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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: winnit93 on February 09, 2008, 12:34 PM

Title: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: winnit93 on February 09, 2008, 12:34 PM

ive checked the museum but there must be more of them than that,lets see um!

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: dan-dare on February 09, 2008, 12:43 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y31/dan-dare/FIREBIRD.jpg)

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: poolysheriff on February 09, 2008, 01:38 PM

no firebird forks though  :-[
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i99/poolysheriff/004-1.jpg)

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: lodge on February 09, 2008, 06:31 PM

I had a single top tube firebird bitd the one with the funny shaped chain stays i had it built up with black parts, araya 20x, silver sreak bars, out of all the bikes i had (pro performer included) that was my favourite, very light, actually not that different to a new skool.

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: Glynnyboy on February 10, 2008, 05:48 PM

Hopefully this should be findished in a few weeks time when i get some bits back from custom parts.
From FIRETURD to FIREBIRD
FIRETURD ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/DSCF0696.jpg)
FIREBIRD :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/DSCF0941.jpg)

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: phantom photon on February 10, 2008, 07:17 PM

Me and my original DP from bitd......
(http://www.maj.com/gallery/bodderick/Bikes/dp1056.jpg)

......which now looks like this.
(http://www.maj.com/gallery/bodderick/Bikes/dp_1_08-12-06_resized.jpg)

Got proper black MX1000's on this one now  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.maj.com/gallery/bodderick/Bikes/dp_firebird_1_17-11-07.jpg)

Have another 2 that should be finished shortly  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: madall on February 11, 2008, 10:32 PM

Quote from: stevemcintosh on February 09, 2008, 06:31 PM

I had a single top tube firebird bitd the one with the funny shaped chain stays i had it built up with black parts, araya 20x, silver sreak bars, out of all the bikes i had (pro performer included) that was my favourite, very light, actually not that different to a new skool.

apart from the weight lol

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: danny tomato on February 12, 2008, 06:46 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd150/dbee/dpbmx001.jpg)

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: danny tomato on February 12, 2008, 06:53 PM

has anyone got an early dp with  70 BROOK ROAD  stamped on the BB?

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: almasterb on February 12, 2008, 06:57 PM

Sorry I don't have any pics to offer. Those Firebirds are great looking frames. I really like the twin top tubes and the curved chainstays. Were the Firebirds considered a higher end bike like GT, Haro, etc? They look well made. Nice bikes!

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: lodge on February 12, 2008, 08:20 PM

Quote from: almasterb on February 12, 2008, 06:57 PM

Sorry I don't have any pics to offer. Those Firebirds are great looking frames. I really like the twin top tubes and the curved chainstays. Were the Firebirds considered a higher end bike like GT, Haro, etc? They look well made. Nice bikes!

No, the framesets were well under a 100 if I remember correctly, the GT, Haros, skyways etc were closer to 200 I guess  this is why DP's were so popular bitd.

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: phantom photon on February 12, 2008, 10:40 PM

Mine cost me £75 bitd  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: winnit93 on February 12, 2008, 10:45 PM

ye they were only £75 frame and forks,bars were £15 i think

i think it was cheap to get things built here then,even some skyways and z-rims were made here

the thing is it must have been expensive to fly bikes over from the states so US bikes were bound to cost more.

Title: Re: lets see ur firebird freestlyers
Post by: virtualmeuk on February 14, 2008, 11:39 AM

Frame and forks £74.95
Bars £13.50!!!!

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