I've been speaking to a mate of mine who is completely engrossed in Old School BMX, especially the 80's BMX Freestyle genre. He's told me that over time I will learn more about Old School BMX, my tastes will change and my want lists will go from cheap riders to the high-end 80's BMX's. It happened to him and it's bound to happen to me.
I completely disagree.
I'm going to keep track of my BMX want list. These are the bikes that I love, know about and really would love to own. So, here's my list:
- New: 1986 to 1988 Orion Freestyle
- New: 1990 Haro Group 1a Race Technique
- New: 1989 Titan PRO-XL
The first BMX on my list is the 1988 Orion Freestyle. This is one of the Freestyle BMX's that I remember and loved as a kid. Sydney's west was all about BMX Racing. We didn't have the options that came out in Sydney's east and south. The only freestyle BMX's that I saw growing up were the Orion Freestyle and the Haro Master. I'd love an Orion Freestyle.
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| The 1988 Orion Freestyle that's on my want list. |
The 1990 Haro Group 1a Race Technique is the older and stronger brother to my 1990 Haro Group 1b Race Technique. It came as a full chromo frame, painted in a fluro pink into fluro orange into fluro yellow paint scheme. It's what I wanted to buy as a kid, but couldn't afford.
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| The 1990 Haro Group 1a Race Technique that's on my want list. |
The 1989 Titan PRO-XL is beast of a BMX made from all titanium. It was light as a feather and had an industrial raw paint job that made it wicked! Plus my best mate raced on one and he was fast!
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| The 1989 Titan PRO-XL BMX that's on my want list, |
The 1990 Haro Group 1a and the 1989 Titan PRO-XL are my nice-to-have BMX's. They're just fond memories from my past and I never got to ride them as a kid. This makes me not want to spend ridiculous amounts of money trying to get them.
I'll update this list as time goes and as I manage to snag different BMX Bikes. So what BMX or freestyle bikes are on your list?