Author Topic: New project - Decade (Read 2180 times)

chrishil1 · « **on:** March 25, 2007, 07:47 PM »

Mongoose Decade

Lot of work ahead.
Looks like found a home for my Pink Skyways since nobody wants them.

chrishil1 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2007, 08:50 PM »

Same bike around 92 !!!

Chris

Moose · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2007, 09:02 PM »

Those forks look interesting, are they Rickman forks or something?

Zippy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2007, 09:10 PM »

What colour are you going to paint it.

chrishil1 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2007, 08:30 AM »

Not sure on forks mate, will check later 4 u.

Colour scheme: Satin Black, with pink tuffs.

long wait till then though

theRuler · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2007, 11:52 AM »

nice

i was just building up my fs-1 yesterday. similar bike

scary stem on the peppermint one though mate!!

i have one of those stems, if you want it!

chrishil1 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2007, 01:08 PM »

thanks, will let u know on stem.

any pics of your fs1? ruler.

harris · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2007, 01:10 PM »

i still got one of your decades the stripped one

chrishil1 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 26, 2007, 09:27 PM »

got this decade for helping fix up cousins mini (car). so basically free

if u want to pass on ur decade harris, drop me a line. have to be mega cheap at the miniute though, as skint.

having 2nd thoughts on colour scheme.

Chris

fraz167 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2007, 09:35 PM »

My mate Rory had a Decade, he used to get about 7/8 feet on it on the halfpipe at Rosyth back in 86. Good bikes although that one was knackered. Didn't they used to sell them in Halfords??

Cheers
Fraser

theRuler · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2007, 10:31 PM »

Quote from: chrishil1 on March 26, 2007, 01:08 PM

thanks, will let u know on stem.

any pics of your fs1? ruler.

no pics yet!!!

just building the wheels for it now. will post pics when it's all finished

chrishil1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2007, 08:31 PM »

Decade 'In Progress'

Chris

MartyC · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2007, 08:41 PM »

Coming together nice, very late 80's colours

lazychubs · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:06 PM »

looks nice
and wot frame is it based on then the decade

theRuler · « **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:18 PM »

based on a mongoose decade?

lazychubs · « **Reply #15 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:21 PM »

ok thought it may have had the standy bits welded onto a race frame or somit like that lol

theRuler · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:28 PM »

the front is probably regular mongoose style
but the drops are different

it's pretty much mongoose geometry though
seat post bolt upright

chrishil1 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:34 PM »

Its the 87 Mongoose Decade pictured at the top of the thread, was mint green, then purple and now black.

Something similar to this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MONGOOSE-DECADE-PRO-BMX-FREESTYLE-BIKE-OLD-SCHOOL-NICE_W0QQitemZ150109110909QQihZ005QQcategoryZ98082QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

but better.

Chris

chrishil1 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 10, 2007, 10:13 PM »

chrishil1 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:05 PM »

Hey ruler finished that fs-1 yet?

Ive just bought fs-1 frame,

so get ur pics up so I can have a look how it should be done...

jimmyp · « **Reply #20 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:11 PM »

This was a bargin

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200105220232&rd=1&rd=1

chrishil1 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:24 PM »

Thats very very nice, nos too.

This is my latest project:

Just need some forks, I can re-frame my lads bike now.
(he's riding a cheapo, long top tube halfords special, and is after a streetbeat)

I think this fs-1 will do him, with some white mags on.

Just got to get it over here 1st from US.

Chris

theRuler · « **Reply #22 on:** May 09, 2007, 09:57 AM »

oh mate do me a favour and take some close up shots of those downtube stickers for me!! i need to redraw them.

here's mine so far. i have almost all the parts. i just got to polish a few bits, and build a wheel then i can assemble it. i could do with an old centerpull brake though

i had it powdercoated that colour

spinmaster · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:49 PM »

i thought the decade was based on the fs-1 but with extra standing bits at the back?

chrishil1 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:52 PM »

Im not sure which came first.
Had a look on net for mongoose decade & fs-1 details, didnt come up with much.

Ive only ever seen decades in UK, maybe fs-1 was US version?
Dunno Im not sure on the heritage.

Maybe some freestyle mongoose expert can fill us in?

Chris