Old School brands
12-11-05, 02:38 PM
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Old School brands
Not so much bikes, but components. Let's see what you guys can come up with. If you can't think of anything, don't post. That's the only rule.
Ashtabula.
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12-11-05, 02:46 PM
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Takagi
Skyway
Tuff
Redline
Suntour
Sugino
Gt.
I can think of more, just give me a bit.
Skyway
Tuff
Redline
Suntour
Sugino
Gt.
I can think of more, just give me a bit.
12-11-05, 03:00 PM
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Troxel.
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Troxel.
12-11-05, 03:01 PM
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Profile Racing
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
12-11-05, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Was Webco a BMX brand?
12-11-05, 03:05 PM
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I guess I should have put in my first post that this was about obscure companies. But we can list the survivors too.
Anyone remember when Haro was just a guy that raced, and not a brand?
Anyone remember when Haro was just a guy that raced, and not a brand?
12-11-05, 03:09 PM
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How could I forget these:
Motomag (i'm not sure if they were a brand, but they are worth a mention)
Tioga (still around but no longer into bmx as much)
Dia compe (still around)
Motomag (i'm not sure if they were a brand, but they are worth a mention)
Tioga (still around but no longer into bmx as much)
Dia compe (still around)
12-11-05, 03:14 PM
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Tioga Comp III tires - still the top racing tire after more than 20 years.
Odi.
Odi.
12-11-05, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Tioga Comp III tires - still the top racing tire after more than 20 years.
Odi.
Odi.
I miss KKT pedals, too.
12-12-05, 08:39 AM
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I had Z rims, And the plastic chainring too. And the brakes levers. Before that I had Motomags. So cool.
I had Z rims, And the plastic chainring too. And the brakes levers. Before that I had Motomags. So cool.
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Here's a few off the top of my head (I'm afraid I may be revealing my advanced age here...)
GJS (frames by racer Jeff Utterback and his dad and brother) Had a unique head tube area, the top and down tube joined at the top of the head tube, and a thinner tube ran horizontally from the bottom of the head tube into the down tube with yet another thin tube further back, angled between the top and down tubes.
JMC made nice frames, especially in smaller sizes, they sponsored a lot of the fastest little guys (8-11 year olds) when I was racing.
Jeff Bottema made some sweet forks.
JAG - bikes from the same company that made Mongoose, as I recall.
Zeronine made ugly number plates and numbers, Haro was always cooler.
And 25 years later I still have a sore a** from my old UNI seat. a plastic seat bonded (no rails or adjustment hardware) to a fibreglass post, uncomfortable but the lightest setup you could get for racing. You could buy padded covers for them, but then you gained back some of that weight you lost.
Damn I miss my old P.K. Ripper....
GJS (frames by racer Jeff Utterback and his dad and brother) Had a unique head tube area, the top and down tube joined at the top of the head tube, and a thinner tube ran horizontally from the bottom of the head tube into the down tube with yet another thin tube further back, angled between the top and down tubes.
JMC made nice frames, especially in smaller sizes, they sponsored a lot of the fastest little guys (8-11 year olds) when I was racing.
Jeff Bottema made some sweet forks.
JAG - bikes from the same company that made Mongoose, as I recall.
Zeronine made ugly number plates and numbers, Haro was always cooler.
And 25 years later I still have a sore a** from my old UNI seat. a plastic seat bonded (no rails or adjustment hardware) to a fibreglass post, uncomfortable but the lightest setup you could get for racing. You could buy padded covers for them, but then you gained back some of that weight you lost.
Damn I miss my old P.K. Ripper....
12-12-05, 01:49 PM
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The owner of JAG drove a big fat, 12 cylinder Jaguar - the Austin Power's one. Sweet!
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acs, bullseye, cw, california lite, dk, haro, jofa, suzue, powerlite, tuffneck, pete's precision, profile, odi, oakley, ami, ukai, ghp, hutch, phil wood, kashimax...
I remember bob haro, i saw his son once at a vans freestyle/skateboard show in '84 with woody itson, and martin aparijo.
I remember bob haro, i saw his son once at a vans freestyle/skateboard show in '84 with woody itson, and martin aparijo.
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
Yes! I miss being able to get 26" Comp IIIs, though - one of my favorite rear mtb tires.
I miss KKT pedals, too.
I miss KKT pedals, too.
