Author Topic: How many great bikes have gone to the tip? (Read 851 times)

toys19 · « **on:** July 03, 2008, 08:31 PM »

I was just chatting to a guy on ebay today who mentioned Curtis in his ad, so I asked him if he still had it, (a curtis pro) he told me it was all really rusty so he took it to the tip!!!! I was just wondering about all of the great bikes that have been made, I wonder how many have just been dumped and have now been recycled into cars or bridges...

se-bmxer · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2008, 08:37 PM »

2 years ago i tipped a JMC mini and a Diamond Back Turbo lite and they were complete, i was gutted when i found this site

JT71 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2008, 08:39 PM »

i purchased a frame with VDc monkey bars on from a recycle shop at a tip last sunday.

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2008, 08:42 PM »

Quote from: SE-Bmxer on July 03, 2008, 08:37 PM

2 years ago i tipped a JMC mini and a Diamond Back Turbo lite and they were complete, i was gutted when i found this site

you plonker

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2008, 09:10 PM »

I contacted the British Council dept this afternoon

and they confirmed that the total number of bikes disposed of is 17

.........apparently you lot keep pulling em back out of the skips

magna13 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2008, 09:13 PM »

Quote from: SE-Bmxer on July 03, 2008, 08:37 PM

2 years ago i tipped a JMC mini and a Diamond Back Turbo lite and they were complete, i was gutted when i found this site

Sean 2000 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2008, 09:36 PM »

My Gen 1 went to the tip 20 odd years ago. I also was gutted when i found this site.

The only surviving photo of it. In its last colour scheme (1 of many)

Sean.

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2008, 09:57 PM »

funniest has gotta be bubbs, 5yrs ago vdc changa with flights

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2008, 11:20 PM »

Too many! About 9 years ago,I asked my mum about some bits I`d left.She told me it had all gone on the tip.GHP Pro frame & forks,boxes of wheels,bars, cranks,racegear-a whole bloody treasure trove! .......

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2008, 05:47 AM »

I picked up a kuwi ET complete from the tip a few years back for £2 or£3

DINGO

stuntmaster · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2008, 07:13 AM »

my aero pro came from the tip as well

PHIPPSIO · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2008, 07:27 AM »

There must of been a golden time for tip finds. When everyone had finished with there bikes, left home, gone to college or uni and the parent did the "garage cleansing" thing. As the age group on here is quite similar give or take 5 years it must have been during a similar time frame....

pickle · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2008, 07:40 AM »

not enough MKII Burners that's for sure!

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2008, 07:42 AM »

I reckon mid to late 90's. The bikes not moved from the garage for 10 years, and you know your never gonna ride it again. Finally agree to it going to the tip.

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2008, 07:44 AM »

Over at my in-laws there is an Ammaco 202 chrome in the shed. The wifes dad never ever throws anything away, so it would have been tip fodder from any normal family years ago. It was my bro-in-laws and he says I can have it if I want it.

I can see it, just cant be arsed to dig it out from under all the other worthless crap thats been kept.

zed4130 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2008, 07:59 AM »

just imagine the tips in around 1992-4

we all could have made a packet, plus i dont even think they charged back then, i saw a chrome bmx this sunday i walked over realy excited , it turned out to be a cheap bit of crap $:-\$ looked like a TA from a distance

losidan · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2008, 11:49 AM »

I didnt know you could look round the tip

toys19 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2008, 08:10 PM »

At my local tip there is a "recycling centre" where the tip workers make pocket money selling on the stuff you dump.

bof · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2008, 08:11 PM »

I threw my Craig Campbell prolite and a falcon cruiser on the tip , about 5 years ago.

southern andy · « **Reply #19 on:** July 04, 2008, 08:12 PM »

Quote from: toys19 on July 04, 2008, 08:10 PM

At my local tip there is a "recycling centre" where the tip workers make pocket money selling on the stuff you dump.

There's one at ours aswell, fair play to them i say. I'm always up there rummaging through the bikes. Always seems to be kids bikes and mountain bikes when i go though.

toys19 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2008, 08:58 PM »

Yup I think its great idea, but I've never found anything decent there..

kingkeef · « **Reply #21 on:** July 04, 2008, 09:11 PM »

Quote from: pickle on July 04, 2008, 07:40 AM

not enough MKII Burners that's for sure!

Made a loss on my Burner
I got it free from the tip and then had too pay some fooker to take it away!

Rabdul06 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 04, 2008, 10:07 PM »

Black chrome Pro Class, wheels, MX1000, Kashimax etc etc the works - beautiful bike and my pride and joy.

I went off to the Army in 86 and the old dear sold my bike in about 88 for..........£60!!! Fully loaded PC went to some muppet who probably still has it somewhere propping up his shed or something......dark days...

rory · « **Reply #23 on:** July 04, 2008, 10:14 PM »

rode all my stuff till it was fooked,so didnt throw any thing away, but did buy a complete kuwi for £30 and used it for sea jumpin,
after we got bored it got ghosted into the sea , proberly near france now