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  1. bullseyecycleco were selling bullseye seatposts on Ebay a year or two ago, new old stock. the difficulty would come in discerning one of those from any old chrome post with a bullseye sticker. maybe the length or weight could help authenticate (don't know either myself), but best to try and find out the history of previous owners. seatposts are inherently risky purchases without provenance.
  2. It could also be an aid for those reproducing items, but overall I think it is a good idea for buyers to be in possession of all available facts. To use one of Freestyl's examples - it's nigh on impossible to discern a genuine unstamped/unknurled SE seatpost. Assuming someone reproducing them today can get the length/diameter correct and has access to original stickers (or good copies) you are quickly running out of identifying features. The tubing wall thickness? The weight? There may have been differences amongst originals in these areas. Collecting measurements on known originals might shed some light on this, but there's always the thought that items like this are too far beyond accurate identification unless you bought it yourself in the 80's, or have trust in the seller (provenance as mentioned above). This is where buyers will go for items that are "good enough" (i.e. possibly fake), because they simply don't have access to a seatpost they know 100% for sure is genuine. They will take a chance, and in so doing could be helping reproductions proliferate. I've done it myself. Impatience I suppose. Other people might wait years if necessary, or go for a different brand, but how sure can they really be? All I can do is be honest if I ever re-sell. I remember using my original SE post to stir a pot of paint in the 80's then I lost track of it, I'd moved on to a Renthal layback
  3. I recently bought some Hurricane cranks to add to a set of hubs and 3rd gen cranks - all works of art. My only previous exposure to Bullseye was reading a few ads in magazines in the mid 80's. To me they were (and still are) exotica, hand-made objects of beauty and engineering excellence for my bikes. I don't really care if they were assembled 30 years ago or last week, they are still 'Bullseye'. The Company is a cycling national treasure for the USA and I hope they sell all the oldschool inventory they hold plus continue on with new products - buy them while you can. Thanks to Steven for promoting the Company, letting us know items are still available, and giving everyone the opportunity to own some truly quality components.
  4. The pedals are a great design, then and now. Why reinvent the wheel? (or should I say pedal). More people now have access to this design and I think that can only be a good thing. Some think the design should stay in the past. To many that would be pictures on a screen, should they be denied the fun of using a new version? I'm not saying its the case here, but anyone worried about exclusivity or value should have sold up a while back, there was plenty warning - not that there is any evidence yet that either will be compromised. Theoretically someone could alter a new set. Personally I think that risk is worth taking. A totally new design would be better? Maybe, but sometimes the good stuff's already been done, at least as far as one generation's aesthetics are concerned. Just my opinion.
  5. I think the 2002 Reissue ET was old stock KZ-1 (or some other KZ model) frames painted in ET colours? (ie non-looptail). On Jamie's site under the wording about the reissues are 3 pics, two of which possibly show the reissue (the ones with the baskets). I used to have a link to the Japanese site selling them in 2002 but unfortunately I can't find it. The webpage probably disappeared years ago anyway. The reissue KZ-1s from a year or two ago are a different thing entirely.
  6. I remember the earlier UK version with round tubes and Araya 7X (a dream bike for me around 1983), but Raleigh did put out updated models with aero tubing later on. I would guess all the parts on that bike are stock, very nice find particularly if the wheels are in good shape. BMX FIGHTS would make a good show, two grown men in suits fighting over a NOS Skyway tuffpad.
  7. Everything Bicycles has some fantastic info, I hope it's OK to post here: Bikes arrive at the studio Bikes leave the warehouse Bike Specs Collectables As far as I'm aware all the bikes in the film were KZ-1s, no looptails as they had yet to be designed. The subsequent hi-ten looptail design was cheaper to manufacture and became the recognised 'ET' bike sold to the public.
  8. The Powerwings I bought new in 1984 had no knurling, they came as part of a Quadangle kit. I would have placed the knurled ones (stem & brake levers) around the early 90's, but they may have been made in late 80's?
  9. Started on freewheel, I remember getting thrown off a million times trying to learn 360's, had to set the pedals just right. Later with a coaster they were a breeze, you just lean back on the pedal. Kickturn ramp tricks were also far easier with a coaster. Was fun to learn a lot of things 'the hard way' with a freewheel though.
  10. http://www.helixbmx.net/ helixbmx.com should take you there as well, though I got a 'page not found' on one occasion using this address. i got a square corner tuf-neck stem and 2-piece seatclamp, quality items and recommended. helix also sell on ebay, look for user 2001rocket
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