First Time Out on a 1987 GT Pro Freestyle Tour!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Just riding around on a 34 year old bike.
I had white 1987 GT Pro Freestyle Tour, then a black 1988 GT Pro Freestyle Tour as a kid. I'm really stoked to get a hold of one of these again. It's my all time favorite bike from the late 1980s.
Celebrating the first time out on the 1987 GT Pro Freestyle Tour with a few tricks invented by former GT riders Gary Pollak and Martin Aparijo. 💪
Fire hydrant (including stepping off the down tube 😉) - Gary Pollak
Lawnmower - Martin Aparijo
Bar spin - who knows?
Infinity roll - Martin Aparijo
Frame stand - who knows?
Great days. Still have my Haro Sport, GT performer and mongoose California. I’m 52 now👍🏻
Awesome! I actually just got back my 1988 GT Pro Freestyle Tour and 1988 Diamond Back Strike Zone Woody Itson that I left with a friend back in 1992 when I went away to college. Gonna get them back into riding shape and post some vids.👍
Nice Lawnmower man! We can pretty much do the same tricks. That's all I really learned. All I needed. Threw in a Decade the last few years I rode. Nice work.
Thanks! And nice! These are always fun to do. Been meaning to nail down some new ones. Hoping for some new tricks and combos this summer.
Living the Dream
Yep. Trying to at least. It's fun to relearn some old tricks and relive some of the times when I was a kid. 🤙
Thought I was watching 101 Tricks...flashback!
Ha! Thanks! Classic videos. I watched 1 and 2 again when I got back into bikes last year. Couldn’t remember some tricks names…. 😁
@@ChrisWong13 Nice old school whip...always cool to see some throwback moves done well.
@@rodf73 Appreciate it. I’m hoping to relearn some more old school tricks, and new school tricks eventuality.
@@ChrisWong13 Wow! Dude!...just peeped your channel! Your older than I thought, if you had those bikes in the late 80's.
I'm 48 and cruise around on my 26" Kink Drifter trying not to get too stupid.
---just subbed
Rod =)
Right there with ya. I’m 47. Thanks for the sub!
This is fire 🔥 the engineering on this bikes have so much to say because it’s still in working condition!!
Very true! Even though it’s a 35 year old bike, it still feels very rideable and compares well to modern bikes and geometry. 👍
Ahhh, brings back memories of the good ole days. Damn, I'm old.
You're never too old to ride a bike. 👍
Bike looks amazing. Your riding is getting smoother and smoother too. Great style.
Thanks so much for that! It took a number of tries on some of these tho, these were just the ones I landed. 😄 Don't get out to ride as much as I want lately.
incredible bike
Thanks! Still rides well for freestyle even 30+ years later. 👍
Nice. I still have my Pro Tour. Blue/white mags, fold down pegs...all original except for the white GT tires.. Got it new for my b-day in 1988.. Still ride it around the city all then time. It's the perfect casual freestyle bike.
Awesome! I wish I had my OG bikes from back when…
Awesome 👍
Thanks!
Got I want mine back :( I wish I never gave it up. Great bike, great job getting back on it!! 👍👍
Thanks! Yes, an absolutely classic bike. Glad I found this one recently. I had a black one as a kid and I should have never let it go. I'd say to try to find one again, but prices are through the roof on these kinds of bikes nowadays.
That was the exact color scheme that I wanted so bad as a kid. Photo spread of Martin Aparijo in Sydney Australia I think in BMX Plus on that one
Yeah, just a classic color for this bike. I had a white one, and then a black one as a kid. Still wanted a pink one even though black was pretty badass. Glad to get my hands on one again. 👍
I had the exact color of bike! Bought it new in 87. Only it was a Pro Performer, but I swapped the stickers for Pro Freestyle Tour to make it look more expensive 😆 Then swapped the mags for Araya 64 spoke rims, but then I snapped the forks doing Miami Hop Hops! Nevertheless, I loved that bike!
Very cool! Sux about the forks. I had a white one and then a black one as a kid. Never had the pink until this bike.
Nice ground work man! classic old school.
Thanks! Much appreciated. 🤝
Those days must have been wild for bmx and the RAD type of riding
I had a blast riding bikes as a kid, always look back fondly on those days.
I can tell you as someone who grew up in the 80s. Those times were indeed special. I had a Redline myself. Now I'm reliving those times as I own 3 BMX modern bikes Lol. It's like I discovered the fountain of youth
@Vic Terzian Great to hear! I had the Redline RL 20 in radberry way back. Awesome to hear that you found BMX again too. 👍
Oh man! I remember when that bike came out. I wanted one so bad, but I had just bought an MT Trickfox with my lawn mowing money and couldn't afford it. My friend got one and it was a sweet ride! His was green and white.
Nice riding man!
Ah, that's too bad. I bought my bikes with Burger King money.. 😁 Thanks!
Nice, I totally forgot about the MT bikes!! Now I wanna go find an old magazine ad showing one.
Dude this made my day. Nice riding. I’m not really an old school bmx rider but I appreciate this style
Thanks a lot! I used to skate back in the day too, and I skate once in a while nowadays, but not enough to be really natural again. Gotta do more of that. 🤙
@@ChrisWong13 I was really into skating when I was younger but developed a mental block and switched to bmx. I like both though of course
Stylish. Nice lawnmower!
Thanks, Josh!
may i thank for sharing of this bikes style
Gotta ride this thing more often. 😁
Old School BMX 4 Life!
Yes, sir!
Rad is the only legitimate response!
Thanks a lot! Appreciate it... 💪
sweet brah. I miss my chrome Mongoose Decade. Pink Mags.
Thanks!
Great bike! A friend had one back in the day. 💪
Nice rig and smooth moves!
