1982

Kashimax Areo Seat

StillFive 7:29 PM 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , Kashimax , Seats No comments

The Kashimax Areo Seat was made from Nylon 6 and weighs only 440 grams including the seat guts. The seat has a NJS stamp under the shell, which means it was OK to use in pro track racing in Japan.

Available in blue, red, yellow and black.

Reproduction

The saddle was re-released in December 2008, due to high demand from the track bike crowd.

From the January, 1983 issue of BMX Plus.

Catalogues

Kashimax BMX Seat and Guts Catalogue

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Redline 400 Series Cranks

StillFive 4:30 PM 1982 , 1983 , Cranks , Redline 2 comments

The Redline 400 Series were a budget version of the Flight crank introduced in 1982 and had a fixed spider, no pinch bolts and accepted a square tapered spindle that was larger than a standard size spindle. The cranks were made for REDLINE by SUGINO. These cranks were stamped REDLINE followed by the size.

The Redline 400 Series cranks accepted 3 spindles, produced by Sugino. These were the:

Sugino CV-P
Sugino CV-SC-FT
Sugino CV-PN

Image from http://www.gregterzian.com/2009/06/sugino-400-series-bmx-cranks-the-other-flight-cranks

Image sourced from http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=167355

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A'me Tri (Upper Case Bubble Font) Grips

StillFive 5:44 PM 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1987 , 1988 , A'me , Grips No comments

The second version of the A'ME Tri grips still maintained the bubble font appearance but the letters were in all upper case. The early 80's A'ME Tri's had a single embossed logo. The later versions had the logo embossed twice on the flange, 180 degrees apart.

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KKT AMX Platform Pedals

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The KKT AMX Pedals were designed with a concave shape to fit the balls of your feet. They came with 16 D-shaped pegs to avoid slippage. The spindles are chrome-moly.

The KKT AMX Pedals are made from cast alloy and come with a chrome plated finish, or in black, blue, red and gold.