Author Topic: What years do you collect? What years do you class as "Old School"? POLL ADDED ! (Read 1288 times)

bobafett · « **on:** May 14, 2009, 05:37 PM »

Personally I only collect mongoose/BMX products so my collecting years are 1975 to 1985 (Skipp Hess sold the company in 1986 so for me that's the end of "mongoose proper")

So just wondering ............

.............does anyone else stick to specific years?

.............what years do you class as "old school" ?

antiquebmx · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2009, 05:41 PM »

Im same only collect up to 1985 when old old school ended

Jt · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM »

i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingering birds)

antiquebmx · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2009, 05:49 PM »

Quote from: J.T on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM

i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingering birds)

meticulous · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2009, 05:49 PM »

yep, same for me up to 84/85 when all the puffta colours came out....

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2009, 05:50 PM »

used to be o/s stuff, but now early mid school race bikes is were its at for me, 87-92 bracket, fookin awesome designs and ridability

double chevron · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2009, 05:53 PM »

I collect Haro, one for every year, 83 to 88
That was for keeping me "reasonable".... but came across a few other nice bikes...

So would say, from 82 to mid nineties... that's quite my era (had a big blank in the middle!)

harris · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:02 PM »

mainly 90s for me,
but i am rebuilding this at the mo for someone.

bless it

lodge · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:10 PM »

I dont collect anything, only have a n/s bike, i enjoy looking at the old bikes though.

bobafett · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:29 PM »

Quote from: harris on May 14, 2009, 06:02 PM

but i am rebuilding this at the mo for someone.

Early blue-max

Sell it to me - please

harris · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:30 PM »

funny enough its only being delivered tonight,the lads running it over
its staying swamp rat style just a little love,
i could ask him to sell but tbh he wouldnt know a fare price...me neither

CD17 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:31 PM »

1984 & Haro's

martylaa · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:42 PM »

I did'nt get my first bmx until 1987 but my bikes were built all before 1985, for some reason they just seem more " vintage? "

Swivel · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:46 PM »

Quality Jon

I collect up to any era really as long as I like the bike, but mainly i've got bikes from 82 to 85

Quote from: J.T on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM

i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingering birds)

fugazi · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2009, 07:11 PM »

Quote from: bobafett on May 14, 2009, 05:37 PM

Personally I only collect mongoose/BMX products so my collecting years are 1975 to 1985 (Skipp Hess sold the company in 1986 so for me that's the end of "mongoose proper")

Is that Skipp Hess the legendary drag racer from the 60's?

moley · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2009, 07:13 PM »

Quote from: J.T on May 14, 2009, 05:46 PM

i buy/collect stuff from my era,, which was 81 ( when i got my first one) to 85 say ( when i got rid and start buying cider and fingerbobs)

I collect anything that I like the look of!!

I like to ride them too (although very badly)!!

sweetbeats · « **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2009, 07:31 PM »

198FUAN was a good year from BMX.
It was alot of FUAN

bmxbob · « **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2009, 08:22 PM »

Blue max is fookin sweeet man

mongooooosies do it for me to but i only have one

rhino_mac · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2009, 08:25 PM »

Only got one bike at the moment - a 83 Kuwie Laserlite.

Old school for me is up to 1985/86. Like JT, I got into BMX around 81 so if I was to build another, it would be a Mongoose/Supergoose, Diamond Back or Redline. I'd want a frame with a gusset next I think. Really fancy a Silver Streak. Always wanted one of those when I was a kid!

dialledbikes · « **Reply #19 on:** May 14, 2009, 08:43 PM »

Why do people seem to think old school ended in 1985/6?

I know that's when a lot of us first generation UK BMX'ers packed it in, but it still existed after that and there wasn't a leap in technology/quality/design in 1987/8/9.

Peter J · « **Reply #20 on:** May 14, 2009, 08:54 PM »

I think old school finished with 1" Headsets and "crappy" brakes.

And I collect anthing I can get past the wife

and I like the look of new, mid, old

rhino_mac · « **Reply #21 on:** May 14, 2009, 09:32 PM »

I think that's exactly why is think old school for me stopped around that time. I stopped racing, started skateboarding etc etc. It's the bikes I remember from when I was a kid and into BMX - after that I kind of lost touch with BMX.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #22 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:17 PM »

I dropped out of BMX in 1986 as well but I still acknowledge it carried on without me being involved.

When I got interested in BMX again in late 1990, the bikes still had 1" threaded headsets, platform/cage pedals, caliper/pitbull brakes, etc. The bikes didn't really start changing into what resemble the bikes we ride today until 1993/4.

dan-dare · « **Reply #23 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:26 PM »

Quote from: rhino_mac on May 14, 2009, 09:32 PM

It's the bikes I remember from when I was a kid and into BMX

Old-school.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #24 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:28 PM »

Upto 85 for me the bikes looked hot as hell through a boys eyes and they still do through mine

...dunno why just not moved by the changes that happened in design and style and never grasped modern bmx so don't bother looking at new skool stuff or mid much...not outa snobbery...just don't feel the love like I do old stuff as that was my time.

Bits of modern video of freestyle I have seen is way beyond the stuff from BITD so I respect what they do 100% but just don't get the same vibes off them as I do the pioneers from the early to mid 80's same with the old school pro racers they just had so much identity and individuality.