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I am doing an early 84 Hutch Trick Star and want the bike to be period correct. I need to know what were the better Calipers and Levers used back then for the Front and rear on freestyle bikes. Any one have some of the set - ups used by the Pro's back then 1983 - 84 -85

8587GN · 2013-02-04 3:35pm

DC Tech 3,or 4`s and DC MX 900/1000`s

b-rad · 2013-02-05 8:38am

Thanks, were the tech 7's out in 84?

Ray · 2013-02-05 8:41am

b-rad wrote:
Thanks, were the tech 7's out in 84?

NO

b-rad · 2013-02-05 8:45am

Cool any one have pics of tec4 and tech 5 levers?

vintage chromoly · 2013-02-05 8:46am

Mx 1000's with haro levers.

mtbwrxwagon · 2013-02-05 8:48am

vintage chromoly wrote:
Mx 1000's with haro levers.

+1
however when bikes were being sold, Tech 3s took over as THE lever to have in 84. MX1000s all the way.

b-rad · 2013-02-05 8:52am

Also what year did the ACS tangent, and dia compe tech 5 levers come out?

mtbwrxwagon · 2013-02-05 8:54am

Tech 5s not til late-late 85-early 86. ACS Tangents are also known as 860s and not til late 87-88.

chromey · 2013-02-05 9:04am

Tech 3's or Tech 4's are the way to go for your early trick star.

Tech 5's were late 85 (mainly seen in 86),
Tech 6's were mainly late 85 / 86 .. onto 88 etc.
Tech 7's came out in late 86...1987... and on.

OG'89 · 2013-02-05 9:10am

ACS 860 -- baaaaarf.

Sorry. End of rant.

xtremevert · 2013-02-05 9:13am

OG'89 wrote:
ACS 860 -- baaaaarf.

Sorry. End of rant.

I guess you really don't like them huh?

b-rad · 2013-02-05 4:27pm

What kind of levers are these? should be from late 83-84?

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm82 … /-1-10.jpg

mtbwrxwagon · 2013-02-05 4:29pm

Dia Compe Mtn bike levers. I got a set of those

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b-rad · 2013-02-05 5:59pm

Cool I have a set as well just was not sure. I guess I willnuse those. Thanks.

XJguy · 2013-02-05 6:41pm

MX 900s or 1000s. Some people used to use mountain bike levers, thats where the Tech 7 and ACS got the idea for BMX....they were stronger for the abuse dished out in Freestyle. That being said ACS was first, and they had the locking levers first.

b-rad · 2013-02-05 7:02pm

the ones i have are just like these dated 84.

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/81610#.URHHkWenc9g

OG'89 · 2013-02-05 8:22pm

xtremevert wrote:
OG'89 wrote:
ACS 860 -- baaaaarf.

Sorry. End of rant.
I guess you really don't like them huh?

Yeah -- they're flex-tastic.

-Dan

b-rad · 2013-02-06 9:11am

OG'89 wrote:
xtremevert wrote:
OG'89 wrote:
ACS 860 -- baaaaarf.

Sorry. End of rant.
I guess you really don't like them huh?
Yeah -- they're flex-tastic.

-Dan

What flexes the mounts?

OG'89 · 2013-02-06 9:39am

I had an '89 GT Performer BITD -- my first really 'good' bike, after a few Vagabonds and Bobcats. They came with tangent levers and 860 calipers, and I just recall the arms flexing so badly that I was destroying tires from brake pads coming into contact with them. It didn't matter about tightening the exterior nuts: in order to eliminate or reduce flex, I had to tighten the nuts to the point where there was no freedom of movement. The springs were lousy, and the adjusters were inferior to Dia-compes.

Terrible in every way. But that's just me.

-Dan

b-rad · 2013-02-06 3:29pm

any one got some white DC Mx1000's they want to let go let me know looking for some that are from the mid to early 80's front and rear.

b-rad · 2013-02-07 4:09pm

Was Buff the only one to use mountain bike levers BITD?

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