Assistance in identifying an old BMX bike

Assistance in identifying an old BMX bike

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iansp

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104 posts

58 months

Friday 20th September
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I am trying to identify a tatty old BMX bike we have found in the loft of my late brother’s house.
I am from the original Raleigh Chopper generation so long before BMX became popular so know nothing about BMX and am trying to decide whether it is scrap for the recycling centre or whether it may be a collectable retro bike to an ex-BMXer, albeit in need of restoration.
My best guess is it is an Odyssey and the parts I can identify are 34R Orto cranks, Odyssey 41 fork, Odyssey headset, Cinema 777 rims, BSD Pivotal saddle, Sunday! Seat clamp and Amity stem.
Any information very gratefully received.



Edited by iansp on Friday 20th September 18:23

hepy

1,326 posts

148 months

Saturday 21st September
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Not sure if this is much help, but I’m fairly sure it’s from later than 86 due to the location of the mounting points for the back brake and also the length of the seat tube.
Before 86 (May be later?) Seat tube would be longer and mounting points on the other side.

Try oldskoolbmx.Uk

jimmythingy

314 posts

70 months

Saturday 21st September
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I would say it’s a late 1990’s / early 2000’s bike. The frame was pretty generic back then, the same frame was made by a few different manufacturers. Later on in the 2000’s they were branded.

raceboy

13,277 posts

288 months

Thursday 26th September
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As has been already mentioned....not on 'old skool' BMX, not a bad bike but nothing special or particularly valuable.
probably worth about £50 on Facebook Marketplace if you're lucky.

vw_99

180 posts

51 months

Thursday 26th September
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Looking at it with the removable gyro tabs at headset area it is around 2010

Also if you look at down tube on frame it is gusseted where it meets headstock. Sunday made these from around 17 years ago. Then moved on too running ribs all the way down to the cranks for strength.
This is mines. I bought the frame alone 4 years ago