Author Topic: Iron horse bmx! (Read 50785 times)

duncan · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2006, 10:50 PM »

http://www.ironhorsebikes.com

No idea if it's the same company that made the BMXs.

bmxgirl · « **Reply #26 on:** July 01, 2006, 10:27 PM »

Quote from: duncan on June 25, 2006, 10:50 PM

http://www.ironhorsebikes.com

No idea if it's the same company that made the BMXs.

I emailed them to ask if they where the same company but no there not!

waybee · « **Reply #27 on:** April 24, 2010, 06:21 PM »

This was my 1st BMX and was very light.

They were quite rare so when someone else had one around town there was a connection! I love the old school BMX's.

Thanks for the pics from BMXGIRL

crazycraig · « **Reply #28 on:** April 24, 2010, 06:51 PM »

Very light you say

I think iron and horse fits perfectly .........

stu27 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 24, 2010, 06:59 PM »

theres a pub by me called the iron horse
its not the best either $:-\$

ED209 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 24, 2010, 08:28 PM »

My mate Andrew Jolly had one... never got any respect for it

Horrible thing. He used to 'ghosty' it into walls to knock them down.

Farm bowy boike.

trickydeno · « **Reply #31 on:** April 24, 2010, 08:31 PM »

iron horse

remember them well.they were cheap cheap.....and heavy! still a good old 80's bike though....iron horse make decent full suss downhill bikes now

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #32 on:** April 24, 2010, 08:43 PM »

Quote from: trickydeno on April 24, 2010, 08:31 PM

decent full suss downhill bikes now

They went bust last year, Think someone has bought the name though.

I had a 90's Iron Horse bmx, a Typhoon, I liked it, bof said it was "kooky"

crazycraig · « **Reply #33 on:** April 24, 2010, 08:54 PM »

You could ride that both ways

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #34 on:** April 24, 2010, 09:04 PM »

You know me

CD17 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 24, 2010, 09:14 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on April 24, 2010, 08:43 PM

Quote from: trickydeno on April 24, 2010, 08:31 PM
decent full suss downhill bikes now

They went bust last year, Think someone has bought the name though.

I had a 90's Iron Horse bmx, a Typhoon, I liked it, bof said it was "kooky"

Went bust

The guy who used to manage my LBS when I live in Surbiton left to work for Iron Horse, maybe this is why

I never really like there MTBs, I think the name just sounds $hit

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #36 on:** April 24, 2010, 09:28 PM »

Was he south african?

CD17 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 24, 2010, 09:36 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on April 24, 2010, 09:28 PM

Was he south african?

No, he was known as worzel, he is English

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #38 on:** April 24, 2010, 09:41 PM »

Jim Walker (hailsham) is the co that distro'd them, so I guess thats where "worzel" went, they now do Sunn MTB instead of Iron horse so perhaps he's on with that . I think Chainreaction bought all the remaining Iron Horse stock and sold it online at really keen prices, I never was keen on em, they got good reviews though.

waybee · « **Reply #39 on:** April 24, 2010, 10:07 PM »

Quote from: trickydeno on April 24, 2010, 08:31 PM

iron horse remember them well.they were cheap cheap.....and heavy! still a good old 80's bike though....iron horse make decent full suss downhill bikes now

Different firm with same name. The maker of this went bump before 90's. Retro 2fuk. rare too

Broggie · « **Reply #40 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:05 AM »

Why oh why is it necessary to call a bike a pos. If it has lasted this long against all the haros, hutch's, vdc's et al, then it really cant be that bad...and if it was cheap bitd, then so much more good it is for lasting against far more expensive kit.

be kind, not negative because of 'personal preference'.

Every OS BMX tells a story, if you love OS BMX, open your heart and listen...

Don't let the cynicism of adulthood dim the joy of childhood...ever!!!

Ray.

CD17 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:39 AM »

Its probably lasted because it was not used

or used for doing a paper round

If it had been raced or used for freestyle it would not have lasted longer than a better made frame

ED209 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 25, 2010, 08:01 AM »

Quote from: Broggie on April 25, 2010, 07:05 AM

Why oh why is it necessary to call a bike a pos.

Personal opinion and first hand experience.

Quote from: Broggie on April 25, 2010, 07:05 AM

Don't let the cynicism of adulthood dim the joy of childhood...ever!!!

We were harsher as kids as I recall.

trickydeno · « **Reply #43 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:37 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on April 24, 2010, 08:43 PM

Quote from: trickydeno on April 24, 2010, 08:31 PM
decent full suss downhill bikes now

They went bust last year, Think someone has bought the name though.

I had a 90's Iron Horse bmx, a Typhoon, I liked it, bof said it was "kooky"

kooky is about right!

i like it though

bmxboy70 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 25, 2010, 08:25 PM »

I reckon the post aiming for digglers a..e hole is the reason he really likes that luvley chrome frame? Tell me I'm wrong Si.

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #45 on:** April 25, 2010, 10:07 PM »

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on April 25, 2010, 07:39 AM

Its probably lasted because it was not used or used for doing a paper round

If it had been raced or used for freestyle it would not have lasted longer than a better made frame

The percentage of 'bmx's' that were used for proper freestyle or racing was probably minute compared to the numbers sold back in the 80's. Loads of kids (myself included) only ever used them for bombing around with their mates and jumping off kerbs. This was my first BMX, so holds many memories. Mine was identical to the one at the start of the thread, but had yellow acorns instead.

Good times were had, and not a race track or quarterpipe to be seen.

macky · « **Reply #46 on:** April 25, 2010, 11:26 PM »

no way!! ha! I had the 16" version of this.. Iron Horse Savage... my 1st ever BMX!!

waybee · « **Reply #47 on:** April 27, 2010, 07:58 PM »

Quote from: dannywhiteley on April 25, 2010, 10:07 PM

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on April 25, 2010, 07:39 AM
Its probably lasted because it was not used or used for doing a paper round

If it had been raced or used for freestyle it would not have lasted longer than a better made frame

The percentage of 'bmx's' that were used for proper freestyle or racing was probably minute compared to the numbers sold back in the 80's. Loads of kids (myself included) only ever used them for bombing around with their mates and jumping off kerbs. This was my first BMX, so holds many memories. Mine was identical to the one at the start of the thread, but had yellow acorns instead.

Good times were had, and not a race track or quarterpipe to be seen.

Very true... I can well remember that we had to use bricks and a plank of wood as a ramp... half-pipes and quarter-pipes were for the privileged kids back in the 80's!!!

Mk 2:

Near mint April 2010