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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: nomad on November 22, 2009, 02:01 PM
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Picked this up on friday, much to my delight! It came up as a random comment on a car forum I use, I kinda thought it was a frame and forks but turned out to be a whole bike. Was a 3 hour round trip to collect it, totally worth it!
Tbh I am not sure what I plan to do with it, its in nice survivor condition, but I think I will freshen it up abit. The cranks and chainring are painted stright over by the looks of things, it seems to just flake off the chrome. Maybe a colour change? But the black and chrome look is timeless I guess!
Bits I can identify are,
Standard STA Frame, 1997 I think.
Standard Bash Forks
Profile 3 Piece cranks
Profile (imperial?) chainring
Demolition Stem.
Hoffman Hubs, Alex rims.
Primo Tenderisor pedals.
No clue on the handlebars.
Chuffed to bits as I have always wanted one, since the first time around! Was cheap as chips too!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/dyanetski/221120091029.jpg)
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pics..sounds interesting
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pic there now, forgot to attach it the first time!
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perfect,shes a beast
on the last old fools rob ridge snapped his chain..he then went and fetched out his sta ox and rode the sh1te out of it..
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defo a beast! weighs a ton! Sadly I cant ride for sh** anymore, so I'll just be rolling about on it. Gonna have to sell my ripper to justify it too, but still. Worth it!
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ye mate keep it ,an iconic ride with a heritage...
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off passionford then ;) ;)
i did pm the guy who posted on my thread about it but got no reply, obviously you beat me to it :tickedoff: :tickedoff: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
bargin for £50
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Yeah exactly mate, i was on it like.... well like me on a 50 quid STA! He did say he had another pm, but I was first in. Sorry mate!
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no worries hope you enjoy it, ive got enough bikes and not enough space to keep me busy but for the price the sta was i would have found room :LolLolLolLol:
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:)
Newman cams :daumenhoch:
Schrick man myself ... ;)
Great bike btw :4_17_5:
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01/02 model?
nice, i like it,
needs more cranks though :smitten:
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guy i got it from said it was a 1997 model, anyway of finding out for sure? what do you mean by more cranks? :)
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what do you mean by more cranks? :)
i'm not 100% sure tbh,
the drops look like the later model and the stickers say the same, i could be wrong like,
dan knows about the serial number dating maybe he can confirm,
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cool, be good to know, so i can get the right stickers once its painted :)
the rear drops are 10mm but have been cut to 14mm
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just read the serial likE G 970014 Its on the bottom of the bb chainring side
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so i can get the right stickers once its painted :)
want to buy some downtube stickers?
i got them for my sta but am having some made up,
lmk
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hows STAN getting on joe
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hows STAN getting on joe
he's on hold same as the t1 build :-[
now in the same red powdercoat as the 125 though :shocked:
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oooo naughty :) my stan sits here farting
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oooo naughty :) my stan sits here farting
pmsl :LolLolLolLol:
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Top buy for that money, tidy it up & leave it more or less as it is :daumenhoch:
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so i can get the right stickers once its painted :)
want to buy some downtube stickers?
i got them for my sta but am having some made up,
lmk
probably mate, what ones are they?
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i'll get you some pics up in a bit,
got a standard seatpost clamp too if you want it?
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prob happy enough with the one on it tbh mate. i dont think i will change many parts on this one :)
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serial number not really required! joe's not far away, turn of the century that frame. 97's had top and downtube gussets and different dropouts.
could be OX, could be not!
good luck finding stickers, not that easy to find these days.
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fair enough! i am not so bothered on the age! Be good to find out for sure, just out of interest.
I am swaying to just tidying it up and using it, might not bother with painting it even. I have a haro dropnose seat that will go on, and will need to sort the wheels, the rear is rather baggy!
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I am decided on just a good strip and clean up, I picked most of the paint off the cranks today with my fingernail lol. So going to strip it, get the wheels re trued as both wobble! The rear I think needs new bearings or maybe just a strip and regrease? I might chuck the wheels off my DK on for now. I have the new Haro dropnose to go on, and have a new ad990 to fit on the rear, think I have a cable so just need a lever really. Having had a better look at the bike I was pleased to see the headtube sticker and the bottom bracket sticker still there too, so seems a big shame to strip it for paint. Took the newman cams stickers off too.
I can't wait to make a couple hours to sit in the garage with the radio on giving it a good strip down!
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loving the seat, i must have done that to countless seats over my time
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sorry theyre a bit late,
lmk,
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC01291.jpg)
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Spot on! :daumenhoch: Another cracking survivor from my favourite era :smitten:
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sorry theyre a bit late,
lmk,
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC01291.jpg)
how much mate? Even though I think i am going to leave the frame as is, i would still be interested in those
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Gave the STA a good lookover today, and sorted/ replaced a couple bits. I took the cranks off and cleaned everything up, got them back to chrome now, they are in pretty nice condition, certainll goood enough for a rider. Same goes for the forks really, good enough for a rider. I changed the imperial chainring for a NOS whippet I had, as it had a slight bend in it. Chucked my NOS Haro dropnose on and binned the battered seat! Also chucked a real wheel off my DK on just to roll it about on while I sort the very bucked Hoffman/Alex wheel. Front has a slight buckle too, so will sort that, but rear needs real work, and needs bearings etc too i think.
I was pretty sure I was gonna leave the paint as is, but now I have some decals on the way, and noticing the rear was more chipped than I thought I might paint it after all. Also the rear dropouts need some love where they have been cut, its not too bad a job, but I'll tidy them a bit!
Heres a pic anyway, sorry to bore you all lol!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/dyanetski/281120091059.jpg)
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sorry to bore you all lol!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/dyanetski/281120091059.jpg)
no need dude! thats why we're here :daumenhoch:
sta looks good,such a great frame,
love the chrome bashfork too,
demolition stem looks a bit out of its league, if you get along with it and want a standard toploader to match the fork hit me up ;)
strongest motherfooking bikes on earth
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cheers mate! I am loving it, still aint riden it, but feels just right to sit on!
Pics and price of the toploader? Think I am gonna need bars too, whatever the ones on it are they have been cut down too much for my liking i think
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lookin good fella.