Old School BMX Parts

• BMX Plus!
  

  The Addicks Cranks Advertisement features in BMX Action.

  

  May 1979
• BMX Action
  

  The Addicks Cranks Advertisement features in BMX Action.

  May 1979 to July 1979

Made from high-gloss vinyl. Available in yellow, blue, black and red.

• November 1979 to January 1980 - Advertisements featured in BMX Action.

Molded from glass filled (reinforced) nylon. Available in yellow, blue, black and red.

• November 1979 to January 1980 - Advertisements featured in BMX Action.

A'ME CAM Grips were originally pre-released to the selected pro riders in late 1979. They officially hit the stores in 1980. These were the first grips that A'ME put on the market.

A'ME CAM Grips originally came in white, black, gray, red, yellow and blue.

In 2010, A'ME reissued the original A'ME CAM Grips for their 30th Anniversary. The NEW A'ME CAM Grips are composed of Vulcathane™, a specially blended rubber compound combined with UV stabilizing ingredients that exhibit superior oxidation and ozone resistance. As a result, A'ME CAM Grips will not absorb moisture, deteriorate, harden, or become slick with age all the while providing extremely durability and superior comfort.

The New Speedo Racing Products Speedo Single and Double-Dropout Forks are stronger and lighter than the previous version. They are made from 4130 chrome-moly and heli-arc welded for stength. They are available in polished nickel, blac, blue, red and white.

• NEW SPEEDO FORKS hotter than ever Advertisement ~ BMX Action
  

  The Speedo Racing Products advertisement for the Speedo Single and Double-Dropout Forks features in BMX Action. The advertisement uses the single dropout forks picture.

  

  October 1979

• BMX Tough! - The HKK Chain Gang
  

  WEverything Bicycles Advertisement in BMX Action contains the HKK Smoker chain.

  

  October 1979

• October 1979 to November 1979 - ACS advertise the ACS Aluminium Stoker Mags in BMX Action.

Advertisement

The New Speedo Racing Products Speedo Single and Double-Dropout Forks are stronger and lighter than the previous version. They are made from 4130 chrome-moly and heli-arc welded for stength. They are available in polished nickel, blac, blue, red and white.

• NEW SPEEDO FORKS hotter than ever Advertisement ~ BMX Action
  

  The Speedo Racing Products advertisement for the Speedo Single and Double-Dropout Forks features in BMX Action. The advertisement uses the single dropout forks picture.

  

  October 1979

• June 1979 - "I bought my KKT 'LMX' pedals in September 1979...the day they hit my LBS! The shop owner said they were 'a brand new addition' to KKT's lineup which already included the 'regular' Lightnings that I'd purchased several months earlier for my kid's Proline! As far as exact dates go,I can't actually say when either were released but I'd guess 'sometime' in 1979 for both!" ~ BOMAT_1 (BMX Society)
• May 1980 - Featured in Trick Stuff from Panda BMX Bikes advertisement in BMX Plus!
• May 1980 to July 1980 - "Designed To Perform" Advertisement in BMX Plus! (see below)

• September 1979 - "I bought my KKT 'LMX' pedals in September 1979...the day they hit my LBS! The shop owner said they were 'a brand new addition' to KKT's lineup which already included the 'regular' Lightnings that I'd purchased several months earlier for my kid's Proline! As far as exact dates go,I can't actually say when either were released but I'd guess 'sometime' in 1979 for both!" ~ BOMAT_1 (BMX Society)

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.

Tange TRX forks are available factory chrome.

• May 1980 to August 1980 - Tange advertisement, It's what's up front that counts! features in BMX Plus!

• 1979 Cycle Pro Jammer BMX
• 1979 Cycle Pro Trophy BMX
• 1979 Cycle Pro Duster BMX
• 1979 Mongoose Supergoose BMX
• 1979 Laguna Cruiser

The Slimline Sidewinder and the CYC Sidewinder stem's are identical and both are manufactured by the Cebe Company.

• October 1979 - Featured in the BMX Action Head-To-Head Gooseneck Comparison Chart.

Images

Available in red, yellow, blue and black.

• September 1979 - Hare Pedals advertisement features in BMX Action.

Advertisements

• September 1979 to October 1979 - Featured as a current product in the Everything Bicycles double page advertisement printed in BMX Action.
• October 1979 - Featured as a current product in the Spencer's Worldwide BMX Mail Order Service advertisement printed in BMX Action.

The Superbyke Tuf-Neck 2000 stem had the aluminium block rounded at the front and rear.

• September 1979 - Superbyke advertisement Quality BMX Parts featured in BMX Action.
• May 1980 to July 1980 - Superbyke Tuf-Neck 2000 advertisement featured in BMX Plus!

The Tange MX-2 Headset was a chrome-steal headset that was a good sturdy race proof headset.

The first advertisement for the Tange Seki MX-2 headset found in BMX Action, June 1979. This listed the model number / name as the Tange Seki TN-6050W. The following month the Tange Seki advertisement in BMX Action has the same image but now the headset is called the MX-2.

• June 1979 - The Tange Seki TN-6050W headset advertisement is featured in BMX Action.
• June 1979 to October 1979 - The Tange Seki MX-2 headset advertisement is featured in BMX Action.
• June 1981 - Why is Tange Seiki MX-2 the most popular headset... advertising features in BMX Plus!