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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: prostar on December 18, 2007, 08:59 PM

Title: bottema
Post by: prostar on December 18, 2007, 08:59 PM

 can anybody tell me what year bottema forks were made ,cheers andy

Title: Re: bottama
Post by: MartyC on December 19, 2007, 01:03 PM

No idea, but Bottema forks were around from 1980 or so I think  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: bottama
Post by: woody allen bars on December 19, 2007, 01:44 PM

Yep, first advertised and sold in 1980. Lovely forks, got a pair???

Title: Re: bottama
Post by: bodamus on December 19, 2007, 01:55 PM

Yeah great Forks I have had both Race and Freestyle versions in the past, wish I still had them now :'(

bodamus.

Title: Re: BottEma
Post by: woody allen bars on December 19, 2007, 02:04 PM

I bet you do matey  ;)  With the silly prices at the moment those Oz-built repops are looking better all the time, as long as they're stamped to prevent anyone being taken in.

Craig

Title: Re: bottama
Post by: prostar on December 19, 2007, 03:35 PM

would it be era correct to put these on a torker 280x ,

Title: Re: BottEma
Post by: woody allen bars on December 19, 2007, 03:37 PM

Not half - it would be more than era correct, it'd be ideal. Eddie Fiola used the same set-up for skatepark riding.

Don't forget to show us some pics  8)

Title: Re: BottEma
Post by: MartyC on December 19, 2007, 03:58 PM

Quote from: woody allen bars on December 19, 2007, 02:04 PM

I bet you do matey  ;)  With the silly prices at the moment those Oz-built repops are looking better all the time, as long as they're stamped to prevent anyone being taken in.

Craig

They are stamped on the steerer tube  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: BottEma
Post by: woody allen bars on December 19, 2007, 05:10 PM

Cool, thanks for the info  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: bottema
Post by: Coastvl on December 22, 2007, 02:21 PM

Both are cool forks!  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/2007-04-17014.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/2006-07-06002.jpg)