I like the raw look too when I strip down the paint on my bikes and don't want to bother with the painting process. But I find out that the rust comes up quickly if your clear coat layer is too thin.
@nowthatsmidschoolКүн бұрын
100% agree with you. Clear powder coat seems to be much thinner than colour. The rustworm just laughs at your efforts. 😤
@luk3_7Күн бұрын
I kinda dig that rusty look 🤣👌
@nowthatsmidschoolКүн бұрын
@@luk3_7 Horses for courses! 😆
@stevegarn52462 күн бұрын
Great video!
@nowthatsmidschoolКүн бұрын
@stevegarn5246 Thanks Steve! Stay tuned to see his Brew manufactured puppy returned back to it's former glory! I have a couple of videos up, featuring some of your handy work. My Metal Bikes Burmas, and there's a Terrible 1 Progression on Adrian Jones' episode too. I'm sure I'll come across more as get around to more collections. 💪
@luk3_72 күн бұрын
raw would look pretty cool 🙂👌 I watched the first vid.. gonna be cool to see it come together 🙂 I like your channel bro it’s rad 👌💫
@nowthatsmidschool2 күн бұрын
I do like a clear over raw frame. I used to strip a few back in the day, then lacquer them and build them back up, trying to get that look. Even without the weld rainbows, they looked pretty cool! Thanks for watching and thanks for enjoying the content! Stay tuned! ✌️
@luk3_72 күн бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschoolyeah bro I’ve always liked the look of raw frames too 🙂👌my pleasure bro 🙂
@elchankilon13 күн бұрын
That whistle at 3:15 trippy AF!!
@nowthatsmidschool3 күн бұрын
Hahaha!! Just my tiny mind in surprise mode! Haha!!
@bikefilth4 күн бұрын
Those metal bikes frames are like rocking horse poop. I can’t track them down 2nd hand.
@nowthatsmidschool4 күн бұрын
Some more than others, definitely. Don't give up though. They're out there! Thanks for watching!
@JeffCarpenter9186 күн бұрын
Cracking frame Matt! Sort of reminds me of my Holmes. Can't wait to see you put it together. I'm a huge fan of NTM keep them coming bro...just awesome stuff.
@nowthatsmidschool6 күн бұрын
@JeffCarpenter918 Thanks man, and yeah, there's definitely some similarities to the S&M NG frames, for sure!
@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr6 күн бұрын
Welcome back. Any new collectors episode in the pipeline soon ?
@nowthatsmidschool6 күн бұрын
@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr Thanks! There is a collection scheduled to be visited soon. I should have been there a couple of weeks ago but circumstances got in the way. 😭
@tylerjohnston458819 күн бұрын
I need another rbj1 himko, any suggestions
@nowthatsmidschool19 күн бұрын
They're out there. Keep checking the Museum, the multitude of Facebook BMX groups etc. That's the best that I can offer. 🤷🏼♂️
@matthubbard90421 күн бұрын
I’ll take all the s&ms 😂😂
@nowthatsmidschool21 күн бұрын
There's a LOT of those amongst the videos, that's for sure!! 😜
@matthubbard90421 күн бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool yeah I have a 24” atf a 2008 laf and a 2007 stricker v2 I’ve always wanted to build a old school s&m
@nowthatsmidschool21 күн бұрын
@@matthubbard904 Stricker for the win! Get it done!! 💪
@petrocks807920 күн бұрын
I missed out on a new stricker for $180 back in 04. Turns out a future riding buddy bought it from my LBS just hours before me.
@JeffCarpenter91818 күн бұрын
I'm with Hubbard!
@SixelevenАй бұрын
Can tell he’s a mountain biker by the way he builds his bikes
@cyberlizardcoukАй бұрын
I had a twin top-tube Revo in yellow and a Mirra Pro in blue.
@mattsycАй бұрын
Nice! Personally, I think the earlier twin toptube Revos looked nicer than the later ones. Thanks for watching! 🤘
@anthonyandthemachineАй бұрын
Thes are some beautiful looking bikes!!! My first Haro was a Black Revo just like that one, but I did finally upgrade to a Mirra Pro way back and it was my dream bike at the time. It was a raw version that I rode the hell out of. I managed to keep it all this time, but it’s in nowhere near as good condition as these.
