So you think you've got a stash of goodies...

[ron burgundy]

Check this out...

http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=027442

 

[Del]

Now that's just greed! 

What a collection though!!!

[Steve P]

Incredible ... I'm totally gob smacked 

Steve

[DIRTBIKER250F]

Didnt have a blue Dia Comp seat clamp thou   

Makes the rest of us look like beguiners 

Paul

[munners]

I think i will give up.

[bmxgirl]

Thats a awesome collection..particularly like the Hutch's and ive never seen a mongoose scooter

[JT Smooth]

so, so 

[Nicfred]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooool
i must get some more stuff brought 

[dirtyvans]

zeronine bars! i need some of them, i didnt even realise they existed

[rob]

what no burners in his collection 

[poolysheriff]

Wow 

What a collection 

He has about £1000000 s worth of Hutch grips too  #

3 pairs nos 

[darkersomeday]

what a top class w-a-n-k-er


get a life dude

[Rombloke]

wtf


Dave

[MartyC]

what a top class w-a-n-k-er


get a life dude

   Shoot from the Hip Joe, shoot from the hip  

That's a lot of gear to shift at a top price; he could earn more than a few bucks from selling some of that

[magna13]

i bet that se racing seat he had for that quadangle must off been a hard find

[RATTY]

I would only get em muddy if they was mine

[darkersomeday]

what a top class w-a-n-k-er


get a life dude

   Shoot from the Hip Joe, shoot from the hip  

That's a lot of gear to shift at a top price; he could earn more than a few bucks from selling some of that

its right though isnt it? in both senses of the w-o-r-d
dont tell me you wouldnt think exactly the same thing if they were model trains!

"oooh! ooh! look everyone! look how great i am with all my "hordings" lined up! i hope youre all suitably impressed AND jealous...................i love it when people ..........get .........oooooooh!"

 

i'd rather see 1 nicely restored bike like that guys red/TA in the resto section than any of this "jizz fodder"

i get the feeling that some "old school bmxers" are more into the financial gain than "bmx" as a hobby


sad.

[MartyC]

dont tell me you wouldnt think exactly the same thing if they were model trains!

"oooh! ooh! look everyone! look how great i am with all my "hordings" lined up! i hope youre all suitably impressed AND jealous...................i love it when people ..........get .........oooooooh!"

 

i'd rather see 1 nicely restored bike like that guys red/TA in the resto section than any of this "jizz fodder"

i get the feeling that some "old school bmxers" are more into the financial gain than "bmx" as a hobby

sad.

Have to agree with most of your points Joe, model trains 

I've never made any money, everytime I sell something it's almost always for less than I've paid  .

[beard1973]

The guys clueless...

Where's his Ultra Burner?

 

[darkersomeday]

The guys clueless...

Where's his Ultra Burner?

 

well said dude,

for me this one will always be known as......

"the OBVIOUS collection"

so i'll be completely honest,

i find myself going cold when i see these "moneybags" bikes, the hutch's, jmc's,loopy rippers, gen 1's,etc,etc
it just seems indeed like the obvious thing to do,

"right i'll build a really shiny,expensive bike and then i'll in some way be accepted as a "serious old schooler"

theyve been done to death!
evertime i see another ripper finished, or an auction for a $10,0000 fooking jmc/hutch/whatever, i literally groan with boredom

i've had more interest in seeing the likes of the silverfox, the aero freestyler, the rickman, the more obscure stuff,
like that free agent chrome number at mk, an oddball but really well done!
the thread about the holeshot, i'm actually waiting to see if someone finds one

lets be honest, its a status thing isnt it?

"my hutch is worth.....blah,blah,blah"

but remember, any chump can go straight out and blow a huge chunk of cash on an over restored bike with all the same old boring parts on,it wont bring you any credibility though.

and as for this cats "collection" 
its a joke really isnt it?
boxes and boxes full of brakes?? pads lined up on racks?

its not a "collection" its clearly "STOCK"
all this "ive been collecting and rumaging for years" 
reads more like...." i'm going to want a big fat payout for all this soon you know"

and who's going to be paying out eh?

us.

[beard1973]

I must be feeling ill... I find myself agreeing with you...

How about we take a trip and we liberate all this NOS stuff and redistribute it over in the UK... kinda like BMX Robin Hoods... 

[RATTY]

Dont knock the collectors too hard, they are as much part of this hobby as the racers, or the flatlanders and freestylers. You get moneybags and pousers in all walks of life, just like bitd, I would be riding my mongoose 2 with no matching parts and the local rich kid would turn up on a brand new KZ1, it didnt make him better than me, but it didnt make him an arsehole either!!!

I still like to see the NOS stuff, just the same as when I went window shopping at Alpine sports or Superbike.

But I gotta say, I washed the filth and mud off my Redline today, and that bike gives me so much more satisfaction than any shiny nos bike that may be lurking in some collectors loft


Each to their own

[DIRTBIKER250F]

Dont knock the collectors too hard, they are as much part of this hobby as the racers, or the flatlanders and freestylers. You get moneybags and pousers in all walks of life, just like bitd, I would be riding my mongoose 2 with no matching parts and the local rich kid would turn up on a brand new KZ1, it didnt make him better than me, but it didnt make him an arsehole either!!!

I still like to see the NOS stuff, just the same as when I went window shopping at Alpine sports or Superbike.

But I gotta say, I washed the filth and mud off my Redline today, and that bike gives me so much more satisfaction than any shiny nos bike that may be lurking in some collectors loft


Each to their own


Could not agree more, Some very harsh opinions on this post. Cant knock someone who spends his life collecting old music albums, or war memrobilia or lets say old bmx parts. I think some of the posts on this thread say more about the poster than anything else 

Paul

[gt0733]

i'm on the fence. i couldn't agree if it's a collection or not. a collection would mean he would have one of each colour, type etc. i don't know who he is on ebay but i reckon he'd be doing alright 

[Superkav]

I think most of that gear is long gone, it seemed to me that he just got into buying up old bits that were only going to be junked if he hadn't bought them. When he mentioned shop owners saying 'take the lot for $100' it had a desperation to it on their part. I personally know a guy who runs an old bike shop in Bushey and when BMX went boobs up here he junked a skip full of parts that he couldn't afford to keep.
No one knew there wuld be this revival, the internet etc. To keep his business afloat he had to buy up the next big thing, mountain bikes, or go under.

My point is (I think) is that this guy is showing off what he HAD.