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Offline Faze 3

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Spot the frame
« on: January 31, 2007, 03:57 PM »
Here's a pic of me from bitd (blimey I was thin then!) Can you spot the frame?

I'm sure this is way to easy for you guys.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2007, 04:49 PM by FAZE 3 »

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2007, 04:27 PM »
I'm crap at this but I'll give it a go, a Torker?  ::)

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2007, 04:28 PM »
DP

ace pic!

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2007, 04:32 PM »
cool pic, the skip in the background add a little panache !!  ;)
MONKEYBISCUITS RIP !!

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2007, 04:33 PM »
hmmm
actually is it a trm?


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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2007, 04:54 PM »
Thanks for your nice comments, glad you like the pic & yeah the skip does add to the ambience!! We did try moving it (ha ha).
We were lucky enough to live near a building site, so materials for ramps were everywhere.

I knew someone would guess the frame......the good ol TRM freestyler. Odd looking beast it was but tough as nails.

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2007, 10:43 PM »
is that romsey in hants on the bin??? 10 mins from me if it is :-\
British race frames and race clothing wanted

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2007, 09:34 AM »
I never noticed that before, but the picture was taken in Andover, Hants. Just up the road!

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2007, 09:49 AM »
I might have a TRM frame for sale soon. I spoke to a mate last night and he said he might get rid of it.

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2007, 11:37 AM »
Its an unusual frame design, pretty strong and light. I've not seen any for sale since I got back into the old school thing.

Would have no idea what one would be worth now, I know mine cost £115 in 1983.


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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2007, 11:44 AM »
this is what the trm should have been


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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2007, 09:31 AM »
What's going on with that frame! When you say thats what a trm should look like, you mean they changed there plans?!

Mine never looked like that?

theRuler

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2007, 10:51 AM »
nah it's a fox 4styler

similar kind of design to the trm but better geometry

remember the seat tube angle on the trm? i recall seeing people with reversed laybacks fitted
the fox had a quicker head angle too

the fox's platform wasn't liked by many though :D

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2007, 01:08 PM »
Have to confess I never heard of the Fox 4 styler!! What year were they made?

Very similar design to the TRM, don't go a lot on all the holes, trm looked a bit nicer than that from memory, think I bought mine in late 82, early 83.

Even then I was near on 6' tall so a straight seat post was good for me, as was the shallow head tube, made for easier quarter pipe landings, compared to the Haro Master I moved on to next.

Was tough though the ol TRM, really did take a lot of abuse, all of my mates owned it at some point and it never broke!

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2007, 05:22 PM »
the 4styler come out in 1985

i broke mine in 87. they cracked in the usual old school frame place

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2007, 09:00 AM »
That explains why I've never seen one I stopped BMX in in 85, Got a job and they all took the piss at me turning up at work on a Haro Master!!

I've tried the same recently and got a similar reaction!!!! (FAT BLOKE, SMALL BIKE SYNDROME!)

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Re: Spot the frame
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2007, 12:27 AM »
TRM

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