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1981 RRS

An amazing bike with many techniacal innovations.
someone sent these pics to me in an email.

zed · 2006-09-07 11:11am

wow canti brakes hitech 80's style nice bike i want i want

Flyin Bryan · 2006-09-07 12:23pm

Sick Old School! That thing is completely decked out... Can I get that guys info. I want to make him a offer!

hey210 · 2006-09-28 7:07pm

wat r those things on the spokes?

RealFox · 2006-09-28 7:11pm

Hey, I didn't even know they *had* 990s in 81. Dude, wuz up wit dat??

Oh yeah, what are those things on the spokes?, Hey210 has a point.

GAry · 2006-09-28 7:29pm

hey,
those are cantilever brakes..
RRS was the first to use those..
the things on the spokes are called zip ties, they make the wheel stiffer, according to some. I REALLY want an RRS 24" for the bmxmuseum.
they were the FIRST to make them!!!
Cheers

hutchheaven · 2006-10-14 11:27pm

RRS are bad azz!!!!They were actually manufactured by TRACKMASTER as were Robinsons from the early 1980's......

oeli · 2007-03-03 4:43am

YEEEEEEES, that`s a real nice one. Am I right? Are there Bullseye hubs on this beauty?

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skinnygmg · 2007-03-03 9:36am

here's a little info from an ad in dec. 1982 bmx plus

oneluv1979 · 2007-06-06 8:51am

I found someone who has one of these in Mint cond complete... .is this bike complete worth a grand ???

I think that is what he will want !!!!

86GTWorldTour · 2007-07-10 2:13pm

Dude I love that UNI standard seat. I'm looking for one in that exact color SICKKKK

Iweldbikes · 2007-10-14 11:33pm

I had a red 20" (pretty rare around the track back then, only one I ever saw, too small for me too damn!), and I had a blue 24" crusier, the crusiers were suuuuper popular, great geometry, it was so nice never to have to readjust your brakes, or loosen or tighten your back wheel. The forks were called "Hot Legs" you can kinda make it out on the forks in the picture. They also used 110 or ten speed headsets which were considered higher quality then the bmx sized headsets of the day. I know somebody that has a white crusier I'll have to see if he could upload some pics. Oh and that Uni seat was called a Moon.

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SE Freak · 2008-02-21 7:34pm

hutchheaven wrote:
RRS are bad azz!!!!They were actually manufactured by TRACKMASTER as were Robinsons from the early 1980's......

I just picked up a Trackmaster F/F off Craigslist..
it is chrome and totally resembles the RRS. Cantilevers and all! Gary, I'm gonna clean it up and break the Trackmaster section cherry )

it has a trippy bottom bracket that is held on with two clamps.. also has a square seatpost tube and even the square post!

Decals read Trackmaster Racing Products, Northridge, Calif.- one on the headtube and two on the legs of the forks..

does anyone know anything else about these bikes?
Thanks
~T

Sumo178 · 2008-02-21 7:56pm

If you look at some late 70's BMX Action mags there are some articles about RRS mods and they are done to early Garry Turner (GT) frames.

squirrelsmith · 2008-08-28 4:25pm

"I found someone who has one of these in Mint cond complete... .is this bike complete worth a grand" i'd say so

buster007 · 2009-03-18 4:33pm

just one????? where are they all????????

PlanetX · 2009-04-28 8:37pm

I want a 20" RRS BAAAAAAAD.

Love those things. Have since the day I saw the article in BMXA on Geoff Rutherford's RRS prototype. They used a GT for the frame. Had the coolest, painted, crossbar-less Cook Bros. bars, too. That was a SICK bike.

redneckbmx · 2009-07-22 3:41pm

how would zip ties help the wheel be stiffer?

wdegenhart · 2009-07-22 8:31pm

I have an RRS I'm working to restore... If you know them well, PLEASE help me. I'm trying to figure out what brand the original CL brakes are. I need to find a replacement, as the original are gone. I also need some info on how the original crank works with the eccentric bottom bracket. Looking for a gold non drive side shimano 600 crank, so if you got one, lets talk $$. Not sure what the original pedals are for my model...suntour, kkt? Help a brother out.

PlanetX · 2009-07-24 5:56pm

I was once told the brakes are RRS, but I don't think so. I think they are early Dia-Compe cantis. Some people use Mafacs.

I have a pic of Geoff Rutherford's RRS (It's actually a modified GT.) and it shows the brakes. I can email you the article if you send me your address. I've wanted and RRS ever since I saw that article. The bike is total sickness.

The BBs are easy to use and adjust. The eccentric is meant to help you tighten the chain. Instead of pulling the wheel back, you rotate the BB in the eccentric.

I'm not sure RRS ever sold completes, but maybe. I only know of the frame kits, which had the f/f, BB, brakes. You can probably build it as you like.