Shop Owner Claims This is THEE First GT Performer!

Resident know-it-all and shop owner Phu Vu from EPIC BMX ( / _epicbmx ) in Westminster, CA and in today's video we take a deep dive into this 1987 GT Performer and a few other GT Bikes and Dyno BMX's that they have in the shop.
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[@AlfredoMancuso]

We’re about to announce something very exciting for all you Vintage BMX aficionados!

[@DonoldMcPeterson]

The bike or Phu? Both are lookin a little weathered.

[@mikehagen3785]

Interest is peaked...

[@jasonmarshall7983]

😊

[@blurredmemories6733]

Titanium reproductions?

[@superoutside9035]

I want it how much

[@G_Ozare]

Hey brother. You may not read this but your videos with Phu at Epic during 2019 helped me get through some tough shit. Just the positive vibes and laughs go a long way. This was some of my favorite things to watch and have a good laugh. Thanks for being a humble dude through and through despite all your success & taking the time to make these with Phu. Support your LBS! 🤙🏼❤ *BTW I’ve whitened those OGK mags with Peroxide cream (used for bleaching hair) and leave them in the sun to activate. They come out looking BRAND NEW.

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Gio, you legit made my night. Hope you’re doing better now, but I genuinely appreciate your support and your reaching out man 👊🏻🥹💜

[@nymetsfan912]

Ha nice! I used to do this with old Jordan’s that had icy bottoms that yellowed. Brings em back to life!

[@ErikStone1]

I was a huge freestyle bmx kid back in the 80s, and the GT Performer, Pro Performer, and World Tour were THE bikes everyone wanted. I met Eddie Fiola back in the day, and have been a huge fan of GT ever since.

[@edwardkesock216]

I had a pro performer loved that bike

[@WitchCityBuilder]

Born in '83 here and I remember the kids that were 2-3 years older than me had those around 88-90 so you were right on the dates they first came out. I was the bike mechanic in the neighborhood so I ended up trading an all chromed mongoose for one and I had the original jordan 6's at the time. About to turn 40 this yrbut I can literally picture that time in my mind right now. Thanks for the good memory flashback. I'm glad there's someone out there with the passion keeping some of those amazing bmx's going.

[@TheCcmarine]

I had the 87 Magenta when I was a youngster and I loved that bike man! Whenever I see old school GT Performers I get nostalgic! Thanks for making these killer vids and keeping the passion alive!

[@donniebrasco4114]

I just bought a complete Magenta 87. Guy said it’s been hanging since the early 90s. It’s looks 💯 percent og. Even has the reflectors on the OGK mags. Can’t wait to get it rolling again.

[@nymetsfan912]

I was a huge GT, Redline, and Haro fan in the late 80’s early 90’s. My favorite bike was a GT Pro Series Team frame and all custom parts.

[@4by_yotaguy373]

I love this bike. Nothing wildly lavish, but this is perfect for ME!

[@sjf1981]

Barn finds are truly the best. I've had a few . Awesome video

[@mikehagen3785]

Hmmm, pink 87 GT.... the one in my little pic to the left was spray painted forest green, lots of rubbing amd scrubbing later the OG paint is 98 percent there with all the OG parts, and a new sticker set. Those bikes were solid and around 200 bucks new...

[@jopac75]

I’ve seen those at the shop when I was passing through. I love the old school Gts. I’m glad they were able to get the frameset back before it shipped. I’ve seen too many scammers on social media pages lately myself. It seems like selling on eBay is the safer way to sell online then on social media groups

[@andymarshall4014]

Bring back a lot of memories with that pink gt. My cousin had that color gt and he ended up giving jt to me. For my 8-9 birthday. Man I wish I kept that one and the 87 schwinn predator my uncle gave me.

[@jeditasticlymungus]

I had a Diamond back silver streak but I cracked the gusset & bent the forks, got a white pro performer in 84 came with a tuff neck stem, metal flange skyway tuffs, the rear brake was on the top by the platform & the platform tubes were slightly lower than the top tube, I fitted a potts mod a& a single cable ACS rotor it was an awesome bike, learnt to air the bowl on it & X up one footers. I met Eddie Fiola & Dave Breed on the world tour & I have a signed world tour poster & the stem pad from his candy red world tour bike.

[@robbyhotchkiss2406]

I used to own a chrome Performer,but sold it back in thr day. I still own a GT Mach One and a Hutch Trick Star and a Kuwahara Kt, and a Hutch Wind Styler, all around 86-87

[@jrvega9559]

Love the build and video! Thanks for the all the inspiration Phu and Alf!!

