Author Topic: Some Late Mid (HEAVY!) S&M bikes (Read 7496 times)

SaMAlex · « **on:** February 20, 2012, 10:21 AM »

I had a bit of a tidy up at the weekend and took a pic of some of the frames stashed at the back of the shed
I only really have 1-inch bikes (apart from my real bike) but Ive picked up a few early 1 1/8 frames along the way.

"Oh My Back!"

Dannywhac · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2012, 10:35 AM »

Hernia time

Love the late 90's heavy metal bikes - riding the buggers gave you a six-pack though - all that lifting.......

kev-s · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2012, 10:42 AM »

nice, loving the grips on the oversized dirtbike

SaMAlex · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2012, 10:48 AM »

Quote from: kev s on February 20, 2012, 10:42 AM

nice, loving the grips on the oversized dirtbike

The Oversized Dirtbike is my mate Ian's*. He doesnt BMX much any more and that bike "lives" at mine. He has some other nice BMX's too, which I might get out of him one day!

*(Ian "Vert Squirt" Osborne, he was in BMX Action bike a few times in the 80s)

Dannywhac · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2012, 10:56 AM »

You need a Call Girl just to top that collection off

SaMAlex · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:02 AM »

Quote from: dannywhac on February 20, 2012, 10:56 AM

You need a Call Girl just to top that collection off

Why stop with a Call Girl? OS Holmes, Next Gen Holmes, PBR & Bennet (I rode both of those frames for a while). There are/were quite a few S&M frames, which is why i drew the line at 1" ones. I dont wanna have 40+ bikes! haha

K9 11
Mad Dog
Dirtbike x 2
Holmes x 3
24" cruiser
Challenger
Widow maker 24"
Dirtbike with standing platform
Menstural Cycle
Heavy as F**k
OS Dirtbike
OS Holmes
OS Challenger
OS 24" Challenger
Race Version
Trails Version
24" Race Version
Sabbath
Warpig
Sabbath Lite
Next Gen Dirtbike
Next Gen Holmes
Call Girl (Shaun Butler)
Kris Bennett
Neal Wood
PBR
Black Bike
Matt Beringer
Classic Dirtbike
Classic Holmes
Josh Stricker
LAF
Mini Cobra 16"
38 special
38 special 24"
LTF
Josh Stricker
Randy Brown
Camaron Wood
Tony Cardona
(this list is NOT up to date!

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Dannywhac · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:11 AM »

Forgot about the Bennet if we're talking heavy late midschoolery

I've got a spare room and cellar/loft full of 7lbs+ frames that I'm too scared to ride for fear of damaging my now flimsy body - none of them S&M though

SaMAlex · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:18 AM »

My first OverSized bike was a Next Gen Dirtbike. It was just too much. Then I had a normal OverSized Dirtbike, then a Challenger, a Bennet and a PBR, and then back to the Challenger (and even that was heavy!). I didnt really get on with the weight of any of them

God bless the LAF!

kev-s · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:22 AM »

what other bikes does your friend have then alex?

my oversized holmes weighs quite a bit, cant believe i learnt wall taps on it around 7 years ago

but saying that my new school dirtbike isnt light! gotta be 26-27lbs atleast!!

Dannywhac · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:26 AM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on February 20, 2012, 11:18 AM

God bless the LAF!

You're not wrong there

The other thing with the late 90's/early 00's were the bloody forks - weighing in at nearly the same as the frames (well, bit of an over-exaggeration...) - I remember going from using on dirt DK race forks to DK Streets - front end of the bike just wouldn't stay pointing in the right direction

SaMAlex · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:52 AM »

Quote from: kev s on February 20, 2012, 11:22 AM

what other bikes does your friend have then alex?

He has some 80s tat. His old Hutch, a few Loop-tail PKs (I think the blue one pictured is in my shed), maybe a TA / Aero Burner or 2 (he went tho loads of both of them, he was well into the DBI thing).

He might still have a 1" dirtbike but I think thats gone. I know he has a very nice Early OverSized Challenger cos I found it for him not long ago

m1ke · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:37 PM »

jealous aint the word

Jaymz · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:22 PM »

Nice line up Alex, that Blue Sabbath would look great next to my Blue RV

fugazi · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:10 PM »

That Sabbath would look even better next to Mine, as would the Warpig, I can't find One anywhere!

kev-s · « **Reply #14 on:** February 20, 2012, 09:52 PM »

cool mag pics and the challenger looks nice, although for some reason the headtube looks huge to me, i know its a oversize challenger but it just looks so big

Dannywhac · « **Reply #15 on:** February 29, 2012, 06:07 PM »

Speaking of heavy metal - looky what turned up for me today - an S&M Kris Bennett + Pitch's. Didn't realise these were made by Kastan.......

kev-s · « **Reply #16 on:** February 29, 2012, 08:13 PM »

Dannywhac · « **Reply #17 on:** February 29, 2012, 08:20 PM »

Quote from: kev s on February 29, 2012, 08:13 PM

You got me back though Kev - STANDARD PEGS!

Think there might be an interesting story behind these frames - seems they came out around the time that S&M started full blown in-house production? Either the dropouts are Kastan made (as S&M didn't have a laser cutter at the time or summit?) or Kastan made em for em - the serials on the BB, other one's have the serial as per on one of the drops, some have 'USA' on the seatstay wishbone, some don't..... good old S&M

Jaymz · « **Reply #18 on:** February 29, 2012, 08:25 PM »

Quote from: dannywhac on February 29, 2012, 06:07 PM

Speaking of heavy metal - looky what turned up for me today - an S&M Kris Bennett + Pitch's. Didn't realise these were made by Kastan.......

was that the one off retrobike danny, i hovered over that for a while but had just won the dragonfly, so stopped myself

Dannywhac · « **Reply #19 on:** February 29, 2012, 08:27 PM »

Quote from: Jaymz on February 29, 2012, 08:25 PM

Quote from: dannywhac on February 29, 2012, 06:07 PM
Speaking of heavy metal - looky what turned up for me today - an S&M Kris Bennett + Pitch's. Didn't realise these were made by Kastan.......

was that the one off retrobike danny, i hovered over that for a while but had just won the dragonfly, so stopped myself

It was Jaymz - Kev got a great deal on a Phat Jack (and now I think if we ever meet he's gonna lump me

)

Jaymz · « **Reply #20 on:** February 29, 2012, 08:33 PM »

Quote from: dannywhac on February 29, 2012, 08:27 PM

Quote from: Jaymz on February 29, 2012, 08:25 PM
Quote from: dannywhac on February 29, 2012, 06:07 PM
Speaking of heavy metal - looky what turned up for me today - an S&M Kris Bennett + Pitch's. Didn't realise these were made by Kastan.......

was that the one off retrobike danny, i hovered over that for a while but had just won the dragonfly, so stopped myself

It was Jaymz - Kev got a great deal on a Phat Jack (and now I think if we ever meet he's gonna lump me )

what were the bars he had for sale looked nice but kev got there first