Author Topic: The 'Show Us Your Aero Pro' Thread. (Read 16576 times)

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 19, 2016, 11:54 AM »

Quote from: torkerdude180 on January 19, 2016, 10:32 AM

Yea he has Ant. 😜 a koizumi team AP, and my chrome tange pro race. Il get some pics up later.
Btw, the mk1 and mk2 ultra burners came with top spec parts. Arayas, suntour stem, sugino crank set, alloy bars. DC 1020 Brakes. i remember my bros mk1 standard burner actually came with a kashi mx sear and chrome/steel arayas..??!!

I thought all AP's and TAP's were Tange made??

You learn something new every day in this hobby.

torkerdude180 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:39 PM »

Quote from: That Swan Guy on January 19, 2016, 11:31 AM

Quote from: torkerdude180 on January 19, 2016, 10:32 AM
Yea he has Ant. 😜 a koizumi team AP, and my chrome tange pro race. Il get some pics up later.
Btw, the mk1 and mk2 ultra burners came with top spec parts. Arayas, suntour stem, sugino crank set, alloy bars. DC 1020 Brakes. i remember my bros mk1 standard burner actually came with a kashi mx sear and chrome/steel arayas..??!!

You can put lipstick on a pig but underneath it's still a pig!

torkerdude180 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:41 PM »

Koizuma are the more rare frame sets dan, but of corse, tange the more sought after as its "tange"...... Or so iv been told in the past😉

factory pilot · « **Reply #28 on:** January 19, 2016, 03:03 PM »

love it!

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 19, 2016, 03:20 PM »

There's a distinct lack of Team Aero Pro's in this thread, so here's some of Julian's, I'm sure he won't object to me showing them.

Of course, these are just a few that I've hand picked from his amazing collection.

willo73 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 19, 2016, 03:35 PM »

Here's my 84 Tange Team Ap survivor. Almost 100% original.

The koizumi ones came with tange arx forks and had crimped chain stays and the usual serial number on the rear drop out. I heard koizumi stepped in when tange couldn't keep up with demand.

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Waxintaxin · « **Reply #31 on:** January 19, 2016, 07:12 PM »

Mine will go up soon
Once it's finished lol

BMX1973 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 19, 2016, 09:55 PM »

Always liked Burners.

Probably the biggest selling BMX in the UK.

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #33 on:** January 19, 2016, 10:57 PM »

The Aero Pro/Team burners are really cool, but they're not really burners are they? Discuss....

rodriguez · « **Reply #34 on:** January 20, 2016, 01:07 AM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on January 19, 2016, 10:57 PM

The Aero Pro/Team burners are really cool, but they're not really burners are they? Discuss....

Yes.

Most BMX brands in the 80's outsourced framebuilding either from the outset like Kuwahara (Tange) or Diamond Back (Koizumi) or when it became more cost effective GT (Koizumi, Kinesis, Giant etc etc) Haro (Akisu).

retrogeezer · « **Reply #35 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:01 PM »

I've got a couple ( and some of Julian's were built from framesets he got from me!)

This was/is a NOS frameset built up with nos red parts instead of black:

And this was Team rider Paula Dibben's race bike, a Koizumi frameset and as it was found/last raced. A really old pic, I've had it since 2002/3 and it's tucked away in storage.

monkian · « **Reply #36 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:08 PM »

Very nice😊 Loving the Team Pro racer. I actually prefer them (these days) without the Tuffs.

pickle · « **Reply #37 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:13 PM »

Love the Aero Pro other than those silly chain guards they put on them, just don't look right to me $:-\$

retrogeezer · « **Reply #38 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:19 PM »

I'm not keen either but I built it as close to factory but red bits as I could. Of course, these days it would have reflectors too but we didn't do daft stuff like that 15 years ago!

pickle · « **Reply #39 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:20 PM »

She's a belter Dan and I understand why you built it with one.....I just think they look so crap compared to the rest of the bike

retrogeezer · « **Reply #40 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:38 PM »

Dan?

pickle · « **Reply #41 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:38 PM »

Si

retrogeezer · « **Reply #42 on:** January 25, 2016, 05:47 PM »

the original 'retro'

factory pilot · « **Reply #43 on:** January 26, 2016, 08:53 AM »

Quote from: pickle on January 25, 2016, 05:13 PM

Love the Aero Pro other than those silly chain guards they put on them, just don't look right to me $:-\$

It's weird Rob but I've had to source one to put on my survivor build as it was missing ... I wasn't sure myself but I feel as its kinda going to be 99% factory spec that it wouldn't look right without it

It's all apples and oranges I guess!

pickle · « **Reply #44 on:** January 26, 2016, 12:46 PM »

For sure mate, I completely understand putting it on.....id do the same, I just meant it was a strange addition from new

southern andy · « **Reply #45 on:** January 26, 2016, 06:34 PM »

Best one I've ever seen was a baby blue one done with black parts.

One of the best bikes I've seen on here.

Mikku · « **Reply #46 on:** January 28, 2016, 09:26 PM »

Like 'em or not, Burners are a big part of British old school history. I never had one bitd but coveted my friend's AP, being the nearest I was ever going to get to a Laserlite!!

I'm therefore always going to have a soft spot for these, so keep 'em coming!

allydanish · « **Reply #47 on:** October 04, 2016, 11:29 AM »

custom T3 AeroPro

factory pilot · « **Reply #48 on:** October 04, 2016, 12:14 PM »

For those who missed this ( there can't be many lol ! ) my Nottingham built via Japan pride and joy ...
84 Aero Pro

dinglem · « **Reply #49 on:** October 04, 2016, 12:41 PM »

Quote from: Retrodan72 on January 18, 2016, 05:52 PM

Quote from: chrisv39 on January 18, 2016, 05:45 PM
I don't understand the burner stigma. A lot of people starting out in bmx rode burners or other low end bikes. Most of my mates and me included started out on low end bikes, and I think to most people their first bmx will always be the one they have the fondest memories of.

I agree mate, I never had one BITD, but have built a few since 2008. Their best attribute is the waves of nostalgia that they create, but their worst are that they're heavy with poor geometry, not that many of us would have cared back then - you got what you were given.

Most of us are now heavy with poor geometry Dan

Great thread - only just seen this. Some lovely builds posted up already. I started out on a SuperTUFF Burner and have a mintola Mk1 Ultra in my stash (never ridden it), and I will always have a soft spot for them, in whatever guise. A lot of this hobby is about the memories certain bikes evoke, and for a lot of us Burners are at the very heart of these.

I'd quite like to get my hands on one of these one day I think.

Author Topic: The 'Show Us Your Aero Pro' Thread. (Read 16576 times)

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