Anyone Remember This BMX Bike from the 80's?

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by DropTheTop Dude! That movie was awesome! I used to watch the 360 flip scene over and over . . . ! Jose Yanez, the only guy with the testicular fortitude to do the backflip back in the day. Unfortunately he was a one trick pony and he lost his gig with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus the moment someone else did the flip....

[J Z06]

I had a mongoose, then a thruster. I was - close to buying my friends PK Ripper...but didn't get to it in time.

[CurtP]

I don't remember the Sigma - I thought for sure this would be a post about the Kuwahara E.T.

I rode a Mongoose California back in the '80's. I couldn't afford new parts back then, but I had a cousin that went through more BMX bikes than underwear. I always bought his "old" stuff which was usually only a few months old.

I remember Z-Rims. You couldn't do much jumping with them. They flexed so much that the spokes would poke through the tubes and sometimes the tires

Anyone remember the Mongoose Proclass rims? They had a hole between each spoke and took special rims strips that were available in different colors. The color would show through the holes and keep the tube from ballooning through the holes. They were light and surprisingly strong.

I've been trying to remember everything I had on my Mongoose - CW handlebars (the top tube of them went straight across), Oakley B2 grips, Dia Compe semi-automatic rear brake w/two-finger brake lever, ACS stem, GT laid-back seatpost, ACS seat post clamp, Proclass rims (w/blue strip), GT AA Pro 2.125 front tire, GT 1.75 rear tire, Sunpro freewheel, Cool-Stop round brake pads. For the life of me, I can't remember what fork I had - it was kind of oval shaped and was called "Aero" something.

Probably the BMX frame that sticks the most in my mind is the CW Phase I - it had a "Z" in the downtube: http://www.bikeguide.org/forums/atta...1&d=1164590387

[Stoge]

Diamond Back Viper for me. I put those stupid discs on it too.

[01MY74CvGray]

I also had the Mongoose! Mine had dark purple wheels. I wish I could find the pics of that!

[Zeppelin]

I had a Huffy Pro Freestyle (I think that's what it was called). It was kinda like the Huffy Expert, except it was white with splatter paint. It had pegs on the front fork, and I put some pegs on the back. I used to be able to stand up with no hands on that little platform under the seat and ride down the street standing up...hahaha...I thought I was so cool.

[cfl70]

i had two mongoose bmx bikes.they both got stolen (so did my brothers)

[Force-1]

Remember the Schwinn Sting-Ray? It was THE hot bike when I was a kid.

[LT-4 CE]

I raced GT's, GHP, Free Agent, Cycle Craft, and still have an Elf 20".

BMX was literally my life for 10 years, we traveled all over. In 1988, I was ranked 7th in the NBL Pro Cruiser top 10 until I separated my should in State College PA.

I love that era of my life.

[oilfieldtrash]

I had a purple Mongoose FS-1. Couldn't do one trick on it. My mom still has it.

[Lady Vette]

I didn't no these were so popular, a girlfriend's husbands collects those kids bikes. He buys them, sends them to a restorer, they look like new once completed. Here's a picture I had where you can see a few hanging in his garage. (Sorry for the photo blurr, I removed a face)

[hendrix68]

Originally Posted by J Z06

I had a mongoose, then a thruster. I was - close to buying my friends PK Ripper...but didn't get to it in time.

That's a sick bike.

[C5Nate]

My Son had a Red Sigma in the late '80's

[yell01]

Originally Posted by Lady Vette

I didn't no these were so popular, a girlfriend's husbands collects those kids bikes. He buys them, sends them to a restorer, they look like new once completed. Here's a picture I had where you can see a few hanging in his garage. (Sorry for the photo blurr, I removed a face)

Banana seats.

[Sleestak]

I saved paper route money for nearly a year just to get a PK Ripper.

[Harps]

Originally Posted by Scott-89

I had a PK Ripper. Wish I still had it. A friend of mine always had Quad Angles he still has a couple.

I wish I had my PK still too.

I started with a Redline, I still have that frame and fork. Then moved onto a Profile, then moved the components over to a PK. Next was a Hutch (probably one of my favorite BMX bikes). Then my last bike, was a GHP (Greg Hill Products). I still have that bike.

Man, those were the days. Ride everywhere, everyday, and then race on Sundays.

[Hogan]

Originally Posted by DropTheTop

Ahhhhh. . . . memories of simpler times. Those bikes were great. I used to LIVE on my bike. Now, I don't even see kids outside, let alone exerting any form of energy!

Sad not seeing the kids outside anymore. We use to hate it when we got called in.

[RamAirDave]

I used to have a Freestyle bike called a Torker II Anyone else ever hear of it?? I had the only one in town for years! haha

Those Sigmas....that was the equivilent to the NEXT walmart brand bikes. We all made fun of them. lol

[Sawbone]

I don't remember the sigma at all. I had a GT pro freestlyle tour, Josh White was my favorite rider, and the 2 Hip freestyle contests were just getting into gear. I must have watched the movie rad at least a thousand times. I still remember watching riders like RL osbourn, ron wilkerson, eddie fiola, matt hoffman, and dennis mccoy doing small shows at local bike shops trying to advance the sport. There were no stadium shows like there are now. I went to Woodward freestyle camp when it was primarily a gymnastics camp that had a simple BMX track and two quarter pipes. One day at the camp they let us into the gymnastics section and we all said we wanted to set up a launch ramp into their foam pit. I often wonder if thats how the foam pit rage got started. It was great to see things from the beginning and how they have progressed.

[Blue Lion]

I never saw that bike.
I had a Mongoose with blue mag wheels and thought I was the shiznit.
The GT models were cool also.