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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: aerostylie on November 21, 2009, 04:05 PM
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Hi folks :)
Well for me this was BMX bitd, being influenced as a kid by the numerous ads on the back of BMX Action, pics of Bob Medrano, Andy Patterson, the curb dogs etc etc etc, so finally to get hold of a T/A f&f 25 years later, well words can't describe :smitten:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/1032.jpg)
Purchased the f&f back in March09 (yeah a while ago) from Lee (PK Radman :4_17_5:), did a quick build for MK09 but was never happy with the version, so has taken me till now to get it 'right' I think?
So of all days today, with it persisting down, dull lighting, and bazillions of leaves to sweep off the drive!! I took some pics. Feel free to comment, good, bad, indifferent, thoughts/changes/recommendations. It's by no means a carpet queen/era correct, just built to my liking and with costs in mind....not easy with a T.A.
Not sure if spokies suit ::)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles065-2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles067-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles051-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles072-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles069-1.jpg)
2 contrasting lighting shots:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles073.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles074.jpg)
Parts rundown:
USA 7/84 straight bridge, skyways logos still visible on dropouts/forks
SR Stem
EZ MKII Bars
Sugino Cro mo crank
Sakae spyder
Sugino chainring 44t
MX 1000s
MX seatclamp (copy)
KKT Pedals
Sharp BB
Skyway Designs Padeset
Generic chain
GT Seat post
Peregrine seat
Skyway logo dicecaps
Cheng shin tyres(shhhh!!)
48 spoke rims (not sure of make)
ODI lever covers
Ame Grips
Paul :)
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Looks nice :daumenhoch: dont like 48's personally but not adverse to a sweet set of 36's on a TA ;)
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Looking good mate, as you said built to your liking :daumenhoch:
Personally i'd change the seat and wheels
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lovely matey. white tuffs on it for me tho. real nice :smitten: :daumenhoch: love a ta me like
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Looks good Paul. I remember having one of those sharp bottom bracket covers bitd.. I will make an offer of £75 for the bike :daumenhoch:
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sweet bike :daumenhoch:
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real eye candi that mate .......................but tuffs only on a ta for some reason ............. sorry to be slightly negative but overall stunning good job
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I like it, cant have to many different T.As, looks super clean to :daumenhoch:
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i like it mate 8),nice to see a different take on a TA -the only thing i would change is the seat for a white one . bet its light to ride with spokes on :daumenhoch:
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its not working for me, sorry to be negative....
if you dont mind me saying black tuffs, black grips, red pedals, red seat clamp, red chain ring and silver chain.... :(
i may get slawtered but its just my opinion....
but its good to see something differant on a TA... :)
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Cheers for all the comments, no problems whether it be positive or constructive comments/opinions, we're not all the same so I'm cool and welcome the feedback, nice to see some differing views :daumenhoch:
Believe me, it's had a never ending change of parts before these pics so i have been headscratching about it but I suppose the beauty of BMX builds is that items can be easily changed around, at the mo this incarnation was looking about right for me.
Thought I'd try something a bit different with the spokes (and yep it's light as fook) but tend to agree T/A with tuffs is the proper look so can see where peeps are coming from. Just looking at the f&f on it's own makes me drool, don't ya just love a T/A :smitten:
Thanks guys and for expressing your opinions, not offended........ :P :LolLolLolLol:
;)
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I like it mate , it's something diferent :daumenhoch: you have built it how you want it and that's what matters imo ;)
Maybe in time and as funds allow you will 'tweek' it here and there , that's part of the fun isn't it ???
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i do love a TA, i have to agree tuffs on a TA and first rule of thumb grips and seat same colour so a white seat or black grips is required :daumenhoch:
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Looks sweet to me ;)
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thats fresh build dude .i like you trying to be different to the norm and tuffs are crap cant beat nice set spokes anyday
i for one really like this but needs white seat for sure
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Ok, general consensus is the seat is the first item to ditch.....and having had a fresh look, I tend to agree. Boy this T/A is bugging me, having difficulty in deciding the look ???
Fortunatley, just happen to have 3 white seats lying about, as you do ;D............but which one has the 'x factor'?
Hutch Tricktop (white/black)
A dominator type branded 'Free style' (all white)
Cionlli (that's what is says..Italian?) (white/red)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles075.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles076.jpg)
As ever, suggestions welcome please, sort of going for the middle one, seems 'less cumbersome' for a T/A ::)
Cheers radsters
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Out of those 3 I would go for the middle one . Think it needs to be plain White :daumenhoch:
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That Bike looks SWEEEEET!!! The only changes I would make is a Red or White seat...and WHITE Skyways, loveley looking bike, congrats.
-jason
www.jasonfinn.com
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has to be the middle one mate :daumenhoch:
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Middle one for sure :daumenhoch:
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Ok guys, final updates....i think ???
Changed the pedals to red SX, fresh seat, tuffs (alas got no ally hubbed :( ) and the option of a red rental layback ::) in later pics
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles093.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles088.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles079.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles086.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles081.jpg)
Deffo looking more freestyle T/A than last weeks effort, opinions more than welcome ;)
Cheers
Paul
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looks great now mate. much better imo. well done, a lovely bike :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
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some times you have just got to rethink it , i must agree with you now it does look like a freestyle bike now and a very nice one at that well done
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Ahh, thats better :daumenhoch:
Awsome build mate
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SO much better. I'd say it's 99% there. Two things left to do - put the chrome post back on, then take the plunge and buy a white Elina with the red lightning bolts and you've nailed it. A white Elina will probably cost the sort of money that would cause your misses to have a defcon 6 spaz if she ever found out how much, but it's definately worth the risk. Your T/A is crying out for one.
You know I'm right... ;)
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Liking the changes 8)
Chrome post ;)
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I think the chrome seatpost looks best- and lower it a few inches. :daumenhoch:
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Very nice that mate, though I agree with the chrome post as it will mirror the chrome bars better. In addition, a red clampto match the stem (sorry ::)).
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liked it both ways dude, the spokes (if were 36s) made it look proper old school :daumenhoch:
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Its definitely better now Paul, you got to love a TA! :smitten:
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Love the TA looks minty mint fella, gotta be skyways ;) Blue ones would be nice :D
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Congrats on the TA Paul :daumenhoch:
whitewalls are so "English old school" eh?
Dingo
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Like it :daumenhoch:
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sweet build :4_17_5: still need a TA :'(
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Cheers for the additional comments guys, surprised to be honest as I'm now not feelin the build having another revisit, I dunno :(
Here's a last pic before I dismantled it back to the f &f (and yeah I've noticed the kink in the chain!!).
The frameset I always wanted but can't seem to nail it/get it right somehow imo......maybe next year with a fresh blue theme.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/paulscycles076-1.jpg)
P.