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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: clonerz on January 04, 2007, 09:42 PM

Title: Got this beauty today
Post by: clonerz on January 04, 2007, 09:42 PM
Well my friend got me this, and its a beauty. I just polished it up, and man its a nice survivor. I really dont know why these werent more popular back in the day, because they were DP type prices, but they were reynolds 531 frames, and its very very well made. The welds really do surpass any DP i have ever seen. I also seem to remember they were made in the U.K.  :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f352/crucial33/VINTAGE%20BMX/rebel.jpg)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 04, 2007, 10:57 PM
me too.
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: theRuler on January 04, 2007, 11:23 PM
nice

and, its the SAME as my faze 7 streetstyler

looks identical to me!!!

but mine is peeeenk.

(http://30cms.co.uk/temp/f7/pf2.JPG)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: daz bmx it! on January 04, 2007, 11:29 PM
Here's my old one :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b270/daz1969/dazpic018.jpg)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: theRuler on January 04, 2007, 11:30 PM
them bars aint no small thing.
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 04, 2007, 11:32 PM
i
nice

and, its the SAME as my faze 7 streetstyler

looks identical to me!!!

but mine is peeeenk.

(http://30cms.co.uk/temp/f7/pf2.JPG)

thought that aboot meteorlites and falcon pros. sametastic.
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: Maurice Meyer on January 05, 2007, 06:53 AM
That is a nice looking bike.  I like the bite on the Revell model logo too:

(http://www.hobbies-plus.co.uk/acatalog/revel1.jpg)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: Rombloke on January 06, 2007, 11:15 AM
bloody hell mr meyer is correct....proper rip off logo...lol


heres my old one
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/rebel1.jpg)

Dave
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: aerostylie on January 06, 2007, 01:52 PM
Rebels  :smitten:, a bit different, used to like the advertsing they did BITD and love the decals.

Only ever seen one in the flesh, owned by Sawzall.

What sort of price do they fetch....me like :daumenhoch:

Paul
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: Rombloke on January 06, 2007, 05:51 PM
love the ads huh???

here you go heres one

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/Picture531.jpg)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: phantom photon on January 06, 2007, 05:53 PM
Done well there  :daumenhoch:
I really like the Rebels - very underated in my opinion.
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: clonerz on January 06, 2007, 06:28 PM
Ok. so far theres 3 diffrent styles of freestyle frame pictures posted, i wonder how many diffrent ones they made? Anyone know of, or own, any other styles they can post piccys of ?
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: bodamus on January 06, 2007, 08:23 PM
Very nice I like the old Rebel Freestylers I wish I could find one to buy now :'(

From bodamus :)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: daz bmx it! on January 06, 2007, 10:09 PM
Bitd,If I remember correctly ::) If you had an idea/design for a frame or bars and put it to rebel they would build/make it for you if it was do-able and you could pay for it ;) Here is my Bro's old Rebel he had back in 1983/4 :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b270/daz1969/scan.jpg)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: winnit93 on January 06, 2007, 10:40 PM
my old rebel
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v665/winnit93/rebelfreestyler002.jpg)
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: rory on January 06, 2007, 10:56 PM
i have got black rebel pads but no stem pad, that ad shows no black stem pad.
does any one know if rebel did a black stem pad.
bitd i had rebel freestyler , i won it in an auction at sobell centre holeshot comp, it was the one bmx action bike tested , i think dave curry was riding it in test, it came wit a torker 6 bolt stem.
dam i wish i still had it
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: garethgeezer on January 24, 2007, 09:40 PM
Hi, this is my first post here. I've been looking around, trying to find pics of Rebel frames and just came across this thread. I had a Rebel Freestyler back in the day, identical to the twin toptube one shown in the first photo. So good to see it. I wanted to replace the frame and forks on my Falcon Pro Macho. I got mine from the Bmx shop that used to be near The Levels in Brighton. I went there to get a TRM but they didn't have one so I bought the Rebel instead. It was great. I had yellow Skyways with a coaster, Tioga triangular section crank, Tuf Nek chain wheel & seat clamp, Skyway EZ bars (I think), tried CW and Vector copies for a while. Originally I used the OGK's that I had but I swapped them for the Skyways on my mate's Burner, still can't believe he fell for that one! Happy times. We used to spend lots of time at Surrey BMX/Skateboards in Woking, used to ride Guildford youth centre quarter pipe, that sort of thing. In the end I sold it as I got seriously into skateboarding. Does anyone out there own a chrome twin-toptube Rebel Freestyler with yellow Skyways & coaster?!!!! I don't have a photo but I just wanted to say hi and thanks for sharing those Rebel photos :)
p.s. I still ride 20" at 35 years old and I so tempted to go old school after seeing that Rebels are still around!
Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: theRuler on January 24, 2007, 09:43 PM
welcome to radbmx ggeezer

yup there are still a few rebels in circulation

Title: Re: Got this beauty today
Post by: FIL EBZ on January 24, 2007, 11:41 PM
Here is mine already seen in the museum.
Would love some new decals but have turned in to rocking horse dung.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y39/FILEBZ/Bike005.jpg)
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