one of the very first bmx frames to use the hugely improved A-headset system,
lets be honest, the threaded type headest system was great, it worked for years and the design did us proud,
but it was drastically flawed, without regular and careful adjustment it works loose constantly and it marked the end(for me) of kicking my wheel straight every five minutes
like the dirtbike/holmes bringing strength and longevity before it it marked a big change in the future of bmx,just look at the level of amazing rider input it had!
i think the gusst helped to keep the front end as close to a triangle as possible as well as dissipating the stress from the headtube,
the pierced toptube and seatstay wishbone is massively strong, i fully believe that design will re-appear when the current superslim-lightweight frace has settled down
this reaper frame feels like its made of rubber at the side of my old sta, that thing just felt so reassuringly solid, you could land 3's whips and harsh 180's on it all day without worrying about twisting the fooker!
the other thing about the sta was the geometry it really was perfect, more so than any other bmx i've ever ridden, even the l.a.f, it just felt so natural straight away, like i'd ridden it for years.
pretty rare to see chrome version,the dropouts look later so it couldve been a custom job,
another future classic
