Author Topic: Mancunian pickers (Read 113242 times)

oldschoolace · « **on:** December 16, 2016, 03:56 PM »

I recently came up with a way of tracking down old bmx stock and with our kid home from Japan for Christmas we spent a few days zipping around the north west checking out my theory.

The buzz and excitment of potentially unearthing dusty old parts that have not seen the light of day for 30 year was quite intoxicating. We didnt do much climbing around but there was a fair bit of rummaging through boxes and looking in outhouses. I can really appreciate why the two lads on American pickers really enjoy what they do.

3 days in and what's the outcome so far?

Well i wont be retiring any time soon but i did pick up a few nice bits, all nos. Hubs, grips, brake pads, seatclamps etc and i have quite a few leads still to follow up. One guy had a fookload of kids yes racing pants and tops and supposidly had a few curtis framesets and mk 1 raleigh chopper frames until a few years ago.

Ended up leaving a fair bit of stuff behind that was either too dear or i had no real need for. Nos fisbone turnpegs, odyssey new wave brake pads, cougar seat/post combos, the yes stuff, alsorts!

Met some really interesting people and heard more than few stories of gear going in skips or to the tip

One guy said he had been giving nos stuff away for years to anyone who asked him for it until he decided he needed shut and binned the rest

Ive got a few more days planned over the christmas period and will post owt interesting i turn up

This lot was from one location

chubby · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2016, 04:03 PM »

What's the fookin name of your dog !!!!!!!

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Ady · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2016, 04:07 PM »

Quote from: chubby on December 16, 2016, 04:03 PM

What's the fookin name of your dog !!!!!!!

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ITS MOLLY

oldschoolace · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2016, 04:27 PM »

Quote from: chubby on December 16, 2016, 04:03 PM

What's the fookin name of your dog !!!!!!!

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inhaled a mouthfull of pepsi reading that

chubby · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2016, 07:00 PM »

Quote from: Ady on December 16, 2016, 04:07 PM

Quote from: chubby on December 16, 2016, 04:03 PM
What's the fookin name of your dog !!!!!!!

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ITS MOLLY

Well.....
It's doing my nut, I wake up with a start in the middle of the night with possible dog names in my head.
That's just not right !!

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factory pilot · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2016, 07:50 PM »

Top work Clint... I was talking to Andy about deadstock 80s casual garms .. The south of Italy is slowed paced and still full of non chain non corporate family shops .. I'm sure there's still plenty of boxed bagged and tagged stuff still out there!
Very jealous .. I'd love to have a traul for BMX stuff too but I think you've got most of the NW covered mate !!
Can't wait to see further updates

Mikku · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2016, 11:07 PM »

Yeah, great work mate! Would love to do the same over here, though I think I read somewhere that some entrepreneurial locals trawled through the old bike shops a few years back, though I also remember you and your brother netting a small haul when you were last over.

Tachikoma · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2016, 11:19 PM »

I'm always up for a long weekend driving around Japan hitting bike shops and thrift stores

Mikku · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2016, 12:37 AM »

Quote from: Tachikoma on December 17, 2016, 11:19 PM

I'm always up for a long weekend driving around Japan hitting bike shops and thrift stores

We need to have a chat!! PM me when you're back!!

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2016, 01:48 AM »

Great work Clint, let's up the gems continue to be unearthed

oldschoolace · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:26 PM »

Had a few days spare this week so me and our kid went on a few more bmx related jaunts.
Pickings were half decent and all picked up for buttons

we also found, but didnt buy, some oddy pitbull 2s, fish-bone rotor, redline big block cranks and a nos in the box meteorlite skyway style top tube bolt on freestyle stander. Looking at the design its seemed to be similar if not the same as some of the other un-named platforms that have popped up once or twice

Oh and we picked this 98 Dyno compe up for buttons!! all stock and virtually nos

More bmx japes are in the pipeline

dp and chopper dude · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:29 PM »

Blimey

those tyres alone are a good find. Well done

factory pilot · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2017, 07:11 PM »

That is awesome Clint .... That's amazing mate! Very impressed

CustardLips · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2017, 07:13 PM »

Nice haul Clint... keep up the good work.

griff · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2017, 08:31 PM »

Did you make a BMX divining rod out of some old seat posts and brake cables?

Nice work our Clinton

oldschoolace · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2017, 10:40 PM »

Quote from: griff on January 14, 2017, 08:31 PM

Did you make a BMX divining rod out of some old seat posts and brake cables?

Nice work our Clinton

found a bmx layline

Mikku · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2017, 11:04 PM »

You are one with the Force, the Force is with you!

chubby · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:00 PM »

You do realise you've done this all wrong

oldschoolace · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:05 PM »

Why's that pops?

factory pilot · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:30 PM »

Came back for another look .. Sexy sexy nosness!

chubby · « **Reply #20 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:36 PM »

Quote from: oldschoolace on January 15, 2017, 12:05 PM

Why's that pops?

Stripped & listed on the bay within an hour is the proper way

oldschoolace · « **Reply #21 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:44 PM »

I know, I will never get a name for myself at this rate

oldschoolace · « **Reply #22 on:** January 23, 2017, 10:33 PM »

A chance meeting with a bloke who knew fook all about bicycles this weekend resulted in this little haul today

anyone got any more info on the gyro label or the Sun BFR with the wierd textured inlay?

deeman · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2017, 12:38 AM »

Is that a rear Powerglide cable Clint?!

oldschoolace · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2017, 08:46 AM »

It's a front mate. You after one?