Author Topic: From Wales (Read 5234 times)

karim · « **on:** April 20, 2012, 10:43 PM »

Hello all,

Great forum, had some great memories stirred by reading through.

Spent the 80's on BMX, freestyling on 'rustic' quarterpipes and ramps that we got permission to locate in our village school yard. Riding 15 miles on a Sunday (no easy job on a BMX) to race at the nearest track. Happy days.

Owned and broke:
Aero Stratton (can't have been many of those) - bent and twisted!
Night burner
Ultra burner
GL DP freestyler

Now my sons have the dubious pleasure of my past, middle boy just grown out of his Raleigh team mini burner (restored skip find). His mates never gave it a second glance, his mates dads drooled.

I will post some pics shortly.

Andy68 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2012, 11:02 PM »

Welcome aboard fella!!

NORTY40 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2012, 11:08 PM »

Welcome to RAD mate

Devilock · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2012, 11:24 PM »

Welcome in mate.

Sound like happy memories...got any photos?!

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2012, 11:31 PM »

welcome in mate. Whereabouts in God's back garden are you from?

mattfx81 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2012, 02:02 AM »

Welcome matey, you north or south?

bobafett · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2012, 03:32 AM »

Welcome to RAD mate

Pooch · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2012, 06:13 AM »

Welcome to rad!!

karim · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:05 PM »

Thanks for the welcomes

. I am from mid-wales, grew up near Llanidloes. Will put some pics up shortly, may be able to find a couple from way back then to scan in if I can come to terms with the embarassment.

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:09 PM »

Have you got a bike built up at the min? There is a ride next week in Hereford, that's not too far from you, will give you a good oppertunity to meet some members and have a good ride out.

Jaymz · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:28 PM »

Nice one dan was just about to jump on this

here's details of the Hereford ride, get something built and haul ass to the border, its not too far from the border!!!

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=139209.0

welcome aboard

karim · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:30 PM »

I have this, but will be away in Stafford next week at the Classic bike show.

It also needs some work, time permitting.

Gish · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:32 PM »

welcome to the forum dude

brass monkey! · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:34 PM »

Welcome to the site

Few Welsh lads on here (Gashead etc...

)

karim · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:36 PM »

Also have this that I built up for my son, am most likely going to sell the DP to fund a full size BMX for him (project for me

) in the future.

mattfx81 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:39 PM »

Do not sell the DP you will regret it forever! Drop the seat post before you knacker the seat tube aswell! Plenty of cheap frames for a project to be had on here or the evilbay.

karim · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:54 PM »

It will be traumatic but I will probably start off with a trial separation! I don't know if I could bear to see my old prized possession getting trashed by my son as I abused it in my day.

The seat post is fine, been there for about 30 years. Super long Rickman post sits well down into the tube, obviously built to last as we did total lesser frames BITD. It was at a height that allowed me to hold the bars against the end of the seat, also at 6'2" I need to squeeze my legs in somehow.

doomchild · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:58 PM »

Yea WALES.....welcome onboard.

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2012, 03:08 PM »

I've pm'd you Karim about your DP, if you really want to sell, i'll take it off your hands and keep it in Wales, it's birthplace.

karim · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:05 PM »

The firebird is the Glyn Lewis edition frame and forks, with skyway tuff 2's, Rickman freestyle bars and seatpost, dia-compe calipers, levers and seat-clamp. Other bits tuff-neck sprocket, torker seat, takagi crank and SR stem, all bits are as were on it years ago.
The mini-burner is a skip find I resprayed, new decals it does have non original seat and brakes but all good otherwise. My son loves it and keeps telling me that he will give it to his son!

brettypeeps · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:55 PM »

Welcome in Karim - Dan is the right owner for The GL if you part with it

Where in wales are you?

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