Old School BMX Parts

"The MX 200 Hasn't really gone over as well as the Aggressor MX. It's large lugs and wide spacing pattern seems to limit it's performance. It's very durable tire and wears well but it's a rarity to see one on a track" ~ Tire Comparison Review by Bob Hadley in BMX Plus!, March 1981.

The Carlisle MX 200 tire is made in the United States and is available as a colored gumwall in 20 x 2.125" size.

• BMX Plus! Tire Comparison
  

  Ten brands and 24 different models of tires were reviewed and compared in the story by Bob Hadley. The Carlisle MX 200 Tire was included in this comparison. More information can be found at the BMX Society Post - TIRE Comparison 1981 (various brands).

  March 1981

The Oakley 3 Grips took "moulded to your hands" to the next level. These grips were designed to fit your hand like a glove with a pistol grip and two flanges that hug around the edges of your hand. They were made out of a slightly stiffer rubber compound (Unobtainium 52) and were released about the same time as the Oakley .5's Grips.

The Oakley 3 Grips came in a sealed plastic packaging and were available in black, yellow, red, blue and grey.

• Helix BMX Grips

The Mitsuboshi Competition II Stadium Tires are manufactured in Japan and come in red, blue, yellow, and black. The tires are available in 20 x 1.75" and 20 x 2.125".

• Competition II now prepares you for the Great Indoors
  

  Made for BMXers who head indoors for the winter. Traditional outdoor tires are reduced to mush when riding on the smooth, slippery, unyieldingly hard, paved cement tracks and wood jumps. The tire is constructed with light nylon cord to increase the strength of the sidewalls. A new rubber compound is used to provide strength and less abrasion. the tread pattern has changed to allow for less rolling resistance and maximum traction.

  

  March 1980 to May 1980

The Tange MX-3 Headset is available with a black, blue, red or gold ring.

• May 1980 to July 1980 - The New MX-3 Headset advertisement featured in BMX Plus!

"The Competition 3 tire has been the most talked about item on the raceing scen since the first samples laid tracks on U.S. soil. They've completely redesigned the treat design and appear to be using slightly different compound. The Comp 3 actually bites into the dirt with more force than a regular tire because the lugs are taller, better spaced and have vice like edges on them." ~ Tire Comparison Review by Bob Hadley in BMX Plus!, March 1981.

The Mitsuboshi Competiton III skinwall tire is manufactured in Japan and is available as a 20 x 1.75" or 20 x 2.125". Most racers used these in a "fat-skinny" combination.

• BMX Plus! Tire Comparison
  

  Ten brands and 24 different models of tires were reviewed and compared in the story by Bob Hadley. The Mitsuboshi Competition III Skinwall Tire was included in this comparison. More information can be found at the BMX Society Post - TIRE Comparison 1981 (various brands).

  March 1981

• Profile Racing Team Manager Interview
  

  "Mid 1979 saw the first prototype set of Profile box cranks. 4 months later in January 1980, after a good bit of testing, was the official release date." ~ Profile Racing Team Manager Interview @ Collateral BMX

  January 1980