Author Topic: When did you get 'back' into OLD SCHOOL BMX ? (Read 2022 times)

brass monkey! · « **on:** July 06, 2012, 07:34 AM »

I reckon there are a few real OLD OLD school collectors on here, would be interested to know when;

You bought your first OS BMX
What was it / how much
How did you get back into Old School

I'll get the ball rolling;

Rediscovered OS BMX back end of 2004
Bought a US made Trickstar end 2004 (for £105)
mate of mine from BITD had just bought a Raceinc (for £35! complete), so I started looking around ebay.... discovered RAD a short while later - the rest is history

CD17 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2012, 07:41 AM »

I think around the early part of 04, ebay first, then discovered Rad

The first F&F I brought was a Nos 86 Green Master from Stuntmaster for £180 I think, this was when you could get Nos 85 Masters everywhere for £200, I also brought off US eBay GT Profile crank arms for $15 Nos, but just the arms

kungfunky · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2012, 07:51 AM »

Around 1998 I think, I was clearing my folks shed out and for some reason decided to take the old Ripper out for a blast

a couple of weeks later I had another one which if I remember I paid £80 for

Jt · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:02 AM »

Bought a street eat off eBay in about 2003. Didn't find rad till a few years later. Maybe 2006?

pickle · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:04 AM »

i got back into it around 2001/3 i think

always been into MTB's in a big way and wondered about having an old BMX........Typed Skyway into ebay and found a green (yes you guessed it) Street Beat frame, forks, bars and disgusting green braced layback post all for the price of about £70

i drove all the way up north to pick her up and i think it was off Dordy

along the bottom of the auction were the dreaded words www.radbmx.co.uk and the rest of my life was never the same!!

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:06 AM »

Never did Bmx till I found this place last summer, worst bunch of cnunts I have ever met.......proper mentals

meticulous · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:12 AM »

bought this off ebay in about 2005 after see'ing my old original redline at my mates house....

about 18months later i found you loonies....

Swivel · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:12 AM »

Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on July 06, 2012, 08:06 AM

Never did Bmx till I found this place last summer, worst bunch of cnunts I have ever met.......proper mentals

Swivel · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:15 AM »

2001 for me, bought a white haro master from Biagio, still in me loft now and the addiction started! Was part of the original "blue" radbmx site before it switched to here, prices were amazing back then...

Spen69 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:41 AM »

Hootski found his old Chromo Burner in our dad's shed and his bird at the time was a Voltswagon nut and asked him to build it up. I said how cool it was and wished I'd still got my BMX from BITD as we'd spent the years in between on MTB's and I still bunnyhopped everything......

So he scoured a couple of old bikeshops he knew and found unbelievably a boxed Ammaco 202 and built it up for my 30th birthday present. I was 43 this week and even though it's a POS I will never sell it as it's identical to the very first BMX I had in '82 and was again when I got back into BMX in '99.

Found eBay in 2003 and you lot in May 2007. Regretted every day since then you bunch of retards...... ;-)

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2012, 08:49 AM »

about 2000 when prices were clown money n stuff on USebay were so cheap it was unbelievable and you were getting about $2.54 to the pound n customs couldnt give a fook, them were the days

, funny as fook now laughing at the stupid prices your all paying now

first f/f back into it was a GHP for £50 off rockchick! told you it was stooopid money, daft c*nt never had a clue back then

next was a complete 84 haro sport in the box £175
streetbeat f/f n bars in the box £79

bodamus · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:10 AM »

2001 bought a Diamond Back Silverstreak for £85

M5AT · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:40 AM »

Picked up a badly listed collection only complete Reflex loaded with really nice nos bits, was on a job down south & it tied in nicely with pickin it up, cost nowt, about 60 squid, prob 2007.

Found this place, bought a mint white quad F&F off Del & just swapped all these top parts off the Reflex. Voilà, dream bike from BITD.

Problem is I'm a serial hoarder who finds it hard to part wi stuff, so its become a bit of a storage issue!

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:51 AM »

Start of 2010 - and straight back into racing.
Not currently doing any buying but I'll always be an Old Skool BMXer.

