Author Topic: Trident (Read 13823 times)

MickRich393 · « **on:** September 25, 2011, 09:21 AM »

Here's my survivor Trident, a transatlantic collaboration between VDC and Hot Wheels BMX shop down on the south coast. I bought the frame and fork set from Hot Wheels in the mid-1980s, carried it home on the bus and had to put the stickers on myself. I then built it up with a mish-mash of parts collected from other bikes bitd. It was my daily rider until the 90s, since when it has either been garaged or in storage. According to the serial number (and confirmed by Voris Dixon), this was the 93rd frame off the VDC welding line in September 1983.

Parts breakdown

Trident frame and forks (made by VDC) - 100% chromoly
No name bars (possibly Race Inc??)
Suntour Power stem with Suntour locknut and flexfighter
Skyway Tuff 2s
Takagi 175mm one piece chromoly crank
Pete’s Precision Products Disc
MKS Graphite-X pedals
Kashimax Aero seat
Layback seatpost
Dia Compe MX 1000 brakes with Tech 3 levers
Copy Mushrooms

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2011, 07:29 PM »

Here we go, at long last. Sorry the pics aren't too good, weather was crap.

Do have a new set of decals for it, once I decide what to do i.e. re-chrome or paint.

Mr GHPEE · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2012, 07:33 PM »

Beautiful bike! Is this the one I saw in the S and S at MK12? If you ever want to sell, I'm your man.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2012, 07:40 PM »

if your referring to mine...thanks for the compliment.Unfortunately i will never sell it,it's my holy grail for 20+ years.

Thefamegame · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2013, 08:54 PM »

Are there different versions of the Trident? Your top tube (Hutchman) doesn't taper to the oval shape at the seatpost clamp?

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2013, 08:58 PM »

just a bad pic on my part.. it actually does ... not so much of a taper, more of a squish !

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2015, 06:06 PM »

Quote from: MickRich393 on September 25, 2011, 09:21 AM

Here's my survivor Trident, a transatlantic collaboration between VDC and Hot Wheels BMX shop down on the south coast. I bought the frame and fork set from Hot Wheels in the mid-1980s, carried it home on the bus and had to put the stickers on myself. I then built it up with a mish-mash of parts collected from other bikes bitd. It was my daily rider until the 90s, since when it has either been garaged or in storage. According to the serial number (and confirmed by Voris Dixon), this was the 93rd frame off the VDC welding line in September 1983.

Parts breakdown

Trident frame and forks (made by VDC) - 100% chromoly
No name bars (possibly Race Inc??)
Suntour Power stem with Suntour locknut and flexfighter
Skyway Tuff 2s
Takagi 175mm one piece chromoly crank
Pete’s Precision Products Disc
MKS Graphite-X pedals
Kashimax Aero seat
Layback seatpost
Dia Compe MX 1000 brakes with Tech 3 levers
Copy Mushrooms

I'm very unsure on the bars.. the x bar is welded right at the back .. but nice !

snoopy72 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2015, 06:29 PM »

Hutch gen 1 bars by the look of it.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #8 on:** September 09, 2015, 08:06 PM »

Snoopy72.. i have these bars in my temporary possession atm... i agree, they do look like Hutch bars, but as Mick said, the x bar is welded at the very back of the risers but the welding looks more like MIG, not TIG... there are zero weld beads... more like a continuous blob all the way round.

snoopy72 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2015, 09:32 PM »

Some of Hutches welding by todays standards was pretty poor, early items were linked to Robinson, I had a set of genuine gen 2 hutch bars that looked like they had been welded at the bottom of a parrot cage so I wouldn't be surprised if they were hutch gen 1's, don't get me wrong i'm not getting at Hutches quality because they made some very nice gear BITD and prided themselves on decent chrome finishes, if the chrome wasn't quite up to their standard some frames were candied over the top.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2015, 09:40 PM »

i'm still not sure tbh bud... this welding looks like the quality you'd get on a MK 1 Burner(sorry guys.. not dissin the Burners... and sorry Mick.. no offence) i'ts sloppy, quite a lot of weld spatter. I've a fair few early Hutch's... they are all WAY better.. BUT they are still a really nice set of bars.

snoopy72 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2015, 07:13 AM »

Let see a pic of the welding.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2015, 06:53 PM »

can't get my head round how to put pics on here... face book Rad page any good?

snoopy72 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2015, 08:16 PM »

don't do face book PM sent

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2015, 09:34 PM »

Mikku · « **Reply #15 on:** September 11, 2015, 02:27 PM »

C'mon, let me see my bars!

I would love it if they were Hutch but always assumed they were something cheap 'n' cheerful. If my 34 year old memory serves me well, they were on my first ever bmx, which was a Cycle Pro frameset built up with a whole lot of random used parts.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #16 on:** September 11, 2015, 07:06 PM »

Quote from: Mikku on September 11, 2015, 02:27 PM

C'mon, let me see my bars! I would love it if they were Hutch but always assumed they were something cheap 'n' cheerful. If my 34 year old memory serves me well, they were on my first ever bmx, which was a Cycle Pro frameset built up with a whole lot of random used parts.

emailed ya

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2016, 02:57 PM »

A link to the current state of My and Mick's Tridents...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1065819993438495&set=p.1065819993438495&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1065273410159820&set=gm.447946275398741&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1065819640105197&set=p.1065819640105197&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1065819690105192&set=p.1065819690105192&type=3&theater

haroboys234 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2016, 06:53 PM »

I've picked one up today 😄

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2016, 08:00 PM »

Quote from: haroboys234 on March 06, 2016, 06:53 PM

I've picked one up today 😄

pics,pics !!! please.. and frame number !

Mikku · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2017, 01:19 PM »

Just went to reload the pics of my Trident following the recent Photobucket debacle, and realised that I'd uploaded them under my original aka old system username, so can't amend the post. I've therefore posted them again below. The first 3 are from 2011, the final 2 from 2015, both showing the bike in survivor state, as I rode it bitd.

Adiers · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2020, 09:19 PM »

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My first trident build even though I’ve had one for 5 years or so.
I have a second trident and when I get the parts it will be like the ad in Bmx bi- weekly

Author Topic: Trident (Read 13823 times)

MickRich393

Mr GHPEE