1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special 
#1 2007-11-27 11:51am
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1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
The roots of BMX
72 or early 73. While all the early dinosaurs were riding modified Stingrays, Rick Twomey came out with a radical new design which changed BMX. A design that is still with us this day. The bike was raced by many of the icons of the sports such as Dave Clinton, John Palfreyman, Thom Lund and Doug Takahashi
The frame has been living at Rick Twomey's house for 35 years and he gave me the honor of restoring it to it's old glory
BMX bikes were meant to be ridden, even if that riding is only in your mind as you admire your latest build
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#2 2007-12-03 5:41am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
That's one excellent Resto you've done on this classic
RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT
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#3 2007-12-12 11:15am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
WOW! very cool! great peice of bmx history.
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#4 2008-01-16 1:27pm
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Thanx Rick & Rick.
Panties aren't the best thing.......BUT they're next to tha best thang.
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#5 2008-01-16 1:37pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
now that's cool..........you did a great job restoring it.........
____HIGH til I DiE ____
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#6 2008-02-29 2:39pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
it has a relly clean fresh look to it nice resto
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#7 2008-02-29 3:09pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
Wow Reilly, you have a literal Smithsonian! I never tire of seeing the classics that built this sport. Thanks for doing this bike and sharing.
"...when life give you lemons, crap into your hand, make a shitknife and go kill a dog." "BMX FOR LIFE" -AUTUMN PASQUALE. . RIP
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#8 2008-06-12 11:11am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
I don't know about luck but it's definitely an honor, 
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BMX bikes were meant to be ridden, even if that riding is only in your mind as you admire your latest build
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#9 2008-12-10 6:32pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
2 dam cool
1 847 249 5670 shop ask for von never on thursday
playatyourownrisk360@yahoo.com bmxpert on duty.....
thats 1400 , leading to the safe return of the collection .....
210 264 8937
no law involved , just me my dad and 1400 in cash and you pointing a finger saying its in there [/b]
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#10 2009-03-05 3:14pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
wOw
out with the new in with the old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#11 2009-04-20 5:02am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
man i was born 1972 too
need one of this really 
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#12 2009-04-23 12:22pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
A wonderful peice of history! opps! I before E axcept after C , and I also forgot to say SHOWOFF!
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#13 2009-08-30 7:35pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
WOW
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#14 2009-09-10 11:05am
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wow, that is so awesome!
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#15 2009-11-28 11:33am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
ttt
Everybody sing GOOOOO YANKEES !!! MAH!! COULD WE GET SOME MEATLOAF ??????????
Your gonna wear the shirt of the band your going to see??? DONT BE THAT GUY!!!!!!
R.I.P. Autmn Pasquale 12yrs. old you will not be forgotten. Murderd over BMX parts. UNFORGIVABLE.
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#16 2009-11-28 7:14pm
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myone wrote:
ttt
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#17 2009-11-28 10:27pm
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best gallery in the museum, imo
YOUR SCENE SUCKS.
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#18 2009-11-29 11:44am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
unlucky wrote:
myone wrote:
ttt
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YOUR a pro member and you dont know what this means?Thats why we should separate the pros from the newbys around here.I didint know what it ment when i was a newby.By the way welcome to the site.TTTmeans to the top of the forums.Beutiful bike man so rear a peace of bmx history rite hear i dont think thears another one on the sight incredable.PEACE(MYONE)
Everybody sing GOOOOO YANKEES !!! MAH!! COULD WE GET SOME MEATLOAF ??????????
Your gonna wear the shirt of the band your going to see??? DONT BE THAT GUY!!!!!!
R.I.P. Autmn Pasquale 12yrs. old you will not be forgotten. Murderd over BMX parts. UNFORGIVABLE.
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#19 2010-03-28 1:10am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
Awesome build +collection! True history spoken here! Oldschool build to post soon. Great ideas! Nofakejakes.
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#20 2010-05-20 10:57am
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
now THIS is a true museum piece! beautiful work, you did her proud!
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#21 2010-05-20 11:05am
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it's so compact and cool! good work and an awesome piece of history.
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#22 2010-06-18 7:16am
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scenecreamer wrote:
best gallery in the museum, imo
X1000 By far!
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#23 2010-06-23 3:12pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
This bike is just amazing. Definitely one of the most important ones of BMX history. Well done. I would be too nervous to work on it.
NEEDED: Hutch magnesium rear hub; Suntour High Flange rear black hub; Front black Sunshine Gyromaster hub
Keep it rad bru!!!!
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#24 2010-10-04 10:18am
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Well done!
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#25 2010-10-29 10:28pm
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Re: 1972 Rick's Bike Shop Special
awesome, reminds me of the huffy girls bikes jeff utterbacks dad built for us.
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