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FlatBlack Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2006 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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My uncle was in that movie. |
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bmx2c4me Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 642 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:31 am Post subject: Old Skool BMX |
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If any of you are interested in BMX (anything from the early 80's to current) you need to check out "Joe Kid on a Stingray" it's the "Dogtown and Z Boys" of BMX
http://joekidonastingray.com/ |
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:34 am Post subject: |
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shit, I saved up paper route money in 1975 for about 6 months so I could buy one of these...Matthews Monoshock!
I loved that bike. I didn't have the moto-mags, those things are heavy! Some f*cker stole it a few years later. I'm looking for one now, just to have. Rode a Redline after that, and then a Torker. _________________ My '66 RHD Japanese bug build..which has stalled!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=471759&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 |
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yona_usti Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2006 Posts: 119 Location: SoCal.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:42 am Post subject: |
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marklaken wrote: |
RareAir wrote: |
Who remembers Nicole Kidman's first movie "BMX Bandits"? Oh yes, memories........ |
remember "Rad"? |
two of my friends raced in that movie...said that starting line was an intense drop. One raced for GT and the other for Powerlite at the time. |
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Rusted Rockers Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2004 Posts: 890 Location: tennessee
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:34 am Post subject: |
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yea i rode gt ...at the time still got one of my frames though .... any body lookin for early 80's bmx plus mags ive got alot in good con.. |
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eastcoast63 Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2004 Posts: 1424 Location: Ft. Lauderdale
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: |
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anybody remember a"bully"?....
it had a rail slide below the crank so you could get all crazy..
i had to have one, traded some stuff for it.... black frame, with roses and thorns.....
that fuckin thing was HEAVY!!!! |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14577 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14577 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Remember "Turbo" harry Leary? Used to race for Diamondback way back when. Thanks for making me feel old. |
Oh yes Harry Leary. All Black leathers with "Harry" embroidered on the ass. The Diamondback Turbo was the top of the line model. Bike cost $500 back in '82 which was alot of money. _________________ 1947 Typ 11a
1954 Typ 117
1956 Typ 151
1959 Typ 117
1959 Typ 265
1961 356B
1966 Typ 151
1966 Typ 241 |
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Rusted Rockers Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2004 Posts: 890 Location: tennessee
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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yea i started with a huffy, then gt, but adventually went to a s&m bikes now those are the best..... |
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sloans265 Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2004 Posts: 1321 Location: 32207
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Who had a Schwinn Predator, PK Ripper or the Diamondback Viper? Those are some classics right there. |
The bike I ride every day is a old school 24" Predator. Didn't care for Schwinns back when I was a kid. My first bike was a Raleigh R11. From there I had a Race Inc.(sold) JMC Black Shadow (stolen) 3 different National Pro's (sponsorship) , and my last one was my Quadangle.
Diamondbacks were real popular with a lot of kids in my area. Harry Leary and Pete Loncarovich came thru town one time and everybody had to have one. The Hutch team came around for a track opening and Timmy Judge got pulled over in his Trans Am smoking a joint. So the team had to cancel the appearance. _________________ 1970 Lotus White Panel
In search of any Pensacola Fla dealership items |
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Kiwi Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2004 Posts: 112
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Timmy Judge got pulled over in his Trans Am smoking a joint. So the team had to cancel the appearance. |
That is funny as hell.Wonder if he had a mullet and def leppard on his stereo at the time.
I saw Pete Loncarovich at the Vans sk8park,orange. a few years ago.BIG,he does ultimate fighting.Not a dude you'd want to tangle with. |
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TwistdPrez Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2006 Posts: 247 Location: A bar somewhere in the High Desert, Ca.
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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RareAir wrote: |
Who had a Schwinn Predator, PK Ripper or the Diamondback Viper? Those are some classics right there. |
How about the Torker -w- the twin top frame tubes. Total classic. _________________ Slammed 69 Bug
Twisted Obsessions Mini's & Compacts
System Msg: VW Vegan was kicked from SambaChat on Today, 7:59 pm |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14577 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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retrowagen Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1856
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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I myself had a Super X; it was a cro-mo knockoff of the basic Mongoose design but with one gusset on the head tube/top tube/down tube junction instead of two. Mine was yellow and had chrome Tange bent forks, and Ashtabula cranks, IIRC. The year was 1976... School chums and I used to compete in our own ad hoc "Tuff Bike" competition at our elementary school. One of the events was to ride straight into the wall on the side of Room A2 at John Muir Elementary in Modesto, CA. The loser was the guy whose forks bent. The Tange was never defeated...
I now ride mountain bikes rather alot - my current rides are a full XTR-spec Santa Cruz Blur and a Marin Pine Mountain set up singlespeed. I avoid riding into walls now. _________________ David Ruby
President, Karmann-Ghia World Club |
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ghiafreek Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2002 Posts: 937 Location: San Antonio, Tx
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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I used to have a kick butt PK Ripper. Man.....those are some great memories of waking up early and riding all day, setting up ramps in the street, learning new street tricks and riding to the track to tear it up.
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boxonrails Samba Trainman
Joined: January 06, 2004 Posts: 476 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Just found this thread. I love this topic. I used to ride for factory Bandito Here is Socal in the 80s and I still have my 24 inch racing cruser with the cool CW bars and the dual dropouts. I took it to BBB this year and had a ton of people ask about it. OG as it was when I raced it except the seat. here's some pics
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sweetbus Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2002 Posts: 202 Location: Norfolk,Va
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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I had a hutch back in the day, great ride!, still have an old Haro and another one I am trying to figure out what it is, it an old freestyle framewith white mags. Old school bike are "RAD" |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14577 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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TwistdPrez Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2006 Posts: 247 Location: A bar somewhere in the High Desert, Ca.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Oh yeah. I remember the Z-Rims. Those were cool. _________________ Slammed 69 Bug
Twisted Obsessions Mini's & Compacts
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sweetbus Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2002 Posts: 202 Location: Norfolk,Va
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:10 am Post subject: |
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oh damn, they might be, I will need to look closer..... |
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