@nowthatsmidschoolАй бұрын
It's great that you hung on to the Mirra Pro! If you're not precious about the original colour (or lack of it😅) you could easily restore it! Restoring isn't fir everyone though. A lot of people have memories tied to the bumps and scrapes on their bikes. Such a good collection, wasn't it! Thanks for watching! 🙏
@ThehulkGreenАй бұрын
I rode from 91 to 2012. Damn i loved my blammo, tough enough for the job, mind you i did turn my bike into a bomb proof war machine.
@nowthatsmidschoolАй бұрын
One of the beauty parts of the midschool was customisations to your rig. Full custom or complete, they were always getting modded and upgrades. 💪
@dredORDER666Ай бұрын
THE BIKES AND MUSIC 👌
@nowthatsmidschoolАй бұрын
Thanks! The Rodians founder is a good friend of mine who just happens to be a BMX guy too. That's how we met! Thanks for watching! 🙏
@michaelm3285Ай бұрын
Great stuff
@nowthatsmidschoolАй бұрын
It certainly was!! Thanks for watching!
@Russellslayer6662 ай бұрын
Wow 😮
@uncleKai_SWW2 ай бұрын
I wish midschool style’s & geometry were still available. Not everyone wants the pump track race or street all the time. I find newer bikes less enjoyable honestly. I don’t even ride my newer bikes because of this.
@nowthatsmidschoolАй бұрын
I certainly miss the character that was built into Midschool bike components, but I personally love my current ride. A 2021 Metal Bikes Journeyman. Not light but not heavy. Perfect geometry. Still 74.5 head angle, 71 seat tube angle, so close to midschool geo. But yeah, theirs definitely no flair in design these days.
@dannywhacАй бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool Totally agree - there's if anything a fair bit more on the options scale now for frame geo and the like than there was. Admittedly a lot of the frames don't have the chutzpah that we did have back in the 90's and can look a bit sterile, but did you really need a platform on a dirt bike lol. I'm a lanky sod and there were few offerings pre late 90's for a TT that suited me, other than race frames.
@80nodrog2 ай бұрын
Amazing display. The S351, Nyquist's Supra DLX and the yellow Blammo are all killa.
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
Aren't they just!
@masqueto2 ай бұрын
fantastic!!!, you need to visit Bara Bikes in Argentina!!!!
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
I need to get to a lot of places, that's for sure!! Right now though, I can physically only visit UK collections. Maybe one day, the channel will provide funds towards travel. 🤞 Thanks for watching! 🙌
@romemancer79052 ай бұрын
Oh and the others i have are Hoffman ...Easton...GT...Diamond Back...Mongoose..all Middies....and a ship load of Retro MTBs...cheers.!
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
Damn! You're holding! 💪
@romemancer79052 ай бұрын
I have a few mid school Haro bikes a couple of Nyquists a Revo and an Xgames ridden yellow one still with its Xgames sponsor decals on the frame from about 2003... Thats an awsome collection you have...😍👍👍👍
@MangoDogs2 ай бұрын
SICK!!!!!!
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
🙌
@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr2 ай бұрын
I am also a big fan of Haro from that era and try to collect them all but somehow it is much harder to find than GT.
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
I can only guess that Haro of this era wasn't sold in the same kind of numbers as the GTs of equivalence. Crazy really. Between the Freestylers and Sports era and the Mirra/Nyquist era, did Haro have any notable riders on the squad, pushing the brand's coverage in magazines and videos?
@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vrАй бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool Yes Haro was big in the 80s and you have to pick your side between GT 😆. Both had their champion : Bob Haro and Bob Morales. Both left those brands in the 90s ( in between we've seen the rise of Hoffman and other micro brands ). Not so much Haro coverage in the media as you mentioned until the X games ( Mirra/ Nyquist ) save them. A part of the GT Show ( Aluminium ) which is an icon bike in the Flatland, the Haro Master 1999 ( Cromo ) was heavy and could not compete in this category. This is why collecting those brands / models have historic value.
