1982 Velamos 
#1 2006-10-08 10:17pm
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1982 Velamos
1982 Velamos
1980s Velamos BMX bike made in czechoslovakia. Barum MX tires size 20 x 2.125 made in Czech. Favarit rear hub. Leather pad set. 3 piece crank. Acorn axle nuts.
#2 2007-01-20 9:00pm
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Re: 1982 Velamos
i know i am going to sound like a real jacka** for saying this but- i didnt know they made bmx bikes in the czech republic. God, i sound like an arrogant imperialist american when i say things like that!
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#3 2007-07-17 5:46pm
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Re: 1982 Velamos
nice condition and 1 new brand for the museum 
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#4 2007-12-09 5:00pm
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Re: 1982 Velamos
Wow! I remember those...I remember being embarrassed too ride the one I had..Wow.
Please don't take that as a insult. You have a great example of a bike there. I had mine over 20 years ago.
Stuck in 1995 and loving it.
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#5 2008-07-26 9:25am
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Re: 1982 Velamos
The bikes were pretty common in Finland, in fact you still see these here from time to time. We used to caal them just "BMX 20". I had no idea of the manufacturer. Overall quality and components are definitely not the best ones around, but great looks and style! They also came in silver-burgundy color.
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#6 2009-11-18 1:17am
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Re: 1982 Velamos
Yeah these were everywhere in Canada too , they were sold at the department store chain
Zellers in the 1970's - early 1980's . This particular model was very popular , it also came in wine red , all grey , a few other variations I think ... These were nice looking bikes , some parts
were well made (frame , handlebars,forks,tires,grips) but there are some really bad parts
on this bike as well (cranks,pedals.rims,hubs,stem) that prevent these particular bicycles from lasting very long , or actually doing BMX stunts/ridng with one of these ..
Nice bicycle tho , excellent condition , nice tires !!!!
I collect/hoard/fix/buy/sell BMX bikes , vintage road bikes , cruisers , mtb , bikes in general ....
Also do the same with old school chevys and classic cars/trucks
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