Prest1082 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:58 AM »

November 2011 ish when I took my step son up to Summer Hill, Hartlepool . Him on a Reebok BMX made of lead and me on a mountain bike I have had since 1997! We went up to do some bonding ! Lol. Met up with some old lads I used to ride with in the 80's ! Since then first built an SE Assasin got the lad a Delux Team 2 ! We go up the track about 2 times a week but more if Donna let's us ! Second build was a Freeagent Limo !
The lad (Conor) and I have both raced in the North reginals ! He has moved on to and Intence Pro, second hand , which I built up for him !
We both love building and riding BMX!
Just got a Hyper F/F 21.75 ish TT build in progress and an also putting together a bit of a mid/new school race bike. Going to double up at Hartlepool in September !
Thanks to Daz, Bren, Gish, Russ, Phil, and Paul etc for theier help and friendship .
This site rocks wether you ride or collect or both !

Cheers Nick

AKGOFF · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:14 AM »

Got an NOS Aero Reflex Christmas 2009 from Biaggio after getting my eldest Son his first BMX and was instantly hooked. I try to forget the memories of my crappy old Super Burner from BITD by buying only the high end and rare stuff now.

I found this place and made some some quality mates in 2010, love doing the London rides and MK rocks.

Adam

In2 bmx · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:22 AM »

2009 when a mate i used to race against brought his Survivor GT for me to look at .. First time back on a bike in 28 years and i did a 360

Started my search for a Robinson the day after .. the illness continues

Julian347 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:26 AM »

After packing up racing for the second time in 1999, I still had the BMX itch. Kept up to date with the race results etc and had the odd ride out now and again. Had a little search on ebay one day and saw a few old BMX's I' wanted when I raced the first time round. Told my wife about it and she said you need a hobby, so why not get into OS BMX. That was it. Hooked. And with the wife's permission

2010 found RAD, bought a TA and the rest is history.

MaD-RoK · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:27 AM »

2004/5 when I was living in Los Angeles a few of the dudes turned up for beers near Venice Beach on OS Performers. Once the hard on had gone semi enough to walk, I was hooked like it was 1983.

Cheers, AL.

gary67 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:32 AM »

Nearly always had a BMX except for a few years gap in my 20's and then in my late 30's but always had parts lol,couldnt throw them out :daumenhoch:Never really been back to OS, just got stuck in mid school ;)Would like an OS but prices are silly now.Would have to be a shed/garage find now

stuntmaster · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:03 PM »

always been into bmx and always wanted another trickstar again after seeing one at playstation in london back in 1999 and started looking for one but no joy with hot wheels or shiner as some american`s had bought the lot

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kept looking and then sourced a chrome trickstar complete bike from oregon usa fon usa ebay for about 300 postage and was worried as never bought anything that amount on ebay and let alone from outside uk .
got it and was well chuffed and got my own computer back in 2000 and joined vintage bmx and the rest is history .
back then there was only 5 pages of bmx on ebay

markyp · « **Reply #21 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:05 PM »

august 2008 properly although id had a passing interest in it for the previous two years,i started with a nos haro group 1.it was a chance conversation with a mate of mine that triggered off my memories of bmx.he had a 1950's bike to fook about on and i said in passing id love to have an old school bmx,he said look on ebay theres loads on there and away i went.im now in a mental home

Peter J · « **Reply #22 on:** July 06, 2012, 05:13 PM »

It was a Thursday a cool breeze was blowing from the south west, a blackbird was singing a sweet song sat on the Magnolia tree branch and the Mrs was cooking a pie for me, think it was steak and kidney

I typed in " Middle aged men into Monkey Porn and vertically challenged gay tartd's into kids bikes with nothing better to waste there money on" and found RAD

As you can see....I search the web to satisfy my special needs

Lately I've been hitting the swinging sites more and more $:-\$

bmxgirl · « **Reply #23 on:** July 06, 2012, 05:25 PM »

Around 1998 when i started going to VW shows and saw everyone riding o.s bikes.
I thought it was a great excuse to ride mine again so dug it out of the shed

markyp · « **Reply #24 on:** July 06, 2012, 05:43 PM »

Quote from: Peter J on July 06, 2012, 05:13 PM

It was a Thursday a cool breeze was blowing from the south west, a blackbird was singing a sweet song sat on the Magnolia tree branch and the Mrs was cooking a pie for me, think it was steak and kidney

I typed in " Middle aged men into Monkey Porn and vertically challenged gay tartd's into kids bikes with nothing better to waste there money on" and found RAD

As you can see....I search the web to satisfy my special needs

Lately I've been hitting the swinging sites more and more $:-\$

ffs!!

Author Topic: When did you get 'back' into OLD SCHOOL BMX ? (Read 2022 times)

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