Thanks!
I still have my original rideable 87 pink GT wit redline original crank. Thenl I had to buy the repop of it also .... Love the 87 Waaaaay better ....Love the riding, stay young and keep it up !
That's really awesome! Agreed, can't beat the original 87. Thanks! 👍
I had this one, it was heavy.
Yeah, it is a freestyle bike after all. This was about 30 lbs with mags in this video. It's now a little over 28 lbs with spokes.
I miss my chrome one from 87.
Chrome is always classic. 😎
I actually just got a couple of bikes that I had as a kid back from a friend. A black 88 GT Pro Freestyle Tour and a 88 Diamond Back Strike Zone Woody Itson. 👍
Nice work Chris!
Thanks! Gotta learn some new ones. It's been a bit. 😁
hope you keep riding
Thanks! I'm in the Northeast, so with the warmer weather coming, I'll be posting videos again.
@@ChrisWong13 I’m in New Zealand
Sub’d ! Awesome bike
Very cool! Thanks! 🤙
Dope
Thanks, man! 💪
remember back in the days, man them days is over
Yeah, but it's fun to try and bring those days back in some small ways. 👍
@@ChrisWong13 If you have fun all is well.
@@andtpfack8243 Very true.
There’s always a scooter kid 😂
Yup. That's actually my kid, so he's around even more than most. 😅
Love it!
Thanks!
Awesome riding and bike! Can I ask what pegs you are running? I am trying to find some bolt on ones that fit the fork dropouts on an 88 PFT.
Thanks! In this video, I have these pegs: www.albes.com/products/steel-thread-on-freestyle-bmx-pegs?_pos=3&_sid=8313c4bcd&_ss=r , but I've since found some GT steel pegs from the late 80s or early 90s on eBay.
@@ChrisWong13 Thank you for the reply and info!
I love it! Thanks for posting. I ride am 86 pro-performer... I think I know just about the same tricks as you in this vid. very inspirational!
Very cool! The 86 Pro Performer is another classic. Post some riding vids. Thanks! 🤙
Is that original powder or restoration? Nice to see these bikes being used! Cool video
Thanks! It's been restored. Powdered by C4 supposedly before I bought it. Ride em if you got em!
@@ChrisWong13 oh yeah I got ‘em too!
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best bike I ever owned
Yessir. One of the best bikes ever... 💪
Nice!!!
Thanks!
Hi Friend whats the Name from Move 3 .....One Foot on PEG One Foot on Tire and barspin180.......beginning 15sec
have a great time.....😊😊😊
That's called a lawnmower.
@@ChrisWong13 thank you. ...bye😊
That's rad Chris! Hows the GT feel?
Familiar and new. 😁 Just love having one of these again, it was my last main bike as a kid. I've been riding mostly reissue bikes, which you know are basically modern bikes, since I got back into bikes last year, so it does feel a little different. That's prob down to the flexy mags tho. I'm working on building a set of wheels with Superlace hubs, so I'm hoping to ride it a bit more soon.
@@ChrisWong13 can’t wait to see more bro🤘🤘 - I subbed
Thanks!
If those are original power series cranks give me info on how you found them. I only have the repop ones from GT. The og one from 1987 made In Japan are like 1200 2200 bucks rn. And there really hard to find cuz no one wants to sell them
Yeah, they are definitely not original cranks, they are just repop. 😁 I prob would keep repop cranks on this bike even if I had original 80s cranks.
@@ChrisWong13hey that's me. Anyways. They are making these in a couple of years a meeting got leaked hella bad. They have repop seats on Porkchop BMX! Go grab some I have 2 of these and I love em. Thank his GT is pumping these out in a couple if years lmao
@@jules-mi6om Yup, that’s cool! I have a repop seat on now actually. 👍
@@ChrisWong13 I was really high on weed. I was trying to say that a meeting with investors got leaked cause somebody took a photo of the upcoming products and the PFT was on that list.
@@jules-mi6om I thought that’s what you were getting at. Definitely cool! They got my money already. 😁
Beautiful bike, but mags are all but useless.
Thanks! And agreed. I've since switched the mags out for spokes. 👍
Mags lose grip , invest in some great rims .
Yeah, not a fan of mags, they're too flexy and braking is awful. I have plans for spokes underway. 👍
@@ChrisWong13 are you going with some kind of old school rims on that or something more modern . Peregrine high pressure 48s with sealed Bearings never failed me in the past I have 5 old school Haro,s all with the same Components & all have peregrine high pressure 48s with sealed bearings show Crome . The Haro,s I have are a 1987 Sport , 1988 FSX , 1989 Team Master w/ bash guard , 1990 Air Master & a 1992 Master w/ flat bottom bash guard . All are in pristine condition no rust just some scratches from wear & tear all from that year no re-creations just new sticker kits & original paint all first runs & all from my childhood I even went as far as buying boxes of jive handle grips & Haro Multi surface tires back in the day so I would have them later & they never rotted I use armor all on all of them to preserve them & to keep them from rotting or drying out . Well worth all the birthday money I spent just on rubber for something I needed in the future .nice bike tho love the color .
@@robertlee8400 Very cool! Way to think ahead. Wish I'd done the same for the bikes I had as a kid. I had the 1986 Sport in blue, among others. I am leaning toward a new school set of SE rims with reproduction GT Superlace hubs. You may have seen the hubs mentioned in some of the Facebook BMX groups.
You can't change wheels on that bike, it's a classic
@@429supercj I managed to get my hands on a set of Superlace hubs, so I'll be building those soon. I hear ya, but mags almost make this bike unrideable for me. So flexy and brakes don't work as well...
Wowww
Thanks! 🤝
Awesome 👍
Thanks! 💪