Rob Ridge mongoose hooligan..... now with piccys..... NOW FINISHED !!

[chubby]

found these fron invert mag apr'92-will have a dig around to see if i can find any more 

Ooooo, could be the one. Obviously had a tweek or 2. Cameras were right shit in the 90's 😁😁😁

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[Christhejob]

found these fron invert mag apr'92-will have a dig around to see if i can find any more 

I remember I was fummin' when they printed this, the only trick I ever invented, stolen! 
In hindsight I did get props in the invert review of the 20 video for it.. 

[poorboyee]

Rob's list of tyres he used round that time is
Comp St ramps
*Blast gumwalls*
Some semi slick things from halfords
Some redlines things similar to the comp St ramps
Can't
Find
Anything
Decent
Out
Of
All
Of
The
Fookers

"BLAST" these were the tyres I remember being on one of his hooligan set ups, they were 2inch wide had good tough side walls and very fast tread far better than crappy COMP-STREETS sidewalls which died after a couple grinds, my mate ground his BLAST/PROLITEs on pretty much every WALL/LEDGE/H-RAIL in west yorkshire they finally went through the running surface after a about 6-8 months    

[chubby]

Rob's list of tyres he used round that time is
Comp St ramps
*Blast gumwalls*
Some semi slick things from halfords
Some redlines things similar to the comp St ramps
Can't
Find
Anything
Decent
Out
Of
All
Of
The
Fookers

"BLAST" these were the tyres I remember being on one of his hooligan set ups, they were 2inch wide had good tough side walls and very fast tread far better than crappy COMP-STREETS sidewalls which died after a couple grinds, my mate ground his BLAST/PROLITEs on pretty much every WALL/LEDGE/H-RAIL in west yorkshire they finally went through the running surface after a about 6-8 months    

Someone else that remembers the things, can't find sod all out about them & seem rarer than unicorn shit in a lollipop field..

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[poorboyee]

"cyclesport uk" sold them for a £8.99 each back in the mid 90s, that's 15.98 for a pair of bullet proof tyres fancy that now a days

[fugazi]

Were they the tyres that were like a grooved slick & inflated up really big, like a 2.2?

[poorboyee]

yes there was two versions a "minimal tread" and the "cut slick" you mentioned, both were amazingly tough and made your wheels bomb proof

[fugazi]

I had some of the 'cut slick' one's, yes they were real tough but air'd up so big I could hardly get the back one in the rear triangle 
The ones I had were labelled as Prolite 

[chubby]

Gotta be some out there somewhere !!!

[poorboyee]

I'm sure prolite/blast/freakfactory were all part of the same distribution company, cheap and cheerfull bmx fodder to keep you rolling and shredding

[poorboyee]

Gotta be some out there somewhere !!!

I haven't seen any for years but you might find some on a survivor bike somewhere, they were very popular in there day and cheaaaaaaaaaaap

[chubby]

"cyclesport uk" sold them for a £8.99 each back in the mid 90s, that's 15.98 for a pair of bullet proof tyres fancy that now a days

Memories going bud, 8.95 in 93 😁😁😁
Where do I get a time machine

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[fugazi]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid! 

[chubby]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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[fugazi]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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with hindsight perhaps I should've! Was all about the V monster & HB skidmark for me by then though, until the Primo wall arrived, what a tyre!

[chubby]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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LolLolLol: with hindsight perhaps I should've! Was all about the V monster & HB skidmark for me by then though, until the Primo wall arrived, what a tyre!

Got some green walls doing nowt, look even dafter than the blue thing's 😁

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[fugazi]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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LolLolLol: with hindsight perhaps I should've! Was all about the V monster & HB skidmark for me by then though, until the Primo wall arrived, what a tyre!

Got some green walls doing nowt, look even dafter than the blue thing's 😁

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I have some in dark grey, not quite as bad as the green!
Going right off topic, I miss the old Cyclesport shop. A proper treasure trove of old/mid school 
Where else could you go in the 2000's and buy anything from an old Redline to a NOS Standard Shorty frame! They even had an '88 Sport complete hanging off the ceiling they couldn't shift!