@nowthatsmidschoolАй бұрын
@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr I reference to weight, the Master in this episode really surprised me in terms of weight. I don't know why I wasn't expecting it to be heavy. S&M Sabbath, Standard Tao, Hoffman EP....they're all heavy and I have recently handled all 3 of those! The Master was amazing to see in person though. The details! The GT Show was special in flatland. Very few Aluminium frames in the discipline at that time and VERY expensive.
@dannywhac2 ай бұрын
And I still have one of the stickers from your heavy-as-buggery Evel Knievel stuck where you left it on my MK1 General Lee Adi. Good to see your collection dude. Mucho hugs from your fellow PFD and 'friend at uni in Bournemouth'
@scottfisher72542 ай бұрын
Love the content had a question. I recently purchased what i was told was a solid wasp frame for 40 bucks. I believe its a king kobra but im not sure it 21 inch top tube and has a lightning bolt plate on down tube only no plate on top tube so not sure
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
That sounds like a Wasp. They didn't have a top tube gusset and the downtube gusset did have a cut-out. Less lie lightening bolt and more like a two triangles joined vertically? Does that sound more like it? The dropouts were also more angular in shape, compared to the KMs.
@scottfisher72542 ай бұрын
I rode a killing machine as a kid and by far my favorite bike. Primo powerbites hula hoops redneck stem backjack sprocket gold finger lever slam bars sold it for 500 bucks to pay off stereo tickets the cops in California did not like my loud music
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
That sounds like a sweet rig!!
@rtaylor11052 ай бұрын
He's right flatland bikes are the best looking
@juniorskustombmx2 ай бұрын
I am a sucker for a nice DK General Lee. That thing is lovely.
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
It really is a nice piece, isn't it!
@jeff_z72 ай бұрын
That is a 2001 Super Stock & it's a nice ride but it did come with 3pc cranks. Awesome collection of midschool tanks ✊🏼
@Priestabload2 ай бұрын
Thanks dude appreciate the info! Yeah It needs a 3 piece I think. Iv put the Iron Cross Chainwheel on it now which is a big improvement. Glad you liked the bikes !
@bakdogg2 ай бұрын
nice job Matt 🚲🚲👍👍💯💯
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏🙏
@bakdogg2 ай бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool the Red Morales looks cool
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
@bakdogg Yeah, that one was a stunner!
@J_Jones2 ай бұрын
Sorry for kicking this off again 🤣 I remember you bringing in a bike to a show and tell at school when we were around 12 and when I dug the bike out I just thought of you.
@Priestabload2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 this is all your fault
@Citystead2 ай бұрын
Awesome collection! Was pumped to see a new video come out
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
Your pump keeps my pump pumped!! 🙏
@Priestabload2 ай бұрын
Absolute pleasure to have you round Matt, always welcome for a coffee when you’re down this way mate! Cracking video again !
@Priestabload2 ай бұрын
A couple of mistakes I made in all the excitement 😂 Original Hoffman Punisher is in Midschool BMX Collection kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3eslpptqJ6rnKssi=im7CybHdfACesN7a The sister limit frame to mine is apparently in a collection over in Australia. There are a few images floating around of it online.
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
Thanks Jay! It's easy to forget the details sometimes, but that's just the way it rolls. It stimulates conversation too, so it's all good!
@MrBluezephyr7502 ай бұрын
Best one yet!
@nowthatsmidschool2 ай бұрын
@@MrBluezephyr750 🙏🙏🙏
@bruno_LISA011artisticvision2 ай бұрын
Dk. SOB. 🥩
@Hrdtop753 ай бұрын
In the early days of when he was with Hoffman he had Kashimax seats.
