Author Topic: xmas 1984 (Read 1540 times)

chubby · « **on:** November 29, 2012, 09:59 PM »

my mum rang today she'd been in the loft looking for some old pics "I've found something in an envelope marked xmas 1984 that you'd like" she said......
popped in after work & foooook me it's the list i wrote when i was 13 for my freestyler !!!!!!!!!!!

i couldn't believe it when i saw it, all the parts listed & priced up !! must have taken me ages....
it never got built up this way,obviously 2 paper rounds didn't pay well enough ! i just ended up using bits i could beg,borrow or swap ( not steal )....
quite a difference between my 13 year old & 40 year olds self that finally rebuilt it...

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:02 PM »

Best thread in ages mate, great story and awesome build.

senzo milano · « **Reply #2 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:04 PM »

Great story ... You see

.... true dreams never lost.

Badbaldie · « **Reply #3 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:05 PM »

now thats so cool ,

BMX1973 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:05 PM »

Thats great to look back on.

Peter J · « **Reply #5 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:06 PM »

Thats brill

crazycraig · « **Reply #6 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:08 PM »

That's a precise list for a 13 year old . Good story

Pooch · « **Reply #7 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:10 PM »

If only the price list!!!!

Devilock · « **Reply #8 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:11 PM »

What a great find & its really cool you finally built your Christmas bike.

Happy Christmas!

NORTY40 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:15 PM »

Great find mama chubby

Bikes cool aswell

rooski · « **Reply #10 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:16 PM »

You were spot on with the prices,but that gearing is miles out,42/18

Great post

chubby · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:17 PM »

thanks fellas been on at mum to clear the loft & bung it out for ages...... glad she didn't now !!
(most of it should still be burnt though)

Julian347 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:25 PM »

Brilliant

deeman · « **Reply #13 on:** November 29, 2012, 11:23 PM »

Richard!!your challenge should you choose to accept it!!!-You have GOT TO now tweak that bike to the exact spec which you desired in 1984!!no ifs,no buts!!You owe it to yourself!You need to lose that stem and that 'orrible seat anyway!!DO IT!!DO IT!!It would be soooooo cool.My first build is still evolving a year on!If only prices were the same now!

nosepickben · « **Reply #14 on:** November 30, 2012, 12:33 AM »

Quote from: rooski on November 29, 2012, 10:16 PM

You were spot on with the prices,but that gearing is miles out,42/18

Great post
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Ha ha! Yeah great find that, spot on about the gearingtho, you must've had skinnier legs than me dude.
Now get some photos of the current set up and go build it to your spec sheet.

kdw712 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 30, 2012, 01:11 AM »

Top thread

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #16 on:** November 30, 2012, 06:40 AM »

Love the gearing, 42T -18T

hunterdubber · « **Reply #17 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:12 AM »

Kashimav Aero £5 , that's a killer

Great find Chubby

willo73 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:28 AM »

Great thread and lovely build

Shimano dx pedals £10.00

Swivel · « **Reply #19 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:33 AM »

Brilliant

chubby · « **Reply #20 on:** November 30, 2012, 08:01 AM »

Quote from: deeman on November 29, 2012, 11:23 PM

Richard!!your challenge should you choose to accept it!!!-You have GOT TO now tweak that bike to the exact spec which you desired in 1984!!no ifs,no buts!!You owe it to yourself!You need to lose that stem and that 'orrible seat anyway!!DO IT!!DO IT!!It would be soooooo cool.My first build is still evolving a year on!If only prices were the same now!

aaahhhh Mr deeman I've been expecting you.....
Stick your challenge somewhere warm n smelly

no way Im taking it to bits again ,though the stem does grate me a bit now & couldn't help laughing when i noticed
Kashi aero on the list ......
Stays as it is end of

though if someone has a nice blue freestyle proneck stem for the same money

chubby · « **Reply #21 on:** November 30, 2012, 08:13 AM »

Quote from: nosepickben on November 30, 2012, 12:33 AM

Quote from: rooski on November 29, 2012, 10:16 PM
You were spot on with the prices,but that gearing is miles out,42/18

Great post
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Ha ha! Yeah great find that, spot on about the gearingtho, you must've had skinnier legs than me dude.
Now get some photos of the current set up and go build it to your spec sheet.
There were some big hills on them paper rounds
didn't know about gearing then & not much has changed nowadays