r/oldschoolbmx

Trying to figure out exactly what kind of bike this is and if its worth much. I was told possibly a mongoose. Any info would be much appreciated.

What's he got here?

I was cleaning out my garage this morning and found my dad’s old bmx bike from the 80s. I know nothing about bikes, but thought I’d post here to try and identify it. The serial number is TOC0857.

So i picked this frameset up last year as an unknown twin top tube. After plenty of research I’ve narrowed it down to a frame builder called Mike Kowal. He worked at the Reynolds factory (UK) He was known for road bike frame building but also made the Wilson twin tube freestyler for Steve Wilson bikes. I got a message from Steve saying this was not one of his bikes but probably a one of frame/forks made in the same factory by Mike. If you compare a Wilson freestyler to this the only difference is the Torker style gusset. It has a short 17 1/2” TT and was made up as a mini/expert. It’s brazed and is in still great condition. I spoke to a guy who sold it a few years ago and he said his dad bought it off someone who had it specifically made. Maybe I will never know 100% what it is unless I can find Mike Kowal!

I have this 1986-1988 Redline which is virtually all original (new brake lines). I’m pretty sure it’s worth a decent amount but have no idea how to go about re-homing it for a fair price. I don’t Marketplace is it. Any help or guidance is appreciated.

Sweet ride

My other post got quite a bit of positive reaction, I wasn't sure if this was able to be posted here. The frame itself is an early '90s mountain bike I guess. But I built it in the style of the mid-90s as if Tyco RC were to build a bicycle for kids with BMX styling and some gimmicks of course. Sorry for the poor audio, I just shot this real quick before I ran out of daylight.

UPDATE, SKYWAY PACKAGE SOLD

Hope this is allowed, please delete or advise me to take it down if not. Please DM for details or to make an offer. Can ship (insured/signature required) at cost, tbd by location, continental US only. PayPal accepted, local pickup approx. 75 mins northwest of Chicago (think IL/WI stateline). Posted to BMX museum if you prefer to look there.

Repop Skyway TA Frame/Fork, Pro Bars, and Seat Post, only removed from boxes and bubble wrap to inspect and for photos. Purchased a JMC Darrell Young Frameset, going in that direction.

Tuf Neck 1” Polished Quill Stem, circa 2000, never installed - will sell shipped for $200

So this was an early 90s kids mountain bike, I wanted to do something crazy with it. Something somewhat BMX like, but also as if TYCO had released their version of a bmx. It's not complete yet, I've got a stick shifter going on it and some other parts. But I hope you guys like my 2 day progress so far! I'm trying to keep it in the style of about 1992 with the exception of the tires. When I started flat landing, I got very used to 100 PSI tires and love the heck out of them lmao

As far as I can tell its just a cheap toy shop bike not worth anything, found it at a scrap sale for $10. Restored it on a budget for a bit of fun. The idea was to somewhat match my race car and use it as a pit bike around the track.

Hello, wondering if anyone can ID this frame for me please.

The decals on it say "Crocodile" but non of the Crocodile frames I've seen online have this 3 hole gusset.

In fact I can't find anything online that looks close to it.

1981 for Thom McAn and 1985 for Stu Thompson

Bought this on layaway from the bike shop back in 2000 something. I honestly thought I had trashed it, but looking at the condition now; I wanna say it’s not bad. Is there value to the bike the way it sits? Thinking about a restoration or just leaving it as is to keep for myself. Any input is appreciated! Thank you!

I really wanted to restore these, the JMC somewhere, I have the certificate from Jim showing it was I believe a 1982 shadow. The Redline and the Hutch bring back memories.

My dad acquired these a good number of years ago from a local BMX shop before they closed. He used to ride for redline professionally in the 80s and was sponsored by a few local bike shops as well. We have searched high and low about these particular hubs and haven’t found a single thing about them. We’ve even tried reaching out to Curt who now is doing more stuff with redline company and haven’t heard back yet. Any info on these would be majorily helpful. We are both thinking they are prototypes of some hubs designed in the late 80s early 90s