1982 Mongoose Supergoose

My first BMX bike was a Mongoose Motomag which I rode from 1979 to 1982. I always coveted the Team Mongoose and Supergoose because of their bling factor but never owned one until last year. A lucky Craigslist find, this one cleaned up very nicely and will be my new rider for old school racing this year.

1999 "Rolls" Royce Union Slash FS 360

Royce Union was not a major brand in the race or freestyle market but this is one surprisingly nice mid-school beast. The tubes are large, welds are nice and chrome still looks great. A friend of mine said this will be the Rolls Royce of Royce Unions when it's finished and the name stuck - so I made decals for it.

1998 Haro DV8 Megatube

I spotted this frame and fork last year and had to have it because of it's over-sized main tube and cool geometry. There aren't many DV8s to be found as a reference for restoration so I rebuilt it with custom parts, colors and decals. The rear dropouts were enlarged to accept a 14mm axle and 9t casette freewheel. A very solid, one of a kind, mid-school rider. This bike is also one of 12 winners of the BMX Museum winter build off and is featured as the January bike of the 2011 calendar.

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FRAME: 1998 Haro DV8 Megatube
FORK: Haro HEADSET: Stock Haro
STEM: SR BARS: Haro [unkown] copies
DETANGLER: 1" Gyro with Odyssey detangler mechanisim (brand new)
GRIPS: A'me rounds (brand new)
BRAKE LEVERS: Dia Compe Tech 77 (brand new)
BRAKES: Dia-Compe 883 Nippon (brand new)
BRAKE PADS: Kool Stop (brand new)
CRANKSET: FSA 180mm
BOTTOM BRACKET: Odyssey sealed cartridge (brand new)
PEDALS: Haro Recycled PC Pedals (brand new)
CHAINRING: Primo 25t (brand new)
CHAIN: Yaban S410 nickel & black BMX chain (brand new)
FRONT WHEEL: Aray 7X copy (brand new), unsealed low flange hub
REAR WHEEL: Aray 7X copy (brand new), Macneil sealed cartridge casette, 9t
SPOKES: Stainless steel (brand new)
PEGS: Steel x4 (brand new)
TIRES: Odyssey Frequency G Klyte Tanwall Tire 1.85" (brand new)
SEAT: Viscount Dominator (brand new)
SEATPOST: Uno microadjust layback (brand new)
SEAT CLAMP: Haro

2000 Dyno Compe

I've owned a few Dynos over my lifetime but this one is the newest to date. This started out as a pretty plain, dark blue Compe with a lot of weathered parts. I shined up what I could and replaced several others from porkchopbmx.com. I've always loved the sticker bomb look so I went for it on this one. It's the epitome of mid-school bikes (or tanks) as it weighs about 38 lbs. Stay out of its path... ;-)

1995 GT Fueler

Another bike I always coveted but never owned was a GT Pro Series racer. This '95 GT Fueler has all the looks and style of the older race bikes with bigger and beefier tubes and dropouts, which I like (and need). I really enjoy mixing old-school flair into a newer model bike and this one turned way better than I expected. The rims came from an older Robinson I picked up on Craigslist and really didn't go with the red, white and blue decals on that chrome frame. I created these custom decals to match the wheels and everything else just fell into place. One light (26.5 lbs) and fast bike, it's a blast to ride.