NEW SCHOOL COME OLD SCHOOL BUILD

[PK.RIPPER]

Thought id share with you my second to last build ever     of a very rare bent down tube 2007 GT Performer with some 1984 Gt Performer attitude,Eddie Fiola rep if you like.
i will stick my neck out and say that this new school bent down tube performer is the only one of its kind on the planet i know that mr Costa built a similar 2007 performer in white but i have gone one step further not just by removing all the brake cable guides but i have removed the gyro brackets on the head tube and the brake mech anchers on the frame and the forks i wanted a strong new school frame and fork set to take the abuse but i wanted the actual finished bike to look old school as i hate new school bikes as they all look the same  .
Please let me know what you think of it  
All the best Baz  

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After

[Jaymz]

good job, you've certainly got the contrasting pair there with the haro

[Betty]

i hate new school bikes as they all look the same 

They don't though... 

Same could be said about old school bikes

A bmx is a bmx to the uneducated... ever asked the mrs what she thinks of your bikes... 

[stidds]

i hate new school bikes as they all look the same  .

I used to think that way also, so I built this (very similar to yours but a race version) way back in 2004 now when Rad was 1st starting out.  Bloody hell that is 7 years ago now, doesn't time fly.

Actually don't think that about newschool bikes, they are really nice.

[Mattdub]

i hate new school bikes as they all look the same  .

I used to think that way also, so I built this (very similar to yours but a race version) way back in 2004 now when Rad was 1st starting out.  Bloody hell that is 7 years ago now, doesn't time fly.

Actually don't think that about newschool bikes, they are really nice.

Bloody hell , remember that mate ! 

[HARORIDER]

love the gt  not so sure about the wheels on that haro though imo 

[PK.RIPPER]

love the gt   not so sure about the wheels on that haro though imo  

The Hutch mag wheels on the haro have grown on me over time i originaly wanted a set of turquise peragrin master graphites for it but i couldnt find any in that colour  ,i only bought them because they where  being sold for peanuts plus they are exactly the same colour as the frame set  

[PK.RIPPER]

Very nice stidds i like that 

[bobafett]

Fun builds - bit of something different - I like 'em 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

I'm really liking that  when i saw the first pic i thought oh here we go some thing like you would find on ebay by some newbie - but i was blown away on how nice and sweet this ride looks - it seems to flow and i always like the performer in yellow and this modern take on it wins for me

top job 

cheers B 

[stidds]

i hate new school bikes as they all look the same  .

I used to think that way also, so I built this (very similar to yours but a race version) way back in 2004 now when Rad was 1st starting out.  Bloody hell that is 7 years ago now, doesn't time fly.

Actually don't think that about newschool bikes, they are really nice.

Bloody hell , remember that mate ! 

Only just though Matt, I think we both had hair in those days 

[PK.RIPPER]

I'm really liking that  when i saw the first pic i thought oh here we go some thing like you would find on ebay by some newbie - but i was blown away on how nice and sweet this ride looks - it seems to flow and i always like the performer in yellow and this modern take on it wins for me

top job 

cheers B 

Thanks B   

[benno]

GT looks awesome mate 
I also like your sport i've got the same one which i need some ideas for modding
i must admit i do like the idea of fitting the older style brakes etc

[PK.RIPPER]

GT looks awesome mate  
I also like your sport i've got the same one which i need some ideas for modding
i must admit i do like the idea of fitting the older style brakes etc

Thank you for the comment benno  .
I personaly think that it looks better with the calipers rather than having those big chuncky lugs sticking out of the frame and forks but it was a royal pain in the backside chopping the lugs off  with a grinder then filling with filler,the worst  bits to chop off where the two gyro brackets on the head tube,Night Mare  .

[PK.RIPPER]

looks    mate althoe i would have put an mx type seat on it, have you tried riding it the weigh a ton  


totaly agree new shool look all the same with a slamed seat and 2" wide bars fcking hate em and cant ride them, but me new school flatland rides like a dream  

Im glad you like it steve  . im still looking for a seat that will suit the bike  as the kashimax "handler" thats on it just doesnt look right ,a yellow dominator would look cool thats if they made them in yellow , i personaly dont think that it weighs that heavy as i have rode bikes a lot worse.