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Be rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow?
Quote from: deeman on September 07, 2018, 03:19 PMBe rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow? you is correct but Wheelways in Grimsby (sole UK importer of GT in the 80s) did custom jobs on request too
Quote from: That Swan Guy on September 07, 2018, 03:29 PMQuote from: deeman on September 07, 2018, 03:19 PMBe rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow? you is correct but Wheelways in Grimsby (sole UK importer of GT in the 80s) did custom jobs on request tooHmm, that could fit. Do you think they started importing pre-stamp Nick?
I know this isn't strictly relevant. But throwing this into the mix.Back in 85, I stripped with nitromorse the white powder off my haro master, and painted it orange.If that bike was found today, someone would perhaps think, they'd stumbled across an orange 84 master
^^^^^^ ThisHuge bug bear of mine that people get caught up on dates and catalogues like these companies ran a super tight ship with their serialsHighly likely it was still in the warehouse come 85 and just got painted pink!Go with the pink
Quote from: Faze 3 on September 07, 2018, 10:53 PMI know this isn't strictly relevant. But throwing this into the mix.Back in 85, I stripped with nitromorse the white powder off my haro master, and painted it orange.If that bike was found today, someone would perhaps think, they'd stumbled across an orange 84 master Hence scenario B) though looking at the thickness and quality of the paint, I doubt it’s been done ‘at home’
I had an early, white GT Performer. Always annoyed me that the platform tubes weren't flush with the toptube. Pretty sure it wasn't stamped.At some point, it went off to Space Designs for a repaint, loud pink. A little after that, the forks were repaired, turned out one of the dropouts was only welded top & bottom so a friend got it welded for me.If you're anywhere near Derbyshire, I wonder if it's my old one.
I can pretty much guarantee I only sold the frame & forks, the parts would have been kept. I THINK I swapped the GT for a Haro Master at one of the Alfreton comps.