Outstanding BMX parts

[OrgasmDonor]

Since i stopped building i have not contributed much to BMXy threads so heres an effort.

What parts, frames etc do you think are outstanding, quality, fit for purpose. Not necessarily what you would chose for a build but ones that you unbiasedly know are good and fookin quality. Although parts have evolved, this could cover a multitude of eras and comprise of parts you appreciated as the best at the time.


i'm not familiar with new school stuff so i have not included any in my list, but here goes

Landing Gears (BITD if your life depended on forks, i think these would have fit the bill)

Suntour clamp

Suntour freewheel

Tange beartrap II

Shimano DXs (i hate platform peds, but i can't argue with these)

GT early 90s dimple stem (pure strength and quality)

Revcore F/F (for geometry, quality n strength in a race frame what else came close?)

Elina lightening bolt seat

GT straight seatpost

pitbull I  caliper

Tech 3 lever

Ami tri's/rounds (altho the very first run of sharp 1.11s with the soft compound took some beating)

7x's

suzue sealed L/F hubs

Comp II's (i know comp3's are the staple but i had a compII on the rear for years BITD n it never fookin wore out!)

VG seat guts (amazed other companies did rip these off, they are bombproof)

linear cables

Profile cranks (90s)

CW bars (not my cup of tea now, but had them BITD n be hard pushed to find stronger usable bars back then)

izumi's

profile c/wheels

just my opinion of outstanding bits, due to my shallowness, i dont or have never used some of them in favour of what i like but have an appreciation of them

feel free to disagree, enlighten n educate   (new school insight would be awesome too  )

whats bits do you consider as outstanding

[OrgasmDonor]

never included a freestyle frame coz i honestly dont know what was the strongest/best to ride  (haro 84 sport?)

[thebigdog]

Super Pros

AD 990's

Skyway TA's

[OrgasmDonor]

Super Pros

doubt anybody could argue with that 

[Gnarlyscoots]

Ukai speedline rims (you could bash these around all day long and due to their double skin, they were hard as nails)

Suntour sealed hubs

Mathauser finned brake pads (stopped on a dime)

Tech 5 levers

Tange/Tioga SC-2 seat clamp

Kenda whitewall tyres (although they wore quickly, they gripped like fook, great tyre)

[boofy44]

Redline Brute Stems.

[OrgasmDonor]

brute stems n whitewall 

i forgot to put in my list:

Kenda innertube 

[not johndub71]

Haro number plates.

Sharp Grip ends.

ODI Mushrooms

Pro Performers

[nosepickben]

Gt Mallett stems (the first ones)

S&M Holmes frame

G-sport forks and hubs

Disagree about profile cranks, (cracked & snapped loads of arms, they seem to be made to poor tolerances these days too) Shimano DX pedals (must've broke a dozen of these) Pitbull brakes (weak) and AD990's (fiddly to set up)

Mtb u - brakes were better. Odyssey evolver is remarkably similar to Shimano Deore U - brake

Some Profile 'rings look nice, some really turn me off.

GT power series parts

Kool stop brake pads

Tech 77 levers. Classic.

Odyssey power paw grips

D.I.D Chains

[BMX1973]

Suntour Stem 

[OrgasmDonor]

Gt Mallett stems (the first ones)

S&M Holmes frame

G-sport forks and hubs

Disagree about profile cranks, (cracked & snapped loads of arms, they seem to be made to poor tolerances these days too) Shimano DX pedals (must've broke a dozen of these) Pitbull brakes (weak) and AD990's (fiddly to set up)

Mtb u - brakes were better. Odyssey evolver is remarkably similar to Shimano Deore U - brake

Some Profile 'rings look nice, some really turn me off.

GT power series parts

Kool stop brake pads

Tech 77 levers. Classic.

Odyssey power paw grips

D.I.D Chains

what cranks then? GT power series weren't up to it

[nosepickben]

God knows... I'm no brutish rider, but i've broken everything i've ever had, DB turbos, profiles, redlines, shiitty one-piece (urgh)
Never owned GT ally cranks but seen a few get bent. All old school cranks were poo! Same as rims.

[Jon The Bassist]

From experience:

Recent Landing Gears - NO, bent some after a few very gentle nose bonks.
CW bars - not sure, I broke some bitd when I weighed a lot less. Could have been a bad pair though as my dad won loads of nationals and the Brits with them on his cruiser, and he was built like a truck in them days.

To add:
HUTCH STEM - a godsend, made them tiny bikes rideable for me bitd, strong, stiff
LOCKON GRIPS - virtually no grips from bitd were up to the job, many felt nice but were not up to serious racing and jumping use. One pair that did work were some ODI ones I got about 89-90 that had a domed end, and built-in metal end cap. Looked a bit like this with a flange:

[OrgasmDonor]

aye  lock-on grips 

[thebigdog]

GT power series parts

what cranks then? GT power series weren't up to it

Yep, looked cool but were rubbish

[Redline]

Redline Flight Cranks 

[pickle]

Primo Hollowbites

Comp III's

Slam bars

[Peter J]

Always raced BITD never did freestyle so:

COMP III

ODI Mushrooms

Suntour Sealed Hubs

401's

Ecko Helmets

MKS Graphites

Renthal Bars

[pickle]

BITD Tuff II's   come on for freestyle we ALL wanted them 

[nosepickben]

Being desirable and or iconic, doesn't mean they're not shiit.

Good call with the hutch stems jon.

Gt epoch headset lasted me from '89 until the end of my 1" bikes in '96/'97

Peregrine 48's ...?

ACS boa brakes....?

It's difficult this, great thread.

[kungfunky]

Gen 1 Phil wood hubs were silky smooth easy to maintain and tough.
SE power wings, super comfy and strong.
Vans shoes were grippy on most pedals too

[Devilock]

The title of this thread should be read by Brian Sewell...!

[Gnarlyscoots]

BITD Tuff II's   come on for freestyle we ALL wanted them  

Tuff II's were pants Rob. Most of the guys I hung about with had problems with them, hubs crushing, coaster problems, cracking etc etc. Ukai's were the sought after wheels we wanted back then 

along with Z's for the freestyle 'bend 'em, reshape 'em' thingy 

[pickle]

Not for us, we all wanted tuffs round our way.

They weren't without fault but we all wanted them.

[Discostu]

Here is my list.

Potts stem bolt.
Acs boa- the best calliper brake by far.
Ad990- although its fiddley it started off the change to u-brakes as a standard fitment.
Odyssey gyro- the first rotor that actually worked. Now most manufacturers use the same basic principle and cable system.
Peregrine super pros- excellent double walled rims from ukai laced up to sealed suzue hubs. A great wheel set that became the wheels to ride.
Gt mallet stem- certainly the best stem ever made by gt/sr.
Nankai freecoaster- unbelievably smooth hub that paved the way for freecoaster technology.
Tech 77 levers- probably the best levers ever made. And still going strong.
Redline flight cranks- great back in the day. And still great now.
Acs rl edge tyres- boy oh boy would I love to have a set of those bad boys.
Sst command seat post- very strong
Tioga beartrap 2 headset. The best headset for threaded forks.
Aheadset- I remember the first bike I had this set up on and I couldn't believe that an idea as simple as this hadn't really reached the mainstream market.

I'm sure I will think of some more.