BMX Bikes


1985 Repco HiTen

I bought this frame from Brett Ryan as a project for my son and I to build together over the school holidays. Ryan chose the parts to build this bike primarily from the BMX Works site and some and some second-hand parts I had lying around.

Construction work was shared between us though Ryan was not keen to get grease on his hands. Ryan also has a real problem when it comes to tightening and loosening bolts and no number of 'righty-tighty, lefty-loosey' or clockwise to tighten helped the situation. We got through the construction at the end all and we are still friends ..

 
   

Like a lot of the pads on my bike, this set came from Stephen Dobson of EsemDesign. I was keen to get a set of these made as I do not have a set of original ones and they are quite hard to come by. As usual, the quality is spot on and the colour combination ties in nicely to the bike's colour scheme.

The final shot is of the bike's maiden voyage with my son taking the reins. There was no pressure as we all watched him test the brakes (both callipers front and rear and a coaster brake) as he rolled down our slightly inclined driveway.

 
   

The bike was made from predominantly new parts from BMX Works. The Tuffs however were remade by Warren Eales while Ryan and I watched. This was followed by a tour of his bike collection .. a must for all enthusiasts!

  • Hotfoot '85 Hiten Frame and Forks
  • Skyway Tuffs
  • VP-565 Pedals
  • Hotfoot '85 Decals (Brett Ryan)
  • Hotfoot '85 Pad Set (EsemDesign)
  • Dia Compe MX-883 Callipers
  • Dia Compe Tech IV Levers
  • Viscount Dominator Seat
  • Takagi Spider

Comments?

 Anything to say?
Name :
Email :
Comments :
Confirmation:


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.

Blizzard Cyclone Hurricane Tornado 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.