@bakdogg3 ай бұрын
👊👊🚲🚲💯💯💯💯💯💯
@nowthatsmidschool3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🙏
@bakdogg3 ай бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool keep up the good work 🏆🏆
@bakdogg3 ай бұрын
matt 🏆🏆
@nowthatsmidschool3 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏🙏
@bakdogg3 ай бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool 👍👍
@truthxposed89754 ай бұрын
My parents saved up for my birthday and Christmas to be able to give me one big gift. They gave me a pearl light blue Schwinn Predator Freeform EX 1986 with the white skyway mags, cobra grips. Someone stole it the very next week. I was a CRUSHED 11 year old girl. Broke into my basement garage and stole it.
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
That's horrible! Especially given the lengths your parents went to to get you a gift as good. One thing hasn't changed though, and that's people out there who want what you have and will take it with no remorse if opportunity's presents itself. I think most, if not all of us have been effected either directly or indirectly by such acts and there's no getting away from the fact that it's horrible! My brother and I were working on building site back in the day. About 1999. My brother had picked up a brand new Mongoose Sniper from the nearby bike shop, on behalf of his neighbour. We stored it on the building site (inside an existing building refurb) and someone must have been watching. They came on to the site, looked for and found it and then peddled off. That too was going to be a kid's Christmas present. We ended up having to pay for it ourselves. As kids ourselves, there was always a bike going missing in the village, it seemed. 😞
@truthxposed89754 ай бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool No matter how old you get, you still want your bike back. Thank you for the response, it was really cool of you to write back. I'm riding a Zebra Intense 2008 Pro Xl decked out in SINZ. I have no idea how much it's worth but the mini of the same bike in Zebra paint, only the frame with no forks is selling for 1,500 online because it's so rare. I only paid 100 bucks for it, but the folks had no idea what it was when they sold it. I don't know, I'd rather have my Schwinn back. Just something about that Schwinn with the bent seat post...you could ride a wheelie for DAYSSSS. Take care, good luck on your channel and best wishes from Birmingham, Alabama. I have a 2002 Mosh Method 2 Star Junior too on alexrims vp15. I trade both of those bike for an 86' Schwinn. Without hesitation.
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
@truthxposed8975 Sometimes, the luck goes our way, I guess. Thanks for the support! 🙏
@mickrichBMXWRXJapan4 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing the collection.👍
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
Thank YOU for watching!! 🙏
@16valvehate4 ай бұрын
Clicked brings back some memories. Great collection 🎉
@petrocks80794 ай бұрын
Oh man. This is good stuff. How about what frames are you still chasing? And what parts do you wish were still made?
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
Check out the next episode. I do talk about my shopping list! Thanks for watching!
@petrocks80794 ай бұрын
@@nowthatsmidschool I will. You rep Solid in 2024: instant sub
@petrocks80794 ай бұрын
Super sick. So glad there’s still love for solid. I missed out when they were closing shop. They had 21” brown portlanders for like $250. I was wrong to think I’d just buy one later. Luckily I still have my V1 king cobra.
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
Yeah, the Solid stuff is pretty special by any measure in my opinion. And that always the way. Sometimes, there is no tomorrow. 🤷🏼♂️
@dankbeatz12004 ай бұрын
I would love to see some up close bike checks on any of these bikes, so interested. Cheers
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
I'd love to go more in depth on the bikes, but ultimately, the episodes would end up around 3-4 hours long! I could sit through that but I'm not sure many others could!
@666Beard4 ай бұрын
I know where a progression is
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
Damn! I've blown my frame allowance in for the next few months! 😭
@Citystead4 ай бұрын
Been loving your channel! US midschool collector and it's fun to see the bike you guys have.
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
One day, it'd be nice to get over there and check some US collections out! 🤞🙏
@JonBonDonegan4 ай бұрын
Yes 🙌🏽 #terribleone #T1 #midschoolbmx
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
Deep into T1 world with this one!
@crispy-steven20764 ай бұрын
Woww that CBL emancipator is rare, the seat stays are welded into the seatube and not pierced into the toptube rear end as the other emancipators
@mattsyc4 ай бұрын
Yeah, like REALLY rare!
@matija-jurkijevic4 ай бұрын
Another great collection and great music at the background
@nowthatsmidschool4 ай бұрын
Thanks man! I appreciate that! The @therodians will too! 🙏🙏🙏