[@gamyrodriguez858]

I recently found my 85 GT Performer in my parents attic,,, I believe that I put it up when I was a junior in high school when I stopped riding and became more interested in girls back in 88/89. I am 52 yrs old now and again excited to be able to ride it again. Need to rebuild it though.

[@mattgama3251]

Just found your channel. Great content. Looking to get something to rebuild. Parents bought me a gt performer for my 14th birthday. 1 yr later one of my crank arms snapped at the pedal. My uncle told me he could fix it. A week after that he called and said someone stole it out of his shed. Funny thing he had his kids bikes, tools, and a three wheeler, but they only took my bike. Yeah I know he sold it. I'm 47 now and it still pisses me off.

[@gronkgrunk]

Happy new year Alfredo & Phu and gang ❤ That GT is a beauty.

[@keanvanderwesthuizen3476]

Absolutely beautiful gt performer true beauty nothing beats an old school bmx I wish I had one I'll ride it all the time 😊

[@damiennathaniel09]

Phu is my favorite, always pumping out banger videos.

[@DonoldMcPeterson]

He pumps out a lot of kids also

[@Junior-fd8ux]

I had the same exact bike years ago I got for free or 10-20$ can’t recall. It was actually nice but we used it for dock jumping into the water.. salt water.. I would dip it in the pool after and wd40 the bike but forgot 1 time and the bike froze up everywhere and that was it. Such a bad move glad you have yours !

[@BMF247]

I sure do miss videos like this 😢

[@AlfredoMancuso]

We’re working on one like this right now

[@magicgundam]

Love the old/mid school bike content you guys have been posting. 👍 One thing I've always wanted to see done on video and explained clearly is how to install a 1 1/8 threadless fork onto an old school threaded 1 inch head tube frame, since pulling it off requires very specific parts from what I've read online. If Phu has done this kind of conversion before, it'd be cool to have him break down how to do it; I still have my old GT Performer frame from the 90s in my garage that I'd like to build up and ride, but only if I can somehow install a newer threadless fork onto it.

[@paulcasarez404]

In my moms garage i have a GT DG and a redline from my teen years im 55 and cant believe after all these years i still have them bikes in 1978 my friends and me came up with the bent seat post made from motorcycle handlebars.

[@chrisstephenson8311]

The “rain man of bikes” 😝 that was funny man👍🏻

[@thatfast3002]

Great video! I found a chrome 87 performer frame and fork on the curb for the trash like 10 years ago! It was fate I found it

[@wessreiley8275]

I picked one out of the dump in same configuration. Missing wheels/tires. It was the blue one though. That was in south jersey. Couldn’t believe someone threw it in the trash and was lucky no one got it before me. I must of just got there after the person who trashed it.

[@timothybaker6596]

Saw these on the museum. Was thinking about it 🤔

[@fairlyfunctional2236]

wow! totally sick bike, bro. love your shop too.

[@SC-id3yt]

Dope! I always wanted one of those in the 80’s.

[@kimoarmstrong3519]

Great episode! Next I want to see how to clean this up to its best.

[@user-hq9bh5gi5t]

That's pink dude! Lol I went to Newland middle school in Westminster, grew up in Huntington Beach and used to sneak into GTs ramps over by Central Park in HB. Was a huge GT fan, but still liked My hutch raider I built up when I was a kid!

[@jasseyjefferr7787]

That was my first bmx. Mine was purple w/white mags

[@Freud_Mayweather]

I used to love these in the late 90s I had that sick maple brown sugar Dyno compe, my friend had the most beautiful orange gt performer pro though that was some special done up build the thing was amazing

[@sebikelifeusvetparatrooper]

SECOND if I ever see 👀 that pink gt frame or that white gt performer my fingers are STICKY AF and it will be the last time you see👀them....lol. Great video and make sure those 2 bikes are locked 🔒 up good!!!

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Hahaha don’t worry, it might be up for grabs soon 🤫

[@81dsend]

Great stuff brother! GT EMPIRE FOR LIFE!

[@AlfredoMancuso]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@MexicanFonzerelli]

Love your content broski!! Success and well wishes to you!! When Phu gets in his bag 🔥🔥🔥 shout out to Phu!!

[@AlfredoMancuso]

Appreciate you my dude!! Cheers to 2023 🥂

[@efeminella]

I helped my parents moved a few years ago and we threw out pretty much everything in the basement. One of the things someone else threw out was my 1987 Dyno Detour in near perfect condition. I didn’t think much of it at the time but I recently checked on Ebay and models like the one I had are going for more than $5k! Damn

[@kevinjamieson7899]

I had a skyway back in the day, loved it!!

