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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on September 16, 2014, 08:00 PM
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I've not built a freestyle bike for myself for about 18 months now, but thanks to Bretty, I've got an Aero Reflex to build.
They're not to everyone's taste and there's been some snobbery towards them, but it was the first bike I built when I found OSBMX again in 2008.
I was going to build a replica of the bike I did in 08, but thought that would be boring, then I thought about what I was riding back then and realised that with all 3 BMX's I had from 85-87, I'd messed about with the mad colours that came about then.
So, I've been looking at various part availability from various colours, and have bought a part, or parts as a start to the build.
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So, I'm doing a Swan Gay build, based on a £10 part.
I'm not going all lav with this, I'm mixing in some white.
Parts so far:
Frame and forks (chrome)
Sharp lever grips (lavender)
Skyway EZII bars (lavender)
Tange MX2 headset (chrome)
44t Tuf Neck chainring (not sure what colour SBD will be doing it)
A'me Tri's (white)
DC seat clamp (white)
I'll take some pics, as and when I get more bits.
Keep your eyes peeked in the wanted section lads, I'll be hunting some parts soon.
Sent while still being fooked after MK14
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Only an :nickswan: would build a bike around one part! "help"
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It's a club I'm in.......
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I am frightened to lol in my parts box incase I do it again :). It is a big club
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I am frightened to lol in my parts box incase I do it again :). It is a big club
Any lavender stuff in there Brett? ???
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I knew there was a whiff of lavender about you Dan. ;D
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Just putting together a chrome and lavender CW California freestyler myself, it's the way of the future mate! :coolsmiley: :idiot2:
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Bars arrived today from Vert-ego.
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This is the frame set they'll be going on
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Sent while still being fooked after MK14
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Nice one Dan! :4_17_5:
It's a great bike .. My first build too mate... Can't wait to see the finished article! :4_17_5:
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Looking forward to seeing what you do with it Dan :daumenhoch:
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It's a club I'm in.......
Fully paid up member aswell Bert "nono"
Looking forward to seeing what comes out the other end Dan :popcorn:
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It's a club I'm in.......
Fully paid up member aswell Bert "nono"
Looking forward to seeing what comes out the other end Dan :popcorn:
Just reading this Rich I was thinking 'I'm not sure really, how this will turn out", I've been stressing like a :bellend: about colour balance, but in the last 10 mins, I've had an epiphany, and with Del and SBD's help, can really produce something a bit different.
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Sounds like you've hit upon a plan Dan 😆😆
Don't have one always seems best to me
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Colour balance is lost on me 😀😀(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/17/6602bd4a9ca500f43d7c7d4280d70490.jpg)
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Colour balance is lost on me 😀😀(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/17/6602bd4a9ca500f43d7c7d4280d70490.jpg)
I was thinking if building it with random colours, but there IS only one technicolor bike on :radbmxsmilie:
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Said bike is a feast of colour, & it's seat smells of game mancunian Radchester twat-slop :daumenhoch:
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Can't beat twat slop. Keeps stuff lubricated Mat 👍
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I am frightened to lol in my parts box incase I do it again :). It is a big club
Any lavender stuff in there Brett? ???
NOS Lavender tuffs and pads :)
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I am frightened to lol in my parts box incase I do it again :). It is a big club
Any lavender stuff in there Brett? ???
NOS Lavender tuffs and pads :)
I'm going for new Tuffs, but maybe interested in the pads pp. :daumenhoch:
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Looking forward to seeing what you do with it Dan :daumenhoch:
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The parts are starting to build up now...
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Sent while still being fooked after MK14
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The parts are starting to build up now...
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Sent while still being fooked after MK14
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Hi there Retrodan,
I remember when you posted quite a few weeks back regarding this build, nice to start seeing it come together :).
If you need any help with parts i have a few lavender items left over after tweeking my Reflex build over the last 4yr's, drop me a line if any of these bits interest you :coolsmiley:.
Show ponied original 80's Viscount Dominator....
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Show ponied Mushroom bottom bracket boot.....
