Lost my way.....

[Peanut]

Ok, so I've got this 97 Vertigo, not the best but rides ok. I know it's mid school but want it to have an 80s feel, I've changed a lot of it over the years and now it's a bit of a hotch potch and I don't really know where to go with it from here. I recently changed the white mags for the tuff 3s as my white haro freestyle tyres had corroded (was going to get some more (£18 ten years ago now £180!!!!)  and the black tyres looked gay with white mags.

Any ideas what I could do to old-school it?? As I say, it's not the best but it's this or the silly banana shaped performer that weighs a ton.

[Gnarlyscoots]

You could get rid and get a real 80's freestyle whip or, failing that, get rid of that seat combo, the wheels and tyres, pull the bars back and replace with 80's parts bro 

[RL Paulie]

Is that OG paint on that mallet? Gimme!

[Peanut]

yeah the mallet still has the original paint, bit tatty, was going to spray then thought better of it.

[ED209]

you can have fun with a Vertigo... but if its not doing it for you then I'd go early 90s... Standard maybe... nice bikes and rideable too 

[Peanut]

mmmm...that does look nice

[fischflo]

definitely more like it 

[Spen69]

Firstly, sell the stem to fund some of the upgrades

You're gonna get plenty of useless stick, but I'd have to agree on changing the wheels to  spokes and better skinwall tyres which will set you back about £50 for wheels and £30-40 for tyres. At least it looks like it has Tech4 and 901 type brakes, so leave them. Change the post for a normal layback or straight post, pull the bars back and change the chainwheel for a spider and chainring for £20.

Finally spray it all one colour and chuck some repop decal on it should give it an o/s feel

[Peanut]

The stem is about the only thing on it I like at the moment, is it worth much then???

The brakes are , if memory serves...odyssey system 2000. Managed to find some cheap gumwalls on ebay, think I might have some spokes in the workshop somewhere along with a spider and chainring. As for decals I haven't a clue what to use, not liking the mid school decals.

[brakedancer]

here you go bud just built this

95 powerlite with a old school twist.....

[mattbloke]

are the bent forks part of the old school twist? 

[fischflo]

lol  . Dig that colour 

... . As for decals I haven't a clue what to use, not liking the mid school decals.

...perhaps some    GT Vertigo 88   decals ....      Have a looky:
->http://www.flickr.com/photos/10627789@N00/2086024589/in/photostream/
...however no idea what colour of frame.. these would look cool on 

[BMX1973]

love that 

you can have fun with a Vertigo... but if its not doing it for you then I'd go early 90s... Standard maybe... nice bikes and rideable too 

[ED209]

That Powerlite looks GREAT... right up my street.. making the best of what you have.

I'd stop worrying about this Vertigo and just have some fun with it... yeah it might cost a bit for new decals and stuff but get the rattle cans out and get on it - its worth it ... you CAN polish a turd 

Make that shiiit SHINE 

[Peanut]

That Powerlite looks GREAT... right up my street.. making the best of what you have.

I'd stop worrying about this Vertigo and just have some fun with it... yeah it might cost a bit for new decals and stuff but get the rattle cans out and get on it - its worth it ... you CAN polish a turd 

Make that shiiit SHINE 

Your not wrong there, my current project is just for a bit of fun, I like road biking but I'm not overly serious about it so decided to take a crappy raleigh and do something with it, sand down, remodel with some body filler, rattle cans....it's not looking too bad even if it's a tad on the heavy side, but for the hour and a half a week I get to go out and ride it'll do me.