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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: gobshite on September 15, 2009, 11:19 PM
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well i've sent payment for the frame for my final build,
i've been after this frame since it was built,
it's taken months of emails back and forth to sort this out,
custom built for one of the most highly regarded and well known pro's
1 of 1 in the world,
beautifully made and very exotic,
its pretty famous in its own right,
after building some of the very best mid school and n/s bikes in the world i said i wasnt going to build another,
but this is too good an opportunity to pass on,
it'll be my "master-stroke" :LolLolLolLol:
pics as soon as it lands!
::)
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Can I guess?
Taj's Ti T1 frame?
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you know me too well my friend :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/TiBC1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/TiBC4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/TiBC5.jpg)
i'm so excited i could shit.
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Holy shit! Thats amazing! I have heard you talk about that frame for a few years and it was more a dream list comment, rather than thinking its something you actually were going to get. Nice one, thats really really cool
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i'm so chuffed!
since i first saw it on the t1 aeons back i've been sweating it, i tried to satisfy the craving with that ti reaper,
when taj had his operation i sent him a g.w.s message,
a few massages later and i enquired about it just out of curiosity,
it took a bit of persuading as joe was worried that someone might ride it hard and injure themselves,
they were both really sound about it tbh, thoroughly sound dudes,
and 2 of my all time bmx heroes,
its the first frame i've bought for ages and had no plans to buy another after you sorted me out the s&m custom, the xl-laf's going nowhere though :daumenhoch:
i've been collecting the bits for it and plan to build it as taj had it,
i feel i should but half of me wants to really go to town on it,
chris king wheels,ti spokes,blue6 bolts,king ti headset etc,etc,
dunno, it'll take me a year or so to finish though,
:LolLolLolLol:
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wow! :shocked: thats amazing! its so nice to own such a sweet piece :daumenhoch:
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:shocked:
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Nice one Joe :daumenhoch:
glad you got your holy Grail
:) DINGO :)
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kin ell joe you kept that quiet mate,you must be buzzing to get you finges on it,well made up for you dan
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wow, just wow, i thought it was a myth
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RAD to th power of sick :daumenhoch:
fooking luuurvely! and top work Joe! :daumenhoch:
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never followed new school or mid, so don't mind me buts whats so good about it?, i'm curious, whys it your holy grail?
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never followed new school or mid, so don't mind me buts whats so good about it?, i'm curious, whys it your holy grail?
Diggin' the excitement as well...what makes this Bitch so good? educate us old school monkees? :LolLolLolLol:
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i'll keep it short as i havent sleep properly for 2 days and am in pain,
its basically its a terrible one barcode frame but instead of 4130 its made from titanium,
made for taj mihelich one of the co owners of t1 and an amazing rider, bmx legend imo, right up there with haro,fiola,hoffman,wilkerson,etc,etc,
its the only one of its kind ever built,
just over 3lbs,
"theres just something about titanium you know?"
taj in one of his emails,
these are years apart but..
wtf,
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this too...
check the power wheelie @1:24,
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i'll post the full story of it when it arrives soon,
cheers all, buying this has cheered me right up after this harsh last year and given me something to work on,
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Gotta say its great when someone lands their holy grail, but 1 of 1 in the world is a bit special well done
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:) Cool frame with a cool history.Too nice not to ride.
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That's one of the coolest things ever, you must be well stoked :daumenhoch: want your T-1 done rare? you got it!
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Id love to have the 89 Haro Master Hoffman pulled his first flair on.. Kinda like that. Or the Hutch that was used on Helltrack
If I remenber correctly I think Hoffman gave that bike to a disabled kid from the make a wish foundation right after landing the flair in Mansfield !!
Steve :daumenhoch:
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Great news Joe, good to see you happy for a change lol, check out 1m55 Fooking hell i like that
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keep coming back to look at this......................simply awesome Joe!!! T :4_17_5: (you see what i did there) ;D
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Congrats on owning something that's truly unique and a part of BMX history. I guess that's what it's all about, but it's funny how that frame has attained an almost mythical status despite it being a failed experiment. I remember Taj posting it up on T1's site and talking about it at the time, and it put me right off Ti. It looked awesome built up though:
(http://taj.transworld.net/files/2008/12/photo-library-1394.600x413.jpg)
This bike sucked to ride. It was so mushy and flexy it felt like the frame was made out of rubber. It sits silently in a box in the T-1 store room to this day.
Not any more I guess ;)
Anyway, on an aside - if you haven't seen Headfirst then I don't know how you could consider yourself "mid-school" at all.
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Nice one, Joe.
A very interesting frame :daumenhoch:
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Awesome score dude.... :daumenhoch:
Cant get rarer than a one off
And you posted up my fave section from electronical... :)
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amazing score joe :4_17_5: can't wait to see this built up 8)
boty ?
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nice one joe and im still on the case about that other t1 under the ramp
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Major score that Joe :daumenhoch:
It's unique so you've gotta do it as a Taj replica, cos there is only one of those frames and there is only one Taj Mihelich.
Very happy for you!
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amazing score joe :4_17_5: can't wait to see this built up 8)
boty ?
can a mid school bike ever win boty? :LolLolLolLol:
cheers rhys, i'm stiil interested if it ever crawls out from under the ramp,
defo mike, i've managed to source some of the parts taj used on the build,cant work out what the seat is though! :-[
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/PhotoLibrary-1389-2.jpg)
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i keep coming back and looking at it. truely amazing 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Great story, cannot wait to see the results, even if I know F- ALL about mid stuff... nice one fella! :daumenhoch:
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That's a great story - what value that frame has just in that. I can understand the stoke!
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i'm stuck on identifying what the forks are on the taj build,
could use some help i.d'ing them if anyone can help? :LolLolLolLol:
heres the "to all the bikes i've loved before" blog from taj.....
http://taj.transworld.net/2008/12/15/to-all-the-bikes-ive-loved-before/
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I love that "to all the bikes i've loved before" blog. Its really really cool.
It looks like before and after that ti frame, Taj was using T1, S&M and Odyssey forks. I guess they could be one of those??
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thats a good reference point, never thought of doing that :-[
a guy on bikeguide reckons he remembers the bikecheck taj did and that theyre definitely S&M race forks,
oh bugger :-\
theyre not going to be easy to find methinks ???
got the primo TAJ grips in the post today so at least its a start :angel:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00790.jpg)
and a snazzy new MACRO lens :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00792.jpg)
just itching for the frame to arrive now.....
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Joe are these the S&M race forks?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/trails043.jpg)
:) DINGO :)
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not sure mark,
you can only tell from the shape of the drops,
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Status: Out of Foreign Customs, September 26, 2009, 11:03 am, GREAT BRITAIN
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nice one mate .then the build can begin...i love getting new builds,im awaiting one and seems like forever.
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arrived this morning!!
taj mihelich's titanium t1 barcode
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00827.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00818.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00820.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00821.jpg)
terrible one team rider paul buchanan's custom 1-off frame,
hickerson/moody front end - custom 21.5tt - ruben chain stay and wishbone - moodyhick dropouts
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00823.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00824.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00828.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/DSC00829.jpg)
massive thanks to joe rich and taj mihelich at terrible one for making this happen.
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i'm so stoked i could piss up a fookstick!!!! :smitten:
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nice one man, well pleased for you! :daumenhoch:
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"Hope you are smiling" -Joe Rich
Haha, just a bit, eh?
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smiling all the way mate :)
even the "arse raping" i got from the uk custom hasn't dampened my fervour :LolLolLolLol:
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I'm made up for you mate :daumenhoch:
Once in a lifetime opportunity.
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:shocked: 8) glad you got the goods :daumenhoch: let the building begin!!!!!
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thats the sh1te joe ,how fookin good is all that :)
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only just seen this thread.
how cool is that to have a 1 off frame, well done fella :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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yes mate, thats awesome! cant wait to see the finished thing!
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cheers again everyone :smitten:
i fully plan to try and get my nob in the headtube tonight.
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is it a Tiny1 joe
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this thread is great
this is what collecting and bmx is about getting something and building it as you like and it meaning summat to you .
getting expensive frame and throwing cash at the parts trying to get the best /most expensive build isnt what its all about this is
:daumenhoch:
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is it a Tiny1 joe
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dan, youre a star :daumenhoch:
maybe i'll try it in the brake boss :LolLolLolLol:
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cheers again everyone :smitten:
i fully plan to try and get my nob in the headtube tonight.
Thats not a mental image I was planning to have tonight, thanks Joe! ;D
Congrats on your purchase, I know you will do us proud with the build....take your time fella. :daumenhoch:
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cheers again everyone :smitten:
i fully plan to try and get my nob in the headtube tonight.
Like a wet towel test , but easier :2funny:
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Holy shit, never mind that Barcode - I want that bastardised Buchanan frame!