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Super cool OS photo's there. Thanks for sharing. You rarely see those pseudo cross-over ape-hanger/bmx bars with the cross bars come up for sale, nice to see three sets in one pic! Homemade or shop bought??

Porkstuff and others are selling the hinged DC clamps you pictured above, but the actual "DCMX" two piece ones referred to by the OP have not been repopped by anyone officially that I know of. I thought I'd noticed a bunch of NOS ones being offered. It's a shame if someone has pissed in that pot as well, but it wouldn't suprise me. Anything for a buck.

That thing is killer and looks to have a nice roomy TT as well. I remember seeing the TrackMaster ads in BMXA all the time but never actually saw anyone around here with one. Didn't Trackmaster make some frames for other companies as well?

Super nice. Love the red build with the red in the decals. Just built an MCS MagnaCruise and was surprised at how light and well made it is.

Nicely done! I like the use of blue parts with the black grips and seat.

From a casual contributor's point of view, I don't feel this type of Champion recreation will actually de-value or diminish the cool-ness of the true OG Champions that many of you own. It will likely have the opposite effect. While the BMX hobby itself is unique, it is similar in many ways to the muscle car arena. Years ago when they started stamping out bodyshells and all other parts to virtually re-create the '69 Camaro, there was an uproar from the faithful that thought those clones would undermine the value and rarity of their true survivor cars. Over the last few years quite the opposite has happened. The survivors have only increased in value and are truly coveted, especially from those very guys that have built up the clones. That being said, I'd really like to see these newly welded bikes be distinguished from the originals by way of stamping or plate or slight change in construction. The proposed registry doesn't do much to ward off future misleading sales if the potential buyer is unware of such registry. In 15-20 years none of this will matter much anyway because the bulk of folks involved in the true old-school bmx scene will be entering their 60's and will be concerned about getting graphite tuffs for their wheelchairs, not their bikes. ;) Enjoy the hobby while it's here!

Don't post here often, but here's a pic of my new favorite rider:

ABA Action. Tim Lillethorup was editor in the early 80's.

It's curious how varied the opinions of the DB brand are. I suppose it is all relevant based on what time-frame you encountered the brand and more specifically, exactly what DB you are referencing. Their lineup spanned the entire gap from cheaper entry-level to high-end race, so it's tough to classify them based on one example alone. Back in the early days, when Dave Clinton piloted a'78 DB frame to a National Championship, the brand really took off and DB's were coveted by many kids, myself included. Many of the early DBs were quite advanced for their day and were made to race. Design changes were made constantly with input from their racers and Sandy, which was instrumental in creating their high-end lineup. Bikes like the '81 Senior Pro and later the Formula 1 were contructed of double-butted cro-mo tubing on both frame and fork, which was incredibly high-tech at the time, and had a radically different head and seat angle compared to some of the other bikes in their lineup and others brands of the day. If I remember correctly, the Forumula 1 was one of the lightest cro-mo framesets available bitd. Gotta compare apples to apples. Yeah, an '80's Viper was cheap and had crappy geometry but was intended as an entry-level bike. A HL Turbo or Formula 1 bike or Senior-Pro frameset rivaled the best stuff available at the time from nearly any other manufacturer imho.

Bondo- I'm new to the site but am interested in seeing more pics of your GH Signature CyclePro if you have some. Escpecially if it has original components. I've been doing a bit of research regarding the CyclePro lineup related to the CyclePro GH models in 1984. Here's what I found so far, but any correction or clarification is welcomed and appreciated: The "Replica" was designed following the general specs of the GHP and looks very similar. The "Signature" was the Giant made, 100% cro-mo oval downtubed, oval fork tubed F/F that was identical to the framesets sold as the Schwinn Predator P-series as well as the Kuwahara Pantera bikes of the same year. The only variances I noticed is that some of the forks sported a bologna cut bottom end and some were cut flat. I've seen both ways on The GH signature bikes. I believe the rest of the GH lineup was similar to the frame of the CyclePro Macho, but am not positive on that one.