I put this together today for Rick Twomey.
Eric Richter's "Rick's Bike Shop" special

Check it out at the Elysian gathering.



You guys probably saw it in "Joe Kid"
It is one of the original diamond shaped frame as modified by Rick Twomey

Originally built for and raced by Eric "Rocketman" Richter


Hand painted graphics:





Ashtabula non-stamped reinforced fork
Motomags I s
Carlisle Tire front/Unknown rear
Schwinn BB, Diamond Cranks, Sprocket, Headset and seatclamp.
Union Pedals



Box Bars
Schwinn 1966 AS stem
Waffle Grips
Royce Union Stamped Kashima saddle



As you can tell, the back end was pff a Scwinn Stingray, front end was modified to handle longer cranks



History for sure. Rick Twomey will follow up with details

Other grails await at the Park..

[ May 25, 2006, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: Reilley1 ]

Now That should #1 on the all time HEAVY METAL list! The 70's steel bikes rule the pedalcross! WOW a custom by the "Infamous" himself! Well worth the wait for reilley1 to fix that dag-gum scanner!

Hey reilley1, For sure,for sure? Moon Zappa refrence!

Incredible!

this is just one of the items i will be bringing to the GONZO B.B.Q. on june 3rd. going to surprise you all with more bmx history. things that not even i have seen in almost 30 years.
for me at least i thing is the holy gail for what it is. i put together a story of the find but will wait till after the bbq to post it. i don't want to spoil the surprise.

a little more history on the bike in this thread. the bike was not only ridden by eric richter but other bmx legends as well. the likes of john "jp" palfreyman jr. and thom lund then there was doug takahashi and david clinton and bobby encinas and marvin church and more. all the bikes were used by the different riders depending on if we were testing or the track itself. you must remember this bike i built bitd when old skool was really old skool. there were NO production frames made by any company back then. we invented and designed as we went along.

QUESTIONS ? ask away.

[ May 25, 2006, 09:31 PM: Message edited by: TEAMRICK aka RICK TWOMEY ]

Wow Rick - that is one great piece of history! Wish I could make it Elysian to see the rest of your suprises!

That's so old school I'm crying with my face in my hands. A meaner bike will never be built.

Anyone that's heading to elysian needs to bring a carpet and appreciate to the East. That's religion sitting on the grass right there.

I'm gonna go steal some candy and a bmx action from the 7 Eleven..

[ May 25, 2006, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: seda ]

I will one day make the journey to Cal state and only then will my life be complete!

Rick,

I was aware that you were involved at start but that hybrid stingray is awesome.

On another note, I could not make the Jonh Beaver service. I hope it went as well as possible. Godspeed John Beaver.

I would love to go to the BBQ as it is fairly local for me however I will be on the road to MT with my family. I have a thing or two that might stir some interest. But.....

Curt

That is priceless and should be stored in a museum

It is - The Reilley1 Museum of Fine Bicycle Art

Rick, it's unreal what you were thinking bitd. Probably didnt seem big than but it makes history in a big way. Lenny

Wow. Rick, that thing is sick. That is bike is rich with the stink of history. The evolution of what we know as a "race bike"
At first glance you see a hacked Stingray type bike.
But, if you take a second to really look it becomes apparent that this bike has been well thought out and skillfully modified. It's light-years ahead of it's time.
Longer front end, longer cranks, head tube gusset, steeper head angle for quicker steering, you were really thinking about how to go faster and not break frames.
Bikes like this one totally dictated what we spent our money on in later years.
Bravo, Rick! That is a rare talent, to ride a bike for a specific purpose and start thinking "Hmmm, if I change this and that..." then having the knowledge and resources to actually implement your theories. Cool stuff, man...

If that bike were a car, it would be a Model A pickup with shortened bed sitting on Deuce rails with a blown Flathead breathing thru open headers. A true Hot Rod, the roots of all to come!

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there were NO production frames made by any company back then. we invented and designed as we went along.

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Amazing piece of history. Cool to see the first steps of BMX frame evolution so well preserved.