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12-22-05, 09:35 PM
You may have seen my other post asking about 24" cruisers that I could ride/race/jump with my kids. I decided to see what I still had in my parent's basement, just for laughs. (I was pretty big into BMX in my younger years - early '80s, and knew I had a bunch of spare parts laying around.) This is what I came up with (all of it's from roughly '82)...
GT Mach One frame & fork. This one has an American bottom bracket and no damage, although the paint has seen better days. I'm thinking of stripping it all off and leaving it raw ChroMo.
Skyway Tuff Wheel II mag wheels. They're lavendar and have no damage. The rear was a standard brake, but has a free-wheel conversion.
Bars are California Freestyle with a double crossbar. They're in great condition, even the white paint.
Skyway Tuff Neck with hollow bolt to run a brake cable through for the gyro effect. It's white, and in great condition.
The seatpost is a laid-back GT in white. The paint's a little rough on this piece. I think it came with the frame & fork. The clamp is not marked, but I'm pretty sure it, too, is stock to the original bike.
The seat is a Kashimax Aero in white. It has the typical scratches and is a little dirty, but nothing major.
The cranks are one-piece steel (to go with the American bottom bracket), and should be about as strong as you can get. They have a lavendar Tuff disk installed with a blue GT chainring. Everything's in very good condition.
The pedals are Bear Trap style. I don't recall the make right off the top of my head. They're black and pretty scrathced up. I'll probably strip them raw.
Anyway, that's about it. I'm going to completely disassemble it, clean everything up (it's covered in dust and cobwebs) before making any decisions. But, I'll probably strip it down completely and just make a ghetto ride out of it. Or, maybe flat black primer...
Anyway, it was an interesting trip down memory lane. Some of you probably don't know what the heck some of this stuff is, but the older guys in the bunch can probably relate and read this saying "I remember those."
Steve
GT Mach One frame & fork. This one has an American bottom bracket and no damage, although the paint has seen better days. I'm thinking of stripping it all off and leaving it raw ChroMo.
Skyway Tuff Wheel II mag wheels. They're lavendar and have no damage. The rear was a standard brake, but has a free-wheel conversion.
Bars are California Freestyle with a double crossbar. They're in great condition, even the white paint.
Skyway Tuff Neck with hollow bolt to run a brake cable through for the gyro effect. It's white, and in great condition.
The seatpost is a laid-back GT in white. The paint's a little rough on this piece. I think it came with the frame & fork. The clamp is not marked, but I'm pretty sure it, too, is stock to the original bike.
The seat is a Kashimax Aero in white. It has the typical scratches and is a little dirty, but nothing major.
The cranks are one-piece steel (to go with the American bottom bracket), and should be about as strong as you can get. They have a lavendar Tuff disk installed with a blue GT chainring. Everything's in very good condition.
The pedals are Bear Trap style. I don't recall the make right off the top of my head. They're black and pretty scrathced up. I'll probably strip them raw.
Anyway, that's about it. I'm going to completely disassemble it, clean everything up (it's covered in dust and cobwebs) before making any decisions. But, I'll probably strip it down completely and just make a ghetto ride out of it. Or, maybe flat black primer...
Anyway, it was an interesting trip down memory lane. Some of you probably don't know what the heck some of this stuff is, but the older guys in the bunch can probably relate and read this saying "I remember those."
Steve