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The Bicycle Motocross News was an excellent resource for a kid
in Minnesota to see what the heck is going on out in California
concerning BMX. Elaine Holt was running the show and had
Bob and Windy Osborn as staff members. Well in a 1975
publication I saw Stu spinning a helicopter (360) and was
totally blown away! I could barely bunny hop so adding the
spin was out of reach for a few years.
After building the
'74 Squareback I thought this would be a great bike to
display due to the first documented "helicopter" by Stu.
I'll say this, for the size of Stu at the time this bike is
tiny! Compared to today's bikes this would be very
difficult for me to pull a 360 due to the short top tube length.
Stu thanks for all the crazy things you did on a bike and glad
that I can return a favor of reliving this historical moment
again.
VEHICLE
Frame - Redline Squareback with original nickel finish and rare
white decals
Fork - Redline with original nickel finish
Stem - Schwinn
Bars - Schwinn
Grips - Schwinn
Headset - Schwinn
Wheels - Skyway Tuff I's with Bendix coaster brake
Front Tire - Carlisle Aggressor MX 20 x 2.125
Rear Tire - Cheng Shin 20 x 2.125
Chain - Schwinn
Sprocket - Schwinn
Cranks - Schwinn
Bottom Bracket - Schwinn
Pedals - Union
Seat - Mesinger
Seat post - Schwinn
Seat post clamp - Schwinn
Pad set - Speedo
DIALED IN
Jeff "JT" Tollefson
www.JTFreestyle.com
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1975 Redline Squareback Stu Thomsen Helicopter bike |
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Stu and Bicycle Motocross News |
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Stu is not known very well for his freestylin'...too gnarly for back then! |
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JT and Carolyn's Redline collection '74/'75 thru '81 |
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BMX engineering at its best |
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Original nickel finish and Skyway Tuff I's |
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