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I have a unstamped donut. Are there any specific measurements that would indicate that its a Hutch?

vintage chromoly · 2011-06-20 1:22pm

moshnmore wrote:
I have a unstamped donut. Are there any specific measurements that would indicate that its a Hutch?

you can't tell!

this is another fine example of why reproduction garbage ruins this hobby!

i would not buy a hutch clamp that i did not know the provenance of.

you can rest assured there are more phony ones than real ones out there now.

vintage chromoly · 2011-06-20 1:23pm

i prefer "survivor" (chrome peeling) ones as i know they are real!

Xlr8n · 2011-06-20 1:23pm

It's all in the frosting....

moshnmore · 2011-06-20 1:24pm

Mine is old school, not sure how many repros were around bitd

vintage chromoly · 2011-06-20 1:25pm

moshnmore wrote:
Mine is old school, not sure how many repros were around bitd

why are you unsure if it's real then?

post a pic bro.

phishfarm73 · 2011-06-20 1:31pm

vintage chromoly wrote:
moshnmore wrote:
I have a unstamped donut. Are there any specific measurements that would indicate that its a Hutch?
you can't tell!

this is another fine example of why reproduction garbage ruins this hobby!

i would not buy a hutch clamp that i did not know the provenance of.

you can rest assured there are more phony ones than real ones out there now.

"Anything" can be made ! If somebody had the equipment , and wanted to dedicate themselves in popping some part of there choice , if they do it well enough , it could pass , maybee not to you , but to someone . Hutch seatclamps unfortunately are pretty simple in there shape , I dont know much , but Im guessing it would be one of the easier clamps to copy !
I do know one thing though mines real , er ,a , I think it is , how do tell the difference ?

Scraplord · 2011-06-20 1:33pm

moshnmore wrote:
Mine is old school, not sure how many repros were around bitd

They made copy clamps back in the 80`s.
One way to be sure its real is if the chrome is peeling and it looks terrible. Hutch chrome was the worst and often started peeling within a week of being new. Crusty and peeling = real.

vintage chromoly · 2011-06-20 1:35pm

phishfarm73 wrote:
vintage chromoly wrote:
moshnmore wrote:
I have a unstamped donut. Are there any specific measurements that would indicate that its a Hutch?
you can't tell!

this is another fine example of why reproduction garbage ruins this hobby!

i would not buy a hutch clamp that i did not know the provenance of.

you can rest assured there are more phony ones than real ones out there now.
"Anything" can be made ! If somebody had the equipment , and wanted to dedicate themselves in popping some part of there choice , if they do it well enough , it could pass , maybee not to you , but to someone . Hutch seatclamps unfortunately are pretty simple in there shape , I dont know much , but Im guessing it would be one of the easier clamps to copy !
I do know one thing though mines real , er ,a , I think it is , how do tell the difference ?

my point, exactly!

to some folks here this is great news as they can pretend to own something they do not. to others, it cheapens the experience and "ruins" the hobby.

same thing with the phony new hutch stems that can be made to pass as og with a simple rechrome. experts will know but newbies will bite and be ripped off! sad, really!

BMX*Racer*1983 · 2011-06-20 1:38pm

Real

moshnmore · 2011-06-20 1:39pm

BMX*Racer*1983 wrote:
Real

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 … 003-15.jpg

Mine looks flatter in the middle, and chrome is allright. So its probably fake.

twinturb089 · 2011-06-20 1:42pm

BMX*Racer*1983 wrote:
Real

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 … 003-15.jpg

hey! that clamp looks familiar

BMX*Racer*1983 · 2011-06-20 1:44pm

twinturb089 wrote:
BMX*Racer*1983 wrote:
Real

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 … 003-15.jpg
hey! that clamp looks familiar

erdalicious · 2011-06-20 1:44pm

your sig is killin me, tears in my eyezzzz:lol:

BMX*Racer*1983 · 2011-06-20 1:45pm

erdalicious wrote:
your sig is killin me, tears in my eyezzzz:lol:

phishfarm73 · 2011-06-20 1:47pm

moshnmore wrote:
BMX*Racer*1983 wrote:
Real

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 … 003-15.jpg
Mine looks flatter in the middle, and chrome is allright. So its probably fake.

I got mine from Heath McCaffey , so I'm pretty sure he was telling me the truth ! I mean he gave me the whole story , about how it was Eddie Fiola's when he rode for Hutch , and how it was used on Mike Miranda's bike in the movie RAD ! He's a real nice guy , I even donated an extra $100 to his feed the hungry Koala bears in Australia fundraiser !

Coco · 2011-06-20 1:50pm

moshnmore wrote:
Mine is old school, not sure how many repros were around bitd

I'm in the same boat. My black one has been sitting in a box of old bike parts that I've had for years. I finally am getting to use it and am curious if it is legit ot not. I don't really care if it is or isn't but I'm damn curious is all.

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king stinger · 2011-06-20 2:29pm

you have to get one real and one fake and compare the threads in the aluminum,the real hutch has a more beefy looking thread,a little more aluminum there than the fake,and maybe a few more threads.I had one of each and that is the only way yo can tell on the 1st gen clamps.

astroidbeltwalker · 2012-11-08 11:35am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-School-BMX- … &rt=nc

bought that one

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