Author Topic: Sunn BMX-Who knows about them? (Read 11950 times)

Sanmarcopizza · « **on:** June 18, 2008, 08:29 PM »

Just bought this cheap, anyone know anything about them? Other than a ding in the back wheel and a 1 piece crank, it looks half decent in the pic. I have had a couple of sets of forks by them and the quality has been good. Looks like a fair amount of detail in the frame and maybe the cranks aren't the originals. Anyway they will be swapped for a set of 3 piecers when I get it.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:35 PM »

Popular in the UK mid to late 90s. Made famous by Dylan Clayton who was on the Sunn Chipie race team.

Pretty decent bikes (I guess they were the French equivalent of GT, when GT were good bikes). Sunn were huge in France in the 90s thanks to Christophe Leveque, Carmine Falco, Nico Voillouez (sorry, I can't spell his name!) and Ann-Caro Chausson.

The guy who owned the company/designed Sunn bikes, Max Commencal, now owns Commencal bikes.

I can't remember what the different models were though. That looks like a good find though.

martsz · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:38 PM »

Looks a decent frame as you say. DC Doctor Smooth and Christophe Leveque were riding those around the time that was out. Remember those forks, DC had an orange set on a blue/orange frame. Should come up nice.

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:40 PM »

1ST DIB DOBS on the forks if you split/sell! Sunn I think were a French co,been around for years making roadies etc.I had a Sunn racebike in 98/99 & it was killer,also had a Sunn dirtbike,can`t remember the model.Didn`t DC or someone ride for Sunn late `90s? There`s a few pics in various BCF brochures....

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:41 PM »

Also had a parts line -Rudd?

double chevron · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:43 PM »

That's "Vouilloz", Mike

Good stuff this one, San

Check this for older info on the company (in french !) http://www.23mag.com/com/sunn/sunn.htm

Started in 84 in south of France, getting really big in the 90's with the Chipie team, then later with some MTB's, still producing bikes, mostly road and MTB nowadays, after many many changes and hard times since the 90's..

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:43 PM »

I had a couple of Sunn bikes before, one was cro-mo like yours and one was alloy with a funky twin top tube set up.

good bikes and great company before they went bust

DINGO

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:45 PM »

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/sunn/

DINGO

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:47 PM »

So sounds like 31 quid was a good price then

double chevron · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:54 PM »

.. would say yes !

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:56 PM »

Cheers Mark, did have a quick look there but couldn't pin it down. On 2nd looks, could be based on the 1996 Chris Leveque model looking at the frame decal, but with the forks off a 1997 Lecoupe

kdw712 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2008, 09:18 PM »

Quote from: Sanmarcopizza on June 18, 2008, 08:47 PM

So sounds like 31 quid was a good price then

bloody bargain

fuzzywig · « **Reply #12 on:** June 18, 2008, 09:36 PM »

Nice machines those Sunn bikes...

My older boys' bike (looks nothing like this anymore) really well made, light full cromo frame.

jT Racing · « **Reply #13 on:** June 18, 2008, 09:50 PM »

seen a few in NL, there are some pretty serious looking ally race frames knocking around. fairly high end stuff.

motomagII · « **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2008, 07:24 AM »

sandro i was watching that too but didnt have the cashola.they are really lioght well made and underestimated bikes,great geometry and feel just the parts ie cranks etc need upgrading a tad.nice buy mate

magna13 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 19, 2008, 07:28 AM »

darkersomeday · « **Reply #16 on:** June 19, 2008, 08:23 AM »

great bikes the sunn's

i had one of their cruisers for a while, the twin tt version, it rode well,

always wanted one of the sunn-chipie royale's that dans comp used to sell cheap in the back of snap, such a pretty frame

therock · « **Reply #17 on:** June 19, 2008, 06:17 PM »

cheap find mate , iv had loads of dylans hand bi downs , a riviera , a force , a sport a couple of the team frames , was also sunn nike after chipie clothing company dropped out.