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1974 Redline Squareback

Another one found. I'm STOKED!

Well, here's another one to add to my projects pile. This is as I found it and I'll of course be straightening it out (cranks, forks, bars etc.) later. Came with the age appropriate, first gen unmarked Skyway tuff wheels like they made in the beginning. Also came with the first gen Redline double clamp neck.

6s135 · 2012-11-15 7:47pm

Awesome Bike

myone · 2012-11-15 8:23pm

Incredable just incredable!!!!!

Junkyardog · 2012-11-15 8:56pm

Nice find.. !!

Treybien · 2012-11-16 12:53am

el you see kay why!

andycapp · 2012-11-16 5:33pm

Sweet Jeebus. Nice find.
Also, best user name ever.

BmxStewie · 2012-11-17 9:43pm

Way Nice Man

BabyCino · 2012-11-18 5:12pm

A W E S O M E !!! What a machine! That is a super sweet find. Totally rad!

BMX KYLE · 2012-11-18 5:39pm

Awsome great find.

blackflag · 2012-11-19 3:45pm

andycapp wrote:
Sweet Jeebus. Nice find.
Also, best user name ever.

Haha, thanks man. I grew up on the streets of Hollywood in the early '80's and hung out with all/any of those guys in the punk scene. People used to refer to me as "the other Robo".

andycapp · 2012-11-19 6:27pm

blackflag wrote:
andycapp wrote:
Sweet Jeebus. Nice find.
Also, best user name ever.
Haha, thanks man. I grew up on the streets of Hollywood in the early '80's and hung out with all/any of those guys in the punk scene. People used to refer to me as "the other Robo".

No shit? that's high praise. Do you play drums?

blackflag · 2012-11-19 7:33pm

I plated the shit out of them back then. Too frankin' old now. Only congas now.

blackflag · 2012-11-19 7:34pm

(played)

nic968 · 2012-11-20 5:02am

Now there's a classic BMX find..Very cool...

Monster-Robot · 2012-11-20 5:24am

Wow....VERY cool!

The crank looks like a Schwinn diamond crank which would be totally correct for that bike. It was the first upgrade crank, usually robbed from Varsity 10-speeds. It will have a date code.

Also the stem is early but it looks like the third generation, the first gen having the quill in the center of the base and the 2nd gen having the squared off blocks. Still very cool and rare.

Congratulations...that is a very cool and rare find.

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blackflag · 2012-11-24 12:17am

All I care about is the frame. Cranks and neck could be from WalMart but I'm going to straighten this beeatch out... ..XTR? Chis King? Don't be surprised.

blackflag · 2012-11-24 3:27pm

As it turns out, neck is an OG Cooks Bros. Putting it on ebay.

Monster-Robot · 2012-11-24 7:28pm

So basically what you are saying is that you know absolutely nothing about what you are doing and you're going to ruin a very nice piece of history?

Tragic....

n00bs....

blackflag · 2012-11-28 2:01pm

699 posts... ..wow.

I'm humbled by the sheer volume of opinions you have about other people and their stuff.

Send me your address and I'll mail you the 1990's Chinese tin, Kmart cage pedals and maybe the late 80's Chinese made forks. You can use them on your '74 squareback to restore it's former upgraded state but not everyone considers a hodge podge of random 70's 80's and 90's parts "correct" for this bike. If I wanted to build an early upgrade I might keep the neck.

reservoir.grizzly · 2012-11-30 10:21am

blackflag wrote:
..XTR? Chis King? Don't be surprised.

..interesting choices, but why?

blackflag · 2012-11-30 1:32pm

I've built a lot of road bikes and mtb's for pro racers and I've always wanted to build a crazy union of old and new and go over the top with all state of the art parts on a supreme classic BMX frameset (I already have a correct fork). Just trying to think of something different than boring old stock '74 or early upgrade. Everybody does that. I decided against XTR because of the cantilever style rear brake, so now I'm thinking full Campy drive train and brake with Chris King hubs and headset. I'm a huge fan of Chris King stuff. ....Nothing that can't be undone. I can bring it back to stock '74 anytime. I decided to keep the Cooks stem just in case I need it down the road for another build. I got a line on some NOS clamps for it for $175.

reservoir.grizzly · 2012-12-04 10:23am

I kinda' see your concept, but really do some research on this bike. Take your time.

Awesome find, btw.

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