[@lawrencematos7493]

@03:13 to whiten it u can use peroxide and Uv lights …

[@keam210tx]

Classic bmx content from a classic Phu in classical chanclas

[@adampierce7468]

I used to love walking around rich neighborhoods on bulk garbage day in the 90s. You could find so many awesome bmx bikes thrown away because of flat tires.

[@peteraymond9542]

Man I remember having that got in Green man the good old days riding the bike track in middle of woods nice shop love to visit

[@mikeyncali]

My neighbor used to own Free Agent and they had some bad azz bikes in their garage that where worth some serious money and my uncle has a elf mini from the 1980’s all complete and awesome we raced ABA as kids in the 80’s…The shoups owned it in Buena Park and one dude that raced Haro had like 30 bikes in the 90’s and another guy across from Knotts Berry was on Rad for GT he did the stunts he was good so we had a lot of riders in Orange County all over

[@crypto_guapo]

Luv the vintage videos

[@AlfredoMancuso]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@javierortiz82]

Beautiful ride. I'd love to get me a 87 Mongoose Californian just because I learned to ride on one of those.

[@waterlover]

I still have the same bike as this one but in all chrome . It’s 100% original . Just sits in my office never moves out of the glass display with me jumping it off a ramp when I was 10 . In a picture frame

[@y2jdmbfan]

One of my plastic rims on my 90's performer cracked. I need to get a replacement. I want to get it all freshened up, but there are no good GT BMX shops in the Chicago area.

[@3centpickle626]

bike is deffinately pink had one waaaay back traded it for a flourecent orange one. day i got it pedaled like crazy to do a jump got about 3 ft away and chain fell off foot slipped and ate shiiiiiiii. your vids bring back memories from my day.

[@4200timeB]

Man what a cool ride my buddy had a blue one an we would do a endo by grabbing the back of the seat 45 the bars an flex that mag almost in half ..it never broke . I'd like to see what your doing to clean white Skyways .. I got a set that could use it.

[@calvincooley1074]

I had what I believe was an 88 PP. Mine was white too but had black grips, stem, seat, seat post clamp, brakes, levers and pedals

[@jamesrector18]

That's a ride down memory lane. I miss my GT Interceptor

[@TattedTommysTv]

Dudes a OG in the game very well known he knows his stuff fo sho respect

[@martinalexander6691]

I have had one crack but it didn't explode. Old gt as well.. chrome frame.. need to know more about it myself.. got helping a friend clean a place out

[@skylarsoper241]

I’m on the bmx museum and would buy either one of those sweet ass gt’s ? How much ? Not kidding

[@SeRReAL6]

couple packs of beer or what ever was in this pocket at the time lol. always wanted one of these bikes , especially an 1987. i tried bidding on a couple on ebay but when i ask more about the bike from the seller they don't respond, or it wasn't what they said it was. nice find btw.

[@renemcarthur4983]

Yes they should come out with the holes drilled in the levers and the calipers for an anniversary edition

[@scottbradford4130]

Had that same bike back in the day

[@jeremiefitzpatrick9722]

Haha damn phu was funny at the end😂.. your just like no..😂 that GT tho is so damn cool❤

[@jeremyrock9305]

My buddy had the gt performer like that in light blue and i had a dyno d-tour that bike was almost indestructible

[@sjf1981]

I've seen a few sets with cracked, or smushed sidewalls. All depends on the climate they were stored jn

[@HobbyTimeSeattle]

1986-87 for sure. I have the same one.

[@sundaywhiterabbit7679]

We bought a 1986 GT Performer for 10 bucks at a garage sale. Sold it as is for $2200 cash. Happy day.

[@atrains]

FYI OGK mags were only available 1986-1987. GT switched to the tomahawk mags in 1988.

[@hardtailjefe]

Sick! But that pink one!!! That’s my 🦄

[@hetsleb]

Nice original Performer. I still own my lavender GT that I got in spring of '87. The first part of your serial number is DS709. From what I've learned is that DS represents Dyno factory Taiwan, 7 is 1987 and 09 September. Sticker on the seat post is just a sticker from '88 original decal probably pealed off from adjusting the seat post.

[@AlfredoMancuso]

That’s amazing Brian!

[@AmazingChinaToday]

How did that tire pass QC?

