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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: aerostylie on January 08, 2012, 06:01 PM

Title: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: aerostylie on January 08, 2012, 06:01 PM: Happy new year radsters :daumenhoch:

Well I picked up the frame, forks, bars and a few bits last March11 (I did a previous post around then) but then progress or rather a loss of interest and parts stalled it's completion, that was until recently, having looked at the museum rides and BOTY, so during this week I got everything together and with daily resto and application, completed the build last night.

Most difficult item was finshing the rear brake set up from the spintech but using the net, looking at builds in the bmx museum and on here, a eureka moment occured lol! Anyway ive found my build mojo again and thoroughly enjoyed the last week.

Parts:
Mongoose Decade components as per bitd:
Frame and forks, seat post, seat clamp, dynamax seat, sakae spintech, 6 spoke oe skyways, spinner pegs, spyder, 880 front, 750 rear, i did have a set of original decals but Del the Master recreated them :)

Non spec: lavender sharp boot, Oddy barefeet, tech 77s, ame grips, kkt pedals, tioga cd, dice caps, dyno bars

Total build cost Â£280-Â£300

Colour: Lavender Blue :police: (kinda changes based upon light)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1054.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1055.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1040.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1024.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1030.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1038.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1033.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1057.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1053.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT10352.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1012.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1042.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT1029.jpg)

Thanks for looking, comments more than welcome, good, bad things you would alter etc.

Paul
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Gashead on January 08, 2012, 06:06 PM: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: WINI on January 08, 2012, 06:11 PM: Very nice mate, job well done!
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: ED209 on January 08, 2012, 06:16 PM: Paulie... I was like WOW! :shocked:

Very slick holmes :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: brettypeeps on January 08, 2012, 06:19 PM: That is awesome Paul, It just goes to show you dont have to spend a fortune to create a thing of Beauty :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Jaymz on January 08, 2012, 06:22 PM: :4_17_5: BOTM january???
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: theRuler on January 08, 2012, 06:28 PM: That looks awesome!

Nice job mate. Love the colour.
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Robbo on January 08, 2012, 06:43 PM: Very nice Paul, been waiting a long time to see this finished! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: oldschoolace on January 08, 2012, 06:44 PM: Thats sweet :smitten:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: rad_pitt on January 08, 2012, 07:16 PM: That is proper nice :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: rick1970 on January 08, 2012, 07:30 PM: A very nice build well done :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: sweetbeats on January 08, 2012, 07:33 PM: Looks cool that Paul.....proper stunt machine :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: mani on January 08, 2012, 07:39 PM: paul that;s frickin sweet dude :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: pickle on January 08, 2012, 07:47 PM: Loving that Paul...........always do a top job mate, superb job! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: webbie on January 08, 2012, 08:14 PM: That there is the nuts :smitten:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Retrodan72 on January 08, 2012, 08:21 PM: Paul mate, that's lovely pal, nice build. :smitten: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: GTnumber1 on January 08, 2012, 09:08 PM: very very nice :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: deeman on January 08, 2012, 09:45 PM: Bloody mint and lovely!!wouldnt change a thing! :daumenhoch: :smitten:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Darren KAP on January 08, 2012, 09:50 PM: Mint build , nice balance of colours :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: skki3330 on January 08, 2012, 10:17 PM: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: gary4130 on January 08, 2012, 11:23 PM: nice to see a different colour decade done mate 8)
where did you find the white 750 rear brake ? been looking for one myself
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: lk_97 on January 09, 2012, 06:56 AM: That is so nice! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: mattfx81 on January 09, 2012, 09:40 AM: I'm very fussy when it comes to freestyle builds but this I like alot. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: renegaderacer on January 09, 2012, 11:20 AM: Gorgeous bike there! :smitten:

Reminds me of my Decade Pro that was my favourite ever bike until some local scum nicked it! :2gunsfiring_v1:

How did you manage to do it for so cheap! :shocked:

Giles :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: hotdog on January 09, 2012, 11:51 AM: Super-clean! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: BMX1973 on January 09, 2012, 07:35 PM: nice to see a different colour combo, than the minty green (but do love the green ones).

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Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: mr p.k. on January 09, 2012, 09:29 PM: Love the colour mate ;) very nice build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: aerostylie on January 09, 2012, 11:45 PM: blimey, thank you all for the kind comments/feedback guys, without sounding soft that means a lot :daumenhoch: I thought the painted sugino opc might have taken a hammering :-X

Say, its by no-means a 'minter', the rear of the dynamax has some gouges/marks that need smoothing out, the rear skyway needs another light bleaching and the paintjob isn't lacquered so can chip very easily (thus won't be ridden - shame on me lol!)

Just to respond to some questions:
gary 4130: the 750 came with the f&f when purchased last March so not sure where it came from, could possibly of been stateside as seller had been buying stuff from there (Ginnys?)

renegadedance: to be honest Giles I got lucky with a late night ebay BIN for £160 re frame/forks/bars/spintech along with some extra items when i visited the seller. He was aware of the prices/scene but wasn't really interested in making a profit and was happy to pass things on and could see I was like a kid in a sweet shop. Any other parts I'd picked up before boom time, so timing and just buying off a cool ebayer.

This was supposed to be my last build/spend, damn you Rad for being so addictive >:D
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: griff on January 09, 2012, 11:50 PM: Great job Paulie :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: NORTY40 on January 10, 2012, 12:56 AM: Cracking job Paul , especially considering the outlay :daumenhoch:

Get the next one started ;D
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: wazza on January 11, 2012, 12:53 PM: Luvitt :daumenhoch:
Lilac is the new Black for 2012 ;) 8)
see you at the bham ride end of jan on it?
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: freshmans on January 12, 2012, 07:37 PM: Awesome Decade :)

Love those 87/88 Decade and Decade Pro :smitten:

Cheers,

Laurent
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: sid1972 on January 12, 2012, 07:43 PM: love it - I liked the pastel colours bitd :smitten: :smitten:

one thing, the spider would look awesome in the same colour as the f/,f bit to much white there.... God, I am anal :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Discostu on January 12, 2012, 07:45 PM: Wow. This looks stunning. Good job :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: In2 bmx on January 12, 2012, 07:49 PM: Very nice indeed . :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: Nigelb on January 14, 2012, 03:54 PM: Very Nice Paul.......Looks proper nice. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: scotty b on January 16, 2012, 09:20 AM: beautiful paul, I remember talking to you about this on the black country jam. It looks sweet mate, I just hope I can do mine this much justice.

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Title: Re: Mongoose Decade 87, Completed
Post by: bobafett on January 16, 2012, 11:44 AM: Looks good :daumenhoch: