Author Topic: Does anyone like late 90's overbuilt dirt jump frames? (Read 1552 times)

thesku11s · « **on:** November 19, 2011, 07:08 PM »

Because I am thinking of getting rid of one. Only a ruption, but its from 98 when the higher end models were selling for £400 and equally as good as the GT/Haro/Hoffman etc of the time.

Its a ruption Chogger 1998. Massive tubes, all 4130. V-brake bosses (as was the rage around 98, remember odyssey A brake?), wishbone junction, massive dropouts, but just before the 14mm axle boom. So it ironically has 10mm dropouts.

Here is pic of it when I jazzed it up for laughs (yes I put joke mags on it). I still have the original 4 pc bars which are quite nice.

I thought id stick it up here as I dont have selling privelages. I know it is relatively worthless in terms of trying to flog it, but I am strangely attached to it as I spent all my pocket money on it when I was 15. So will happily give it away, for anyone who will truly use it. I live right next to creation skatepark in Brum. If you reckon you can thrash this frame till it breaks, please take it away and do so.

Jaymz · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:13 PM »

If you let your childhood bike go you will regret it fella, big time, It has to have a residual value. Take it out and ride it, it looks like a nice rider with provenance, I'd ride it

theRuler · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:17 PM »

Quote from: Jaymz on November 19, 2011, 07:13 PM

If you let your childhood bike go you will regret it fella, big time, It has to have a residual value. Take it out and ride it, it looks like a nice rider with provenance, I'd ride it

Good advise.
Just mothball the frame in the attic for a few years!

thesku11s · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:20 PM »

Nah its rubbish, I have always hated it.

I had two bikes before it that I actually liked. One was a wee 16incher. And the other was this super light skinny tubed cheapo bike that I did all sorts of bodging/DIY mods on. It was a lot of fun to ride (even lighter than a new school BMX because it was so flimsy). But it got robbed. Then I invested in the Ruption, silly mistake. I was never a ballsy enough rider to chuck myself over big dirt jumps. So the weight of the damn thing was super-overkill.

Jaymz · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:23 PM »

Quote from: Skeleton Boy on November 19, 2011, 07:20 PM

Nah its rubbish, I have always hated it.

I had two bikes before it that I actually liked. One was a wee 16incher. And the other was this super light skinny tubed cheapo bike that I did all sorts of bodging/DIY mods on. It was a lot of fun to ride (even lighter than a new school BMX because it was so flimsy). But it got robbed. Then I invested in the Ruption, silly mistake. I was never a ballsy enough rider to chuck myself over big dirt jumps. So the weight of the damn thing was super-overkill.

I hated my first bmx fella, a dingo from toys R us with matchstick mags cotterpin cranks. But I'd kill for one right now, never found one though