I have been side-tracked - BMX content

Been side-tracked over the last week or so…

My eldest has out-grown his first bike and is not yet big enough for a full size BMX (I want him to ride a proper bike…).
Having seen 16" wheeled bikes on the internet, I didn't fancy paying £160 - £200 for a childs bike that would be outgrown very quickly!

Enter EBAY!

Found a 16" Mongoose Pit Crew locally, so got bidding and won:

Original by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. Well, this picture kept it's mouth shut!
The bike didn't look too great in the pic, but was worse in real life.

I didn't take any pics as I ripped it to bits immediately!
It needed:
Crank replaced (one on it was off a full size BMX, so too big)
New Bar Grips
New Brake Levers
New Brake Calipers
New Brake Cables
New Tyres

Most parts were bargains off ebay. Tyres were 99p for the pair, locally!

Handlebars/Forks/Seat Post/Seat Mountings/Bearing Cups/New Chrome Crank - All needed re-painting black.
Frame needed rubbing back and a new coat of Blue. Found a Ford colour in Halfords that was absolutely SPOT ON! Got a set of stickers (Not quite original) off ebay too.

After a fair bit of work, this is the end result:


IMG_2600 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_2598 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr

Charlie is pleased with it - I am chuffed to bits with it!
Raining here today, so no real test runs yet. Out down the park tomorrow hopefully.

I just need to get back on ebay and get one for myself now!  :mrgreen:
I have seen so many old school bikes from the 80's - 90's that were popular when I was young, but they are selling for STUPID money!

We'll have to see what I can find!

very nice :0)

I got a 1984 raleigh super burner off the old ebay……..great 'poo' bike for the AGM  :wink:  :wink:


Got to be done………..

this is my gt performer, the original poo bike!  

it will be having a makeover for this years AGM,  :wink:

Here are a couple to get your juices flowing.. I restored a couple a few years ago.. One I shipped to Canada for a friend who never had one as a child and the custom aero pro with the black skyways, I sold..





The one with black wheels, I bought off kins on here.. It was a rusty old chrome thing when i got it..



Bit of inspiration for all you people with an old bmx tucked away..  :mrgreen:

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jebus a haro freestyler that was my weapon of choice ''back in the day''

my streetbeat:



and 86 master that never got finished now ive only got the frame and forks

Whoa - Nice bikes everyone!

Great collection there, g443wtm. I like the Haro Freestylers. The streebeat looks a lot like my old Mongoose Decade!

I had:
A very early Raleigh Burner - Red and Yellow.
A Mongoose Decade in a powder blu colour with white skyways.
More recently, re-living my youth a bit, A Redline RL something or other… Even that seems like it was decades ago!

After re-building the Mongoose for Charlie, I really want another!

cool nice bmx i used too race in the mid 80s on a huffy . now i have still got ride bmx at the old age of – just bought my second bmx gt mach one first bmx is freestyle gt and a gt mountain bike  .

what about my baby had it since i was 13 so a long time

veramk1 said

what about my baby had it since i was 13 so a long time

I think I would like it more without the dog turd on the back tyre!!  8O

Ive still got my mongoose from when i was a kid. had it back in 1983

its mud i tried getting it off before i squashed it in the back of my car
but well spotted