A friend of mine stopped over, and we were amusing ourselves with this topic.

However, he reached over to this very bike pictured above, and while playing the role of 5 year old. He managed to get his arm slammed by the graphites/spokes, his hand pinched in the chain and both sprockets, and his fingers stuck in the pedals!

So I hope that they are installed up high, because I found his offer to "Tack Weld" the BB, and hubs rather disenchanting..... but is was still pretty funny in a sick sort of way!

Nobody has even brought that up yet have they?

lol! As George Jetson often said..."Jane get me off of this crazy thing!??"

well I will not be selling COMPLETE BIKES ever .
I think there is more money to be made by splitting the bike up anyway. all parts sold seperatly and thus targeting my BMX brothers who need that ONE part. so TGIF can feel free to hang up a pair of DX levers.
what is TGIF going to do if there are NO COMPLETE BIKES............Its taken me 3 years to find the parts for my 81 Diamond Back senior pro...TGIF is not gonna wait that long to try and build one. they will be forced to do somthing else.
YOU heard 500 shops in the USA alone how many COMPLETE BIKES IS THAT.

Thats the spirit!!!

lucas and michelle,

nice work on the decor. also, props to you for taking the time to respond to the questions from sane members of this board. i speak for myself when i say that it is commendable to see you guys reply in light of the people who appear to need a script for prozac or possibly even lithium.

good job tgif.

THIRD time (third thread!)...Because of VBMXers, they will be careful not to harm the bikies. Also, these bikes will apparently be auctioned when the stores are done with them. That makes me feel a little better about the whole thing, how 'bout you?

Far as hanging safe and secure -

Think stockades the kind that were used in colonial days...
Hinge and an opening large enough to clamp the frame at one end. Wall mount bracket at the other end. Close it over the frame. Bolt it to the wall.
Use rubber or foam or similar insert to adapt for different frame tube diameters and to protect.
Two per bike - top tube & seat tube.
Adaptable. Simple. Safe. Secure. Keeps the bike-huggers at bay.
Win Win Win.
I will make them for you.

Thanks for doing what you are doing. I mean this honestly, seeing the memorabilia is what this hobby is truely about. I for one would like to offer you a bike, just put a store near me please. The bike will be say???? Just not a Powerlite, you should not put Powerlites in TGIF, send them to me first...

Glad to see a fellow bike guy is working on them and receiving the enjoyment that so many of us get from making these treasures to us look good again.

I support the chain and although have none in the Marion or Carbondale, IL area look forward to stopping by TGIF on my next trip. Now when you talk with coorporate tell them that the competition is booming in my area with TGIF, Applebees and O'Charlies I am getting tired of having to wait to get in on anynight of the week!

Auctioning the items for charity, now that is a class act!

Welcome to Vintage and show us your collection, start taking pics of the bikes you send out to the stores.

Oy vey, this topic won't go away.

did any of you use to ghost ride your bikes? I did.

never

The stockades idea sounds good, although they would have to be small and nice looking but it sounds good. I like to hear more about that idea. I could probably take pictures of the nicest and coolest bikesand post them. There is no way I would have time to do that with every bike.

I would like to see your bike puddleduck. I have put several bikes near where people i get them from live. We have already sent out several stores in Illinois.

Thanks for what most of you are saying. I will always try to put the best bikes I can in these stores. Michelle and I both work very hard on these stores and enjoying doing it, so thanks


Lucas

Just a word of warning.....
If Puddleduck is going to send you a bike I hope you're not in a big hurry.

I still dont like it !!!something fishy goin on here..
i think you two showed uphere just to scam upsome more scoots....So you come in and blow smoke up every one *** 's oh we love bmx oh preserve bmx you money hungry slimes ...I know where this is gonna go...I Aint buyin it!!
Screw you Two Friday freaks!!Pizz off eh...
Fellow members brothers and sisters dont let your scoots and bits wind up with this fate....BEWARE!!!!!!

HUNTCART RULES!!!

Hey race_inc , Huntclub is bidding on a Race inc this very minute! How bout dem apples? Lets see your reaction now! Boo Hoo! Its gonna get drilled!The corperate world is on the HUNT! Only the race inc fans and those that can remember the real FMF can stop this! UNITE BROS and send this tgif huntclub MOFO packing! They ain't preserving sheeeot! Let him know that we have the real TGIF byron on this site and there not room for 2 here! This dude even made buds with puddle_uck! Whats next? They will have a tgif booth at Rockford? Yeah ya'll better wake da ^#$* UP!

