Author Topic: REVAMPED THE ROBINSON!! (Read 926 times)

markyp · « **on:** November 03, 2012, 11:48 AM »

Two years ago i put the robinson together and it won bike of the month nov 2010,the all chrome colour scheme was just an experiment really as i wanted to build the blingiest bike i possibly could, it was always my intention to eventually change things around

i started looking through the old magazines and scouring the internet for pictures of robinsons,i realised alot of them were decked out in a red,white and blue combination so i decided to go down that route which is hard to pull off without it looking like a clown bike!!!!
i decided on going for a slightly older look this time around after getting inspiration from the likes of stidds,kungfunky and king of the robbos Carlos!!in came a set of vinyl popper pads,a dc double bend lever and after a two and a half year search a set of hard to find robinson pro bars,the experts were just too small for my taste,anyway here she is,hope you like,its a tough order making a botm winner look better!!

PARTS LIST

83 expert framset with robbo bars/seatpost
pro neck bulldog stamped stem
tange 320 headset
oakley 2 grips
dc doube bend lever with dc mx1000 and terry cable
suntour mp1000 pedals
175 flight cranks dimple spindle,
bullseye spider with sugino chainring
kashi mx
tufneck seat clamp
araya rims with suzue lf hubs
izumi chain
2nd gen comp 3's
repo padset(massive thnaks to firebird)

thanks for looking

CustardLips · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2012, 11:51 AM »

Cool as fcuk !

Hope mine looks half as good as that when done !

CustardLips · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2012, 11:55 AM »

What were the factory colours for these ?
Only seems to be chrome and white ones on the museum !

stu27 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2012, 11:59 AM »

looks beautiful

loving the use of the blue

markyp · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2012, 12:03 PM »

Quote from: CustardLips on November 03, 2012, 11:55 AM

What were the factory colours for these ?
Only seems to be chrome and white ones on the museum !

im pretty sure the r gusset were only avaiable in chrome and white or maybe just chrome,Carlos will be able to verify

Badbaldie · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2012, 12:30 PM »

very very nice

CustardLips · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2012, 12:46 PM »

Cheers Mark. Have to be white then !
Got one off here a few weeks ago, it's had a re-chrome but its a poor job so gonna be stripped and powdered. "One day" !
Nice one pal.

kungfunky · « **Reply #7 on:** November 03, 2012, 02:41 PM »

Looks great does that, nice work

sparky · « **Reply #8 on:** November 03, 2012, 02:44 PM »

I do like Looptail/Gussett Robbo's and that is particularly nice.

bodamus · « **Reply #9 on:** November 03, 2012, 03:23 PM »

Looks great Mark all apart from the Padset for me I would put the Reds Pads back on it

markyp · « **Reply #10 on:** November 03, 2012, 03:32 PM »

Quote from: bodamus on November 03, 2012, 03:23 PM

Looks great Mark all apart from the Padset for me I would put the Reds Pads back on it

with the red pads on it Ian the blue becomes pointless,it kills it competely,the white breaks up the red, and the blue writing on the pads brings out the blue components,plus carl owns the red pads now

In2 bmx · « **Reply #11 on:** November 03, 2012, 03:39 PM »

Looks mint that mate ...

If you want the red pads back let me know I found an Original set

Ill take your white pads

markyp · « **Reply #12 on:** November 03, 2012, 03:41 PM »

Quote from: In2bmx on November 03, 2012, 03:39 PM

Looks mint that mate ...

If you want the red pads back let me know I found an Original set

Ill take your white pads

cheers Carl,no im loving the vinyl pads!

Pooch · « **Reply #13 on:** November 03, 2012, 04:04 PM »

Love these frame sets.. And that build is stunning..

CustardLips · « **Reply #14 on:** November 03, 2012, 05:24 PM »

Quote from: In2bmx on November 03, 2012, 03:39 PM

Looks mint that mate ...

If you want the red pads back let me know I found an Original set

Ill take your white pads

I might take the red pads off you when I get round to building mine !

markyp · « **Reply #15 on:** November 03, 2012, 05:25 PM »

already gone

Devilock · « **Reply #16 on:** November 03, 2012, 05:37 PM »

Splendid & tremendous good sir.

I like both builds!

BmxAssasin · « **Reply #17 on:** November 03, 2012, 05:38 PM »

rad_pitt · « **Reply #18 on:** November 03, 2012, 05:42 PM »

Love the new build mate - looks racey

BADDH · « **Reply #19 on:** November 03, 2012, 06:50 PM »

Looks nice either way Mark

My 81 is Black/Chrome as that was how Alan's Dad built this one

I only ever remember the R Robbo in Chrome bitd I never saw a coloured frame set, they do look good in White and the RSR in Red works.