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Mongoose is the business
a grifter frame is a chopper frame upside down
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Bioshock
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Saw one about 3 weeks ago, ridden past before I realised. Before that? The standard bomber I had in black (single speed), and the superbomber I bought cheap that had had the blue plastic laquer scraped off, so was chrome (3 speed sturmey archer). That was back in the late eighties early 90's. Don't know what happened to them. Don't remember selling them, or getting them knicked. Don't even remember when I stopped remembering them being there. if that makes sense. I had a Brand new bomber(three speed sturmey FTW!) when I was 14,bloody hell,24 years ago! 'Remember them being the first "mountain bikes" in the country. Its still in my Dads garage and still looks like new  Not long after I got it,I got sucked into two wheeled engine things  Wonder what it's worth now? |
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I've got the american beach cruiser replica as shown here, I re-stickered mine with Schwinn stickers as the frame is same shape as original american model: www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=313074 My mate is 48 and uses his Raleigh Bomber nearly every day but say's my cruiser rides nicer. The best bmx in my opinion is a PK Ripper but expect to pay £500 for a nice one. Aircraft grade aluminium frame rectangular tubing looks the nuts and light with it. Of the Mongoose range the Californian was higher spec in full chromoly tubing instead of normal heavy steel back end. Redline Prolines are good. Careful with plastic wheels they can crack with misuse. Skyway TA's are nice too also dear and dodgy people will sell you a Raleigh Burner Aero stickered up as a TA. If you need any pics I've got most on my hard drive. Pashley make a nicer model of the cruiser with 8 speed hub gears around £300 new. Ian |
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Snoozin
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 This picture is ace, you cant get much mroe retro than that! hahaha fluro FTW!  Check out the guy in the shades with the fluoro yellow top on.... he is quite simple retro-flabbergasted at the fella on the bike's quite planily RAD moves! AWESOME!!! |
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slater
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i remember having clothes like that! i want them back!
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This picture is ace, you cant get much mroe retro than that! hahaha fluro FTW! And isn't that Mon's ramp somewhere in Oxfordshire, in a rural location and riding my invite only? |
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I think the guy on the bikes cropped t-shirt would be deemed a "little camp" these days
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71 Alfa GT 1300 Junior
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Veloce
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
2015 C220 estate Daily shunter
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heres 2 more - not quite so much fluro;   |
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71 Alfa GT 1300 Junior
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Veloce
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
2015 C220 estate Daily shunter
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Stu
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Interesting thread! I used to have a Tomahawk, Raleigh Mag burner and then a Grifter before I got into mountain bikes as I was a bit tall for them, pretty sure they are still in my parents garden shed somewhere.... |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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This picture is ace, you cant get much mroe retro than that! hahaha fluro FTW! Check out the guy in the shades with the fluoro yellow top on.... he is quite simple retro-flabbergasted at the fella on the bike's quite planily RAD moves! AWESOME!!! The guy in the Flouro MM gear was called 'The Zoid' I used to knock about with a few of these guys back then and have been known to ride the odd halfpipe here and there! Back to the subject of retro bikes. Personally I wouldnt drop more than £400 on a basic Mongoose (which is what that one for sale is) and the raliegh Burner in question is a MK2 Burner which arent as cool or desirable as the MK1 (of which tthe mag burner had real Skyway wheels as opposed to cheap and nasty Simplex mags!) Id look at buying something like this cgi.ebay.co.uk/gt-performer-bmx-eddie-fiola-old-school_W0QQitemZ220046340345QQihZ012QQcategoryZ22677QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemWhich screams mid 80s to me! |
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awoo
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Skyway is the only way to go with oldskoool BMX's. they're proper tough and the Ferrari of oldskool BMX's in my eyes
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Skyway is the only way to go with oldskoool BMX's. they're proper tough and the Ferrari of oldskool BMX's in my eyes skyway  whats one of them look like |
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it looks like this ;D ;D ;D  but skyways where for rich bumboys back in the day, the pk ripper was hardcore  |
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I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Wo0t cool thread. and credible too as all are retro-rides.  Retro BMX's have become big money and much wanted, as ones in good nick are rare, like good retro cars, most got thrashed and used properly, the cheaper ones that were not used either went to the tip or hoarded in teh garage etc. DOes he want a bmx to look at -or- ride is the first question. Burner and old kids bike will be too small to ride, maybe he'd get up the road but no scope for tricks apart from flatland as it will be very short. also cheaper ones will will breal and flex more if he was to try 'stylin' on one! ;D I still have a soft spot for one of the propper oldskool bikes like above, also look at ammaco, GT etc and other brands. wanting one I could ride i got this lesser retro one built with some oldish influences, built this one from various parts new n old.  Free Agent racing frame (from the 90's I think) with odd 'modern' new/old bits. despirately tring to not sell it, its fast and comfy for a 6ft2 dude with a 21" top tube  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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i gave tcc my amaco freestlye king for nothing.....  |
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Nov 10, 2006 19:30:22 GMT
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I've still got my 84 Ammaco Koolstyler,needs a resto.   |
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bstardchild
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Nov 10, 2006 19:54:03 GMT
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Is it just me or did anyone else think that was fitted with trainer wheels ;D |
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Nov 10, 2006 20:42:14 GMT
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ok, i was resisting posting pics, but heres what i built the summer before last. Sold it now, but it was fun to roll around on through the summer while my car was in bits  It stood out a mile! ;D |
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Nov 11, 2006 15:25:58 GMT
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for those interested, the top ramp is in chingford, the bottom one is mon's, in banbury. |
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