Author Topic: buying an old school (Read 1872 times)

ratty67vw · « **on:** July 10, 2012, 05:57 PM »

If you were given a choice of buying 1 old school bmx from this short list which would it be

Gen 1 Haro freestyler ,
85 GT proformer ,
skyway TA

i am thinking of getting 1 bike that i always wanted as a kid but cant decide which (not that i have any money yet to buy one

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i have narrowed it down to these 3 so which would you buy given the choice??

pickle · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2012, 05:58 PM »

TA for me

Peter J · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2012, 05:58 PM »

TA

Al Wyn · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:00 PM »

TA for me...to recreate my bitd ride

Spen69 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:05 PM »

The TA and the Gen 1 ride shite bud. At least the GT has a 19" top tube.

Buy any off the list to look at, but if you're gonna ride it then you need to buy a Haro Sport over the Gen1 and if you really want a TA then you need the XL but you'd better have deeeeeeeeeepppppp pockets for either. Again the GT would be cheaper i'd argue.

hunterdubber · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:09 PM »

Get a JMC Darrell Young

Looks great ,rideable and sought after

In2 bmx · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:10 PM »

$:-\$
i had a TA i should never have sold

But I really do fancy a gen 1 Haro

Haro In Chrome

m1ke · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:19 PM »

id go for the gt so not to be common

kungfunky · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:19 PM »

Chrome TA for me

brummie · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:21 PM »

you will end up with all 3 like i have anyway mate
this is one infectious hobby

griff · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:24 PM »

out of those 3 I'd take the gen1, it was thinking about haros that started me off thinking about getting back into BMX

but my budget wouldn't stretch to one so I went for my 85 master instead

all of the above are very nice though, depends what you like mate

ratty67vw · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:25 PM »

Thanks for the input guys
out of the 3 the only one i have ever riden was a TA a mate had one bitd. we were at rom and i had a go on it did an ariel out of the bowl and it scared the shit out of me

i was always used to heavy bikes and the TA was light as fook .
i had never even seen a gen 1 or Gt proformer in the flesh until volksworld this year but they are both iconic bikes that i used to dream of owning as a kid .
if there was 1 other bike i would add to this list it would be a looptail pk ripper..
i would like to have at least 1 quality bike in my small collection of cheapies

my problem is i like them all

sharp767 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:26 PM »

gen 1......all day.

theRuler · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:33 PM »

Get them all. Don't kid yourself, thinking you will just have one.

Betty · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:33 PM »

Quote from: Glen on July 10, 2012, 06:02 PM

Gen1, then ebay it and buy something you can actually ride

This

stu27 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:37 PM »

id go for TA

all sweet,wouldnt mind a gen 1 meself

keviboy · « **Reply #16 on:** July 10, 2012, 07:10 PM »

Chrome TA .....shiny!!!!
but i do love my Ripper!!!

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2012, 07:40 PM »

Quote from: Hunterdubber on July 10, 2012, 06:09 PM

Get a JMC Darrell Young

Looks great ,rideable and sought after

are you that short, that you can't read the top of the page

TA

martin46 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:02 PM »

TA

Devilock · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:04 PM »

F*CKING TA.

ratty67vw · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:17 PM »

theres a definate slant towards the TA . is there any paticular reason for this ?

Devilock · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:30 PM »

Because its a F*CKING TA!

I suppose part of it is in the branding back then thats had a profound effect & the fact they just look cool!!

Munnyella · « **Reply #22 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:31 PM »

Quote from: ratty67vw on July 10, 2012, 08:17 PM

theres a definate slant towards the TA . is there any paticular reason for this ?

They are dead nice, Rideable, unlike the gen 1, and early, unlike the GT.

Opinion, schminion!!!

MM

Kaner · « **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:33 PM »

Because they are cool as fook!

stu27 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:38 PM »

Quote from: Kaner on July 10, 2012, 08:33 PM

Because they are cool as fook!

fooking brill

thats £1200-£1400 sat there(f&f)
id love a chrome TA

Author Topic: buying an old school (Read 1872 times)

ratty67vw

Al Wyn

In2 bmx

m1ke

griff

ratty67vw

sharp767

theRuler

keviboy

ratty67vw