recommend an old skool BMX

[chally3]

Hi all, having grey up in the BMX era (but I was an MTB nut) its time to get a retor classic for the collection.. Unfortunatly I can remeber a few makes, but not models - any recommendations to look for??

I always remember a friend having a quadangle & a hutch trickstar??

any recommendations would be appreciated

 

[vegan]

depends what you're after it for, racing, freestyle, cruising etc..

You could easily spend £1000+ on a restore nowadays if you're doing to spec

 

[DY85262]

Which!

Many options.
I think a good accessible model would be a Santa Anna GT Pre 84. You won't pay the earth and it will be a good solid brand from BITD. Good luck in finding one. Take your time. Good geometry and build quality too.
See attached pic

 

[muddyfox_courier]

It depends how tall you are now.Some of them old bikes are short . I had a '83 robinson that was tiny .At the other end of the spectrum ,I had aTorker Pro-x that was like a limo.

 

[Max P]

Weren't many MTB's about in the true BMX era (ie very early 80's) except for a few beardies in California! We all rode 'trackers' of course though long before 'MTB's' were 'invented'.

This was the last BMX I bought BITD, a first gen Haro Freestyler - finally sold it a couple of years ago as it still was - untouched for over 20 years.

 

[muddyfox_courier]

The original Haro masters were made at Torker.

 

[mynchiboy]

Se Racing PK Ripper
Se Racing Floval Flyer
Alloy Se Racing Quadangle
Erm..Steel Se Racing Quadangle?

Okay, maybe I'm a bit biased I've been lucky enough to have had all four at some time, wish I really kept the steel quad though . Also had a supergoose with skyways to bomb around college on a few years back, ended up selling it to some chavvy kid for a pittance as I was broke and on the dole, always regretted that :evil:

And I had a 1991 GT performer for a bit. First proper rebuild job I did on a bike. I guess I liked them all, any old school BMX is good really

That haro is lovely by the way, no tacky rechrome, proper character there

 

[Neil G]

Maybe not old school enough for some people but I'd reccomend an early S&M Dirt bike or Holmes (probably early/mid nineties)....lovely, simple bikes that can actually be ridden pretty hard

 

[wish id kept my TA]

The original Haro masters were made at Torker.

This is true, all the Gen 1 Freestylers, Gen 1 & Gen 2 Masters & Gen 1 & Gen 2 Sports were made by Torker, until late 84 when the Gen 3 Master, Sport were made in Taiwan.

I would say a great all rounder would be the Skyway TA, but they are going up in price, but I think they are one of the best, here is a copy of mine from BITD....

Great for Race or Freestyle.

Or a nice Hutch Trickstar....

& check out

www.radbmx.co.uk

 

[DM]

Get saving...

Get saving...

If you thought retro mountain bikes had a fanatical following, the fervour BMX collectors is a shocker.
You'd better be patient, well-connected, lucky and (ideally) wealthy.

Here's some inspiration. Hide your credit cards before clicking:

http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/

http://bmxmuseum.com/

But, if you just want something to ride around, a few companies have jumped on the "re-issue" bandwagon.

The SE Bikes looptail PK Ripper, Quad and OM flyer are amongst the most popular (and will probably ride better than an original) while Haro's 2009 re-issue of the Master freestyler has already come in for some flack for being a POS - tainting the memory of the original Masters, which were were high-spec in every way.

If you've grown much since you were 10 yrs old, then maybe a cruiser? (26-inch OM Flyer or 24-inch Quad / Floval Flyer cruiser?).

I saw a guy on the street recently on an SE Floval Flyer re-issue.
I got all excited and stopped him for a chat. We were babbling like a couple of kids

More opportunities to start spending your money here:
http://www.alansbmx.com/index.php?cPath=116

http://www.coloredtuffs.com/shop/