Author Topic: What was your first build? 10 years of RADBMX celebrations (Read 6623 times)

stidds · « **on:** January 29, 2014, 10:34 PM »

OK so seeing as RADBMX is 10 years old this year, I was wondering what your first build was when getting back into this sport/hobby.

It can be your first one on RADBMX or your first build back on the scene.

Just one build please not your favourite etc, just your first.

Oh and for a laugh (or to make you cry), for those that built that 1st build a long time ago near the beginning of this site, how much did it cost you?

I will start.

This is my very first build when getting back into BMX, 1984 Skyway T/A which cost me the following: Frame & Forks Â£50.00, flight cranks Â£40, MX1000's front and rear Â£20.

Gashead · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2014, 10:43 PM »

All down to Pete Quad

fischflo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2014, 10:43 PM »

2004 - styler 500

...don't hit me

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2014, 10:44 PM »

October 2008, 1985 Aero Reflex from Alan's £62 posted.

Meteorlite bars
Aero seat
Tuff II's
Comp III copies
Generic layback
SR stem
Footjaw pedals
Tioga spider
Yaban chain
Suntour Arrow seat clamp
Aero plate
Unbranded head seat
Unbranded bottom bracket
Unbranded crank
Copy MX1000's
Copy Tech 3's
A'me grips

I was all repop back then too.

Sent while strangling Kojak from my iPhone

griff · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:42 AM »

Built in late 2010

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2014, 01:03 AM »

This Haro

Hindsight is a great thing! What a fcukin ugly duckling..

Seatpost, wheels and tyres shit canned for white straight Haro fluted, Speedlines and Comp IIIs
However, it did grow into a beautiful swan...

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2014, 02:45 AM »

All green streetbeat, tuffs, dia compe, shimano dx all nos £175

Remember a loaded haro master from biagio £325

And Being offered a nos gen 1 £500

adenough · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2014, 02:58 AM »

Cant remember the year, maybe 2006 , this cost me £204 complete...

adenough · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2014, 03:01 AM »

A red bubble font chainwheel...now I only just spotted that...

Pooch · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2014, 05:22 AM »

My first build..

Get ya first builds up..

meticulous · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2014, 07:33 AM »

bought off ebay in 2006 for Â£850 from a chap in Birmingham as a complete bike as you see here, when mobile phone photos were shite...

vestanpance · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2014, 07:42 AM »

Streetbeat. All NOS, all very cheap.

Schneeky1 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2014, 09:27 AM »

This was my first build back in 2011.

Fuji MX500...

Bought the F+F for Â£20. All in cost me approx Â£250 to build...

Steve

nosepickben · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2014, 09:37 AM »

2005 i did an all nos 1990 Robinson pro, 7x's, flites, nos comp3's that i stupidly rode on and wore away. Cost me around £400.
Only the cranks, the pitbull and the pozistop remain with me.

Taipan · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2014, 09:48 AM »

Bought a Raleigh Team burner off my brother in about 2006ish all restored for £50 (mates rates

) never bothered looking for forums on the net back then.....but of all the ones I did this was and still is the Best

PS...Great idea putting the prices with the Pics....wow! some of them were cheap

TORKER mick · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2014, 09:49 AM »

My first build in 2003
1983 Looptail Ripper

The frame was found in a skip near where I live

Redline 401's - Â£130
Skyway Graphite wheels - Â£250
Skyway Graphite Pedals - Â£50
Rainbow Label Comp 3's - Â£25
Izumi Chain - Â£15
SR Stem - Free
Bar's are unknown - Free
DC MX 1000, Tech 3 Lever - Â£30
DC Hinged Clamp - Â£20
Kashimax Aero - Â£25
Haro Plate -Â£15
Total Cost for the build was Â£560 (try building it now!!!!)

Julian347 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2014, 10:21 AM »

My first build – A 1984 TA in 2010/11

chubby · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2014, 10:37 AM »

3 years ago I dug my vincent out of the garage

I now have 5 bikes & bits all over the place & a fed up mrs

beard1973 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2014, 10:41 AM »

I built this 2004, I'd had a MK1 Extra Burner in 83' and never thought I'd have another 21 years later.

Discovered RADBMX and a place called RUDEWHEELS...

Mk1 Extra Burner (with the addition of Skyway Tuff II's).

Been restoring, collecting and researching all things Raleigh Burner ever since... (with odd Robinson Amtrac thrown in).

20to26 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2014, 11:06 AM »

Great idea!

First old school build was in 2008 - Haro Group 1 RS1 Custom

Just in time for MK08 and the novice race!

First old school bike shop find happened just before that - wish I'd never traded this to Dom

:

rollin72 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:15 PM »

Can we have a "who's still doing their 1st build" for Peter J?

Jaan · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:22 PM »

I had no idea how rare this ZL was when I bought it all those years ago, I just wanted a CW to satisfy an itch to own one. At the time I was buying all sorts of random things I never owned as a kid, stuff like Game and Watches, Pocketeers, Action man training tower, you get the gist, all in I think it was £180 with a Stretch Monster

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:28 PM »

I see Adam hasn't bothered with this thread

CD17 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:29 PM »

This was my first build back in 04, l got the F&F from Stuntmaster Nos Â£180, this was back when Nos 85 Masters were Â£199.

I remember I also got this Nos 85 Sport F&F for Â£115 from Skatepool

They were the days.

Andy68 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:35 PM »

My first, still own it.......

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Author Topic: What was your first build? 10 years of RADBMX celebrations (Read 6623 times)

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