A huge Redline fan with my first ever 1974 Squareback. Being into Moto-cross (MX) I heard about how Redline was coming out with innovative parts. Well that evolved into BMX and man did they come out with the strongest frame and forks but then produced parts that are synonymous with BMX today.

When I received my May 1979 of Bicycle Motocross Action I was blown away by the cover! Um, they're flyin' over indoor/outdoor carpeted jumps in front of a huge crowd. Had to open it up and see what this was all about? In front of 70,000 Superbowl playoff fans they got to see a NBA exhibition race. The shot Bob Osborn caught shows the concentration and power going into and off this ramp.

Well after 28 years of having that shot stuck in my head I had to do something with my 1979 Proline frame and fork. Realized I had most of the parts except some unique ones. Had a chance to catch up with The Red Baron. Told him I thought a great bike to build would be his '79 cover shot but didn't know a few parts on his bike. Dennis offered to loan the parts to me to make the bike that much more authentic plus his original jersey!

Thanks so much Dennis and a lot of kids, parents, and VBMXer's have enjoyed your bike this season!

VEHICLE

Frame - Redline Proline
Fork - Redline Proline
Stem - Redline Proline double clamp
Bars - Redline Proline
Grips - Oakley II's
Plate - Original Dennis Dain
Brake lever - Dia-Compe
Caliper - Dia-Compe 890
Headset - Tange
Rims - Araya
Front hub - Suntour low flange
Rear hub - Bendix "Redline" coaster brake
Front Tire - Cheng Shin 20 x 2.125
Rear Tire - Cheng Shin 20 x 1.75
Chain - Schwinn
Chain ring - Takagi 44 teeth, Dennis Dain
Cranks - Ashtabula stamped
Bottom Bracket - Schwinn
Pedals - KKT rat traps
Seat - Kashimax, Dennis Dain
Seat post - Redline 1st generation
Seat post clamp - Powerlite, Dennis Dain
Pad set - Redline vinyl
Modifications - Bend Dia-Compe brake lever





Enjoy!!!

Man thats one sweet A** bike!!!!!

EPIC!

JT, awesome !!!!! the whole thing, idea,bike, DD's help, and the timeline....... W O W !!!! who says there's no such thing as a TIME MACHINE !!!!!

It's amazing that with countless hours invested in chasing parts, cleaning those parts to look new, building wheels, emailing the original owner (waiting patiently for a reply), and then putting all this together to replicate a bike from 1979, it is amazing that that is all it takes!

My hat goes off to JT and all you builders that put so much effort into building beautiful pieces of BMX history.

Dennis Dain

Awesome job!! I dont think you can get better than that.

Old-skull

Wow, thats amazing to look at and especially cool cause I have a new Redline project too (but no forks : - ( love the animation, cool !!

Thats a killer build, great job!

So ill! Is that the Red Baron's original plate, or a replica?

I remember seeing an NBA race at halftime at the LA Coliseum around '79--maybe earlier. I ended up talking to Ben Or about it a couple years ago and found out he was in it. That race got me hooked on BMX. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world.

The plate is the original off the bike from that NBA exhibition race which made it on the cover of BMXA.

Dennis did custom numbers for himself and others. The DAIN REPLICA sticker may be misleading but that is what Dennis had on there back in 1979. The other parts listed, with his name, are parts directly from Dennis plus his jersey of course!

That is awesome to hear about your introduction to BMX! I can't believe after seeing On Any Sunday in 1972 that I would still be BMXing but am!

BMX is one of the best things that ever happened and glad we can have fun with our pasts again through the bikes displayed on the site!

Those old Pro-Lines look killer.

now that is art 2 me.......jp

i can't view the bike. what am i doin' wrong here?

awesome!! love it!!

It's perfect.