Info needed on old Powerlites

[Redline]

The very early ones around 1978/79 had a double headtube gusset with a large hole similar to mongoose... think they were made by "Pedalpower" or something like that, can't quite remember 

[ron burgundy]

Buy it, early Powerlites are cool. I had a mid 80s one in 91, but snapped the rear end fannying about on a mini half pipe.

[Redline]

Here's an early one for sale on the museum fella 

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=409454

[adiers]

I've got the huchmans pro powerlite and I've got a srx that I bought from new and raced in the day, I'm getting them ready for mk

[HUTCHMAN]

Looking forward to seeing em both Ade.!!   

[adiers]

Yes I've got other some nice bits for them, ukais dxs profiles ....so on🏁

[adiers]

If any 1 as a early frame and forks I'd be happy to take it off your hands 

[adiers]

Oh and post a pic if you get it

[Redline]

I've got the huchmans pro powerlite and I've got a srx that I bought from new and raced in the day, I'm getting them ready for mk

I restored that Powerlite Frame & Forks before selling to Hutchman 

[AllAzusacroozer]

After Shenpar in Melbourne, Derbyshire stopped importing JMC's they started importing Powerlite's so the race team moved over too, Dale and Rachel Holmes, Nicky Parkinson (son of Shenpar owner, Bob) and Darren Reidy i think. I raced against Dale aot in cruisers in 86

and Rachel too!

/>http://bmxtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18618

[adiers]

Nice bit of history, I all so raced dale and went to school with him, I got my srx from shempar in 86 

[markyp]

the vdc made powerbends are fookin lush,i want a set,like star bars but with the bendy end

Like these Mark
straight knurl,squareish bend


These are on my Free Agent race bike

flashy tw@t

[rooski]

the vdc made powerbends are fookin lush,i want a set,like star bars but with the bendy end

Like these Mark
straight knurl,squareish bend


These are on my Free Agent race bike

flashy tw@t

They were the only set i could find at the time

[Bananaman]

Thats very nice........

and good to see something different

[pedestrian]

As a little pooper i had those powerlite bars. You know the ones with the bent bar ends.

What a disaster! Bike was totally twitchy, changed back to proper GT bars within 2 weeks.

That was my Powerlite story. 

[Dannywhac]

Bizzy-ump from the dead 

Not normally my cup of tea, but picked up a Feb '92 Powerlite Pro XL the other day in order to cheer meself up for not going to MK. Gorrit for the forks/stem/bars really, but here's a nice 'not mass produced, well nearly mass produced cack' GT made Powerlite, 21" TT prior to Powerlite becoming well bobba in 1995:





Welds are real nice  (despite the powder making em look cack). Best part of the bike though were these:

[stuntmaster]

cool radlands skatepark , used to love going there , everytime i hear led zeppelin i think of radlands

[Redline]

Prefer the late 70's Powerlites myself with the gussets at the headtube 

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/powerlite/57617#.UhZa1BY-J0g

John