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Skyway Streetbeat '85 - Newbie. BUILD THREAD.

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Annabella:
Hello good people of Rad,

I thought you may be interested in my latest build although to be fair, it is also my first ahaha.

So my boyfriend is into old school BMX and I've picked up the odd thing, or two, or 100, along the way... oh and it's been some way!

I also have some very good friends into old school BMX and my best friend is the one who started this whole concept by giving me the frameset and bars (nb bars to be returned to at a later date).  I am attaching a couple of pictures of it as he gave me it.  This is an early '85 frameset with the T/A style cut outs in the forks, which is quite cool - ish! ha!

So, 6 months after I attended the MK show (WOW btw - good work you lot!! Couldn't believe all the awesome biikes (and parts) in one place)... and here I am building my very own bike! I expect I'll need a little help along the way (luckily my best friend who donated the frameset is VERY knowledgeable and my boyfriend knows the odd thing or two), plus - I'm sure you lovely folks will give me your opinions on parts etc!

I'm thinking keep the budget low and have a mixture of repro...probably mostly hahaha...hopefully some NOS/OG parts - just because it would feel good for the soul tee hee.  This is not a show bike.  I just want a nice rider...a really nice rider.

So, my colour scheme is going to be grey and pink. I've ordered a bunch of parts and have some boxes to open (I don't have a lot of time on my hands at the moment)  plus waiting on some more packages.  I'll take some pictures in the coming days of some of the parts. I've had my eye on parts for a little while and just been buying and not opening. The bike itself is going to be painted grey and I have in a box a pink Hot Seat so that's my first part and omg - it's cracking, just wait til you see it!  Oh and my bestie has the OG decals for me too - how excellent is that?!!!

I know that I'm new and a girl but I plan to enter the bike in bike of the month when I get it finished and would love you all to vote for me. Just so you know - expect the unexpected with me. I know I said repro parts and low budget - but if I see something I think is right for the bike no amount of dollar will stop me!!

Watch this space.....

Andyboy77:
Firstly,  :welcome to  :radbmxsmilie: Annabella.  :)

That is a really nice project. Hope to see more of this soon. In case you may have any questions, just ask. People on here are always happy to help with good advice.

Have fun and enjoy the site.  :daumenhoch:

BMX1973:
I would try and build with nice used parts. Make a nice survivor bike  :daumenhoch:

Retrodan72:
Keep us posted with this l, we loves a Beat.

dancetothedrummersbeat:
Welcome to RAD. What a great way to start with your building. When it comes to building a great looking bike with a mix of parts - some original and some reproduction, have a look at Retrodan72’s builds. They look great, and are built to ride  :4_17_5:

Good luck with your build - any questions, just ask  :daumenhoch:

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