Wow reading page 12 , I was right. Focus group,Think tank and some corperate planing with the tgif and huntcart to become what I said they are ! Corperate Monsters who will stop at nothing in order to target a demographic that would rather eat at Carabas or Johnny Rockets! Backpedaling now and going into some early stage damage control before the sheeeot hits the fan huh? In this age of the throw away information society that we've become, Let us not forget the important things in life! BMX is for spending time with freinds and family and even on this great site! It's not about pounding 8 beers at the bar and in a drunken stupor say to the complete stranger sitting next to you " I had one of them bikes when I was young" It's about having one now and feeling young NOW! And knowing when the MAN is handing you some bullsheeeeot! Wake up,yawn and stretch and GO RIDE YOUR BIKES BROS!!!

Hey bros I won't be able to post any rebuttles because I will be out of town till Sunday nite! I hope fully we can keep this one going for a couple of more pages!

I'll help keep it going.....GO HUNTCART!!!!

Free market economy...If we don't want it hanging in Fridays, outbid her. I have no problem with whats going on.

[ January 28, 2006, 07:49 AM: Message edited by: Keep_It_Warm ]

Macaroni Grill RULES!

Eat At Joe's Crab Shack!

I get what you're sayin G-Flash, I just disagree. No harm, no foul. It's an intersting topic to follow, thats for sure...

Hi Michelle and Lucas,

Thanks for stepping into the fray and responding to concerns here.

I have to say, I'm not a regular at TGIFs - but I've been there - and I have appreciation for all kinds of vintage items, not just BMX... so my initial reaction the first time I visited a TGIF was "what a shame that there's a hole going through that great vintage item just to show it on the wall".

To me - it shows more disrespect for the things that we hold dear than it does to inspire any warm and fuzzy feelings in me about the nostalgia. If you have any influence over this at TGIF I hope that you guys can come up with a way to preserve these items instead of destroying their inherent value.

It's great that you recycle the items by selling them off when you're done with them, but maybe take that money and use it for fixtures to adhere the items to the wall so as not to damage them.

How about a new twist on the theme, instead of simply buying up items - look for guys like us who would be happy to let you display some of our collections and the related memorabilia, spending your money instead on hiring someone like Ted to design the fixtures for these items.

How cool to walk into a TGIF and see Ted Carl's World champ winning Schwinn Sting, the trophy and a pic... a ton of local folk that you're targeting would know something about the scene and appreciate some history - instead of looking at a big screw going through something bought off Ebay that makes them feel a bit uneasy about the power of the dollar and TGIF's ability to flex their financial muscle, and screw something nostalgic to the wall so they can wax nostalgic while they chomp down on deep fried jalapenos and sip their margaritas.

Let me be the first to offer - you can use my '83 Factory Robinson, jersey, a trophy and photo in your St. Louis Park, MN location - as long as you don't screw it to the wall! I'm sure plenty of your demographic targets would either know of one of us - or at the very least get a bigger kick out of learning something about the local history of something they can relate to.

YOU could be "my neighborhood grill" instead of Chili's

And please don't drill any holes in those Burton Snowboards you bought recently - that would be a real shame.

At the very least, please look into making some fixtures to hang these things to the wall and ceilings - otherwise it just looks tacky and unappreciative of the history of these items. Some simple metal strapping could wrap around these items (paint it black) and you'd cause no damage.

[ January 28, 2006, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: Shawn Sheely MN-1 ]

Hey Shawn Sheely MN-1, Stay eating at Chilis! Tgif will not go for your Idea, They instead will grasp at keeping the last memo or meeting held on the decor in focus in order to do what they call a specific target share and or demographic! They want the entire spotlite on themselves! Chili's babyback ribs rock!

My neighborhood grill is actually Lyle's Liquor Lounge - no amount of corporate dough can match it's "ambiance" and Funky Uptown girl scenery.

I don't eat at either of those places if I can help it, although my dad loves to go to Chili's for the baby backs

Lyle's? Ewww. That place is far too hipster for me. Their old happy hours used to be great. I can't imagine what it would take to duplicate the "ambiance" in there.

An air hockey table screwed to the wall and a jukebox that play good music. :wink