Old School BMX Parts

Manufactured by B.M.X. Products, Inc.

• 1978 - Featured in the Mongoose Catalogue
• February 1978 - BMX Action features a new product review for the Mongoose Gold Stem.
• December 1978 - BMX Action features the Mongoose Gold Stem as part of the 1978 BMX Equipment Buyer's Guide.
• June 1979 to July 1979 - Mongoose advertisement, Who Says Man Can't Fly, features the Mongoose Gold Stem.
• October 1979 - Featured in the BMX Action Head-To-Head Gooseneck Comparison Chart.
• 1979 / 1980 - Featured in the Mongoose Catalogue.
• 1981 - Featured in the Mongoose Catalogue.

• 1979 Team JAG BMX

• April 1978 to June 1978 - Super Pro MX Alloy Rim advertisement features in BMX Action.
• October 1978 - An updated version of the Super Pro MX Alloy Rim advertisement features in BMX Action.
• October 1978 to December 1978 - Everything Bicycles advertisement, Hot Trick Stuff!, features the XXXX as part of the current product line. This advertisement runs in BMX Action.

The Tange Forks date stamp can be found on the steering tube. This is in the format of "YEAR-MONTH". The first number of the date stamp is the last digit of the year of manufacture. The number 9 represents 1979, 0 represents 1980, 1 represents 1981, etc. The second letter represents the month that the forks were manufactured using the first 12 letters of the alphabet. The letter A represents January, B represents February, etc.

• December 1978 - The Laguna GT BMX Bike advertisement features the Tange TX-500 Straight Leg forks fitted to the bike. In the October review, these were the Tange TX-500 Bent Leg Forks.
• January 1979 - Reviewed in the BMX Action article; The Fork Chronicles. This articled provided a Fork Comparison Chart reviewing all of the available forks in January 1979.
• May 1980 - Panda BMX Bikes advertisement, Trick Stuff from Panda BMX Bikes, features the Tange TX-500 forks as part of the current product line. This advertisement features in BMX Plus!
• March 1979 - Tange Forks advertisement, TANGE FORKS - Bobby tried the new Tanges and he digs 'em, features in BMX Action showcasing the Tange TX500, TX1200, TX1200W.
• June 1979 - Pictured on the 1979 Sekai Superhawk #350 BMX advertisement in BMX Action.
• August 1979 - Featured in the CYC Stormer Bike Review in BMX Action.

• 1979 Sekai Superhawk #350
• 1979 CYC Stormer

The ARAYA 7C rims are seen by may OldSchool BMXers to replace the 70's ARAYA 7B rim. They were stronger than the ARAYA 7B and lead the way into the ARAYA 7X rim.

The ARAYA 7C Rim was available in 20" x 1.75" and 20" x 2.125" sizes. ARAYA 7C rims came in solid anodized blue, red, gold and silver; and two-toned (shiny side) anodized blue, red and gold.

• 1978 ARAYA Rim Catalog
  

  The ARAYA 7C Rim appears in the 1978 ARAYA Rim Catalog alongside the ARAYA 7B Rim.

  1978
• The NEW MX-II from Red Line Advertisement
  

  BMX Action run the advertisement, The New MX II From Red Line. The advertisement contains an image of the Red Line MX-II with gold rims that look distinctively like ARAYA 7C rims and specifies specifies that the Red Line MX-II comes with "ARAYA Rims". This advertisement features in .

  October 1978
• 1979 Team JAG BMX - BMX Action Official Test
  

  ARAYA 7C rims are factory fitted to the 1979 Team JAG BMX.

  March 1979
• Take the lead rid the ARAYA 7C Advertisement
  

  The ARAYA 7C advertisement features in BMX Plus!

  

  May 1979
• ARAYA 7C Alloy Rim Advertisement
  

  The ARAYA 7C advertisement features in BMX Action

  

  June 1979
• 1979 Webco Professional BMX - BMX Action Review
  

  ARAYA 7C rims are factory fitted to the 1979 Webco Professional BMX.

  July 1979
• 1979 Rampar R-11XL BMX - BMX Action Advertisement
  

  ARAYA 7C rims are factory fitted to the 1979 Rampar R-11XL BMX.

  September 1979
• 1980 ARAYA Rim Catalog
  

  The ARAYA 7C Rim appears in the 1978 ARAYA Rim Catalog alongside the ARAYA 7X Rim. The ARAYA 7C Rim was available in 20" x 1.75" and 20" x 2.125". They are available in two-toned (shiny side) anodized blue, red and gold.

  1980
• 1982 ARAYA Rim Catalog
  

  The ARAYA 7C Rim appears in the 1978 ARAYA Rim Catalog alongside the ARAYA 7X Rim. The ARAYA 7C Rim was available in 20" x 1.75" and 20" x 2.125". They are available in anodized blue, red, gold and silver.

  1982

• 1979 Team JAG BMX
• 1979 Webco Professional
• 1979 Raleigh / Rampar R-11XL

• Araya Catalogue Archives (English Site)