Author Topic: Hello every one I have a what is it . please help (Read 6632 times)

theboss290 · « **on:** January 23, 2012, 05:06 AM »

G'day Dan from Australia here , picked this up off a mate and no body seems to know what it is ?? the frame is brazed together and a few on Oz BMX said it could be English made ??

any help would be great.

cheers

bof · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2012, 07:03 AM »

Birmingham wheels?

lk_97 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2012, 07:11 AM »

Quote from: bof on January 23, 2012, 07:03 AM

Birmingham wheels?

Was gonna say the same

theboss290 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2012, 08:20 AM »

Yeah thats been said but all the WHEELS ive seen have been loop tails ?? are there any examples of non loopy wheels ??

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2012, 11:46 AM »

Just had a thought that maybe Woody will know; he has a memory like an elephant hopefully he will be along soon

Lazarou · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2012, 11:49 AM »

What is a looptail?

kungfunky · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2012, 01:52 PM »

Don't think it's a Brum wheels, if it's

Animal (Steve) will be able to help you out fella

Darren Wood · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:35 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on January 23, 2012, 11:46 AM

Just had a thought that maybe Woody will know; he has a memory like an elephant hopefully he will be along soon

Ha Ha thanks MARTY

Its not a WHEELS as we know it but may well be MADE at the WHEELS site looking at the workman ship as people have said its not a LOOPY but they did make frames for other people

MARCH RACING / MARK WHITE / ALAN WOODS MIRAGE to name but a few .............. Nice looking FRAME shame theres no FORKS ?

Whats the STORY behind it where did you get it ? Nice LOW serial number which makes me think along the wheels line and the LETTERING

Nice ride get it built FELLA

Nice one WOODY

theboss290 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:30 PM »

well the story go's a mate of mine bought it from Qld (Queensland) thinking it was a goose as it had 79-81 team goose parts on it , got it here to South Oz realised it wasn't a goose striped it down got it repowdered and it sat in his spare room for the last 6 months, during this time we have been trying to work out what the bloody hell it is !! now the only name throughn out there has been WHEELS because of the way its been put together i.e brasing and the serial , but all surches have turned up Wheels being of a loop tale construction. I then went to Museum who put me on to you guys

I do want to build this bike up because of uniquness but the only thing holding me back is i have no idea what it is so trying to build it up to spec not knowing year is a bit of a bugger $:-\$

so far i have some SR cranks , DX ped's , sugino spider , SR chain wheel, sugino chain wheel bolts, Tange head set, SR stem, Tange ARX forks, Rethal post, Tuff nek copy clamp, dia-comp MX lever , aero turbo ( turbo-81) seat, cro-mo pro bars ( unsure what make as they have been cut down allong with any stamping.) and suzue low flanged sealed bearing hubs ( yet to be built to rims)

hopefuly most of these parts are sort of on the money ??

theboss290 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:36 PM »

Just want to add as well that its original colour was blue and some thing i thought was odd seeming its a old schooler and im guessing early 80's or even late 70's is that the TT is a woping 19.5 " (inches)?? would make it a varly long frame for its time.??

theboss290 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:47 PM »

Quote from: DARREN WOOD on January 23, 2012, 02:35 PM

MARCH RACING / MARK WHITE / ALAN WOODS MIRAGE to name but a few

any photos of said bikes and the few others what would they be ??

cheers

fischflo · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2012, 05:05 PM »

damn, that loopy chainstay section seems such a distinctive feature............

$:-\$ this sucks

Jaymz · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2012, 06:27 PM »

have you recently bought this?? as Ive seen a thread on this frame before somewhere on the interwebz

kungfunky · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2012, 07:14 PM »

Quote from: Jaymz on January 23, 2012, 06:27 PM

have you recently bought this?? as Ive seen a thread on this frame before somewhere on the interwebz

Was on the Museum a while ago I think.

theboss290 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2012, 10:47 PM »

mate of mine posted it up on OZ BMX and since ive had it Ive posted it up on Museum and here.

Badbaldie · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2012, 10:58 PM »

wasnt some of the late March frames NONE loop tail

the 2 guys you need to tell you what this frame is/isnt/could well be are ..... sawsall and animal

theboss290 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2012, 02:49 PM »

Quote from: Badbaldie on January 23, 2012, 10:58 PM

wasnt some of the late March frames NONE loop tail the 2 guys you need to tell you what this frame is/isnt/could well be are ..... sawsall and animal

can some one let these to members know about this thread please, maybe they can shed some light ??

theboss290 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 29, 2012, 04:04 PM »

any one know what the Birmingham bikes were made of ?? cro-mo or hi-ten??

sawzall · « **Reply #18 on:** January 29, 2012, 05:12 PM »

birmingham wheels were made of reynolds 531 tube,i collect british race frames but have never come across on of these,

i have collated loads of info and pics but have seen nothing like this

us brits wern't the only frame builders to braize

frames together so it might well have been built somewhere else

good luck with your search