My daily ride - hacked up Madison Mk3 for your viewing (dis)pleasure. Seconding Kurt T's request for some Mk4 pics...

Hey Cool Whiffletree.

I always thought the Madisons were a better bike than the lugged Maxis and Supermaxes - longer frame and a better size.

Welcome to the site mate.

Cool bike whiffletree. Clean those tuffs and she'll look awsome.

Thanks guys
Been thinking about cleaning those tuffs up for over a year now but it just hasn't happened yet...funny how there's always something more exciting to do than cleaning

well this is my 26" Quicksilver cruiser. I built it up with the worst parts in my shed just so I could take it for a test ride. It will be stripped down and restored in the near future!


Parts include:
win double clamp stem
$2.00 KKT lightnings
the least BMXy seat in my shed
no name battered seat clamp
origonal no name unrepopped cruiser bars
the nastiest fluted seatpost i have seen
borrowed wheels/tyres from my KOS

$2 lightnings..... i'll have 3 thanks

LOL Reece - and no brake cable or chain either. She'll be fast downhill!!!

Hey Whiffle, this is what they'll look like!




Howard

Wow - nice job on those tuffs Howard-Sensei!

Ha! Ha! Ha! Godd on ya Kurt!

Howard

Damn Howard nice work! Mind if I ask what you used to clean that one? There seems to be a general consensus on the dishwasher/WD40 part but no agreement on a cleaning solution...

WD40 works well, plus a little elbow grease. I send my tuffs to Old school Roy, he does a fantastic job and brings them back like new!

Also, has anyone got any ads/pics of a crossrider monoshock???

Hey Whiffle,
I used a handheld sandblaster on it then an industrial scouring pad. Kind of like a scotchbrite pad. After that a good soak in CRC (because we buy it by the 20ltr drum at work) and into a sealed garbage bag for a week to let the CRC soak in.
Today it still looks as good.

Having trouble finding bearing races for it...think I'll have to go loose balls...(Hee! Hee! I said.....oh, never mind).

Howard

sweet thanks Howard
I recall having the same problem with bearings - there's loose balls somewhere in those hubs I just can't remember where exactly. Finding a race that fit over the brake cone without getting all bent up was the worst part but I eventually found one.
Adding to the frustration were these diagrams: "small ball retainer" and "large ball retainer"...big help...

BUMP

Seems worldwide BMX is only important enough for one page of threads.

Don't want this one falling of the bottom.

-Pete.

here's a grainy pic of my old Quicky back in about 1980 i think. this bike i am going to replicate as we see it here so if anyone has one of these frames they don't want.....just go "oi, proline2 i've got one of them you can have for $???"

hope this pic works

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looks like the link gods are'nt on my side. bugger.

if at first you don't succeed go running to your mu....................no, don't do that. try again dammit, here we go
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thank you my friend. how come you managed to do that?

if you use the full image link from protobucket you needn't use the "insert image" button, just paste the link into the quick reply box.
Is that a Tassie rego plate on the RR?

i made something very easy into something, well you know what i'm saying.

the old mans rangey is wearing NT plates. he bought it new in 78 and still has it.

Just keep tryin Aussie ebay and your sure to pick 1 up sooner or later.... What's your ebay id so none of us guys bid over the top of ya??? I do know someone with one.... Not too sure if he will part with it though... I can also put you onto someone from this site for some decals for it if you need em..
We'll keep our eye's peeled 4 ya ol proline2!!!!
Scotty

thanks meatpie. i'll be needing the stickers for sure. actually they're not on there in that picture cause i got it sprayed black. the frame was red when i first got it. my ebay nick is mr_knighty. there's some items on ebay at the moment which will certainly help with the build. i think i may have to give the grabon 2's a miss though, they will be harder to get than a one night romp with Elle.

hey old school roy,

does it stop well?

nice bike!

Here is my 2 year project...done finally....

VBMX Link

LOL @ broke L345. I've got one of those vintage invisable shimano brake cables on it!!

WOW look at that profile!!! Top job!! I'd love to see that in person. I think it would look better than the photo reveals. that's niiiiiiiiice!!

Thanks mate, there is a bit of a story and more pics about it...click the link above the photo...

ihey roy , it reminds me of the bikes you used to jam your foot in the back of to stop. give the old dunlop kt26s a workout.

hahahe....i remember a interveiw with matt hoffman and when they asked about his brakes he told them his shoe size!!! LOL

good onya roy for teasing me with that pic of the Quicky. from memory the frame was a mail order jobby and came with one piece crank and sprocket, nothing else.

What the h@ll happenedto all the other threads!

We can't have this one dissappear of the bottom of the page.

THe Qld thread is already gone along with all the great pics from Jas' place.

-Pete.

My SuperMax CrMo... I can remember if i've posted this up yet.. I think that i have but i just want to keep this thread happening..
Here's some more..

I recently picked up a supermax on ebay ... ok for the araya wheels and other decent parts i admit....anyway I liked 1980 and had the frame powdercoated white ... a great job too. Now i need some decals... anybody making repros or have NOS available?

cool bump dr octy.... twas a good thread this one. sorry cant help your search for supermax stickers

-with ref to page 8 of this thread and the info on TAJG. I recently came across this rare pic - 1990 worlds in Paris 16-17 cruiser final podium shot.

heres a cool Aussie bike!


click here

Nice bike Pete.

A perfect ballance of black and chrome.

Do you ride this one fast? Tell me about the chain wheel set up?

Hey Rob,

I've got a holeshot 2-speed set-up, just waiting to get decent rear rim to fit hub to. I have two chainwheels on front so I can manually drop onto smaller one when I get to work, for the ride home (it's all uphill).

-Pete.

Here's one for ya's, Boans Blue Bird Sting, sold locally in W.A. I got one as a xmas pressie is 1981-the repainted frame (fork not original) is what's left of my original bike. Was lucky enough recently to have the chrome one passed onto me after a bike buddy found it on kerb side refuge. Plan to get some decals made and restore both.

Anyone got any idea what this is?
I was told it might be a crisp???

I'm no expert but the forks look crisp.

The dropouts on the frame look different to the Crisp that I used to own. And the forks have an ELF look to them.

hmmmm someone say Maxi?...heres mine so far:

bumpety

Just needs to be built now, I'll post completed pics soon. If you missed the prelude, theres a link on the previous page that I posted.

Team Quicksilver

Mmmmmmm nice Team Quickie there Pete the gold & red looks spot on.