Author Topic: Zima 'sliding post' prototype (Read 27970 times)

ED209 · « **on:** December 02, 2015, 12:23 PM »

I've been over BMX building since MK ... happens every year

but I was lucky enough to get offered THE prototype sliding post Zima frame from Olly Hall ... who seems to be even more over it than I was! LOL

Apparently this is a really lightweight frame!

So the chrome one I had has found a new home and this is my winter project now

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I'd like it to end up something like Sen's as the frame is going back to raw ...

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Its currently in the hands of Old Father Time .. aka Phil Sawzall who is fettling some brake mounts and cable guides back on. He's also making me a new seatpost :-) I need to get all the chrome bits stripped and raw then off to SBD to get any non brazed welds coloured up ... then back to me for s special take on the decals ... then a clear coat.

I've got all the bits saved from my last Zima with the addition of some raw G-Sport bars

I've got it all planned out you see

* U P D A T E D *

All done :-)

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griff · « **Reply #1 on:** December 02, 2015, 12:33 PM »

Ace

rodriguez · « **Reply #2 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:09 PM »

Nice one Ed looking forward to this one

insectbones · « **Reply #3 on:** December 02, 2015, 08:01 PM »

Not talking to you anymore

Looking forward to this ya nipple tweaker

gary4130 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2015, 08:17 AM »

very cool ED

where the hell did a find a pair of g sport handle bars from

been looking for another pair for ages and never seen a set for sale

pickle · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2015, 06:14 PM »

Well cool Edwardo

skidmark · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2015, 08:51 PM »

chubby · « **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2015, 10:20 PM »

solow79 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2015, 08:19 PM »

Nice piece of Uk mid history. Im sure itll look great.

ED209 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2015, 09:30 PM »

Quote from: gary4130 on December 03, 2015, 08:17 AM

very cool ED
where the hell did a find a pair of g sport handle bars from
been looking for another pair for ages and never seen a set for sale

got a pair offered from Olly when I bought the frame ... pricey but theres no way I could say no

midschooljon · « **Reply #10 on:** December 05, 2015, 12:08 PM »

Going to be a great build.

ED209 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:07 PM »

mmmmm its all brazed

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midschooljon · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2016, 07:12 PM »

Are you going to get 990's put back on? Or run it with a bolt on brakes?

ED209 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2016, 07:36 PM »

Quote from: midschooljon on January 09, 2016, 07:12 PM

Are you going to get 990's put back on? Or run it with a bolt on brakes?

Phil has brazed the mounts back on for me ... but there was no sign of cable guides so I'm not having any

midschooljon · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2016, 07:43 PM »

Quote from: ED209 on January 09, 2016, 07:36 PM

Quote from: midschooljon on January 09, 2016, 07:12 PM
Are you going to get 990's put back on? Or run it with a bolt on brakes?

Phil has brazed the mounts back on for me ... but there was no sign of cable guides so I'm not having any

ED209 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2016, 07:59 PM »

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Gary72 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2016, 08:03 PM »

When she's ready to go to SBD give me a shout

ED209 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2016, 08:05 PM »

Quote from: Gary72 on January 09, 2016, 08:03 PM

When she's ready to go to SBD give me a shout

cheers Gaz ... but as a prototype I think she has to be raw, rough and ready

That said I will need to Dan to colour up the welds on the forks to make them looks brazed to match the frame

ED209 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2016, 08:07 PM »

Steve mentioned this frame in the June 1994 Ride mag when they did a focus on the workshops of Xposure and Zima.

If it was 15 months old in June 1994 then it was built in approx March / April 1993

I've not seen or held the frame yet but Olly told me that Steve built this prototype out of lighter tubing than the normal Zimas. There's been a couple of mentions in Ride about Zima building some lightweight trails frames so this could have been Steve's experiment into lighter weight frames as well as the sliding post ... I will have to ask him

The first production model had an intergrated seat post clamp but the prototype has a seperate clamp. I'm not sure if its one Steve made or if he just borrowed it from something.

The original Zima post was missing but new radster Trav77 had one so he did me some pics for Phil to make me one.

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CustardLips · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2016, 08:18 PM »

I'm guessing your gonna keep this one then Ed... what with it being a bit special and that.

ED209 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 09, 2016, 08:26 PM »

Nick I wouldn't have sold the first production one if Olly hadn't offered me this ...

My WAL and this are keepers ... there's nothing else I want to build so thats me done after.

insectbones · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2016, 10:18 PM »

Quote from: ED209 on January 09, 2016, 07:59 PM

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Class

I WILL get one of these, even if it kills me!!!

OllyHall · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2016, 08:47 AM »

The seat clamp was custom made Edward his dad machined it and id say it's half the weight of a normal Zima it's not much diff to today's frame weights when you pick it up your eyes and brain get confused as you expect the normal back pain but it's like lifting a can of Stella

ED209 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2016, 10:06 AM »

Quote from: OllyHall on January 10, 2016, 08:47 AM

The seat clamp was custom made Edward his dad machined it and id say it's half the weight of a normal Zima it's not much diff to today's frame weights when you pick it up your eyes and brain get confused as you expect the normal back pain but it's like lifting a can of Stella

Thanks for the info Olly lad ... I get confused as Authur Negis Sawzall says its a anchor and it put his back out

OllyHall · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2016, 05:43 PM »

Also unlike your sliding post Zima this 1's seat tube is full fat size, it has a plastic shim

Author Topic: Zima 'sliding post' prototype (Read 27970 times)

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