1982 SE Racing Floval Flyer

When the 24″ cruisers started coming on the scene to replace the 26″ race bikes, I was working at Golden Ring Bicycle Shop in Rosedale, Maryland. My boss Don Leiter got the frameset for me and I built this bike up and raced it in the cruiser classes as well as racing my PK Ripper the 20″ classes. In 1985 I just raced the Cruiser class, and won a Maryland District 1 Championship on this bike. At that point I switched my focus to racing Honda ATC’s, and that was it for my BMX racing. I freshened up this bike, and it has been sitting around since. Here is a brief overview of this piece of BMX history.

The frame has a 5″ headtube, and is very tall by today’s standards.

I cracked the frame and had to have this gusset welded on. It was done by a welder at Martin Marrietta in Essex, MD.

Scot Breithaupt autograph.

180mm Redline Flight Cranks with a 41T sprocket and MKS BM10 Foot Jaws pedals.

Son-Lite Hubs- I think these were one of the first all-billet BMX hubs. I remember seeing them on Harry Leary’s bike on the cover of BMX Action Magazine, and I had to have them!

Son-Lite rear hub with Suntour 16T freewheel.

DiaCompe MX1000 rear brake caliper.

Dia Compe brake lever, TerryCable, Ame Tri grips.

Hutch Cruiser XL bars, Redline Stem, Zeronine number plate.

Araya 7X rims and Tioga Comp III tires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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