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1982 Champion 26

I just scored this Frame and Fork the other day from one of my LBS.

SOLD I found this at one of my LBS and was stoked when they guy said it was for sale. I have always loved the Champion frame design and now to find a 26" this is a dream build for me. I will post more as the build proceeds along, hopefully quickly!

townslo · 2010-03-08 9:13pm

Can anyone help with the year on this? I put 1982 just because I had to choose a year!

Thanks

Tbuck · 2010-03-08 9:31pm

I can't help with the year, but man what a nice basis for build! I imagine you've done quite a few "mental builds" with various components and color schemes. I'll look forward to your progress.

townslo · 2010-03-08 9:37pm

Yeah I have done a ton of mental builds, plus I even took the rims off my OM Flyer and tried that but the front axle was too big for the forks unfortunately.

trktwo · 2010-05-24 8:43am

incredible build!

ELF_24 · 2010-08-18 11:04pm

Hey, here is my 24, its all I got photographed so far.... It will be together this weekend, hopefully... Pictures will follow....
You can see the dark cancer spots near the head tube, and bottom bracket. This frame has been in a tank, stripping for 2 weeks... Its getting a new finish tommorrow morning.... And will return to me, for a dose of Cooks bros,Redline, Sugino, Philwood, Araya7x, etc.....I can not wait!

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townslo · 2010-08-19 8:10pm

Can't wait to see the 24 built!

ELF_24 · 2010-08-19 8:28pm

I guarantee your frame is between 1980, and 1982, for sure... LOL......

townslo · 2010-08-19 11:55pm

ELF_24CRUISER_LOVER wrote:
I guarantee your frame is between 1980, and 1982, for sure... LOL......

Thanks, that is kind of what I figured.

ELF_24 · 2010-08-21 11:21pm

So, heres early shots of almost finished Champion 24.......

townslo · 2010-08-22 8:43am

That looks good! I like that a lot, I want to see more photos.

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ELF_24 · 2010-08-22 9:52am

send me your email address....

townslo · 2010-08-22 8:49pm

ELF_24 wrote:
send me your email address....

Sent a PM with email address!

NORCAL BOYZ · 2010-08-30 9:21pm

Sweet Champion! look at the serial numbers looks like a 1980 82 Champion,Thats when Champion and Redline merged.

townslo · 2010-08-31 8:37am

NORCAL BOYZ wrote:
Sweet Champion! look at the serial numbers looks like a 1980 82 Champion,Thats when Champion and Redline merged.

So here is the serial number "Champion 10976" does that mean anything?

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ELF_24 · 2010-09-22 7:50pm

Hey dude, have you made any upgrades to your 26 Champion yet? I would swap out the front sprocket for an older brand name one.
I found MCS sells a good aluminum sprocket, Its new but it feels more like oldschool. Just my opinion. Or theres Sugino, or SR, and a few other Japanese brands that are period correct. But your bike is bad, and these bikes are even badder when parts match up time-wise...Good luck with it. I am looking for a 26 incher now. I have 20 and 24, so why not a 26?.

townslo · 2010-09-22 9:55pm

ELF_24 wrote:
Hey dude, have you made any upgrades to your 26 Champion yet? I would swap out the front sprocket for an older brand name one.
I found MCS sells a good aluminum sprocket, Its new but it feels more like oldschool. Just my opinion. Or theres Sugino, or SR, and a few other Japanese brands that are period correct. But your bike is bad, and these bikes are even badder when parts match up time-wise...Good luck with it. I am looking for a 26 incher now. I have 20 and 24, so why not a 26?.

Hey what's going on?
I put the original rear MX1000's back on it and now I have to get some new wheels for it, since I was switching them between the Champion and my OM Flyer and I just sold the Flyer. I have bought some hubs and now need some rims to lace up. I don't think I will change to much more on it cause it is a rider and since the parts will actually get used I don't see the point in spending twice or three times the original amount on something that gets ridden as much I ride and will wear the part out and just have to replace at a crazy price again, but I always do say "never say never" so I might do something in the future cause I do like change.

alainmagana · 2010-09-24 6:48am

Sweet. I have to get me one, one day

ELF_24 · 2010-12-11 2:20am

Hey, I heard you may have sold this 26 Champ? Is that true?

townslo · 2010-12-11 11:41am

I sold it to a guy up in Vancouver. As I rode it more and then rode my 24" Cruiser I was liking the 24 and the Champion was just sitting there collecting dust. I figured I would sell it and buy the CW TFL I used to have and never gotten rid of, then build it the way I wanted to. I will build the CW over the winter and take my time with it.

ELF_24 · 2010-12-11 4:12pm

Dang, I wish I had known, I been looking for a 26...... Good luck with yer CW......

emulate · 2011-02-06 12:41pm

cool....

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