But is it really? When is enough enough?
Why can't I stop collecting?
It's gotten to the point where I'm even building up 20" stuff. So many projects, so many cool bikes.
Well, I did it this time, topped the 50 bike mark.
This is insane. Mostly vintage, but now I've also got the retro bug. I'm not even into the 20", but somehow I've rationalized it.
What to do?!

Jamal -

You are one the first guys I want to profile for my column here on vintagebmx.

I know nothing about you, but you are insane! I'll be hitting you up.

Ben

Resisting is futile . . . go with the force. LOL

I started this game intending to build only 1 or 2 bikes yet I find myself finding more to build to the point of compulsive obsession.

Why do we do it? . . . because we can.

I'll need to join a support group soon - either to deal with my obsession with BMX or how to deal with the Mrs. after she's tripped over the umteenth frame.

"There's bike parts on the kitchen counter!! This is a kitchen, not a bike shop."
-- my wife's reaction to... well... handlebars I left on the kitchen counter after steaming some decals off.

And I only have 5 bikes right now.

Lee

I was talking with Igor last week after previewing his storage unit of very old nos vintage bike parts.
I got 3 NOS Brooks saddles from him at the local swap for $40, I talked him down from $60.
Mostly skiptooth stuff, I was hoping for a BMX score. I asked him how much for all of it (about 8 crates) and he scratched his head commenting he was not prepared to answer that question. I explained my situation and we both agreed that it was a 'disease'. Then he mentioned that he knew what the saddles were worth that I got, he didn't want to think that I thought he was well, stupid or something. So I'm working a deal on vintage sprockets, bearings, races, seats, hubs and lots of parts I have no Idea what they're for. Mostly in original boxes. I'm dumbfounded.

What happens if you have like over 150 bikes, then what?

Dude i know my wife thinks i have problems .I started with an old hutch i found at a yardsale with all the wrong parts .Now i have six completes and four not completed . I find myself looking for parts anywhere i can find them. I don't know where it will end but i'm having fun and that's what it's all about.RIGHT?

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man I still love tose pics Tone!

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wow........
i think i got the pix posting stuff sorta wired. anyway, sorry to bore anyone who may have already seen these. figured i would share them again for some of the new members.

remember these..........the guy from chips^^^^^

AND THE WINNER IS .........

ive got tons more if anyone wants to see them.. i just realized i sorta hi-jacked this thread. (sorry)

maybe others can post their addictions as well.

by the way, these pix are a few years old. lots has changed in this hobby folks. everything you see above is nos. well, at least 95% of it is.

It was pretty easy to get nos stuff 5-10 years ago. thats when i was a busy boy. it got to the point where i enjoyed parts more than built bikes.

i still love seeing nos parts more than anything

Tone do you sell anything or just bragging?? WOW!!

sdillman..........
see thats exactly the way i DIDNT want to come off as. im not bragging.

you must understand that todays collecting is COMPLETELY different than it was just a handful of years back.

I understand, I was just literally wowed by those pics, I was saying that in a joking manner, that is unreal though, nice collection obviously.

funny how alot of the us collectors can look at pix like this and dig it yet most of our wifes think we are nutzo!!!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOD LORD THATS ALOTTA STUFF!!!

Superb Collection!!!

tone you got the suk! Very Nice collection.........until the Hutch stuff came up, I still have no love for it.
Where are the Patterson bars? Now I know the guy the shop owners are talking about when they say "A guy came in about 4 years ago and took all the good stuff."
What ever happened to the kid John and Ponch helped get into racing?? 2008 VBMX Dinner Speaker?

jim...........

i never was able to find an nos set of patterson bars. someone on this site had most of them. i used a set of galindos for that kit

jim............
interesting tid bit for you. i know the knew rage is to turn old used chrome framesets into glorious powdercoated art pieces. however, the patterson pr200 pictured above is a NON SERIAL numbered original powdered frame made for brian.

if anyone can dig on that it you!

Black is where it's at in which I am the only person I know to have one (PR200) that Brian guy wore a Meno helmet too! Ok, Ok its cool.........almost as cool as a NOS nickel 1980 Patterson Mini! 2 weeks tone.

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Tone ..... please post more,,you really have a outstanding collection,, awsome stuff!!!

jim..........you tease!

Geezus I've got a ways to go, I started when I restored with my original 84 Profile about 2 years ago. Since then I have built 6 bikes complete and have a "fair" amount of stuff....but then again, my "fair" amount of stuff is um err chicken feed by some of you guys' standards.

No guests for me...this is my "spare" room

When reading through this thread I had a smile on my face thinking - Geez, I am not alone!

I am sellking off quite a few bikes out of my collection - yeah, I just wanted 1 or 2 bikes too. If I were smart I would have boght them complete and be a whole lot richer money wise, but so poor in parts. I love to go to the shelves and pick parts to build a bike.

Tone - I woudl like to go shopping there! May I schedule a personal shopper or at least a list of wanted items? It is pretty small I think... hmm - 1 or 2 bikes.... Dreamworld. Girlfriend thinks I am tweaked!

I have gotten way out of hand since ROckford last year. I went with 9 bikes - now I am double that (chnged out all but two of the 9) with completes and lots of frames sitting ready to build more!

SICK - SICK - SICK

WOW

My goodness, you guys are absolutely sick. I thought I was bad with about 12 bikes. My God.. You got to sell some stuff.. THat is SICK

Oh, I feel much better now. I truly feel the love of all my BMX bros. Thanks for the support, nice to know that there are people sharing a common bond who will listen, share and offer support.

Thanks Tone - I am humbled in your presence
BTW, I think you need some bigger bikes

**cough** rewelded black patterson

i got some time, i will post some more stuff......



nos hbs (pro sized) one of my rarest pieces ive owned

this is probably not one of the 'TRICKEST' jmc dy's but there is a story behind it. its an exact replica of my best friends johns bike. i took alot of time gathering the parts for this build. it is 100% exactly the way john had it in 1985.

its all nos and he still has it in his living room. the original pike was stolen.

anyway, we win!

detailed shots of the judge ad replica. whooa, wait a minute who signed that plate?

you guys want more? does anyone care? lol

you guys are hard to please.

you must want the good stuff.

do i need to pull out my confidential pixs?

is it that time?

More! More More!

Tone, show us the ones you actually ride.
A big depository is nice and fun, but there's got to be some that are in service. At least for me- I've got some carpet queens too, but ya gotta ride!

I feel much better now. I thought I was out of control. Thanks Tone.

Speechless.

the one i ride............10 years on this one

oh by the way, how many guys ya know riding mountain bikes like this without clips.......

WOW nice bikes on previous page.

I wish I could go back twenty five years and stop myself from throwing away the bikes I had in that picture.

Man my collection after nearly two years, is one bike not even restored.
Tone you are the richest man in America, not Bill Gates.

Killer stuff but I have to ask - what is the deal with those Xcaliber pedals? I have just one NOS one here in red - I was going to throw it in the trash. Are they something special? Notice I said they and not it, since I am talking about your two pedals opposed to my one! I just wnet and got it out of a pile of crap - I guess I will start the search for another one.

I idd it with one blue KKT - took me 2 months to find the match, it was at a buddies house locally. He also has a single red and black bullseye pedal.