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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: WINI on July 30, 2011, 12:04 PM

Title: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: WINI on July 30, 2011, 12:04 PM: Got a little bit of fettlin needed on this one, mainly wanting blue freetyle tyres, but apart from that she's just about there. I'm sure it won't be to everyones taste as some see the TA as a pure racer, but I like 'em with a freestyle slant. Sure I'll also cop it for the new Redlines as well, but I can take it ;D Sadly only got the frame, and had to use some tange aero forks as the TA ones are like rocking horse shite, but I dont think they look out of place.

So here's my 1983 curved brake bridge TA, hope you like :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_1115.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_1117.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_1116.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_1118.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_1119.jpg)

Sorry for the crap phone photos and poor visual backdrop, hoping to get decent photos when I'm done with all 5
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: M5AT on July 30, 2011, 12:23 PM: Magic our morris, get some Skyway trick nuts on it to complete the freestyley-ness! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: WINI on July 30, 2011, 12:59 PM: Quote from: M5AT on July 30, 2011, 12:23 PM
Magic our morris, get some Skyway trick nuts on it to complete the freestyley-ness! :daumenhoch:

Cheers me old mucka! Yeah, got two sets of pegs sat here but the Tuffs have been rebuilt on replacement axles as the originals were fooked so the threads are different :'(

Might be able to swap the tuffs from the GT thinking about it though.....
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: glenboy on July 30, 2011, 01:44 PM: yeh you might as well get the stunt pegs on the tuffs, a bit of red,white and blue :Great_Britain: :smitten:, looks nice good colour combo and balanced
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: TORKER mick on July 30, 2011, 01:47 PM: mate looks well good :4_17_5: but that really needs EZ 1 on it :smitten:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: AKGOFF on July 30, 2011, 03:22 PM: Looks great and don't mind freestyling a race bike at all but i am not keen on those framestanders though. Great job :smitten:

Adam
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: Jaymz on July 30, 2011, 04:39 PM: #Looks great mate, you sorted those spindles and end caps then? I respindled my sx today to get ready for my 3 piece, and what i found out was victor spindles got into SX but the sx spindles didnt want to fit into the victor bodies
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: john4130 on July 30, 2011, 04:48 PM: nice, i like a freestyle ta.
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 30, 2011, 06:13 PM: I love that era in freestyle, bolt sh1t onto race frames, just my cup of tea

Dingo
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: rick1970 on July 30, 2011, 07:24 PM: That rocks dude :4_17_5: where have i seen that sprocket before :LolLolLolLol: well done bro :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: WINI on July 30, 2011, 07:39 PM: Cheers lads,

Mick, you're probably right and I'll keep my peepers open for a set od mk 1's but as far as shape soes, I actually prefer the mk 2's. Just a preference really

Jaymz, yeah got the spindles and caps sorted out in the end mate. Big thanks to bigfatollie for giving me the spindles FOC :daumenhoch:

Ricardo, yep, think you might've seen it before somewhere ;) You coming to MK?

I love the framestanders and bolt ons too, but realise it isn't to everyones taste and it looks a look cleaner without. Still weighs less than some of my others with all the extra sh*t on there!
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: gary4130 on July 30, 2011, 08:24 PM: looks good mate ,will be even better when you get the blue tyres on,but you can you get a potts mod front brake sorted :knuppel2: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: motomagII on July 31, 2011, 08:54 AM: that looks spot on blue tyres for sure but as is is very nice
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: dordymush on July 31, 2011, 12:18 PM: lovin that.
not enough T/A's done in a freestyler look if you ask me.
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: bigfatolly on August 01, 2011, 10:58 PM: Really like that winsta i like the platform :daumenhoch:

Good to see the spindles were useful :daumenhoch:

I like it with the white tyres but it deffo needs mk1 ez bars :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: WINI on August 01, 2011, 11:12 PM: Quote from: bigfatolly on August 01, 2011, 10:58 PM
Really like that winsta i like the platform :daumenhoch:

Good to see the spindles were useful :daumenhoch:

I like it with the white tyres but it deffo needs mk1 ez bars :4_17_5:

Cheers mate, I might be on the lookout for some Mk 1's this weekend. You never know!
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: Spen69 on August 01, 2011, 11:33 PM: Love it bud, now bring it to MK and get it dirty by riding the fooka :uglystupid2: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: Darren KAP on August 02, 2011, 12:07 AM: Love it , at the end of the day its your bike and its only what you think that matters , :4_17_5: :smitten: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: bodamus on August 02, 2011, 01:14 PM: Looks good like people say blue tyres would be perfect comp III's or Knarler Knobbys.
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: brettypeeps on August 02, 2011, 02:04 PM: Great Looking TA and I am loving the platform. I would run a Potts mod on the front brake. Great fusion of colours :daumenhoch: Cant wait for number 4/5 :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: WINI on August 02, 2011, 09:02 PM: :daumenhoch: Thanks guys, the bug really bit hard a year ago. Four and Five on the way :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Number 3 of 5, Freestylin' Skyway TA
Post by: FAZE3 on August 08, 2011, 08:47 PM: Really nice mate ;) Some times you can get to hung up on re-building bikes exactly to factory spec, but bitd day most of us collected odd bits and chucked them together, so for me it's all about taking you back, and that ticks the most important box for me :)

Everyone round my way wanted a TA bitd, I'm the only one who still does :smitten: