Old School BMX Parts

• BMX Action - The Fork Chronicles Head-to-head Comparison
  

  The Diamond Back forks are featured in BMX Action's The Fork Chronicles - Head-to-head Comparison article. This article compared a range of forks that were available in January, 1979 for materials, special treating, hardness, weight, size, rake, cost and finish.

  January 1979

• BMX Action - The Fork Chronicles Head-to-head Comparison
  

  The Jimmy Weinart forks are featured in BMX Action's The Fork Chronicles - Head-to-head Comparison article. This article compared a range of forks that were available in January, 1979 for materials, special treating, hardness, weight, size, rake, cost and finish.

  January 1979

• 1979 Panda Supercross BMX Review - BMX Action
  

  Dia-Compe MX 1080 brakes are factory fitted to the 1979 Panda Supercross BMX.

  January 1979

Oury grips begun as a motorcycle grip manufacturer. They moved into BMX using the same grip design, but sized correctly for BMX.

Oury grips are made from surgical rubber to help reduce hand and arm fatigue and blisters. They are available in red, yellow, green, blue, white, black and orange.

• OURY BMX Grips ~ BMX Action Products Review
  

  The BMX Action Oury BMX Grips Review appears in the Product section of BMX Action.

  August 1977
• The OURY Offer Advertisement ~ BMX Action
  

  OURY GRIP USA feature an offer in BMX Action for one t-shirt, 1 pair of grips and 2 sticker.

  

  October 1977
• BMX Action 1978 BMX Equipment Buyer's Guide
  

  BMX Action features the OURY GRIPS as part of the 1978 BMX Equipment Buyer's Guide.

  December 1978
• OURY GRIPS - sitting on top Advertisement ~ BMX Action
  

  An Oury Grip advertisement featuring Stu Thomsen appears in BMX Action.

  

  March 1979

Bakton Enterprises were the original designer and manufacturer of the original Tuf-Neck stem. Superbyke which, in addition to its own products, purchased Tuf-Neck stems from Bakton Enterprises and marketed and distributed them.

Three versions were released in 1977 and the final version continued on through 1978 and 1979.

The first version was simple it had the quill shaft pressed into the aluminium block and relied only on the wedge bolt to keep everything together.

Other advertisements:

• Superbyke Advertisement from June 1977.

The second version had a hole drilled into the back of the aluminium block that would protrude into the shaft and pin the stem to the shaft.

The third and final version had the shaft is pressed into the aluminium block and a hollow bolt secures the aluminium block and shaft together as one. The wedge bolt uses the top surface of the hollow shaft bolt to torque against instead of the aluminium block.

Available in 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 teeth. A freewheel removal tool makes it easy to remove.

• New 14 Tooth Freewheel - SunTour
  

  The SunTour advertisement feature in BMX Action. This advertisement shows the SunTour BMX Freewheel mounted on a Sunshine flip-flop hub. The joint effort between Everything Bicycles in the USA and by SunTour and Sunshine in Japan produced the SunTour BMX Freewheel.

  

  February 1978
• SunTour BMX Freewheels
  

  The SunTour advertisement feature in BMX Action. This advertisement shows the SunTour BMX Freewheel mounted on a Sunshine flip-flop hub.

  

  August 1978
• Bikecology MX Mail Order - Super Rear Wheel Setup
  

  Featured in the Bikecology MX Mail Order advertisement from BMX Action.

  August 1978
• SunTour NEW! BMX Freewheels
  

  The SunTour advertisement feature in BMX Action. This includes the SunTour BMX Freewheel and the New SunTour Freewheel Removal Tool.

  

  October 1978 to December 1978
• 1978 BMX Equipment Buyers Guide - BMX Action
  

  The SunTour Freewheel is featured in the BMX Action 1978 BMX Equipment Buyers Guide.

  December 1978
• Discover SunTour
  

  The Discover SunTour advertisement feature in BMX Action. This includes the SunTour BMX Freewheel and the New SunTour Freewheel Removal Tool.

  

  June 1979 to July 1979

The Oakley II grips are made in a more traditional cylindrical shape.  They are similar design to the original Oakley I grips but did away with the leverage tabs on the ends.

The Oakley II Grips came packaged in a cardboard box and were available in black, yellow, red and blue.

• BMX Action New Product Review
  

  BMX Action reviews the Oakley II Grip in their New Products section.

  December 1977
• The Oakley Grip - Oakley II
  

  "Did Jacques Cousteau discover this super sticky-tack grab-yer-hand octopus tread? Who Knows! One thing's for sure, this stuff really hooks up and hangs on - that's a fact!" The Oakley II grip advertisement features in BMX Action.

  

  December 1977
• Great CYC Pikes Peak Descent - BMX Action
  

  The Oakley II Grips are featured on the CYC Stormer BMX Bikes that are used in the Pokes Peak Descent.

  October 1978
• Team JAG BMX Review - BMX Action
  

  The Oakley II grips are factory fitted on the Team JAG BMX.

  March 1979
• The Oakley Grip - Oakley II
  

  Oakley's advertisement in BMX Action features their full product range including the Oakley II grips.

  

  July 1979
• State of the Art Shrimp's Racer Article - BMX Action
  

  BMX Action Review "Rapid Robert Emrich's BMX to detail the weight-saving reductions that have been made. Oakley II Grips are included on the build.

  August 1979

• 1979-1980 Team JAG BMX
• 1979-1980 Team Mongoose
• 1979 DG Rooster
• 1979 Webco Professional

• Helix BMX Grips