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Vintage BMX pre - 1980 => Vintage Bikes => Topic started by: mpbmx1966 on May 25, 2017, 11:15 PM

Title: 1979 S&S Newport 26" beast
Post by: mpbmx1966 on May 25, 2017, 11:15 PM

I got this bike in 1982 as I wanted something bigger, it was this or a 24" but there was no contest.  Rode at Pinner and old Hayes track.  It was a bit too big for most of Harrow skatepark but just right for Rom, I used to boost this thing so high and, quite frankly, I don't know how!
This is post powder coat with nearly everything.
(http://i63.tinypic.com/o60eqb.jpg)

All the parts are either off of the old bike or the same but NOS apart from the bars and the clunky steel stem that got ditched straight away.

I thought I would upscale to 3 piece cranks
(http://i68.tinypic.com/xpn880.jpg)

But today I went back to OE (apart from the saddle as i might actually ride the thing!)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/10ym14z.jpg)

Even better, I might be about score a sticker set :D

Now, where are other 26"'s?

Title: Re: 1979 S&S Newport 26" beast
Post by: Coupes on May 25, 2017, 11:40 PM

Looks cool as MP!  Rode in Pinner, Harrow and Hayes? Im in Ruislip. Haydon Hall BITD and went to the meeting to see if we could get a bmx track in Hillingdon. They said yes to Hayes. Second saddle looks right 😎🖒

Title: Re: 1979 S&S Newport 26" beast
Post by: CustardLips on May 26, 2017, 06:47 AM

Very cool... perfect for this weather.  :)

Title: Re: 1979 S&S Newport 26" beast
Post by: In2bmx on May 26, 2017, 07:35 AM

Cool ride   :coolsmiley:   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1979 S&S Newport 26" beast
Post by: HUTCHMAN on May 26, 2017, 06:37 PM

love it... ace looking ride   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1979 S&S Newport 26" beast
Post by: MartyC on May 28, 2017, 01:40 PM

Liking that, with Coupes on the saddle too.  Any pics of it built from bitd?

Looks like you rode the same places as Coupes and I did bitd.