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BMX Bikes

1982 Repco Team Hotfoot

After building the '85 Team Hotfoot, I knew immediately that I would have to get an '82 Team. These bikes came with an impressive parts list when new - Sugino cranks, Sugino chainring, SR stem, SR pedals and Dia Compe MX1000 brakes and Tech 2 calipers - on a relatively light full CrMo frame. After being outbid on a frame locally by Mr.Hotfoot, I tracked down this bike in Queensland where it had originally been sold by Oxley bicycles.

I decided to build this as closely to the original specifications as possible. It has taken me a long time to collect the right parts but I am glad I waited and did not rush the build. I am still looking for a set of blue Grab Ons MX2 grips to complete the build!

The frame and forks were in reasonable condition but had rust in the gusset and around the bottom bracket area. Rob of Star Plating in Bayswater did a fantastic job polishing and chroming the frame, forks and cranks and the result is probably better than the original job done in the '80s.

Repco Team Hotfoot and Forks
SR Pedals
SR MS422 Stem
Sugino Cranks
Sugino 44T Chainring

Kashimax Aero Seat
Dia Compe MX1000 Calipers
Dia Compe Brake Cables
Dia Compe Tech 2 Levers
Suzue hubs / Araya rims

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Extra Info / Links

OldSchoolMags.com Have you ever wished that you could go back in time to the late 70's and early 80's when you could walk into a newsagency and see the latest issues of BMX Action, BMX Plus, Super BMX and Freestylin' in the racks as crisp and clean as the day they were printed? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the site for you ..

BMX Works This site has everything you will ever need to restore an old school bmx from loose parts - nuts, bolts and bearings - through to complete brake sets, cranks sets and finishing parts, such as pad sets and decals.

Madman's BMX Painting Services Pete's work is second to none. I have two frames painted by him - a Hotfoot Freestyle in white and a Hotfoot 24" Cruiser in Hazard Yellow - and both have come out beautifully. Pete can also handle the stripping of paint and chrome and other prep work.

Re-Rides Sydney Australia based BMX restoration and photography. Rebuilding retro BMX bikes from 80's old-school, 90's mid-school and 00's new-school era's.

SDBMX SDBMX sells a distinctive range of cast alloy BMX rims that will finish of any old-school, mid-school or even new-school build. Styles include the Blizzard, Cyclone, Hurricane, Tornado and Typhoon.

Vintage Mongoose Anyone who is interested in Mongooses (Mongeese?) has probably already found this site. When I was restoring my Motomag, I found this site invaluable for information and reproductions decals and grips. Warren, who is behind this site, is a local who is passionate - no obsessive - about the Mongoose brand and it shows.

Other Bikes

Below are some of my other completed bikes. I am currently working on a couple of local Australian bikes and I will publish pictures of these when they are complete.

If you have a bike that you don't want and you are in Australia, contact me as I may be interested in restoring it!

Recent Updates

22 Apr 2016 Malvern Star and Speedwell pad collection
Thanks to Ben Leech for some additional pads for the collection. I had previously sold a yellow CrMo set thinking I didn't need to have a spare set sitting around the house. But regrets .. and now I own a set again.

14 Apr 2016 Bike of the Week Winner!
Thanks to everyone who voted for my SuperMax in the Bike of the Week poll on the Facebook site. I was really surprised to pip Tony's Supergoose as it is a magnificently restored bike.

30 Mar 2016 Dia Compe Pack Rack
I found these on eBay and thought they looked cool - but what would you do with a pack rack that is this small? Its a great idea but as its all supported by a single centre bolt, your load would want to be both small and light.

9 Jan 2016 Forever Bicycles, Ai WeiWei
‘Forever’ is a popular brand of mass-produced bicycles manufactured in China since the 1940s and desired by Ai as a child. Composed from almost 1500 bicycles, this installation suggests both the individual and the multitude, with the collective energy of social progress signalled in the assemblage and perspectival rush of multiple forms. Forever Bicycles disconnects the bicycles from their everyday function – reconfiguring them as an immense labyrinth-like network. The multi-tiered installation also achieves an architectural presence, much like a traditional arch or gateway to the exhibition..