Rekscue BMX
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Rekscue BMX
Found this at metal recycling dump. Picked it up and was surprised at how light it was. Aluminum frame, mismatched pedals, no brakes seat post too small serial numbers filed off a real beauty lol.I don’t know BMXs but I do know a good bike is usually quite light. Can anyone identify this frame for me?
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Well I blew her up. The party starts now.
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Step 1
Gave it a sand with 100 grit to knock some of the left over paint off and work out some of the deeper scratches. I took a wire wheel to the welds best I could. Still some nooks and crannies that will take more time to get at. Expanded the collapsed seat post to fit proper sized post. I had one in the bin that will be perfect for the build.
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Progress
Two hours of 220 grit and she’s starting to show what she could become. Still no idea what brand or model but some guess Haro or Mongoose
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Busy weekend with no time to work on the bike but just a sneak dry fit to see what it’ll look like.
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Seat post and stem have come a long way from where they were.
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If possible, I like to use vintage parts for some of my restores.
Keep the updates coming.
If I remember correctly, aluminum frames were for racing.
Keep the updates coming.
If I remember correctly, aluminum frames were for racing.
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Little dry fit to satisfy my "need to see progress" itch.
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Step 2
Should be done with the 220 grit after a couple more hours. Bring on 400
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400 done 1st round of 600 started
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Dry fit
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Mystery has been solved! Bike is a 2000 Free Agent Eluder. Took a while but found it today.
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1500 grit wet sand and a go on my buffing wheel. Not a mirror yet I think my old wheel is to grimed up to get me there. Will get a new one and give it another go
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My first reaction was that you should have taken advantage of that light weight to throw it even further into the scrap heap -- however, I'm seriously impressed with how clean you've got the thing -- Great skills (and patience)-- how many hours do you think you've got into the cleanup and polishing so far?
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Waiting for brake pad to show up then I can get it cables up and done.
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My first reaction was that you should have taken advantage of that light weight to throw it even further into the scrap heap -- however, I'm seriously impressed with how clean you've got the thing -- Great skills (and patience)-- how many hours do you think you've got into the cleanup and polishing so far?
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Good on Ya for bringing this one back from the dead. It looks like a great restore and should be quite a nice ride. Smiles, MH
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Well she’s all done and turned out great. Her new owner was ecstatic and loves the bike.
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This is so cool to see! Thanks for reviving it and giving it a new life. I really like that sort of thing. I wish I could go and find my old 2002 Mongoose Menace in the scrap pile…unfortunately that one is probably long gone
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That mid-school beauty should see a racetrack.
I started racing a few years ago on an FMF of similar vintage.
I started racing a few years ago on an FMF of similar vintage.
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