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christhejob

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #25 on: August 07, 2008, 11:24 AM »
I've never seen a broken TA, it has to be said.  Definately an icon.

cracked mine to the point of no mending round both chainstays??

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2008, 11:30 AM »
No one likes a smart alec, chris.......   ;D ;D ;D



magna13

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« Reply #27 on: August 07, 2008, 11:35 AM »
ok i change my mind. for me it would have to be the Haro Gen 1 as it was a bike that changed bmx and freestyle as we know it! as every freestyler from there on had twin top tubes, standers, pegs etc.

for racing it would have to be the loopy pk ripper. the reason is that it changed the world of bmx racing, it was strong, light, easy to race etc. and from there on any top quality racer was just like that  :daumenhoch:

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #28 on: August 07, 2008, 12:57 PM »
and again, it's still the TA 24"
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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #29 on: August 07, 2008, 01:07 PM »
I'd go with TA.......Just did the lot and looked the nutz without breaking  :daumenhoch:

Sparky24

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« Reply #30 on: August 07, 2008, 01:18 PM »
ok, so it,s a skyway ta ??? but who on rad has the best one :daumenhoch:

moley

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #31 on: August 07, 2008, 01:19 PM »
Greatest is Skyway T/A for all round abilities!!!

Favourite is still a Quad though!!!  :smitten:

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #32 on: August 07, 2008, 01:23 PM »
I'd go with a TA with Gen 1 very very close second. TA is definately more of an all-rounder. Just building one myself at the moment  :D

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2008, 01:27 PM »
hutch judge as so head of it time as the short back end is used on bikes today and strong as hell
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thecrooch

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« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2008, 01:36 PM »
JMC Andy Patterson for me

but for Looks i'd go with the Loopy Quad - yes they were flawed and Sid used to Break em for fun but they were totally unique

baldbmxer

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« Reply #35 on: August 07, 2008, 02:03 PM »
Greatest BMX of all time......................why are you just looking at the OS stuff?

I for one am 100% sure that I wish I had my S&M Neal Wood frame in the mid 80's  :coolsmiley:

Modern bikes are so much cooler to ride all round, better geometry, stronger and durable.

When I ride any of my OS bikes it baffles me how we rode them BITD! but I guess we didnt know any different.

So my best bike of all time is my S&M Neal Wood, but then again you cant go wrong with any of the S&M race frames!  :daumenhoch: whether it be any of the Challengers, RV's or the 38 Specials  ;D

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SaMAlex

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #36 on: August 07, 2008, 02:09 PM »
Tell it like it is JJ  :daumenhoch:

baldbmxer

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« Reply #37 on: August 07, 2008, 02:19 PM »
Hell, when the pros in the US loose their sponsors and go private what do they ride? Yep you got it S&M's

Neal even rode an S&M made to look like a DK while rideing for DK  :coolsmiley:

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #38 on: August 07, 2008, 02:38 PM »
I think Rippers have a lot going for them because you can basically buy the same front triangle today as you got in the 70's, not many other bikes can say that. But am I confusing BMX Icon with best bike?

Ask Yoda about snapped TA's he's got a skip full  ;)

Why oh why do I still buy kids bikes!

Sparky24

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« Reply #39 on: August 07, 2008, 02:47 PM »
like everything modern , it might be better but when you see all the brands lined up they all look the same :( at least with the old school you can tell whats what, they have a personality all there own :) :)

christhejob

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« Reply #40 on: August 07, 2008, 02:53 PM »
i think you all missed off the "S" in front of "TA"  for best BMX ever

am i right laz?  phil?  alex ( ;))?

munners

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« Reply #41 on: August 07, 2008, 02:57 PM »
ok, so it,s a skyway ta ??? but who on rad has the best one :daumenhoch:

My total NOS chrome TA. :smitten: Just took the pics especially! ;)










Lazarou

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #42 on: August 07, 2008, 02:57 PM »
i think you all missed off the "S" in front of "TA"  for best BMX ever

am i right laz?  phil?  alex ( ;))?

Absolutely Christoff!!....

« Last Edit: August 07, 2008, 03:25 PM by Lazarou »

Lazarou

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #43 on: August 07, 2008, 03:02 PM »
ok, so it,s a skyway ta ??? but who on rad has the best one :daumenhoch:


Scary Leary had the best one......




Blue was a factory colour! Why hasn't anyone else done one?? It's beautiful!!


« Last Edit: August 07, 2008, 03:22 PM by Lazarou »

SaMAlex

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« Reply #44 on: August 07, 2008, 03:07 PM »
i think you all missed off the "S" in front of "TA"  for best BMX ever
am i right laz?  phil?  alex ( ;))?
Absolutely Christoff!!



Im no big standard fan but give me an STA over a TA, and day of the week  :daumenhoch:

Its not often I pick up 2Bob but Ive seen a stack of broken TAs. I dont get why people make a big deal of them at all

baldbmxer

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #45 on: August 07, 2008, 03:08 PM »
like everything modern , it might be better but when you see all the brands lined up they all look the same :( at least with the old school you can tell whats what, they have a personality all there own :) :)

Yes they all had there own personality or gimmik in the way they were built but they ALL had there flaws. Rippers were made of plastiscene alloy, TA's were totally aerodynamic  ;D and were prone to snapping, GT's cracked behind the seatube, VDC where more trouble than they were worth, JMC's cracked all over, Hutch headtubes cracked as did the forkdrop outs, most double top tubebikes cracked somewhere....... shall I go on?

The main downfall of OS bikes, other than the above was the dropouts were made wafer thin! Also they were all to small! BMX bikes should have been bigger sooner. Longer top tubes. I remember getting my FreeAgent Limo in 1990 and it was like sleeping in a double bed on you're own! room to stretch out!

At the end of the day most modern bikes use the the same look because it works. Whether it be a BMX or a road bike. Another reason they all look the same is that they come out of the same factory in Tiawan with different dropouts (although they are somewhat thicker now) and different stickers.

Some are made in the US and are considerably more expensive, but hey you get what you pay for. S&M, Standard blah blah blah

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #46 on: August 07, 2008, 03:08 PM »
Nice TA, Nick..I too have chrome one/black Tuffs...but the ultimate one is a white one, with white Tuffs.


Sparky24 is right about modern bikes - too similar. Black frame/black wheels/black tyres/crap seat at weird angle/tiny kids bars off a 3 year olds bike - that will do nicely Sir! :LolLolLolLol:

SaMAlex

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #47 on: August 07, 2008, 03:13 PM »
tiny kids bars off a 3 year olds bike

Small bars was sooooo 96. The NS kids all use bars that are as big as 80s bars now

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #48 on: August 07, 2008, 03:15 PM »
Glad you agree on my other points though.. ;)

munners

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Re: greatest bmx of all time?
« Reply #49 on: August 07, 2008, 03:17 PM »
Nice TA, Nick..I too have chrome one/black Tuffs...but the ultimate one is a white one, with white Tuffs.



Like this one?  :LolLolLolLol: (Sorry.... i didnt take my bikes to MK so i just gotta ;D)

All NOS apart from Tuffs. I would love NOS white Tuffs! :'(

Got early Skyway brake blocks on now and blue yellow label comp 3's. :smitten:
















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