Author Topic: Taj bike history (Read 4561 times)

condor96 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 17, 2008, 04:29 PM »

Quote from: TwoBobRob on December 17, 2008, 05:52 AM

In amongst all of that I see that the Taj had a 75 degree head angle? Blimey, never knew that... Any other mid bikes with a steeper headtube?

yeah,flatland bikes

teamsano · « **Reply #26 on:** December 17, 2008, 04:56 PM »

i had a couple of taj frames, and they were really good, almost on par with modern frame dimensions (UNLIKE THE RIDICULOUS CONDOR) , i guess this was the turning point as far as riders designing frames started.

i have to agree with taj, as all the s+m's had back ends that were stupidly long, altho the taj was a LOT heavier than the dirt bikes i had been used to and i specced my bike the same as taj did by running 36's etc.

harris · « **Reply #27 on:** December 17, 2008, 05:11 PM »

i still have this taj alex n stodgy had it but its been tucked away since i recieved it.
its a ramp room one not sure how much earlier they get.

it needs some loving oneday.

condor96 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 17, 2008, 05:49 PM »

THE RIDICULOUS CONDOR...........

harris thats a sweet taj

super fork/stem,phat jacks....

lodge · « **Reply #29 on:** December 17, 2008, 06:59 PM »

I read somewhere that there was only two condor's ever sold in the UK

reay900tap · « **Reply #30 on:** December 17, 2008, 07:14 PM »

I brought a new condor in 97ish, rode for a week or so before getting shot of it, didn't sell it iirc, I had to give it away!

only got it because I had a mk1 condor and liked it...

fugazi · « **Reply #31 on:** December 17, 2008, 10:27 PM »

I've had a couple of Condors, a 96/97 & the last one before those superfat seat stay jobbies, 99/2000? Great looking frames imho, but that low b/b that feels like it's too far forward in the frame takes some getting used to!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #32 on:** December 19, 2008, 09:41 AM »

Here is a link that goes well on this thread
UGP "Face Value" Taj Mihelich section

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5178313616516099716

In 1996 NO-ONE rode like Taj .... infact, have they ever?

(And yes, I am guilty of stealing links from my fav BMX web site. So what!

)

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #33 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:28 PM »

One of my very, very most favourite clips right there at 2.30 in - the music fits it perfectly

harris · « **Reply #34 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:35 PM »

good drop in that alex ..just perfect

showtime · « **Reply #35 on:** January 05, 2009, 09:40 AM »

WOW Dan, never knew you had a chrome USA Taj as well mate

thats 2 of us now

condor96 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:28 PM »

showtime,
hope you like the test i put up. is there anyway you can get a good pic of your fork decals???

showtime · « **Reply #37 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:30 PM »

er yeah
i remember you asked me before ages ago

i'm going to buy a new cam in the next week or so & i'll sort it out then

condor96 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:37 PM »

its not a huge deal,just my forks are bare. much appreciated

harris · « **Reply #39 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:41 PM »

mines only in rider condition adam is ok but well used.

condor96 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:51 PM »

yours looks pretty nice to me harris

one of my superforks i de dedcaled years ago when the stickers got messed up and not many people have that style of superforks with those decals
its naked! lol

showtime · « **Reply #41 on:** January 05, 2009, 06:07 PM »

i need to get you a decent pic of these Superfork decals here

condor96 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:16 PM »

i used to have the original box with that logo. that box they used for awhile. from the same gen we both have to the big dropout 14mm aheadset to the 3/8 dropout aheadset with the spelled out super fork.

bmxbert · « **Reply #43 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:38 PM »

ive got a set of those with the red decals
mine dont have peg bosses though! there nos as well.got them from rory at a great price
finding a headset proves quite expensive if you want a gooden

condor96 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:49 PM »

im glad when i got this one it had the aheadset on it. these were the first of the aheadset. 14mm dropouts,pegbosses and with the flat not slanted stem. then they came out with the ones that say super fork on the side with the 1" aheadset and 1 1/8" threadless with or without pegbosses with the slanted stem.
do you have that box??

bmxbert · « **Reply #45 on:** January 05, 2009, 08:02 PM »

no no box they have never been built up though
im holding them back untill i manage to get some funds together to get a big daddy from harris.
it has original forks but ive always liked the 1" with clamps. yu get a nice stem that way.to me the old hb stems were one of the things that made hoffman so appealing