were well specced for the budget , I think Mk1 Ultra burners were only about £130  ::)



Getting my GT Nora for Crimbo 83 was money well  spent ,
 great quality , great geometry ,and not the dearest  too , I'd say the best value item I got back then  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: MartyC on August 29, 2009, 12:44 PM

Mongoose Supergoose was always good value, MT Silverfox range, ProCraft, Torker completes and GT bikes

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: Juju on August 29, 2009, 02:21 PM

I had a Silver streak too!

It looked great - it road great, great parts, inc branded cromo 1pc, dia compe brakes, cromo bars, a really nice sugino stem, and 7x, and one of the first of the black and chrome look bikes.

I only found out a year or so ago it was apparently trimoly, but still, chose it over a Goose Cali.  It was however, same price as a Torker 280, £225, but you couldn't get Torkers commonly anywhere easilly.

I;d say the 280 full cromo, but with v similar parts spec possibly a better value bike for £225.  Or half the cost of a Leary!

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: retrogeezer on August 29, 2009, 05:20 PM

DB Silver Streak

Mongoose Supergoose

Raleigh Aero-Pro Burner

Title: Re: What was the best value bmx bitd
Post by: scary_leary on August 29, 2009, 06:27 PM

Yep silver streak or cali.. both bullet proof  :4_17_5: