Author Topic: Here's my 1st carpet queen build!! (Read 4884 times)

Chromo Buzz · « **on:** July 18, 2010, 10:32 AM »

Here's my 1st attempt at building up a show pony(this was the bike i could never afford as a kid), this is just a 1st attempt at uploading a picture. I'll add more pic's & tell you a bit about the history of the bike later on. Thank's for looking chap's

As promised, here's a bit of info on the bike.....it's a Haro Sport Freestyler 1985(August) NOS, this f/fork's was found @the begining of this year in a shop basement in Maryland(USA). Some guy bought it in the local ad's & listed it on Ebay US, i won the bid then it got lost in the post

. I received a full refund thru paypal, then i get an email from the guy to say that US Postal had returned it 3 months later...result!!
He offered the bike back to me, but could'nt wait 4 week's for me to get me pay cheque so he re-listed it back on the Bay. So basically i bid on the bike again & win the auction for far less than the original price

The f/forks are minty fresh, the only marks are two little one's on top of the left fork other than that it is spotless. The decal's where original silver backing but where in a state of disrepair, so they came off then a good polish & new repro one's applied. I've built this up just in time for its 25th Anniversary come August(all i need are some black shimano DX's to finish it off).

The list of component's are as follow's...Haro Sport 85(NOS),Anlum Sport h/bars, Haro group 1 stem, tioga beartrap 2 h/set, original forkstander's(came with the f/forks), dia compe mx 1000 quick release/self centreing brakes with tech 3 levers, dia compe mx hinged s/post clamp, show chromed CW layback s/post,kashimax aero saddle,skyway tuff 2's (polished) alloy hubbed wheels,kenda whitewall tyres, Tommy Bracken 'signature' mushroom grips,tioga beartrap btm bracket, sugino 1piece crank(84),haro multi-directional chain wheel,sugino spider,izumi black/chrome chain,shimano chrome freewheel. This bike cost a nice tidy sum to build up, but i am really stoked with the end result......thank's to all you fellow Radster's for the nice comments

Here's some more pic's of the Sport & two extra one's of my future builds.....it's down a slippery(&very expensive) slope from here on!!...but i'm lovin it

brummie · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:36 AM »

looks very nice mate, well done

stu27 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:37 AM »

looks real tidy that,nice build

Badbaldie · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:49 AM »

nice and clean. liking the simplicity black /chrome. and white wall tyers and grips matching. very effective

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:55 AM »

Very nice.... but please loose the braced layback

They should be all collected, melted down and made into hatstands or something less offensive on the eye....

Rant over...

hunterdubber · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:59 AM »

Very very nice , 85 frameset and bars in blingy chrome

Where did you pick that one up , cool first build BTW

It'll ride nice too being a sport

LOL at Betty's quote

, non of my builds sport a laid back, but everybody had 'em " in the day " a proper must have part

I like em on the right build (just not braced ones)

I'm not a fan of hatstands

but framestands are cool

telelogic · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:59 AM »

Looks lovely mate

20to26 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2010, 11:08 AM »

Great first build - that's a sweet ride right there

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2010, 11:09 AM »

tuffs with whitewalls...the best

Rodgy1970 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2010, 12:23 PM »

nice

moochalargo · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2010, 12:32 PM »

Nice! Like the subtle look

fischflo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2010, 12:40 PM »

...what the black ones are made for

what's the chainring?

aerostylie · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2010, 01:40 PM »

That's very nice, impressive first build, whitewalls and black tuffs, can't beat that combo bolted onto chrome

PS: Don't forget the pedals

bobafett · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2010, 02:27 PM »

Nice first build mate

dordymush · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2010, 04:23 PM »

lovely build mate and im not a haro fan. but that is nice.
just one little thing.
aint you got the crank spider on the wrong way round ?

NORTY40 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2010, 04:45 PM »

Very nice first build

Looks mint

Quote from: dordymush on July 18, 2010, 04:23 PM

aint you got the crank spider on the wrong way round ?

X2 That's what i thought

In2 bmx · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2010, 06:22 PM »

Very nice first build.

well done and great result .

markyp · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2010, 09:11 PM »

awesome first build, i think anyone on here would be happy with that one in their colection

trickydeno · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2010, 09:48 PM »

very nice build

Chromo Buzz · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2010, 10:11 PM »

Cheer's dordymush for pointing out the spider maybe on the wrong way round(much appreciated

), i checked it out & i think the spider is correct as the writing of sugino is on the front. I've got a feeling it is the chainring that needs to be bolted onto to the other side of the spider, as closer inspection shows the chain is not lining up straight.....doh!!

It seems i'm a tad rusty when it comes to building up bikes....though it has been 24 odd year's or so. Thanks again fella

dordymush · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2010, 10:25 PM »

lol no worries mucka.
i done it myself more than once

ED209 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2010, 01:15 PM »

A nice pair of peachy black MKS graphites would be nice on your build... not cheap mind

nosher70 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2010, 09:26 PM »

Nice build mate-theyre ALL lovely! Can you please tell me WHAT year etc the white sport (with green decals) is from? i would love one myself....

Chromo Buzz · « **Reply #23 on:** August 14, 2010, 05:39 PM »

Hi Nosher70, sorry for late response chap. Thanks for your nice comments.....all the f/fork's i have are 1985(purely coincidental

). The one your enquiring about(with the green decals) is a Master mate

brettypeeps · « **Reply #24 on:** August 14, 2010, 09:17 PM »

Nice build mate. I would like it on my carpet. Great collection.

Author Topic: Here's my 1st carpet queen build!! (Read 4884 times)

Bettyswallocks

telelogic

Rodgy1970

moochalargo

In2 bmx

trickydeno

nosher70