Author Topic: New project- Standard shorty custom (Read 4784 times)

lk_97 · « **on:** June 07, 2012, 09:46 PM »

Scored this on eBay- massive thanks to Jaymz for letting me know

Got it and it was missing a wheel, and needed a serious clean up, cleaned it up a bit, but tomorrow I'm gonna try and get some nitromors and get the chrome visible as the bits I can see look lovely. Then just gonna get some odi toadstools and a rear 990, and recoat the seat and it's finished. Although I might need to sell it as I want to get an iPad $:-\$

Here are the pics anyway

What pegs are these?

What bars and stem are these too? Has a cool original s&m sticker on the bars though

odyssey gyro and better pic of the bars and stem

How much would I get if I was to sell this though?

Thanks, Lucas.

Dannywhac · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:01 PM »

You got it then Lucas - you're right as well I do like it

, it's a corker. Custom ad lugs - nice

They look like S&M Castillo bars, looking at the forks, they are either KHE or Dragonfly's I think. Can you measure the steerer on the forks fella? If it's not 1 1/8" then they might be wierd KHE forks/stem combo.

Nearly forgot - the pegs look like Hoffman Hardy pegs, although there were a load of generic copies of em in the late 90's.

Eaaand I think that's a sealed Joytech rear hub?

Gary72 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:04 PM »

S&M did 4 piece bars, Think they were Castillo bars or something, I could be confused. Is that a 10mm hub on the rear, Looks like a race wheel, Radial laced on one side and cross laced on drive side

lk_97 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:05 PM »

Yeah it has a mint sugino cr-mo crank on it too which was pretty good

yeah I don't think that it is 1 1/8", I had my doubts too, I'll measure it tomorrow when I do the rest of the work on it

And the hub is sovos or something?

will be sad to see it go as I might have to get rid of it when it's done

lk_97 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:06 PM »

And are the pegs hoffman?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:06 PM »

Quote from: Gary72 on June 07, 2012, 10:04 PM

S&M did 4 piece bars, Think they were Castillo bars or something, I could be confused.

Deffo Castillo's

You might be right Lucas - either the rears a Sovos or Joytech

Dannywhac · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:07 PM »

Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:01 PM

Nearly forgot - the pegs look like Hoffman Hardy pegs, although there were a load of generic copies of em in the late 90's.

*cough*

lk_97 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:09 PM »

Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:07 PM

Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:01 PM
Nearly forgot - the pegs look like Hoffman Hardy pegs, although there were a load of generic copies of em in the late 90's.

*cough*

Ah yeah, didn't see that bit

I need space in my room and I need the money too, will be either this, my new school or my almost complete 88 team sport, decisions

Dannywhac · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:12 PM »

Whats the serial number on the frame Lucas? It's on the bottom bracket.

There should be a letter = month (ie a= January, b=february etc), then 5 numbers - the first two = the year

lk_97 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:17 PM »

Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:12 PM

Whats the serial number on the frame Lucas? It's on the bottom bracket.

There should be a letter = month (ie a= January, b=february etc), then 5 numbers - the first two = the year

GS6KWO217, from what I could see it looks like this

Dannywhac · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:27 PM »

Quote from: lk_97 on June 07, 2012, 10:17 PM

Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:12 PM
Whats the serial number on the frame Lucas? It's on the bottom bracket.

There should be a letter = month (ie a= January, b=february etc), then 5 numbers - the first two = the year

GS6KWO217, from what I could see it looks like this

That's not a Standard serial number fella - you sure?

I wonder.....the seatstays/seattube junction screams Standard, that serial though looks more like a Dragonfly/Heavytools (although the seatstay/seattube junctions different to yours).....

harris · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:36 PM »

you not finished that yet

lk_97 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:38 PM »

Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:27 PM

Quote from: lk_97 on June 07, 2012, 10:17 PM
Quote from: dannywhac on June 07, 2012, 10:12 PM
Whats the serial number on the frame Lucas? It's on the bottom bracket.

There should be a letter = month (ie a= January, b=february etc), then 5 numbers - the first two = the year

GS6KWO217, from what I could see it looks like this

That's not a Standard serial number fella - you sure?

I wonder.....the seatstays/seattube junction screams Standard, that serial though looks more like a Dragonfly/Heavytools (although the seatstay/seattube junctions different to yours).....

I'll have a better look in the morning as it has paint on the serial number and my hallway is really dark

gary4130 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:47 PM »

platform doesn't look like a standard-a bit too short $:-\$
+there is no coaster bracket-thought all shorties has them-still a nice bike

lk_97 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:49 PM »

How much should I put this up for sale for then?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:51 PM »

Yeah deffo still a nice bike

Coaster-wise Gary you're right, but a load of peeps ground the feckers off in the late 90's. Platform is a tad short n'all

harris · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:52 PM »

im not 100% from the pictures but looks like a copy

harris · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:53 PM »

i have a copy here somewhere someone gave me it years ago and looks similar.

dordymush · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:53 PM »

might be interested in the bars if you split it lucas.

Dannywhac · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:56 PM »

Quote from: harris on June 07, 2012, 10:52 PM

im not 100% from the pictures but looks like a copy

Think Danny's got it spot on - another giveaway is the bridge between the seatstays - it's a small guage tube than the stays, I think Standards use the same guage tube. Looking at that serial, poss from 1996? Still a nice frame, would make a belting flatland/mini bike

harris · « **Reply #20 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:59 PM »

cyclesports of grantham got in the crapper btd for putting standard shorty decals on the copies..tut tut
not saying it is but a few issues from the pictures plus the coaster tab ,seat stay,serial,plus the parts on it arnt what you would put on a £400+ frame.

Mdbh · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2012, 07:33 AM »

It's defo not a heavy tools they had a flat plate behind the seat tube that joins the platform but I maybe wrong?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2012, 07:40 AM »

Quote from: Mdbh on June 08, 2012, 07:33 AM

It's defo not a heavy tools they had a flat plate behind the seat tube that joins the platform but I maybe wrong?

Spot on Olly - HT's had that box st/ss junction thing.

fugazi · « **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2012, 07:58 AM »

Looks like a Shorty copy Cyclesport sold under the Prolite brand name for a while, I think I've got the Ride mag with a review of it in somewhere, I'll look for it if I get chance

Dannywhac · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:17 AM »

I remember them - they used to advertise it as a 'contact us' after a while.....

Found the ad for this last night - it's a Dragonfly Generix Rookie from winter '96 through 1997 - I'll pop a scan up inna tick