Anyone Else Into Old School BMX

wasnt this the Tarheel national, NBL race in Tanglewood, NC? Pretty sure I was there in either 95 or 96. Would've raced 15-16 expert then iirc.

 

Here’s my GT 24 inch cruiser 1993.

 

No it was a ABA National at the track in Raleigh.

 

Anybody remember this brand?

 

I had a PK Ripper and a Quad Angle. I think they both got stolen.

 

^^^Mine did.

 

My Profile got stolen and a few months later I tracked it down.........I got my bike back.

 

SoCal is the stolen bike capital of the world. I had a few stolen from me when I was a kid.

 

I have a 2012 Quad in purple..

Only stolen one was my first 1986 Schwinn Predator Freeform EX. I had a faint glimmer of hope the one I got 2 years ago could be it until opening it up and it was originally white, mine was light blue.



Last year for the build off I entered.

 

Is this bike worth anything? It’s an old Diamondback

 

Yes. You could probably get a couple hundred. I'll add some pictures from my phone of Diamond backs I've had.

1984 DB Pacer. Bought it in April 2020 for $200 and swapped the pedals and seat clamp plus removed the brakes and sold it for $200 in May 2020


1986 DB Coolstreak bought minus wheels for $95 in 2017 and used the bars, stem, headset and brakes for another project. Added wheels to the package and sold it for $95 in 2019





86 DB Viper similar to yours. Bought complete for $40 in 2017 and used the brakes for another project and traded it for the chrome Viper and $40 in 2018


The chrome 92 Viper looked better in the dark when I bought it and decided I didn't want to spend the time fixing it up. I sold it for $60 in May 2020

Here's a link to a recent sale. This one has a GT tire and a better rear brake and seat than yours but it's in the same ball park.


https://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/375789

 

I ordered new decals for the Decade but can’t decide if I should put them on or not. On one hand the ones on there look decent but are kind of chewed up but they are original. On the other hand I can put new ones and clean the bike up a lot and I really don’t plan on getting rid of it.

 

For my money..only original once in its lifetime. Stick the new ones in a drawer and if someday the originals really do get beat to death they are still there

 

Kind of my thoughts. Only thing is it lives in my bedroom on a bike stand and the decals are really the only thing holding it back. But yes only original once

 

That plus how easy will it be down the road to purchase a new set if you replace them now and shit happens..

 

The two bikes I’ve managed to sneak past the wife as furniture.

 

Not really sure about shelf life, they may not be any good 10 years from now. Like I said, I’m not going to ever sell it so that’s a moot point. I think I’ve talked myself into putting the new ones on. Still torn as I type it out loud

 

I really want a set of 48 spoke pro class wheels, willing to pay what they’re worth

 

That's not furniture, it's art

 

That’s me on that bike about 38 years ago. My dad bought it new in ‘74