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	Apr 9, 2008 10:29:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just reserving a spot till I get some photo's the story so far : I won a design competition at work and landed myself £50, the other half let me use the 50 to build a bmx, which I've always wanted! I fancied a retro, but £50 was going to get me chuff all! so why bother buying real retro when i can fake it? I'm not that So I picked up a set of white Mag's in just the style I was after(thanks to stuey!) and a couple of year old 20" mongoose frame for £5 off ebay going up to motorworld to grab a tin of stripper and some sandypaper at lunch! so far I'm thinking : kwak green frame white mags all other parts gunmetal. still need brakes/seat post seat/ chain crank. pics to follow, I also doubt I'll get real bmx usage out of this, so does anyone have any ideas for decent cheap parts to bring off a bit of a retro look? or if not, a bit of a "clean rat" look?


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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	BMX build sort of retro!reanimation @reanimation
	Apr 9, 2008 10:41:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Green and white coulour scheme sounds good, have a look at others in this section. I started with a pile of found/cheap spare parts, and wound up spending well over a hundred, which is ok, I just don't want to sell it now or get it nicked as I love the parts! check out this mash up I nearly bid on last week, so wrong but so funky all at the same time <3 cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320233616512&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011 look up Winstanleys BMX for some reasonable new bits, though never over impressed with cust servs
	Last Edit: Apr 9, 2008 10:45:10 GMT by reanimation Aug 11, 2009 22:14:38 GMT MK2VR6 said: it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts

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	Apr 9, 2008 13:42:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	would there be any chance of fitting forks with real suspension on a bmx? as in full on dampered mountain bike style? with some SERIOUS hack?


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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	BMX build sort of retro!reanimation @reanimation
	Apr 9, 2008 14:45:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Old Skool Fiends will maybe know better... But back in the early 80's there was a motorbike manufacturer (yamaha maybe) who'd done a Full suspension BMX, It was at our local motor bike shop maybe it was like this www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=133963 Most BMXers choose not to do suspension, though I'm sure I've seen race bikes with proper sus forks decent ones at that. Cheaper ones are more common on Kids cheap BMX's do don't expect cheap ones to be any more than cosmetic, heavy and a bit shonky www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/product.php?xProd=1831&xSec=20
	Aug 11, 2009 22:14:38 GMT MK2VR6 said: it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts

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perry Part of things Posts: 290	BMX build sort of retro!perry @perry
	Apr 18, 2008 18:56:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	"though I'm sure I've seen race bikes with proper sus forks decent ones at that" those would be ANSWER and they were the worst thing to hit racing other than alloy frames they flexed and simply didnt work , not to mention were a complete waste of time solution to a problem that wasnt there . tracks are smooth , no suspension needed ! , a lot of feel in turns was lost the people that HAD to be seen with them locked them out


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guz Posted a lot Posts: 4,687	BMX build sort of retro!guz @guz
	Apr 18, 2008 22:33:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	picked this up today, £30... apparently its a bargain.


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stuey Posted a lot ram thruster 4000 Posts: 1,010	BMX build sort of retro!stuey @stuey
	Apr 18, 2008 23:05:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	guz looks like a diamondback viper? (i think) forks are the wrong way round tho...nice for the money
	1987 fiat 126-nearly actually done! 1972 beetle - lawn art 2003 z4 daily-new wheels a comin! 2008 R56 Mini cooper "mental Mickey"

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jamesp Posted a lot Posts: 1,828	BMX build sort of retro!jamesp @jamesp
	Apr 18, 2008 23:07:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 18, 2008 23:05:05 GMT stuey said: guz looks like a diamondback viper? (i think) forks are the wrong way round tho...nice for the money lol was just posting bout the forks too


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stuey Posted a lot ram thruster 4000 Posts: 1,010	BMX build sort of retro!stuey @stuey
	Apr 18, 2008 23:12:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	here a couple of green bmxs to help with the green theme-
	1987 fiat 126-nearly actually done! 1972 beetle - lawn art 2003 z4 daily-new wheels a comin! 2008 R56 Mini cooper "mental Mickey"

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guz Posted a lot Posts: 4,687	BMX build sort of retro!guz @guz
	Apr 18, 2008 23:14:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	passed it on to Bignut on here, it was sprayed up and just used as a VW accessory, never ridden.


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