Chromin'
Well actually chrome, silver or polished alloy .. but I liked the title chomin' so I went with it.
Early '80s BMXs are easily recognisable by their frame design / geometry and the use of anodised parts in basic colours such as black, blue, red and gold. Of course, chrome, silver annodising and polished alloy were always there but - like a bower bird - I always prefered the shiny colours. This collection of parts are primarily for a 1987 Redline 400C I am building in the 'modern' colours of black over gun-metal grey with chrome accessories.
The Redline range for 1987 included some lovely bikes, such as the RL20, RL20II, 800p, 600cxl, 500p and the lowest-end of the range, the 400c. The 400c featured some reasonable equipment including an Anlun stem and Peregrine seat clamp that were unique to this model. The complete bike I found still sported these two parts and I had them restored by Star Plating to there former glory. Being soft alloy, these parts had numerous nicks and marks and Rob has done a great job restoring and polishing them. The Anlun stem is supposed to be black with silver highlights but I have elected to keep them natural as they look great.
The steel rims were also re-chromed by Star Plating and look great except they show every fingerprint. I have laced these rims with black Suzue hubs and black nipples to add a bit of contrast.
Other Parts
Building classic bikes is like a big, expensive jigsaw puzzle. Often you see a part you are not quite ready for but you know that it is either rare or cheap and, thus, you buy it in the hope that one day you will use it or sell it again at a profit.
In collecting parts, I have managed to collect a number of differently coloured sets ready for that next build ..
- Gold Parts
- Black Parts
- Blue Parts
I am always on the lookout for parts - ideally NOS, mint condition - if you are selling any or would like to make me an offer for some of mine, contact me.
Wanted to Buy
If you have any of the following parts for sale or wish to buy some of mine, contact me. Please note, I generally only buy NOS or mint-condition, second-hand parts.
March 08, 2011 A blue anodised Nitto MX-2 head stem for an upcoming Speedwell Sting or Malvern Star SuperMax CrMo build ..
February 04, 2011 To complete my Kuwahara KZ-1, I am looking for a NOS blue Elina Lightning Bolt seat..
For Sale
February 16, 2011 In addition to the Sting CrMo decals (below), I also have a couple of sets of Speedwell Sting MKI decals. Again, these were professionally printed and look a million bucks!
January 11, 2011 I have had some Speedwell Sting CrMo decals printed for a build of mine. They were professionally printed by Glynn in QLD and make a great addition to any restore ..