[chubby]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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LolLolLol: with hindsight perhaps I should've! Was all about the V monster & HB skidmark for me by then though, until the Primo wall arrived, what a tyre!

Got some green walls doing nowt, look even dafter than the blue thing's 😁

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I have some in dark grey, not quite as bad as the green!
Going right off topic, I miss the old Cyclesport shop. A proper treasure trove of old/mid school 
Where else could you go in the 2000's and buy anything from an old Redline to a NOS Standard Shorty frame! They even had an '88 Sport complete hanging off the ceiling they couldn't shift!

Never went there 😖
Spoke to Dan a few times before he left, did sound like a great place to have a dig about. Told me about all sorts of stuff still there, funny how none of it popped up in the eBay clear out auctions ..

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[fugazi]

I did notice that......maybe it will all turn up at MK 

[ED209]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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LolLolLol: with hindsight perhaps I should've! Was all about the V monster & HB skidmark for me by then though, until the Primo wall arrived, what a tyre!

Got some green walls doing nowt, look even dafter than the blue thing's 😁

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I have some in dark grey, not quite as bad as the green!
Going right off topic, I miss the old Cyclesport shop. A proper treasure trove of old/mid school 
Where else could you go in the 2000's and buy anything from an old Redline to a NOS Standard Shorty frame! They even had an '88 Sport complete hanging off the ceiling they couldn't shift!

Never went there 😖
Spoke to Dan a few times before he left, did sound like a great place to have a dig about. Told me about all sorts of stuff still there, funny how none of it popped up in the eBay clear out auctions ..

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i had it :-)

There was a pile of those tyres still in there

[chubby]

Just to rub it in I went in Cyclesport a few years after those tyres came out & they had a big stack of them in the corner upstairs, selling for a few quid!  LolLolLol:

And you bought loads & they're in the shed ?😁😁

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LolLolLol: with hindsight perhaps I should've! Was all about the V monster & HB skidmark for me by then though, until the Primo wall arrived, what a tyre!

Got some green walls doing nowt, look even dafter than the blue thing's 😁

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I have some in dark grey, not quite as bad as the green!
Going right off topic, I miss the old Cyclesport shop. A proper treasure trove of old/mid school 
Where else could you go in the 2000's and buy anything from an old Redline to a NOS Standard Shorty frame! They even had an '88 Sport complete hanging off the ceiling they couldn't shift!

Never went there 😖
Spoke to Dan a few times before he left, did sound like a great place to have a dig about. Told me about all sorts of stuff still there, funny how none of it popped up in the eBay clear out auctions ..

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i had it :-)

There was a pile of those tyres still in there

And ??
Where the fook are they now !!!!!!!

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[fugazi]

Any progress on this yet? Had a look over it at mk & would love to see it sorted! 

[chubby]

Any progress on this yet? Had a look over it at mk & would love to see it sorted! 

Managed to pick up some better grips at MK off robbing Sen.....
Still no luck on't tyres, I've old black wall v monsters & general consensus was they'd be better than what's on now .

I'm not going to strip it right down as I first thought, de grease, blast with hose & lube her up. Looking at using owltron oil to preserve the patina it's got

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[fugazi]

Any progress on this yet? Had a look over it at mk & would love to see it sorted! 

Managed to pick up some better grips at MK off robbing Sen.....
Still no luck on't tyres, I've old black wall v monsters & general consensus was they'd be better than what's on now .

I'm not going to strip it right down as I first thought, de grease, blast with hose & lube her up. Looking at using owltron oil to preserve the patina it's got

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Sounds good  I'll keep an eye out for suitable tyres for it!

[chubby]

Any progress on this yet? Had a look over it at mk & would love to see it sorted! 

Managed to pick up some better grips at MK off robbing Sen.....
Still no luck on't tyres, I've old black wall v monsters & general consensus was they'd be better than what's on now .

I'm not going to strip it right down as I first thought, de grease, blast with hose & lube her up. Looking at using owltron oil to preserve the patina it's got

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Sounds good  I'll keep an eye out for suitable tyres for it!

I'll add in reasonably priced tyres for it

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