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Might as well post my bike... put a 10speed wheel and chain on and it works fantastic. has been an awesome bike for the last 7 or so years

Kermit TF wrote:Ultra ultra rare.....
10 mins from my place...

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The beginning of the end in my eyes...

If anyone wants me to inspect or pick up the vertex, let me know...I can store if needed.

hello i am a avid collector of Hotfoot bmx's and in my collection i have all years and models of Hotfoot bmx's

also i have a few Repco catalogues IE: 1980... 1983-84 ...1984-85 ... 1985-86...1986-87 ...1987-88 ...1988-89 ...1990-91 ...1991-92 and a 1995

i am happy to share any information that is required from them.. is there a thread for catalogues

regards mick

There is now, Mick!

I'd like to see scans of those early 1980s catalogues Mick.

william.olive wrote:I'd like to see scans of those early 1980s catalogues Mick.

i have already done the 1983-84 catalogue

I never realised you could still buy a dragster in 83-84..

i will be scanning more catalogues to be uploaded over the weekend

Kermit TF wrote:I never realised you could still buy a dragster in 83-84..

they are in the later catalogues aswell

After seeing it in those early 80s catalogues, I had a scrounge for pictures of my Repco Ranger 26" BMX, my first project bike.
I pulled the seat and Sugino Steel 1 piece cranks off of a Repco exercise machine.

Mr.Hotfoot wrote:i have already done the 1983-84 catalogue

Thanks for the catalogues Hotfoot, they'll keep me in reading material for a few nights.

And I've now managed to accurately date my Superlite in an 85-86. It's a light blue/dark blue colour, must have been about the last year they had 27" 1/14 rims.

what year is that ranger lugnut it should have a date code on the right rear dropout starting with a Gand followed by 4 numbers

Mr.Hotfoot wrote:what year is that ranger lugnut it should have a date code on the right rear dropout starting with a Gand followed by 4 numbers

Long gone I'm afraid. Those were the eBay photos. Sold it for all of $60

bugga they are nice bike but oh well we all do that at times

william.olive wrote:

Mr.Hotfoot wrote:i have already done the 1983-84 catalogue

Thanks for the catalogues Hotfoot, they'll keep me in reading material for a few nights.

And I've now managed to accurately date my Superlite in an 85-86. It's a light blue/dark blue colour, must have been about the last year they had 27" 1/14 rims.

plenty more to come i just uploaded the 1984-85 catalogue and i'm scanning the 1986-87 now i'm saving the 1980 till last it's in mint condition and even has part numbers lol

Well, here's my 1991 Repco Olympic 14, running Shimano 400EX. Grabbed it off a mate, and swapped around some components to build myself a nice and comfortable all-day rider.

Frame is actually too small for me. D'oh.

Rewind to 1988 and Superbe Pro



Now with a proper fork, and
Full Superbe Pro,
SR Royal stem,
Mavic Open 4 CD's,
Conti GP 3000's,
2nd gen LOOK pedals
Flight Gel (ok, maybe a bit newer than 1987).

Brings a tear to my eye Munga to see My Vertex's little brother back on the road in close to original guise.

Great work....I'll bet it just sings, the 87/88 Olympic 12 & the 88/89 Eurosport Tria are lots of fun but that tight 531 Geometry is just so snappy to ride...LOVE IT!

Where did the Full Superbe Pro Group set come from? I've got the original Sprint 9000 on my 87/88 and its every bit as good as Shimano 600 note that it changes earlier than Shimano. Superbe Pro appears to be DURACE Equivalent whats the shift quality like?

Mavic Open 4 CD's? NOS?...I'm running the UKAI's

I'm running Conti GP4000 700 x 25C Reflective Tyres for the extra visibility & comfort at present, what did you decide on?

Ahhhh now about that seat......maybe put the AriAKE Aero Jaguar II 7378 Japan "87" "6" + "Medalist" across the rear of the saddle in black lettering seat back on"

Rob

The superbe pro was on a 1989 raleigh i picked up - sadly the 10sp campag-equipped raleigh is no longer with us
even with the crummy shimano cluster (soon to be remedied), it shifts very nicely thanks - friction only, so hard not to.
not nos rims, but very lightly used. maybe 100km on them.
i bought a LOOK wheelbag from an op shop for $10, and when i got it to the car i opened it and found a brand new pair of GP3000's in it.
amber walls, kevlar beads, grey tread.

then:


now:

Love the current iteration.

cheers, scott. i think it's more comfortable, and the reynolds 653 fork makes it feel more agile. it kinda feels lighter, but i don't think it'd be that much lighter. i'm putting it down to the old fork being a bit lazier.

selling:

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munga wrote:selling:

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She's a very a nice munga. 1cm. stands between me and angsting over it. Probably just as well. That's a pricy bike in the day.
Good luck with it.

Thanks to mr hotfoots repco catalogues I now know the true identity of my mt bike.It's a 85 -86 repco sierra

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