Author Topic: Dirt Bros (Read 1718 times)

WINI · « **on:** February 06, 2015, 01:07 PM »

Finally finished tinkering a little with a nice rider Dirt Bros I bought some time ago. I love this, makes an awesome rider and feels really stable for an old/mid crossover. The couple of parts I changed were in keeping with the patina of the survivor.

83 TA XL frame
Haro forks
Peregrine rear, 80's tuff front
Elina LB seat
Shimano DX
Hoffman bars
DC 880/901
GT stem and post
Dirt Bros chainwheel
Jive grips

Dannywhac · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:34 PM »

Lovely that is Mark

Sooooo - were you the git that outbid me on that DB sprocket

nosepickben · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:39 PM »

A bit o'class that.

WINI · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:48 PM »

Quote from: Dannywhac on February 06, 2015, 01:34 PM

Lovely that is Mark

Sooooo - were you the git that outbid me on that DB sprocket

Wasn't me Danny! This came complete last summer. I bet there were a few bidding on that though, surprised I never clocked it

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:49 PM »

frankenstein . love it.

ED209 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:54 PM »

who knew you had it in you Mark ... BOTM that for me E A S I L Y

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:59 PM »

Nice is that

WINI · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:32 PM »

Can't take all the credit Ed, it was almost there when I got it. Changed the tuff, seat post and brake is all

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:50 PM »

were all the dirt bros ta derivatives a direct 84 ta ? i thought some just used the seat tube ?!

oldtired · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2015, 04:03 PM »

tops that Mark, worthy of approval from the LLP crew

bars look more like Bully's than Hoffy's though? , didn't think Hoffy's had knurling on em ? i'm probs wrong though (may be the photo )

nosepickben · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2015, 07:57 PM »

Quote from: bobbbbsy on February 06, 2015, 02:50 PM

were all the dirt bros ta derivatives a direct 84 ta ? i thought some just used the seat tube ?!

Yep, the original dirt bros f&f was a standard TA frame with redline forks. They were surplus items that were bought up cheap, re-stickered (re-imaged too) and put out there by a group of guys that were shredding san diego. They had the right image at the right time. God knows how many f&f's they broke. They weren't the strongest.

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2015, 08:07 PM »

cool. should have kept them till 2015 ..

craig fisher said he tried to break an 84 ta but never succeeded. i think he did mostly dirt and racing tho.

brummie · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2015, 08:12 PM »

this is an original dirt bros ta
i bought it from dan harris who imported it from the states
kaner had it off me and here she now is
i think dan changed the chainring from an oddy one, other than that and the front tuff it is how it was
it came with semi pros and gt fat freestyle tyres
they used haro and redline forks ( or anything they could get their hands on by all accounts

)

nosepickben · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2015, 08:24 PM »

Quote from: bobbbbsy on February 06, 2015, 08:07 PM

cool. should have kept them till 2015 ..

craig fisher said he tried to break an 84 ta but never succeeded. i think he did mostly dirt and racing tho.

Chris Hardy broke his dirt bros TA 180'ing a set of stairs, no more than 5-6 steps. Headtube came clean off..!!