Author Topic: The Legend of Old School BMX in Thailand (Read 16944 times)

TCH · « **Reply #50 on:** July 05, 2011, 06:03 AM »

Just found more pics of our riders...

TCH · « **Reply #51 on:** July 05, 2011, 06:07 AM »

Last bit of our riders...

TCH · « **Reply #52 on:** July 05, 2011, 06:10 AM »

TO BE CONTINUE WITH OLD ADs OF OS BMX COMPLETED BIKES & PARTS.....

hotdog · « **Reply #53 on:** July 05, 2011, 09:10 AM »

CLASSIC STYLEE !!!

TCH · « **Reply #54 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:15 AM »

Let start with Completed Bike Ad...

"Preeda BMX" a local brand made in Thailand which designed by "Preeda Chulamonthon"
the Thailand's greatest cyclist who won four gold and two silver medals at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok.
Last year he died of kidney failure when he was 64 years old.

Moreover it was my first bike that my dad bought for me.

NOS f&f of my friend's collection.

Follow with another two local brands "Pioneer" and Pheasant" which was big name at that time.

"Pioneer SX"

"Pioneer AERO"

"Pheasant Streamline"

"Pheasant TRX Cromoly"

TCH · « **Reply #55 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:19 AM »

More local brands, "Scorpion", "Spider", "Mustang" and "MT Sports"...

TCH · « **Reply #56 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:24 AM »

We also had some import brands.

"Araya Swallow" from Japan

"Kuwahara KZ 1" from Japan

"Merida" from Taiwan

"Merida Carrera"

"Merida M4000/M6000"

"Merida E.T."

TCH · « **Reply #57 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:31 AM »

Move to Frame & Fork Ad.

Without copyright law at that time, some local brands used popular BMX names

"GT"

"Oakley"

"Skyway"

TCH · « **Reply #58 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:43 AM »

Some of them copied design of famous brand like "PK Ripper".

"PK Ripper" made by steel.

"Pheasan - PS Ripper"

TCH · « **Reply #59 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:49 AM »

However some shops here imported f&f and parts from USA and Japan to serve upper market's custonmers, surely it excluded me.

"PK Ripper" from USA

5,000 Thai Baht (100.00 GBP) for frame & fork, seatpost, handlebar and pad sets

"Tange Hot Heart" from Japan

"Skyway TA" from USA
4,900 Thai Baht (98.00 GBP) for frame & fork

"Cinelli" from Italy
4,900 Thai Baht (98.00 GBP) for frame & fork

"Racergoose" from USA

Jamroll · « **Reply #60 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:07 AM »

Lovely bit of History there mate.
The PS Ripper

spyderpit13 · « **Reply #61 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:09 AM »

quality stuff there. a great insight to bmx'n history from thailand.

somewhere i wouldnt have thought it was so big BITD.

great thread.

Jt · « **Reply #62 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:39 AM »

fascinating

RoyalTrux · « **Reply #63 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:56 AM »

Great thread! PS Ripper!?

Jaymz · « **Reply #64 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:03 PM »

brilliant, loving the copyright infringement, makes my copy TA feel more legit

Gtbill · « **Reply #65 on:** July 07, 2011, 01:31 PM »

Love the P.S.Ripper

Great pic's

TCH · « **Reply #66 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:57 AM »

I missed a big local name "Pioneer".

"Pioneer AERO"

"Pinoeer Cromoly 4131"

"Pioneer Carrera" & "Pioneer AERO"
(both frames are my friend's restroration projects.)

"Pioneer Freestyle"

oldtired · « **Reply #67 on:** July 08, 2011, 11:50 AM »

quality please keep em coming lots of familiar looking frames in there

can see a few Thi projects emerging already

TCH · « **Reply #68 on:** July 14, 2011, 03:29 AM »

Before we move to Ad of BMX parts, let me show another import brand from Japan "KLM".

I believe TANGE produced frame sets for KLM with TANGE's fork.

At that time one bike shop was KLM dealer and ordered 20" BMX frame sets of
"KLM Aero", "KLM Cr-Mo 80" and "KLM Super High-tension 50" directly from Japan.

"KLM Aero"

"KLM Cr-Mo 80"

They also ordered "KLM Cr-Mo 80" in 24" completed bike.

TCH · « **Reply #69 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:03 AM »

Some Ad of import BMX parts from both USA and Japan.

ACS Products

ACS Z rims test & review by our local BMX magazine.

Haro number plates (150 Thai Baht per plate = 3.00 GBP).

Shimano DX cranks (1,250 Thai Baht per set = 25.00 GBP).

Sugino one piece cranks (675 Thai Baht per set = 13.50 GBP) &
Sugino maxy-cross cranks (730 Thai Baht per set = 14.60 GBP).

nosepickben · « **Reply #70 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:06 AM »

Wow

Some stunning pictures, what a great read. Thanks for taking the time to post all this.

TCH · « **Reply #71 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:08 AM »

Same as local brand's frame sets, we had few local brands produced BMX parts in Thailand to serve our boys who could not pay for import brands.

"COBRA" produced both their own Tuffwheel and Z rims by copy design of Skyway.

Pheasant pedals

TCH · « **Reply #72 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:15 AM »

For our big local brand "Pioneer", they produced many BMX parts under their own name althought almost of them copied design of import brands.

"Pioneer grips"

"Pioneer cranks"

"Pioneer brake caliper"

"Pioneer hubs"

"Pioneer fork"

TCH · « **Reply #73 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:18 AM »

"Pioneer number plate"

"Pioneer padset"

"Pioneer seat"

"Pioneer pedals"

"Pioneer stem"

TCH · « **Reply #74 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:49 AM »

Let me finish my topic with Ad of few bike shops at that time.

"Cycle Shop"

"Goody Shop"

"Thanakom"

Below pic of Thanakom bike shop is my most preferred one.

If I had a time machine, I'd go back to this shop and buy everything in this pic to build my house wall like this.

Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! It's just a dream...

Many thanks again for all comments. / Thanit from Thailand

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