Author Topic: REBEL HELP (Read 1077 times)

smash · « **on:** April 23, 2009, 02:49 PM »

hi all,spotted a ad in my local free ads news paper,for a "80s rebal bmx"anyway rang bloke and went down to have a look this afternoon,bikes been sprayed black,okish job,but have no knowledge of these bikes to tell if it is a gen rebel,its not a freestyler,has its straight tubes,has a diamond sort of shape cut in the rear dropouts,clean welds,but its got 2 cable guides on main top tube,which makes me think its not that old,frame number is BC12820748,and is under bottom bracket of frame,crank he says is original,has rpm with numbers 12345678910 going around the edge of the crank??wish id took me camera now :idiot2:he said he"d hold it for me,but dont want to buy a dud,so any help would be great

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:59 PM »

Quote from: smash on April 23, 2009, 02:49 PM

hi all,spotted a ad in my local free ads news paper,for a "80s rebal bmx"anyway rang bloke and went down to have a look this afternoon,bikes been sprayed black,okish job,but have no knowledge of these bikes to tell if it is a gen rebel,its not a freestyler,has its straight tubes,has a diamond sort of shape cut in the rear dropouts,clean welds,but its got 2 cable guides on main top tube,which makes me think its not that old,frame number is BC12820748,and is under bottom bracket of frame,crank he says is original,has rpm with numbers 12345678910 going around the edge of the crank??wish id took me camera now :idiot2:he said he"d hold it for me,but dont want to buy a dud,so any help would be great

Doesnt sound like Rebel to me. Never heard of a Rebel with cable guides. Sounds middish to me, might be a Something Rebel, rather than a Rebel Something (if you know what I mean)?

CD17 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:21 PM »

Depends how much he wants for it

smash · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:45 PM »

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on April 23, 2009, 03:21 PM

Depends how much he wants for it

£50.00,but im kinda thinking what danny said could be right,mid school,can anyone tell the year from the serial number?

buzzlightyear05 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2009, 06:41 PM »

Its not this one is it-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/old-school-rebal-bmx_W0QQitemZ270379274873QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item270379274873&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

still aint got a clue if it is lol.

sawzall · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:05 PM »

heres a pic of the rebel race frame

as you can see there are no cable guides

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:12 PM »

Stop teasing me with that race frame...

No cut outs in the OS Rebel drop outs, and the chainstays are different shape.

Fork drops look similar though... but not an OS Rebel but not sure when they stopped trading?

smash · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:46 PM »

Quote from: dannywhiteley on April 23, 2009, 07:12 PM

Stop teasing me with that race frame...

No cut outs in the OS Rebel drop outs, and the chainstays are different shape.

Fork drops look similar though... but not an OS Rebel but not sure when they stopped trading?

hi mate,rang back said i wasnt interested,and yes he has stuck it on ebay,the above link.it def looks mid school seeing it again.