Old School BMX

[Darron Edwards]

Don't know if anybody else on here is into these, but I've just dug out my old Mag Burner from the loft and spent a few quid on it to get it back to tip top condition....its a real flyer!

26 years old!


My mates Mongoose

[type81]

How Cool
I had the Knight Burner, similar to your mag burner but with the spoke wheels (multi spokes)

[davow]

Not as old skool as those but Ive got a GT i saved from the local tip mate of mine just happened to have some mags in his shed to go on it! also got an old curtis frame and forks and a mongoose rotting away down the bottom of the garden!

[Darron Edwards]

Originally Posted by type81

How Cool
I had the Knight Burner, similar to your mag burner but with the spoke wheels (multi spokes)

Mega, there was one of those on eBay no so long back, went for 70 quid I think.

[Darron Edwards]

Originally Posted by davow

Not as old skool as those but Ive got a GT i saved from the local tip mate of mine just happened to have some mags in his shed to go on it! also got an old curtis frame and forks and a mongoose rotting away down the bottom of the garden!

Wow, do a resto on the mongoose!!

[andy e]

Yep,

In the middle of rebuilding a '79 Schwinn Scrambler 36-36, still collecting some parts and decals but it's getting there.

[Sandro]

OMG!!!!! What a surprise here!!!!!
I was riding BMX from 90 - 98! 2 years Latvian champion in my age group.
And 2 times 9th in European Club Championship. Never went to final in Europe... just afterfinal - or how we called - small final.
I had Mongoose with aluminium frame... Ratio 43:16

[Darron Edwards]

My wife thinks that I'm nuts and that it's just a fad, but when I got back on my old BMX, it felt like pure freedom, just like it did back in '84

[PeterB]

Originally Posted by oldsynth

Don't know if anybody else on here is into these, but I've just dug out my old Mag Burner from the loft and spent a few quid on it to get it back to tip top condition....its a real flyer!

26 years old!

Bloody 'ell! I had the exact same bike back in the day too Darron.
Loved it, and always regretted selling it.
I might even still have the Raleigh brochure somewhere with all the 'MAG' bikes in it.

I believe that they re-introduced them recently too. Tempting!

[Martc]

I had a Mk2 Chrome Burner (Oval Frame) Like this



I seem to recall it was £129 and I had it for about 6 years and I sold it for £120 to buy a racing bike It was mint as I restored it with genuine bits before I sold it........