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ORB · « **on:** October 11, 2005, 01:33 PM »

A question that I thought would make a good topic.

Quoted from Mr Dirtyvans.

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are pk rippers as common as skyway TAs now?

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:35 PM »

they are both nice....the more the merrier

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:53 PM »

Yes

Rich

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2005, 01:55 PM »

god discussion this....some valid arguments being raised

muttley · « **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:02 PM »

Rippers are more sought after and in my honest opinion are still the daddy.

region11 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:38 PM »

Maybe it just shows that the rarer frames are still out there waiting to be found.

Jazzchimp · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:40 PM »

Rippers were made over a longer period (weren't they??)

retrogeezer · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:42 PM »

I wouldn't think there were as many looptail rippers as they were only made for a short period and many snapped and were binned.

The t/a however was a much stronger beast and thats why so many have survived.

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2005, 02:48 PM »

i have no desire to own either, love them both, but rippers have landing gear and ta's are pretty. i think alot of the more sought bikes are alot more common than the price suggests, jmc's are on ebay constantly and they still go for a fortune (not dissin, just statin a fact). price doesnt always reflect availability, i think that more often than not its old school attitudes that determine the price on alot of things, the old overated-underated argument.

dirtyvans · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2005, 03:07 PM »

haha what a cool post

i have both, i must be common now, i got my loopy as a whole bike 3 years ago from loot for £100, took a while to see another in the flesh, now they are popping up everywhere, was the same with TA's last year, i bought 4 and there were loads on ebay

anyway they are both great frames, i cant decide which is better

muttley · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2005, 03:44 PM »

Quote from: OrgasmDonor on October 11, 2005, 02:48 PM

but rippers have landing gear

OI!!!!!!!!!!!Â Â Dont dis what probably is the finest product name in the market and still made todayÂ

Whoever thought of 'Landing Gear' is tops in my books and are a fine fork indeedÂ

Yes another shameless exscuse to stick me Kappa up

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #11 on:** October 11, 2005, 04:40 PM »

I think the loop Ripper has to be the most sought after, that it commands a higher price is testament to that fact.

Jazzchimp · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2005, 05:01 PM »

Quote from: retrogeezer on October 11, 2005, 02:42 PM

The t/a however was a much stronger beast and thats why so many have survived.

I agree but you'd never believe it by looking at the thickness of the dropouts

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2005, 05:40 PM »

Quote from: muttley on October 11, 2005, 03:44 PM

Quote from: OrgasmDonor on October 11, 2005, 02:48 PM
but rippers have landing gear

OI!!!!!!!!!!!Â Â Dont dis what probably is the finest product name in the market and still made todayÂ Whoever thought of 'Landing Gear' is tops in my books and are a fine fork indeedÂ

Yes another shameless exscuse to stick me Kappa up

not dissin at all dude, the "but" was as in "i like skyways but then again rippers have landing gear" landing gear being the tipping of the scales in my book, my all time second favourite fork. i dont normally dis without a reason, usually for fun. sorry for any confusion

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2005, 05:50 PM »

ps. not the frames though, lovely welds, lovely lookin, but not quite up to a jolly good thrashin! which is where the TA comes into its own, its an all round beast of a f/f, has there ever been another crossover race/freestyle frame like it? i think not, still have no desire to own one though.

motomagII · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2005, 05:57 PM »

pk all the way i love them .not just looptails either my personal favourite is the pro xl .class frame looks great and still fetch good money .

muttley · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2005, 09:27 PM »

Quote from: OrgasmDonor on October 11, 2005, 05:40 PM

not dissin at all dude, the "but" was as in "i like skyways but then again rippers have landing gear" landing gear being the tipping of the scales in my book, my all time second favourite fork. i dont normally dis without a reason, usually for fun. sorry for any confusion

Thats all right then i'll let you off.

billstup · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2005, 11:54 PM »

There`s still a few nos Rippers at Shiners, how many nos T/A`s do you see now, well there is one at American Cycles but it`s $700.

Personally I couldn`t ride the Ripper, something just didn`t seem right and I found it very hard to do rollback 540`s on one, then it broke

Never broke a T/A though, and I seemed to get on fine on that

motomagII · « **Reply #18 on:** October 12, 2005, 05:46 PM »

probably good job you got on with skyways hey lol

Coastvl · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2005, 01:42 PM »

I want to rebuild my old race bike from bitd. It's gonna cost me a fortune but I'll have it one day. I sold the bike in 1988 with graphite tuffs on it. I took the flight cranks off (now on my supergoose) and it had D/Y JMC bars too. Now I dont regret selling it but the price I sold it for makes me sick in the stomach today.

$250 australian.
I'm going for a cry now.........

muttley · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2005, 02:18 PM »

HOLY COW!!!!!!!!! Thats like 3 quid in English

darren · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2005, 02:21 PM »

i broke 1 of each so neither is better really ,although the ripper rode better .
both are common nowadays prefer the rarer stuff myself.

sam hudson · « **Reply #22 on:** October 13, 2005, 03:03 PM »

Ok.I need Ripper experts.

i have just bought a Scott Built Home Frame from 79 or 80(Pk Ripper),with se no1 forks.
i'm sure some of you saw it on e-bay.
It just looks like a standard looptail to me(incidentally,i havent recieved it yet its flying as we speak).
Anyone any knowledge of Scott Built Home Frames??

i want to restore it as it should be,so i need to know if it has different decals etc.

Ta

And dont tell me......It was built at home ...by scott !!!