found a pic of my 1st(ish) real bmx..

[reay900tap]

I used to love this bike,rode it around 1996-7.. polar opposite to anything about today..

Homeless player frame (real short)
Hoffman super fork stem combo
S&M castilo bars
pistol pete grips
Gsport hubs with peregrine rims
Bermuda triangle tyres, forget who made these??
 peregrine seat clamp (I think)
elf seat post
child 's bike seat (selle royal??)
Hoffman laural & hardy pegs
odyssey excaliber cranks
welgo sealed 1/2 pedals
sealed bb
ruffneck power disc + chain ring, havoc plastic grind guard
kmc chain
              brakes.. front, V brake plate with shimano xtr V brake and odyssey titanium booster
              rear,  custom dual cable system top, gyro, standard lower cable, ad990 with Gsport nuggets and steel           
              booster
              levers tech 77's with pots

did weigh it one time... 42 lbs!!! I sh*t the not!!!!!!

[QUADROPHENIA]

   HOW FOOKING HEAVY     

[harris]

what a beast  ,and built to be ridden
i think the tyres are odyssey possibly

[reay900tap]

I remember getting real frustrated with myself over not being able to do or learn anything on it, hindsight.. what a wonderful thing..
I think at some point I also ran it with two tyre's per wheel and a motor bike chain, as fashion at the time dictated.... haha

[SaMAlex]

That is some frame. The back end looks as long as the front (or should that be, as short at the front?)

Funny you post up this pic. I was just talking to Harris about your Homeless past.

[harris]

apart from a different model homeless frame i have everything for that inc the motorbike type chain about 3LB on its own
in my shed.

[reay900tap]

haha ..yeah strange Alex, it was Ian who reminded me today about this bike, I said I had a picture somewhere and he insisted I sent him a copy via gmail, so I thought it'd be rude not to post a pic and small write up on here about it!
this was the one that I wanted to replicate at some point...

[SaMAlex]

Well many you wanna talk to Dan. Even if you just use his "close enough" frame till you find the correct one?

[reay900tap]

apart from a different model homeless frame i have everything for that inc the motorbike type chain about 3LB on its own
in my shed.

thats the thing for me, trying to find all this stuff again... did try to find the frame a while back, the original was stolen, (so may even be still around my area) found one in Australia but the deal never came off

[SaMAlex]

apart from a different model homeless frame i have everything for that inc the motorbike type chain about 3LB on its own
in my shed.

thats the thing for me, trying to find all this stuff again... did try to find the frame a while back, the original was stolen, (so may even be still around my area) found one in Australia but the deal never came off

I think Dan might be bringing his Homeless frame with him on Thursday. I told him you might wanna check it out, and at least be able to tell him more about it than I could

[reay900tap]

apart from a different model homeless frame i have everything for that inc the motorbike type chain about 3LB on its own
in my shed.

thats the thing for me, trying to find all this stuff again... did try to find the frame a while back, the original was stolen, (so may even be still around my area) found one in Australia but the deal never came off

I think Dan might be bringing his Homeless frame with him on Thursday. I told him you might wanna check it out, and at least be able to tell him more about it than I could

that'd be good, not to sure if I'd be able to offer much of an insight tho?

[Lazarou]

I loved my tank too......





Parts rundown

Zima custom built frame
Mk 1 Hoffman Superforks
Peregrine SP rims with Mk 1 G-sport hubs
Unstamped Profiles
S&M Slam bars
Brand new shimano DX pedals (that i killed   )
Reaction Megabrake
Standard Handgrenades and Basic silencers
Dragonfly prototype gyro cables
Gt tyres and seat

[reay900tap]

I loved my tank too......





Parts rundown

Zima custom built frame
Mk 1 Hoffman Superforks
Peregrine SP rims with Mk 1 G-sport hubs
Unstamped Profiles
S&M Slam bars
Brand new shimano DX pedals (that i killed   )
Reaction Megabrake
Standard Handgrenades and Basic silencers
Dragonfly prototype gyro cables
Gt tyres and seat

WOW as soon as the picture started  loading and I could see that seatpost I knew..it was a Zima!! amazing

[rarman1]

man 42 lbs

it's cool to re-build your first ride though....happy hunting

Laz that post is like a scaffold tube

[rory]

anyone got a zima frame as i got forks i dont really have a use for

[SaMAlex]

One or both of the Cain brothers have got Zima frames. Im not sure if they have forks for them, I will ask.

[rarman1]

hhhhmmmmmmmm

Reaction Megabrake
Standard Handgrenades and Basic silencers

mid school parts

[Lazarou]

I just bought Rob Ridge's last Megabrake for my mid-school project!

[SaMAlex]

I heard a few stories about people taking their bikes on planes in the 90s. People got stopped at the Xray and got asked questions about what was in their box/bag. It would go something like this:

Airport worker: "whats in the box"

Rider: "A bike ... a BMX"

Airport worker: "Well what are those things there?"

Rider: "Oh, they are Handgrenades ..... oh, I mean pegs ... they are STUNT PEGS! Wait, were are we going? Put me down!..."


OK, maybe it never got that far, but a few people did have to bite their lip as they ALMOST said Handgrenades

[SaMAlex]

I just bought Rob Ridge's last Megabrake for my mid-school project!

I think seventies have got a few Megabrakes left. They sell stuff off on Ebay from time to time and those brakes have popped up a few times.

[Lazarou]

...I thought they were just oversized Boas?

[rarman1]

did megabrakes have a 10mm bolt the same as the boa ?

[SaMAlex]

I could be wrong cos I was onto Canti brakes on the front so I never used one, but I think the Boa brake had loads of tiny loose ball bearing in them. If you took them apart they went EVERYWHERE! Rob machined the arms to take a nice sealed bearing, making them easier to work on, and I guess it made them work better/flex less. He might well have given them a better bolt as well, but I think they were both 10mm.

[rarman1]

yep loose bearings..........everywhere.........

i could'nt resist taking one apart

[subversion]

We modded a couple of Boas with a loose ball wheel axle bitd