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M-ZONE SPINNER
« on: August 08, 2011, 11:44 PM »
heres a tricky one,or maybe not!alot of people remember the old Mud Machine shop in croydon right?it then turned into M-Zone and moved to carnaby street,well about the time the acs rotor came out,M-Zone bought out their own version which was cheaper as far as i remember,but also very slimline and slick compared with the acs job.does anyone remember these early spinners and/or know where i can get hold of one?

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« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2011, 12:04 AM »
I remember the shop and remember the skater Curtis  ;D

I have a couple of different size fishbone one's but i take it that's not what you mean ?
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2011, 12:11 AM »
whats a fishbone man'sorry for my ignorance!is that another type of rotor?

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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2011, 12:17 AM »
yer it is, but i think it's from later 80's - some one say ?
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2011, 05:09 PM »
I remember the shop and remember the skater Curtis  ;D

I have a couple of different size fishbone one's but i take it that's not what you mean ?

i remember curtis as he came to ride with us in new malden bitd . he was good but some of us were just as good as well 
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2011, 08:13 PM »
its definitely not a fishbone,have seen a pic now.it was produced by mud machine or m-zone themselves.cant remember if they had changed the name before they released the spinner.it had a very small diameter,very slim and slick and was powdercoated with a choice of colours(i had a white one)but as far as i remember it was available in all the fluoros too.only available from mud machine/m-zone though.i cant have been the only one who had one of these??!!

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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2011, 09:41 PM »
do remember them mate ,think they only made them for a short while ,then the oddy gyro came out -which was the only spinner that worked.
might see if i can find a pic of the m-zone 1 in an old action bike mag

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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2011, 10:43 PM »
even a pic would be cool to see at the moment!mine worked a treat man,never had any probs with it!

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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2011, 12:17 AM »
 :) Off-topic a bit but was the skater Curtis"Sweetpea" McCann?

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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2011, 12:43 AM »
think so - use to pull his top lip out with his finger and thumb for photos  ;D
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2011, 06:54 AM »
:) Off-topic a bit but was the skater Curtis"Sweetpea" McCann?

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« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2015, 08:01 PM »
Im bumping this cos I need one too. Anyone know where there is 2  ???
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« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2015, 08:26 PM »
Im bumping this cos I need one too. Anyone know where there is 2  ???

Blooming hell....well done for finding it Clint!! I thought there was a pic here....must of been mistaken   :-\
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« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2015, 09:07 PM »
O.k ..here is a crap drawing showing the difference between the m zone spinner and regular rotors. It really was beautiful simplicity. The pic on left is rotor from above. the pic on right is m zone from above...you will see why it is so much more efficient....surprised it never really was popular.... The drawing below is how I remember the m zone from memory! maybe it will jog someone elses!

« Last Edit: December 24, 2015, 09:10 PM by deeman »
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« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2015, 12:13 AM »
Is this it Damo?


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« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2015, 12:16 AM »
Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2015, 01:07 AM »
I am pretty sure that's it Clint! Wow! have you found one/ some??!!!    "wantit" "wantit"
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« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2015, 09:14 AM »
As soon as I saw your drawing I thought, I've seen that before!

I'm wondering if the shop on carnaby street rebadged or bought in these as generic rotors and used their own packaging/decals. I know these as California freespin rotors. I don't have one yet but they did come in various powder coating colours as you remembered. Could be a massive coincidence but I think these are what you had  :daumenhoch:







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« Reply #18 on: December 25, 2015, 10:29 AM »
Do you know when they came out Clint? I can remember the Rotor had only been out a very Spen while...like months...before they came out with this so definitely 85 I would have thought. It certainly looks like what I had!!!  :daumenhoch:

edit yup, even remember the coloured headset cup too. It wasn't supplied with any packaging though, just a small cardboard box, so you may be right...they may have bought them in. Is it likely you will be able to find some? Where are the images from? The white or green would do me!  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2015, 12:14 PM »
They ate all old sale pics off the museum Damo. If I unearth some I will deffo snag you one  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #20 on: December 25, 2015, 12:38 PM »
They ate all old sale pics off the museum Damo. If I unearth some I will deffo snag you one  :daumenhoch:

My eyes will be peeled now too, and likewise....great research!  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #21 on: December 25, 2015, 01:32 PM »
mzone advertised them as huntington beach spinners in white, neon blue or red. think you may be onto something with the california freespin rotor.

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« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2016, 11:52 PM »
I have been in touch with a few people I have done business with in the states but to no avail...most have never heard of it either!  :-\
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