(http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/buzzer1971/bmxebaypics076_zps5a2f5b8b.jpg) (http://s815.photobucket.com/user/buzzer1971/media/bmxebaypics076_zps5a2f5b8b.jpg.html)
Show ponied generic Italian bmx seat....
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NOS Dia Compe brake cable(front) dated 86, though no packaging......
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I bought this Reflex f/forks of a fellow Radster just under 2yr's ago(frame was green, forks were white) the frame standers have been ground off. Before i bought it off him i asked if it was still chrome underneath and he said yes. Fooking liar :2gunsfiring_v1:, coz once i stripped it it was bare metal underneath :knuppel2:.
On a whim i had it painted lavender, but i think i'm gonna get it sprayed white in the future. They are a really great frame set, can't wait to see your's come together :popcorn:.
(http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/buzzer1971/RadBMXforsaleblowout024_zps5c08c9d6.jpg) (http://s815.photobucket.com/user/buzzer1971/media/RadBMXforsaleblowout024_zps5c08c9d6.jpg.html)
Buz :daumenhoch:.
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Not seen an Aero Reflex build in a long while. :)
Are all those NOS frame sets drying up now? :-\
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Buz, I'd defo be interested in that BB boot mate.
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So, I took the AR off the shelf in the man cave this afternoon. It's been there since Bretty dropped it off a few weeks ago.
It wasn't mint like the boxed one I had, but not fooked in the slightest. It did however bear some storage marks, but for what I got it for (nothing) I was not going to complain.
So I decided to give it a bit of a polish, here's a few before pics...
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These are the pics after I spent about an hour polishing it. There's a bit of rust around the brake hole on the forks, and on one if the fork shoulders, but these will be hidden once built.
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Cool bikes, remember em being dead expensive back int day.
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Nice job on the chrome
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That's come up well nice that Dan :daumenhoch:
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Cool bikes, remember em being dead expensive back int day.
was it about 6 years ago? (maybe longer) someone on here had a glut of them (20 odd nos f/f sets, maybe more) and they kindly off loaded them at £19 a set, them were the days :daumenhoch:
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That's come up well nice that Dan :daumenhoch:
I love those fork welds.
A decent British frame set to be fair. :4_17_5:
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Dan the forks were made by Rickman who also made MRD forks....... the story goes that the fellas behind the Aero Reflex took delivery of the framesets off the boat, opened the container and..... no forks, just frames. So a frantic search for a manufacturer found Rickman able to help :daumenhoch:
That is some quality info Spen, nice one. :4_17_5:
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Going to look great this Dan :daumenhoch: don't forget your shims tho ;)
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Looking good that Dan. I had a little play with mine yesterday. I'm even more gutted about mine not having the right forks now I know that they were made by Rickman. Where were the frames made if they got them off a boat? I thought they were British made :shocked:
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The decals are on their way from Del, and the stem, headset cups, chain wheel and layback are on their way to Dan's. Tyres have been ordered too. :daumenhoch:
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Posty just dropped Del's ace decals off. 24hr turnaround, he really is the man.
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Those deals look sweet mate.... It's gonna be a great build :10_2_12: :radbmxsmilie:
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Decals on
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Here is some incentive for you Dan :daumenhoch:
I really like this and the colours come together really well :coolsmiley:
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Fitted the grips, but may need to replace one because I cut the end flange off to fit the grip locks and I had a shit knife, so got a rough cut.
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It's going be sweet bud! Looking great! "wantit"
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Had some parts back from SBD again today, and he's only gone and done it again - his work is totally flawless.
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Looking forward too seeing this done, when you've got time of course
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Looking forward too seeing this done, when you've got time of course
Of course, I treated myself to 15 minutes tonight J to open the box and unwrap them.
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Nout wrong with Aero Reflex framesets :4_17_5:
Even i have one :-X Bought it boxed when they were £23 about 6 yrs back. It's all built and living in the loft, i can't even remeber what parts are on it. :LolLolLolLol: I'll see if i have any photos of it.
