i am working on a a-bomb in chrome serial # is like 1268 i forget exactly ...ill look tomorrow
again its chrome w/gjs bars trx fork ,frame isnt the 82 w/one bar or the one with gusset.it has the original frame style.
i can email pics and if someone can help me post them that would be great.

im moving over from the museum ,i think i have outgrown it.
dion
ps i dont want to know what it is worth ,im greatfull to have it.

If this is who I think it is, I know you guys have some old BMX stuff stashed away. You've been around BMX long enough. Between you, your dad and your uncle, I'm sure of it...

Did you ever recover that Littlejohn hack that was stolen BITD?

Your dad told me not long ago you have some brand-new Speedo dual dropout forks that your shop never sold. If it's true, post up some pics!

dion, email me some pics, I'll host em up 4 ya

pep

GJS you say?........by all means......post it up!
mike

did you get the pics .
also no word on the spedo fork. i know where it was i just have to find it.

Lovin the bars & Cinelli Stem

Hey Dion...we met at the Indiana gathering....good to see you posting on VBMX now.

check out my dads shirt....totally coincidental ,but cool.
thanks pep
dion

Post up some old pictures. I know you've got them!

That thing is brand new, isn't it? Have you guys had it all these years?

sweet! it's got the smaller 2nd gussett bar....wouldn't that be an '82 GJS?
mike

im not sure but the only 82 ive seen is on the museum and it has only one brace. its the red one (a-bone ) is who it belongs to ....it is super bad.
thanks mike .
i think im falling for this site........the museum will always be my first love ,but this place seems a little more mature or more like my era .
dion

dion, i had three different ones between '79-'84, and i'm just guessing, but i thought after the first "a" frame they dropped the 2nd bar for '81, then brought back the thinner 2nd bar for '82. i could be wrong, i have been before. maybe mr. jeff utterback could chime in as he is a member here. or do a search on these forums.
mike

I bought my frame/fork in 1979 or 1980, ser#1387. It is identical to that frame.I still have it!

Welcome Dion!



Oh yeah, most definitely!

i know who you are ....your dad said you werent number 11 ,you were number one twice.
and you were eating some mc.d's fries.
dion

so do we agree that it has a thinner bar? now what will that tell us..
im feeling the love.
dion

after a little searching, the 1980 ad that says "class equipment" at the top shows the frame you have with the smaller 2nd bar. 1980 it is.
mike

1980 gjs ad.

Hahaha! I think you might be on to something...

Holy crap, if I had a #11 on my bike, that was definitely a long time ago. Tell everyone I said hello, and watch out for the BMX vultures. If you start posting up pics of all the old stuff you have, expect the emails to start coming in from people trying to low-ball you...

my dad and hector say "hey"
dion

Check the Puerto Rican flex-fighter on my bike:



Hector will recognizeit. He made it in high school. I still have it after all these years...

we were just talking about it today.
lets see some pics of that jmc.

It still looks like it always has...

Sorry about the digression. This is supposed to be about your GJS. Hopefully, the "J" in the GJS will Chime in. Jeff frequents this site and should be able to give you some insight on your bike.

But since you guys are here, maybe you can help me. My dad picked up a pair of titanium brake pivot bolts from you guys back in '83 or so. They were front and rear ti road pivot bolts. I used the rear for a while, but it snapped off and I put the stock one back on. I still have the front one. I have been thinking about shortening it and putting it on my JMC like the one that broke. I don't really ride this thing anymore so breakage is not an issue and the coolness factor is worth it to me since titanium was a pretty exotic material in the early '80's. The thing is, I don't know who made it. Maybe you guys remember? Here's a picture of it:





The spring collar is aluminum and the threaded portion is ti.

I have no idea who made it...

I started with the museum in November, but started getting bored about a month ago, too. Same reasons I'm betting. Now I'm looking for a new hangout. Spending more time here and at OS.

Cool bike, too, by the way. I have one of those on my list. . .after I get a few more Torkers, or if I find one priced right. Been wanting one since about 1979 or 1980 when a friend of mine had one. All blue. I got my first Torker instead. Still lust after a nice old GJS though.

Just noticed the JMC, too. Wow. One of those (an older one 1979-1981ish) is on my list right after Torker and before a GJS. That one's amazing. Everything on it.

thanks x i would love to add a early torker to my collection as well

john, my dad dont remember them but i do.....they were for road bikes no name though.
sorry but i hope that helps.
dion
ps . cant sleep ,bidding on that gjs seat clamp (selling my pk to do it)

got the seat clamp....
now i would love to see the forks magic ly appear.
and a set of red ambrosios
and red dx seat post
and ,and,and,
will it ever stop?

john we didnt sell you that jmc ,the last bike rac the cromo race inc...correct?

No, I ordered it from SBS when I worked @ a bike shop in Antioch. I bought the Race Inc. kit from you guys. You're correct.

I actually tried to find that bike. I had my Race Inc. 'til probably '85 or so. I built it up for lake jumping and left it @ Russ Rustkowski's house (sp). It's long gone. I do have pictures of it. I really need to fix my scanner...

In fact, I have a lot of pics of you guys. Roberto, Hector, you & your dad & uncle, Mike Winkler, etc. The really big guy w/ the blue PK RIPPER w/ Graphite tuff wheels, lol, I forget his name. The guy w/ the yellow rabbit that everyone piled into to go to races, Ha.

I need to post pictures!

big guy is paul owens aka pk
the other is eric anderferin ,R.I.P. heroin a few years ago.
we miss him.
looking forward to the picks
vonmark01@yahoo.com your ph.ill call ya
dion

Thanks .

finally got forks and seat clamp .my friend is lacing up my nos red 7b's to philwood 1st gens anyone have info on magnesium suntour pedals notice the rough cast? oh and i know the seat post got to go......too new. yellow pad is just for protection during build




dion

is that a 2.125 tire on the rear (and only) wheel? i dream of having a GJS again one day. that looks like it's coming along nicely.
mike

yeah its on there until my wheels get built keep the frame off the ground

Here's my rudimentary list. I've got some work to do still, but, I think it's pretty accurate.

Year Head tube gusset tubes Brake bridge Stickers SN - First Digit/Char

1978 Both Tubes same size No brake bridge gussett Blue stickers 8
1979 Both Tubes same size Brake bridge gussett Chrome stickers 9
1980 2 tubes. Unequal size. Brake bridge gussett Chrome stickers 0
1981 2 tubes. Unequal size. Brake bridge gussett Chrome stickers 1
1982 1 tube. Brake bridge gussett Chrome Rainbow sticker? 2

Still work to do on '83 and '84. The S/N starts with F(83) or G(84), but, a couple more frame styles to sort through. e.g. plate vs. gusset tubes and more

If anyone wants to provide additional info on frames/SN's etc. please PM.

Mark

Here is number 1271 the day it was built up in early 1980. It hangs on my wall (in my house, divorced her and hung up my bike where it belonged) today in unrestored, original condition.

http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index....25&hl=myGJS

It hangs alongside number 1108 in orange powdercoat. Both circa 1980, both with smaller tube.

Good to be back!

so mines an 80?
and other is an 82
thanks

here are the brothers

oh the 2 bar are the same size so its a 79
now i got it
dion

This is good info. I'm wondering if perhaps there was no "zero" as a first, and the "1" = 1980 AND 1981? There aren't any SN's I've seen starting with a zero. Info is so scattered, you need to see some stuff to figure it out. The head tubes appear to be the same. I see pics in the museum showing "one year only" - the triangle gusset, but one is listed as 83 and one as 84.

I'm going to go the route of 80/81 as a "1" for now.