BMX lovers, this way!!!

Well, some of you may recall I posted up a couple of pics of a 16" wheeled BMX that I lovingly restored for my Son recently?

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

Well, that led me to want one of my own!

I ended up buying a NOS un-branded Full Cr-Mo, mid-school freestyle frame on ebay, for the grand sum of £19.99 Delivered!
After that, the parts just kept on arriving, much to my wifes annoyance!

Some of the Spec:
Full Cr-mo frame
Cr-mo 3-piece crank
Old School style MX levers (not originals)
Fishbone X-UFO gyro
Gusset alloy chainwheel
Some nice NOS old school Alliance Radix hubs laced to alloy Alex rims of some sort
Home made sticker set using Inkjet Vinyl(Frame shape style very similar to a "Standard Shorty", so went with that!)

Only thing left is pedals (I borrowed the pair off my old MTB for the time being) and a set of Pegs…

I'll let the pics do the talking:


IMG_2174 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_3542 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_3553 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_4380 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_4381 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_4382 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_4383 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr


IMG_4385 by www.pix-al.co.uk, on Flickr

If your going old skool, then you need number plate!



Quality, I always wanted one for my bmx when I was a kid and never got one

LOL…

No - not a racer. I was always into the freestyle bikes.
This is going to be a rider. Just waiting for the pegs now and then I can go and start hurting myself!

Already got a flatland tutorial video  :mrgreen:

Nice mate.  I always fancied something a bit earlier, an 83 Mk1 Raleigh Chromo Skyway Burner, pretty rare, but would pay to have it built if anyone's interested?

RALEIGH BURNER MK1 CROME 1980/82 FRAME  AND TANGE FORKS

SKYWAY TUFF WHEELS EARLY ALLOY HUBS
CW HANDLEBARS
BLUE NOS HARO FREESTYLE TYRES
BLUE TANGE LOCKING HEADSET
BLUE SUNTOUR STEM
BLUE  DIA COMP BRAKES AND LEVERS & CABLES
SSL DIRT SKIRT
BLUE SHIMANO MX15 PEDALS
BLUE ZX CHAIN
BLUE KASHIMAX STYLE  COPY SEAT
BLUE SUNTOUR WHEEL NUTS
HARO LAY BK SEAT POST
SUGINO 1PC CRANK AND SUGINO CHAINWHEEL AND SUGINO CHAINWHEEL  FIXIES
 BLUE MUSHROOM GRIPS WITH METOR-LIGHT SHOCK ABSORBERS,NOT ODI MUSHROOMS

Yes - not too common I guess!

Most of those parts are available via Ebay, it is just shocking how much people will pay for them!
Finding an original frame that is not in need of re-chroming would be the tricky part.

To build that up with NOS or excellent used parts, you are looking at £400 to £500, easily.

Looking good (frame actually isnt a million miles off the look of a Standard Shorty!)

Let it be known twas I that invented the term "Mid-School" in the early days of VBMX.com

Looking good (frame actually isnt a million miles off the look of a Standard Shorty!)

Let it be known twas I that invented the term "Mid-School" in the early days of VBMX.com

Hi al,nice to see your back into the bmx scene mate,remember the redlines we bought all those years ago? im gutted i sold mine now lol,been looking on ebay at them all the time,looking to get a skyway if i can but have you seen the prices!!!

Hi al,nice to see your back into the bmx scene mate,remember the redlines we bought all those years ago? im gutted i sold mine now lol,been looking on ebay at them all the time,looking to get a skyway if i can but have you seen the prices!!!

Hi al,nice to see your back into the bmx scene mate,remember the redlines we bought all those years ago? im gutted i sold mine now lol,been looking on ebay at them all the time,looking to get a skyway if i can but have you seen the prices!!!

albie said

Hi al,nice to see your back into the bmx scene mate,remember the redlines we bought all those years ago? im gutted i sold mine now lol,been looking on ebay at them all the time,looking to get a skyway if i can but have you seen the prices!!!

Hey Albert! How you doing!

You liked the Bikes that much, you had to say it three times, Eh!

Hows that Mk1 of yours? On the road yet?

Looks good! I like the old school bikes myself.

My 1984 Raliegh 'Series' burner





(is for sale )

still got my beloved mongoose california. its in abit of a mess but i love it!!

check out those shark bit peddles! ive still got the scars on my shins lol

Cool thread!  

Got a few old & mid-school bikes myself! I started off building a copy of my favourite bike I owned bitd, an 85ish GT Pro Performer but didn't have a feel for it once built so moved it on. I always wanted a PK Ripper so then ended up with one of the anniversary looptail replicas in silver which I built up with modern bits. Still got that, plus a black looptail anniversary Ripper, Mongoose Cali f&f. Mid-school stuff I got a 2000ish Standard STA complete, similar age 2-HIP Soul f&f, a GT Performer 2000ish again. Late stuff is a Mongoose Rascal I ended up giving to my boy and a GT Compe. Got a few MTB's as well.

Most (not all!) of the bikes in the household.

Loving the bikes  

I've just built up an early 90's chrome dyno style effort for my son for Christmas, and a bargain build to be honest. He's five and a half but pretty tall for his age. Hope he likes it - and it fits………….



Really enjoyed doing it so think it might be a mongoose Cali or Supergoose next for me if I can find a decent frame. Hmmmm, saying that I've a mk1, 2 and V6 4Mo that should get attention first!

Nice bike mate