DP Firebird Freestyler

[Daletsunami]

This project all started when I managed to pick a set of DP firebird forks up for £10 when buying a set of Brakes from Durham, decided to try and get a frame to match them and was helped out by Fishface who sold me a rusty chrome freestyler ready for powder.

Decided to do something different so got a rusty set of steel pro class wheels and sent them for powdering, along with the frame and forks.

Once the parts came back from powder coating, the project sat in my garage doing nothing for months as I couldn't bring myself to building it without a set of DP Ladder bars..................then the breakthrough, a fellow member decided he wasn't going to be using his and the trade was done. Picked up the last few bits I needed and the building started.

Thanks to:

Fishface for the frame
FHMReader for the powder coating (frame, forks and wheels)
buttsbikeshop for re-chroming the crank and headset
covburner for the stem
modfather for the pro class wheels
JTsmooth for the hubs and spokes
stevecosta for the seat

And the biggest thanks has to go to glynnyboy for the ladder bars, tyres, chainring, and custom decals for the headset. Without glynn it would be still sat in my garage unbuilt

Parts Breakdown:

DP Firebird Freestyler Frame and Forks
DP Ladder Bars
Pro Class Rims laced to Suzie Hubs
Re-chromed Sugino 1 piece crank
Tange Headset
Pro Class Power disk
Shimano DX pedals
Sugino 44t chainring
Suntour Stem
Dia Compe 880's with tech 3 levers
Kashimax Seat
Suntour seat clamp
Tange BB
Tioga ST Tyres

[jackel]

  wow how nice

[brummie]

awesome  lovin that

[bobafett]

Nice mate - real clean lookin' 

Cool parts selection too 

[telelogic]

All Killer No Filler

[Robbo]

Very nice, I think a layback seat post would improve its lines...

[rollin72]

nice1

[neiljonarcus]

real nice that dale

[NORTY40]

Superb mate , really like it alot  

Love Black and White bikes , but teamed up with a nice choice of parts and the ( Glynnyboy ) headset decals it's a great buid IMO  

[Darren Wood]

Dale that has to be one of the nicest DP"S i have ever seen thats a top build mate 



nice one WOODY

[phantom photon]

Now that is NICE 

[DIRTBIKER250F]

First impressions dale were MMMMMM second glance and its still MMMMMM so two thumbs up from me 

[sweetbeats]

Dynamite that 

[jackel]

got to comment again and agree nicest dp ive seen imho you bike of the monthing it?

[fraz167]

Thats looks stunning, paint looks superb.

Is it just me or are the fork stickers up side dow?  Sorry

[bigfatolly]

likin that

[Daletsunami]

Thanks for all the comments fella's, really enjoyed taking my time over this build.

The fork decal on some of the bikes in the museum must have been that way as I looked for a while on which way to put them, and done it from the front up and down rather than the back but the decal on the other side is right so can't see how I done that 

Anyway i'm going to say I done it that way to be different and cool 

[safc1]

nice to see it finished dale.  best one you've done so far