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Title: Leary wipe down and polish
Post by: Gashead on October 13, 2020, 11:09 AM
Sadly the Leary was stuck in the corner and collecting dust.......

Rescued and cleaned up - some before and after pics
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Post by: Gashead on October 13, 2020, 11:11 AM
After pics
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Post by: Gashead on October 13, 2020, 11:12 AM
Couple more
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Post by: Gashead on October 13, 2020, 11:13 AM
 :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Uksupergoose on October 13, 2020, 11:57 AM
Nice...

How long ago did you put that together?
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Post by: Gashead on October 13, 2020, 12:14 PM
About 12 years or more
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Post by: brettypeeps on October 13, 2020, 09:39 PM
A thing of Beauty  fistblump explosion

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Post by: Taipan on October 14, 2020, 11:57 AM
A Dream bike for many Bmxer's Bitd and still now!  "wantit" :4_17_5:
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Post by: Mikku on October 14, 2020, 01:13 PM
This ^^^ exactly!! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: bobafett on October 14, 2020, 04:11 PM

Nick has posted some pics !  :shocked: :bow: :smiley6600:


She's a beauty mate  :smitten:

Now keep 'em coming  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: Leary wipe down and polish
Post by: Uksupergoose on October 15, 2020, 08:42 AM
About 12 years or more

yes, looked at least 7 years worth of dust!

wouldn't fancy trying to build that now, even if you could...
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Post by: Retrodan72 on October 15, 2020, 10:19 AM
Nice that Gaffer.

You've got some lovely bikes stashed away. What was your thoughts when starting your collection? Is it a hand picked collection of builds, based around a wish list, or a being in the right place at the right time and having the available cash collection?
Title: Re: Leary wipe down and polish
Post by: Gashead on October 15, 2020, 11:33 AM
Good question

My hit list back in the early 2000's maybe 03 04 was to get an old school ride, maybe a Curtis or ET which was my bike as a kid.

I bid on a performer on eBay and the seller was Pete Quad or all people, and the rest is history

I then found Rad which led me to find a Curtis via Retrogeezer and then it just snowballed, I was lucky to buy stuff cheapish and never sold owt - well a few things as you know

The Leary was just a dream and pick this up in around 07 08 from a lad who lived next door to the chap who owned retrospective BMX - small world

Been collecting every since  :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: Retrodan72 on October 15, 2020, 12:00 PM
Good question

My hit list back in the early 2000's maybe 03 04 was to get an old school ride, maybe a Curtis or ET which was my bike as a kid.

I bid on a performer on eBay and the seller was Pete Quad or all people, and the rest is history

I then found Rad which led me to find a Curtis via Retrogeezer and then it just snowballed, I was lucky to buy stuff cheapish and never sold owt - well a few things as you know

The Leary was just a dream and pick this up in around 07 08 from a lad who lived next door to the chap who owned retrospective BMX - small world

Been collecting every since  :LolLolLolLol:

Great story Gaffer, apart from meeting Pete Quad of course.  :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: NORTY40 on October 15, 2020, 09:03 PM
Stunner that Nick  :smitten:   :daumenhoch:

There's probably only two bikes I'd like to add to my collection ... a National Pro and a DB HLT  8) :daumenhoch:
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Post by: sparky on October 16, 2020, 06:34 AM
Good question

My hit list back in the early 2000's maybe 03 04 was to get an old school ride, maybe a Curtis or ET which was my bike as a kid.

I bid on a performer on eBay and the seller was Pete Quad or all people, and the rest is history

I then found Rad which led me to find a Curtis via Retrogeezer and then it just snowballed, I was lucky to buy stuff cheapish and never sold owt - well a few things as you know

The Leary was just a dream and pick this up in around 07 08 from a lad who lived next door to the chap who owned retrospective BMX - small world

Been collecting every since  :LolLolLolLol:

How rude....can't even remember my name  ;D
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Post by: Gashead on October 18, 2020, 06:30 PM
It would have been confusing to say Mark who lived next to Mark  explosion
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Post by: stuntmaster on October 22, 2020, 06:45 AM
very nice , i m sure mark had my leary that i had years ago ,wish i kept it now but like all things you regret years later lol
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Post by: sparky on October 24, 2020, 06:57 PM
very nice , i m sure mark had my leary that i had years ago ,wish i kept it now but like all things you regret years later lol

I dunno where half my stuff came from but you can have my retro gaming collection if you want  :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: BMX1973 on October 26, 2020, 05:08 PM
Very nice and a cool story too.  :coolsmiley:
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Post by: Gashead on October 28, 2020, 02:38 PM
Very nice and a cool story too.  :coolsmiley:

How you doing buddy
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Post by: nitrohopper on October 29, 2020, 07:35 AM
THAT IS A LOVELY BIKE 
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