slugger
Apr 30 2006, 06:39 PM
hi there.....this morning i didnt even have bmx's in my mind, or even in my memorys really.......but a funny thing happened...
im a dad nowadays, and bmx's [for me] were a thing of old, however this morning i took my son [3yrs old] for a ride on his bike on the ind-est [nice wide expance of tarmac with zero traffic at weekends] well he's getting pretty fast on it now, and stabilizers or not i felt it time to get him a crash-hat.
so off we go to 'halfords' [a uk motorfactors that sell bikes n stuff] and get him sized-up for a helmet...then i spot the bmx's in the cycle racks and think to myself "hmmm i seem to remember them being far more exciting-looking as a kid"
then i got to thinking about my old rally mag burner [or something similar sounding] that i had at age 9 [like 25 yrs ago sheesh] hehehe and i was daydreaming about my then wish-list... gt performer......haro freestyler..... mongooses......and baretrap pedals and potsmod [spell] tough-2's and all the other phrases and trick parts we all used to dream about.....
well, i figured its time i got myself a bicyle after all these years [so i can keep up with my now fast n furious son] and what better than a bmx to have a go at freestyle again [allbeit in an older/more mature/less brave way then i used to 25 yrs ago]
now im feelin real old heheh but im fit enough to get away with it [do lots of motorbike racing]....
anyways... i though i'd have a quick look through the web and stumbled on this site, and wow does it bring back memorys
i have to admit to having lost-touch with all things bmx since the mid 80's so i dare say there will be millions of questions from me
great site you guys have here btw, and hope theres room for an old-timer like me to join in
slug
G-Flash
Apr 30 2006, 07:02 PM
WELCOME BACK!
slugger
Apr 30 2006, 07:15 PM
thanx..... a couple of Q's to keep me going....
whats nos? in my world its nitrous oxide heheh but i have a feeling its something to do with old school authenticity?
also.....i really like the old trick frames from the 80's.. could i get an old say..... haro frame and build it with new/modern parts? are the crank-casing and stem sizing still the same size nowadays as back in the 80's? or is this a bad idea?
should i just get a good quality modern bmx?
is there such a thing?
and whats it called nowadays? hehehe
thanks guys
TEAMRICK aka RICK TWOMEY
Apr 30 2006, 07:44 PM
slugger...old chum
you are just a kid to some of us (age speaking anyway). on this site we are all kids to some degree.
WELCOME.......btw mid 80's ain't old skool.
ooooop's did i srart something?
good luck rick
[ April 30, 2006, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: TEAMRICK aka RICK TWOMEY ]
gts340
Apr 30 2006, 07:51 PM
Welcome to the site Slugger.
You'll be able to find an old Haro, just check the for sale section, or post a want ad. Be careful what you buy and do your research first. As for building one up with new parts, a lot has changed, but depending on what you pick for parts, it can be done on an old frame. Today they use threadless forks and smaller bottom brackets as just some of the differences between old and new. Also beware, it can get expensive buying and building old Haros.
G-Flash
Apr 30 2006, 07:55 PM
1) new olds stock ( never used or mounted )
2) On the left you will see a bunch of sponsors to this site! You can find what you need there and on e-bay for the vintage stuff! things have changed some the biggest are: 1 and an 8th size headsets are the new trend along with threadless forks. Goodluck and happy hunting!
Astrodamus
Apr 30 2006, 09:08 PM
Welcome slugger!
retrodave
Apr 30 2006, 09:10 PM
Welcome to the most addictting thing since crack.
Ted Carl
Apr 30 2006, 09:28 PM
quote:
Welcome to the most addictting thing since crack.
Well....Maybe not such a good analogy this weekend?
Enjoy.
There is a for sale section here as well as the infamous eBay. Wait til you type in Old School Bmx into an eBay search.
Now that you know what NOS is. I'll add one more to your crash training program to make the reading more understandable. BITD.......Back In The day......
