[Wanted: Parts] Non Vw , BMX rear wheel
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here's something:
I had a BMX when I was a kid, a Raleigh something or other, I can't remember, it had blue tyres, bought it with my Communion money. I was Evel Kneivel. Nuff said. I probably weighed 5 stone soaking wet at the time.
I went to college and bought another cheapie BMX for punting around on. I was slimmer than I am now, I probably weighed 12 stone or so. It broke. I bent the crank coming off some sweet jumps.
I'm now a little more portly, a shade under 14 stone. Would I not completely mangle a BMX if I used one now?
have a slightly relevant video for your troubles:
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but if you really want to think about therapy then heres a forum members collection (name with-held as i dunno if he'd want this posted here!)
Fixed that for you.
bmx
bmx
here are some of my projects
falcon pro 24 inch criuser approx 1984.
1984 meteor-lite freestyler had it since i was 13
1979/80 team murray also had this since i was a kid
last pic is my new skool stolen score been on this almost every day since i got it in feb
also have a few more but dont have pics
bmx
here are some of my projects
falcon pro 24 inch criuser approx 1984.
1984 meteor-lite freestyler had it since i was 13
1979/80 team murray also had this since i was a kid
last pic is my new skool stolen score been on this almost every day since i got it in feb
also have a few more but dont have pics
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Looks like a 48spoke rim with a 10mm axle,any bike shop will get you one, again you get a tyre an tube you could be up to €50 or 60 so you might want to look out for a cheap/chucked out bmx with a decent rear wheel an brake if you dont want to get in too deep moneywise!
I picked this up at European Bug In last year and have been restoring it, leaving it in OG paint and patina though as its a 'survivor'!
As I got it..
Polished up!
Currently bleaching the mags!!!
My mate Dan who I bought the Bouncer and the old 67 bug I had, from has recently got addicted to building old school bikes!!
Recently sold this for €450
But if you really want to think about therapy then heres a forum members collection (name with-held as I dunno if he'd want this posted here!)
is that collection in ireland
Love the collection of oil cans and the messenger bikes, bit of an obsession with messenger bikes around here too ... has the 'Knightlys' bike got a family link or did you add the sign-writing?
Hope to get down this summer to collect the raleigh grifters if you still have them
Bad picture of another Pratts can ...
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we have a rather large collection of just about everything lol . the messenger bike was bought at a vintage sale we just did it up and added the sign.
the griffters are still here and still in need of total resto lol . your welcom to call anytime your down this direction
the griffters are still here and still in need of total resto lol . your welcom to call anytime your down this direction
Wow, that Murray is proper vintage! The freestyler takes me back, I wad thinking the Stolen looked a bit fresh, I picked up a new Haro today for racing, it's properly addictive.
Collection is in the North but has probably had more none Raleighs added since.
Apparently there's an Oldschool Bmx meet in Pheonix park every year, there's a lot of oldschool stuff for sale on adverts.ie
Collection is in the North but has probably had more none Raleighs added since.
Apparently there's an Oldschool Bmx meet in Pheonix park every year, there's a lot of oldschool stuff for sale on adverts.ie
yeah the murray is about 79/80 i have had it and the freestyler since the early 80s loved riding freestyle but gave up when we moved here .hadnt rode a bmx since 1986 . i decided to finally get off my arse and restore my bikes . then one evening i saw an add on done deal for the new skool stolen it was a steel at 100 euros . and have been out on it almost every day great fun . your never to old to ride bmx .any idea when that pheonix park meet might be on ? .i have been looking on adverts .ie and bought some bits off a guy in kerry he was rebuilding a chrome burner at the time . its good to know that i am not the only bmx nut around lol
Would anyone be interested on organising a meet for cheeryorchard bmx track . Not the best place for the cars outside but a club meet there could be a laugh
They rent bikes btw
They rent bikes btw
do they have a hotline to the local A&E?
we could ask dave krankenwagen to bring along his bay ambulance just in case lol