Author Topic: Frame & Forks - Those Quirky Design Features That You Love (Read 7018 times)

Retrodan72 · « **on:** October 06, 2016, 12:07 PM »

Ok, so with the endless amount of race and freestyle framesets that have been designed over 40 odd years, what are those features that you love?

For me:

The rear end of the top tube on the GT Pro, and then later the slanted cut with the stamped 4130 that also appeared on Performers.

The rear triangle on Robinson's where they look like they would be a loopy, but actually have agap between the 2 tubes.

Skyway Streetbeat frames in general.

The etched Hutch brake bridge's.

Welds on Rippers.

They're just the ones I can remember for now.

pickle · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:02 PM »

The daddy has to be the Quad surely Dan

Spen69 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:19 PM »

For me it's the triangular box above the rear stays and brake bridge on mk1 and Mk2 Geese. Love it..... reminds me of really early bmx's when I was a lad and looks like they were knocked together in a garden shed out of stuff lying about in the 70's

The brazing on MRD's is awesome as well

Bottema forks and Landing Gear forks are instantly recognisable too

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:20 PM »

Quote from: pickle on October 06, 2016, 03:02 PM

The daddy has to be the Quad surely Dan

Yeah, obviously the Quad is an amazing design, but I'm not looking for a 'top of the pops', it's more of a looking for particular detail that people like. You may not even particularly like the bike.

fugazi · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:34 PM »

Platforms, wishbones, headtube & down/toptube gussets, oval tubing & snake chain/seatstays do it for me

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2016, 03:52 PM »

The R stamped gusset on a Pro Burner. Awesome

Kuwahara Exhibitionist frames with the twin top tubes, and twin oval down tubes, along with Kuwahara stamped brake bridge. Superfluous

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:15 PM »

The front end of a VDC changa. Not to everyones taste obviously, and to some it looks like a load of scaffolding welded together, but i love it. The seat back end on a skyway T/A where the chain/seat stays join the dropouts is a work of art, as is the T/A seat tube where the teardrop tubing blends into round tubing to accomodate the seat

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:27 PM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on October 06, 2016, 04:15 PM

The front end of a VDC changa. Not to everyones taste obviously, and to some it looks like a load of scaffolding welded together, but i love it. The seat back end on a skyway T/A where the chain/seat stays join the dropouts is a work of art, as is the T/A seat tube where the teardrop tubing blends into round tubing to accomodate the seat

Exactly Andy, a bit like Babe of the Day, what one may find beautiful, another may find fugly. I'm not into the VDC design myself, it's interesting, but does nowt for me. The TA dropouts as mentioned though are indeed a work of art.

factory pilot · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:37 PM »

Landing gear forks .. They just look sexy and they are SERIOUS forks !

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2016, 05:45 PM »

Quote from: factory pilot on October 06, 2016, 04:37 PM

Landing gear forks .. They just look sexy and they are SERIOUS forks !

Ghp pro forks are close for me too.

Se assassin frame toptube.

Elf dblx chain stays where they meet bb

Powerlite brake bridge

Robinson pro fork leg arch

Hutch fork dropouts

Tnt rear dropouts and tnt stovepipe seat tube

Hawk f series xl, every fookin tube

Speaking of tubes, gjs bigtube forks

Kastan uniblades

I seriously could go on and on

Was it the s&m tiki headtube with the bottle opener? Genius 😊

Have to mention jmc rear drops, fookin gorgeous

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2016, 06:14 PM »

Dyno 'bent' forks

Ady · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2016, 06:59 PM »

This ...

Just loved the the extra tubing on my rebel ..

one of the reasons I bought this back in late `83

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:10 PM »

The details on the pre 85 loopy ripper are nice. From the rear dropouts to the plate covering the top of the seat stays, to the subtle gusset. Beautifully done

Picklez · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:18 PM »

For me it was always pierced tubing bitd. Always loved GT's and Jmc's down the local track for just that reason, then the king of all (and as already said, I appreciate this is an acquired taste) VDC, loved the Changa and Monkey bars as a kid, probably the bike i drooled over most back then (mind you there was also ripper's & quad's, ripper tubing and welds, quad frame design, oh and LG's

).

Nowadays, VDC Freestyle/Trix/Powerlite freestyle/Freeagent Freestyle forks, love the peg design. Then vintage wise it would be the whole goose 1 frame design.

Picklez · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2016, 07:20 PM »

Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on October 06, 2016, 07:10 PM

The details on the pre 85 loopy ripper are nice. From the rear dropouts to the plate covering the top of the seat stays, to the subtle gusset. Beautifully done

The machined rear of the seat tube was also sexy on that year

McQUEEN · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2016, 08:02 PM »

For me its the rear standers on an RL20ii with the coaster tab fixed on the inside, and the tapered front forks with the potts mod tabs welded on. Quality engineering and design.

Jaymz · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2016, 08:33 PM »

Bottema fork legs
Mcs and vector rear dropouts
The TA seatpost tube

chubby · « **Reply #17 on:** October 06, 2016, 10:52 PM »

I love my pointy bit, it's what made me want it......

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ED209 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 06, 2016, 11:31 PM »

Auburn's bolt on rear triangle

WAL Riot bent top tube

Haro Sport bent bashy downtube

Zima everything :-)

dinglem · « **Reply #19 on:** October 06, 2016, 11:38 PM »

Gussets.

Especially ones with holes in.

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bodamus · « **Reply #20 on:** October 07, 2016, 12:01 AM »

Chainstays on a Redline Square back
Tubing on the frame of a GJS Bigtube
Kuwahara Exhibitionists
Curtis Freestyler Forks

Mikku · « **Reply #21 on:** October 07, 2016, 12:28 AM »

I think most of mine have already been mentioned:-

Race Inc and SE welding - a work of art!
Brazing (though I appreciate it now much more than bitd;
VDC headtubes - beautifully bonkers!
Looptails - have never had one but it's the next frame on my hit list!

Just thought of a couple more:-

where the seat stays join the seat tube/mast on a GHP;
the gusset on a Thruster Vanishing Point!

oldscool · « **Reply #22 on:** October 07, 2016, 12:40 AM »

Front end on a Trickstar
Rear end of an Auburn
Rear stays on a squareback
Jmc oval forks
The R gusset on a robbo
Front end of a ripper simple but those alloy welds

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #23 on:** October 07, 2016, 06:53 AM »

Technique frame with hanebrink forks

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #24 on:** October 07, 2016, 10:30 AM »

Quote from: Mikku on October 07, 2016, 12:28 AM

I think most of mine have already been mentioned:-

Race Inc and SE welding - a work of art!
Brazing (though I appreciate it now much more than bitd;
VDC headtubes - beautifully bonkers!
Looptails - have never had one but it's the next frame on my hit list!

Just thought of a couple more:-

where the seat stays join the seat tube/mast on a GHP;
the gusset on a Thruster Vanishing Point!

I love the GHP too. The bend/join where the seat stays meet the seat/top tube look amazing.
The square chainstays on the gjs freestyler look great. I'm probably in the minority, but i have no love for the gjs big tube. The forks and dropouts just don't look right to me. Each to their own though-that's what's great. We all like different stuff