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Title: When did the redline forklifter stem come out
Post by: glenboy on May 27, 2014, 12:20 AM

As above when did the redline forklifter stem come out you generally see it on 85/86/87 bikes but I read that it came out earlier sort if 84 can anybody clarify this thanks

Title: Re: When did the redline forklifter stem come out
Post by: McQUEEN on May 27, 2014, 07:26 AM

I'm sure it came out summer of '84. I first saw the them in Freestylin' Magazine (Vol 1 No 3) as part of the Redline Prostyler test. See below:

(http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y454/mrocco17/forklifter_zps353d8f96.jpg) (http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/mrocco17/media/forklifter_zps353d8f96.jpg.html)

Title: Re: When did the redline forklifter stem come out
Post by: glenboy on May 27, 2014, 02:37 PM

Cheers yes I reckon that most of the bikes catalogues for 85 bikes were probably printed in 84

Title: Re: When did the redline forklifter stem come out
Post by: brettypeeps on May 27, 2014, 05:23 PM

I had one in 84. It was ordered in specially by the LBS