Author Topic: Frame and parts identify please (Read 712 times)

Jules · « **on:** November 06, 2006, 12:51 AM »

Right I have just bought an oldish bmx and was wondering what GT is it? also have some xrm bars prob for racing and a very small uni seat in black. Can you let me know what these are worth as I want a kashimax in blue plus some bigger bars? Also is the chainring any good very new to some of this but was well into bmx my first bike was a raleigh pro burner which I wish I still had.

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2006, 01:30 AM »

Some weird bits on there, the Uni seat & post combo for one. Looks like a more updated or just stubbier version of the OS ones from way back. And alloy bars?
Makes me think the bike was maybe intended to race, but I would've thought a racer would want a full CROMO frame.
I've a Dyno that looks like it's about the same era, the 4130 sticker's near-identical. Yours seems early-mid 90s till you look at the A-headset.
No idea what it's worth, fun speculating on the parts, though.

Coastvl · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2006, 10:06 AM »

The Uni seat is a newer version of the old ones. I have 2 of them on my son's bikes. The bars look like powerlite bars too. The stem looks like a midschool diamond back or something. Then the frame I'd say late 80's to mid 90's. No idea on GT numbers.

Nice score for a young lad to race on though.

Jules · « **Reply #3 on:** November 06, 2006, 01:16 PM »

Well i'm going to be building it up for myself, so if anyone wants to make an offer on the bars and seat let me know. Or a swap for a seatpost and seat in blue or some bars.

Jules · « **Reply #4 on:** November 06, 2006, 01:18 PM »

Quote from: Wayne Ryder on November 06, 2006, 01:30 AM

Some weird bits on there, the Uni seat & post combo for one. Looks like a more updated or just stubbier version of the OS ones from way back. And alloy bars?
Makes me think the bike was maybe intended to race, but I would've thought a racer would want a full CROMO frame.
I've a Dyno that looks like it's about the same era, the 4130 sticker's near-identical. Yours seems early-mid 90s till you look at the A-headset.
No idea what it's worth, fun speculating on the parts, though.

What's with the headset then ? i know it's not got a threaded forks on, like I say have lost touch with this stuff.

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2006, 04:52 PM »

It's just that I thought the frame looks early 90s, I thought non-threaded ones came along a little later than that.
If it is an early setup, it could be a 1" non-threaded. I had some Prolites, the headset and a Hoffman stem, all in 1", I think it was sort of a transition period.
When I bought a 1.1/8" frame later on, it was a nightmare finding some adaptor cups to save me buying a completely new front end.