Have fun!
jjcmack
Apr 30 2006, 10:31 PM
Welcome....cheers
slugger
May 1 2006, 02:23 AM
wow thanx guys for the great welcome
i have even more questions now
there was....... b.i.t.d. a freestyle hero of mine who did some 'off the rikter [is that old school enough] tricks....... he was real short and his team colours were yellow..... [i think he rode a curtis freestyler or at least something that looked similar]. the guy was also foreign [darker skin] .... its bugging me now ....might have been 'eddy' someone and from probably 1982 [ish]
forks.... if their not threaded now, how do you clamp-up your stem to the right torque ?
and
are there modern frames/bikes that have a bit of creativity in the frame-design? i love the old twin top tubes and moreso to single-going-into2-before the seat post ala gt pro ferformer etc
Max_Misawa
May 1 2006, 03:03 AM
I got an old bike and i found out that my local bike shop dont have too many parts for this thing
first thing i bought was a diffrent sproket
but it didnt fit
lucky me my neighbor is a machinist
i dunno about you but i like making my own parts
or just making cheap parts work
hahaha
Max
COASTY
May 1 2006, 06:08 AM
Welcome from down under slugger. I know your gonna love it here. it's pretty cool.
I think the hero of yours is/was Eddie Fiola maybe?
He's on here too. Most of the pros from bitd are on here. You'll see them post a bit. It's very cool isn't it?
Glenn
bassnbiker
May 1 2006, 07:27 AM
Welcome, I too am new to the board and just renewed my interest in Freestyle. (A word rarely used anymore... I will single handedly bring it back)
Do a lot of reading and you will learn so much in a short time here. Great folks too. I am buying a bike from a regular on here this weekend. I am 34 and I am already losing sleep awaiting this purchase. Some things do not change... like riding a bike!
slugger
May 1 2006, 09:03 AM
eddie fiola, thats the one......wow.. does he still ride/stunt
anyhoo....i couldn't resist the urge, so project old school frame with modern tackle will have to wait coz i went and bought myself [now dont flame me too badly coz its not old-school]
a mongoose villain pro.....seems a fairly robust piece of kit for the money, and has a host of half-descent components as standard [im sure you all know the spec, but what the hay]
PRODUCT MODEL YEAR
2006
PRODUCT OPTIONS
Red
Frame
Cromo Front Triangle
Forks
Cromo Blades & Steerer
Chainset
3pc Tubular Cromo 175mm,
36T steel chainring
Bottom Bracket
Loose Ball Hex spline
Chain
KMC Z-510
Freewheel/Cass
Odyssey 13t cromo freewheel
Headset
1-1/8" Ahead, oversized Hammer cups
seating
Stem
Mongoose front load 50mm Ext
Handlebars
Mongoose hi-ten 2pc
Front Brake
Tektro Alloy U-brake
Rear Brake
Tektro Alloy U-brake
Brake Levers
Tektro full Alloy
Rims
Alex X303 Alloy 36H front,
48H rear 20 x 1.75
Front Hub
36H Alloy, 14mm Cromo axle
Rear Hub
48H Alloy, 14mm Cromo axle
Spokes
UCP Steel
Tyres
Kenda Kovert (F & R) 1.95
Saddle
Mongoose Jumper, embossed
with stitched bumpers
Seatpost
25.4 straight steel, with Micro Adjust
Pedals
Mongoose M Pedal alloy
Grips
Mongoose Pro Kraton, with end plugs
Miscellaneous
2 pair axle pegs, Bada-Bing brake enhancer
im looking at it in disgust at the mo coz its got health n safety overload [stickers/reflectors/plastic chain guard etc] which will all be coming off in about 10 mins
and its not exactly pro-settup [cables/angles etc] so i'll stip the thing right down and re-build using racing grease/graphite lube etc [that i have for motorcyle racing] and basically set-up/adjust the whole thing to suit me.
its like being 10 yrs old all over again
this site and you guys are a bad influence on me already!!!!!
good work, keep it up
slug
Ted Carl
May 1 2006, 10:23 AM
Joe Kid on a Stingray, and the Jox Jag set, are mandatory investments here......The Jox Jag set has a whole Eddie Fiola disc......
Both links are at the left of this page.
Start with Joe Kid......The rest follows naturally....
G-Flash
May 1 2006, 01:54 PM
Slugger your up to your neck now and there's no way out or back. Your done for! Enjoy the stoke of days gone bye all over again! No more kid gloves from here on out! Now hand over your cash! We need it! El Diablo keeps driving up the market prices!LOL
slugger
May 1 2006, 02:28 PM
hehehe your not wrong.....i love the thing already, and have totally prepped it to my liking
one thing i noticed tho is endo's [are they still called that] are a nightmare to get up.....basically [and i know their not bedded-in yet] the front brake doesnt have enough bite....what brake blocks do we [you guys] recomend?
btw....my leg muscles are hurtin real bad already
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