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Nout wrong with Aero Reflex framesets :4_17_5:
Even i have one :-X Bought it boxed when they were £23 about 6 yrs back. It's all built and living in the loft, i can't even remeber what parts are on it. :LolLolLolLol: I'll see if i have any photos of it.
The bike or the loft? ???
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:nickswan:
:LolLolLolLol:
No pictures of the bike, my loft is a pig sty, too scared to go up there as it'll either cave in on me or i'll never get out. >:(
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Nothing wrong with a Reflex. It was the bike that got a lot of us back into OS. Looking forward to seeing it done. It's on my list of bikes to do. I quite fancy doing a sticker bomb design using these images:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/af3/dancetothedrummersbeat/reflex1_zps38ad9b3b.jpg) (http://s988.photobucket.com/user/dancetothedrummersbeat/media/reflex1_zps38ad9b3b.jpg.html)
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Here is some incentive for you Dan :daumenhoch:
I really like this and the colours come together really well :coolsmiley:
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I quite like it........ :whistle:
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Never seen that bike before :shocked:
That is quite possibly my favouritest bike of all time ever.
Ever.
Its well ace. :daumenhoch:
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I gave myself a day off from the Hospital today, and went home. I made sure I allowed an hour to play with this.
I fitted the headset and Tange locknut I got off Mat, the layback and SR stem that Dan powdered for me, and the seat I got off Wini.
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Lookning good dan
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You still want my lavender tuffs mate?
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You still want my lavender tuffs mate?
I bloody do mate, I'm hopefully going to be coming home from Alder Hey this week, so can arrange delivery etc. pm me your PayPal addy matey. :daumenhoch:
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looking tidy,,
would get the bars painted the same shade as the rest tho..... :police:
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looking tidy,,
would get the bars painted the same shade as the rest tho..... :police:
Cheers Tommy, I think the shade of the bars will be less noticeable when built, they were NOS, so seems a shame to repaint them. :daumenhoch:
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The NRP Tuffs arrived today off Neil, so I fitted the tyres I got off Justin @ porkchop and added a set of ScottyB's super duper valve caps.
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Wheels on, eventually. I'm fooked if I get a front puncture.
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Never seen that bike before :shocked:
That is quite possibly my favouritest bike of all time ever.
Ever.
Its well ace. :daumenhoch:
Same here i love it!
Love the aero reflex too 👍
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Tuffs looks sweet fella! ;) :daumenhoch:
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Tuffs looks sweet fella! ;) :daumenhoch:
Thanks Neil, they work really well with it. :daumenhoch:
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coming along nicely ..... :coolsmiley:
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Cheers Tommy.
I took it outside today to see what the colours looked like in natural light. The Tuffs and bars look blue.
I'm hoping to get this ready for the Liverpool ride in Jan.
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I must admit that has quite an authentic look...
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The difference in colour looks good Dan. Breaks it up nicely. :daumenhoch:
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Dat very lovely. Love lavender lilac or Wotever it's called.
Jonboy Stay RAD and BMX Forever
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The pedals arrived from the States this morning, so fitted them along with the copy MX1000 (converted for Potts Mod) genuine Tuff pads, 44t Tuf Neck, powdered by Dan, and also a copy Tech 3 complete with Sharp lever grip (it was buying the lever grips that decided what colour to use)
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Looking good that Dan :daumenhoch:
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More updates soon :bump:
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Oooh I do love an update ;)
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Got my arse moving with this, still not completely finished, and a few tweaks to do, but 2 years to get it to this stage, my longest ever build.
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Looking good Dan .. Loving the new tweaks :4_17_5:
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:smitten: Loving the colour and the detail :daumenhoch: Chez
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Can't wait to see this beauty on one of the rides Dan ! 8)
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A few parts getting swapped on this soon, stay tooned AR fans.
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A few parts getting swapped on this soon, stay tooned AR fans.
Nice Dan .. can't wait to see it bro fistblump
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A few parts getting swapped on this soon, stay tooned AR fans.
Nice Dan .. can't wait to see it bro fistblump
All white bits are going, for another build.
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That looks spot on that Dan :daumenhoch:
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Got all the parts now to do the rebuild/refresh on this.
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