[@leonranchero7088]

I got a 26" mag from a Gt mountain bike explode on me at barley 30-40 psi. I checked and there was a cut tire inside making the space smaller and adding more pressure than it was supposed to hold as a mountain bike rim. The side wall splinted out and could have whipped me but it didn't. Nasty little strip of metal. Could've been horrible for me but luckily unscathed and experienced.

[@Snide01]

How do I get stickers for this exact same bike? I have one in near mint condition but would like to replace a couple stickers that the edges are rolling up a bit & the one on the seat post is scratched..?

[@timmorgan7402]

had an 86 Pro Performer, green and white, the next year I had the Pro freestyle tour team model Dayglow pink and white

[@bikeradam]

I had an 86 dyno detour that looked a lot like that. It was my first "expensive" bike

[@dominicbustamante730]

I had a GT frame like that with the same sprocket and crank as that back in high school, but it got stolen from our old house while we were moving.

[@dominicbustamante730]

It is hard to keep those wheels clean. I let my friend ride my bike with a flat tire and my bearings seized.

[@dominicbustamante730]

My GT was black.

[@dominicbustamante730]

The all white bike looks pretty sick.

[@hectorescamilla5212]

I have a survivor 87 too but in maui blue , I have a white zoot scoot that would match up your guys bike

[@kyndred-ry5mm]

had a gt pro performer frame red in 87

[@donniebrasco4114]

So dope. 🤙

[@josephsaucedo8691]

I had a crome diamond back that looked like that back in the day it was the shit I loved that bike till someone stolen 👍✌️👌💯🛠️🍻

[@CHURRO_FIYA]

I like old school gt bmx gloves....they were tight!

[@jasonmarshall7983]

Hey Foo you need to get a huffy rail one of those 1968 models with the Violet paint that's my next project a 22-inch top tube muscle bike oh yeah with the 4-foot wheelie bar and a headrest I'm going to add a beer holder one on each side so I can twin fist my way through the ride out

[@chrislong8013]

Back at it eh

[@80sCustomBMX]

Great video bros ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jackiegrooms2557]

what size tire did you go with 20X1.75 by any chance

[@josephnguyen4688]

Garage finds are the best

[@fredbissnette3104]

That bike is dope

[@user-fx7uy7vu4m]

I had the exact white gt i lived that bike very lucky getting that one i wish i could find that ine again lot of money tho

[@leonranchero7088]

Has anyone heard of a "12 gage ripper" 24" bmx? I have a stamped frame, forks ,sprocket, headset and front tire se. I've looked around and can't find any info on the "12gageripper" model. I cant tell if someone put their own custom sticker or if it's a custom store model for promotion?

[@CloseCallMusic]

That’s a 1987-89 Performer, decals are 1987, the frame is AT LEAST a 1987 because of the brake mount brace between the chain stays (990 mounts on Pro Performer and above). As for the mags, those are the OGK GT Performers, unfortunately, they only ran for two years (1986 & 1987)

[@crazyhorse8508]

There were some off grey one with white wheels and tires

[@shrimpy70]

Great bike & you're right it's not a first generation Performer. The first gen. Performers came out in 84. The standing platform tubes were positioned directly in the middle of the top tube which although I think it looked better, wasn't practical for tricks which is why GT moved the platform up I guess in 85 maybe 86. You can spot an 84 instantly because of this. I’ve still got mine!

[@dustyyshellz1320]

It’s an 87’ I’m fairly sure

[@donniebrasco4114]

How to white? I got a set of 86 skyways that need some refreshing. Bleach hair products don’t work well.

[@cerisejones8061]

I had one in purple when I was a kid lol...

[@skylarsoper241]

I love it 😍

[@ShayLeokra]

That is the frame that I have, i heavily modified the GT frame

[@kicksndcars6029]

Sun hair stuff and some wrap and boom white

[@frankcastle3827]

I'm in the process of restoring my 1993 GT interceptor

[@jordanfalkowski6924]

A cold response to jo dierta or twistrs dorthy fix

[@lindseyarnold5074]

Rad 2 , yes please.

[@josemarmolejo4120]

How heavy do you think the performer is?

[@belladog26]

Hey man I love all ur BMX content it’s making me wanna start riding again… going to fit a few upgrades and get back out there hopefully

[@crabtrap]

1990 i picked up a gt performer in lite blue, drunk off my ass on the sidewalk 3am. Had it for about a week till it get nicked from me. I only took it to get home the 5mi from bar😂

[@keithsmith855]

Dude that your R8 Alf??!!