id like to say that i have now been coming to this site for a bit over 3 years now, i was lurking through the summer of 04 when i finally signed up and got completely hooked. and thanks guys, cuz ive found a great bunch of friends here
a little about me
i have been riding BMX bikes since i was little, however i never raced on a track or completed in a real contest. growing up we didnt have the magazines available so when someone moved near me from north jersey talking about all the fancy bikes (skyway, thruster, hutch) we were all amazed.
the name three bar thruster always stuck in my head. i hadnt ever seen one untill 94 when i was working in a bike shop to pay for schooling... well that shop was in north bergen and was the home shop to braddock BMX track (james vincent bicycles). while working there, i had picked up a NOS 85 leftover quad from him and used it as a rider, i had also while working there came across a skyway t/a and a tri-power thruster. the skyway i got for 30 bux complete and the tri was 45 for the frame.
well, i had to build one of these bikes to ride around and since i always wanted a tri-power even though i had never seen one, it was only fitting to build it. i found some blue cycle pro forks, some red se bars and all sorts of mis-matched parts for it and took it for spins now and again. i was always more of a street thrasher so this bike mostly sat around.
now fast forward to 04..... i got married and am now finally settled in our home, cooper is 2 years old and i start to think about the 2 bmx bikes (not the one i ride) in my in-laws garage that id like to build up for him to ride one day. i bring the t/a and tri-power home, start cruising e-bay and the net to find parts to build them up correct. i find this site and OMFG... its on. i sit low for a while because i dont know if (a) id fit in, (B) i could really deal with the madness of it all. i start going to some shops and scoring parts and bikes and realize yes, the bikes are calling me.
anyway..... i join up the site and wouldnt you believe it, my first post is a "how much is it worth" post. i didnt get flamed, but possibly because of how my post was written i seemed to be accepted.
well enough babbling.
here is a pic of my first OS build after finding this site. the first re-vamp of my tri-power (my wifes rider)
and the main reason for this thread was to show off the newest incarnation of that bike. thanks to manyaxes and pjbaz and rcrscott29, i have a tri-power with the correct forks, i re-built my wifes rider with this cleaner frameset some re-pop decals and some changed around parts.
tri-power XL frame and fork
gold no-name headset
gold dirtskirt
sr seatclamp
gold alloy seatpost
aero seat
suntour stem
alloy bars
ame tri grips
DC 1020 brakes with terrycable
sugino gt cranks with tuf neck disc
acs hubs shineside rims and comp 4 tyres
rad pads
she took it for a spin yesterday and loved it
sorry for the extra long post
bp
