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1975 Redline Squareback
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  

"As it happens, the best at racing is also the best at riding bowls" Bob Osborn.  The Vineland skate park had a skateboarder that wouldn't let anyone ride a bike but after stating that a bicycle could show him up he let Stu in.  The skateboarder does a few moves and then asks Stu to ride.  Stu walks over to the 15' part of the bowl, sets his coaster brake, then drops straight down the vertical wall then on the other side pulls a one handed aerial!  Stu then proceeds to fly up the other wall to do a one hander one footer and everyone is blown away!  

Stu went big in everything from jumping, racing, and pool riding.  He could ride anything and before "Freestyle" was coined Stu was doin' it!  Scot Breithaupt didn't have the SE bikes completed yet so the team rode on some Team Mongoose frame and forks for a few months until the new SE's arrvied. It was awesome to see Stu reunited with his freestyle bike at the Rockford 2009 event and had some great memories of that incredible day of riding Vineland!

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1978 Team Mongoose-SE
Frame - Mongoose Team with rare 1st gen blue SE sticker
Fork - Mongoose Team non-drilled
Stem - Mongoose Gold Stem, NOS with dealer box
Bars - Redline ProLine
Grips - Oakley II's, NOS
Headset - Tange
Rims - Araya 7b
Hubs - Bendix rear coaster brake
Front Tire - Cheng Shin 20 x 2.125, NOS
Rear Tire - Cheng Shin 20 x 1.75, NOS
Caliper - Dia-Compe 890, NOS
Brake Lever - Honda MX custom bend
Brake pads - Dia-Compe
Chain - Schwinn
Chain ring - Takagi 43 teeth
Cranks - Takagi, NOS
Spider - Takagi
Bottom Bracket - Tange
Pedals - KKT rat trap
Seat - Unicantor
Seat post - Laguna solid alloy
Seat post clamp - Schwinn 1980

Stu left SE racing for Redline and with Stu being the #1 ABA Pro this really boosted sales of Redline and Stu's career.  Redline offered Stu the opportunities to expand his career which became a historic relationship.  The Redline team was "the Team", top quality products, National titles, NORA Cup winner, and great spokesperson/ambassador for BMX.

In 1980 the ProLine was modified with a stronger rear dropout, lighter forks, same 5" head tube, and geometry change for better handling.  The ProLine was designed for riders 5'6" or greater and the MicroLine products for under 5' 6". Redline introduced a new catalog featuring Stu and his brother in-law Greg Hill.
* New Super ProLine (brute) stem was introduced.
* New Flight cranks that had no pinch bolt which was added late 1981 to secure the crank on the beefy Redline spindle.
* New one piece Flight gear, lightweight, strong, and easy to change.
* New flute seat post
* New BMX "MX-III" complete bike
* New TUFF RIDER complete bike
* New MOTO-S complete bike
* New EXPERT complete bike
* New Jerseys, Jackets, patches, sticker sets, logo pads, caps, etc. The bike features what Stu Thomsen rode that year including the modified Honda MX lever and dust cover from his mini-bike.  It's very rare to see black wall Cycle Pro Snakebelly tires and here we have one on the back with a Carlisle Aggressor MX front mounted on first Generation Skyway Tuff's that were introduced then.

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1980 Redline Proline
Frame - Redline ProLine 5" head tube
Fork - Redline ProLine
Stem - Redline Super Proline
Bars - Redline ProLine V Bars, NOS
Grips - Oakley II's, NOS
Headset - Tange
Wheels - Skyway Graphite Tuff II's with Campagnolo hubs
Freewheel - Suntour
Front Tire - Carlisle Aggressor MX 20 x 2.125, NOS
Rear Tire - Cycle Pro Snakebelly blackwall, rare
Caliper - Dia-Compe 890, NOS
Brake Lever - Honda MX
Brake Lever cover - Honda
Brake pads - Kool-Stop finned
Chain - Izumi gold and black, NOS
Chain ring - Redline 43 teeth, NOS
Cranks - Redline Flight non-pinch
Bottom Bracket - Redline unsealed
Pedals - MKS rat traps, NOS
Seat - Cycle Pro Shotgun, NOS
Seat post - Redline fluted
Seat post clamp - Suntour, NOS
Pad set - Redline old font

Being from Minnesota and seeing Stu race this bike, I had to build it.1981 the Saint Paul Civic Center hosted the Rondo Classic indoor race here in lovely Minnesota.  The shot of Stu speed jumping is etched in my head for a lifetime after Bob Osborn shot the same angle I was at.  It was awesome to see Stu race here indoors and to honor that thought I would slap together that ride of his.In 1981 the ProLine was modified with tapered fork legs and new dropouts.  Late in 1981 they introduced the single pinch flight cranks to snug up on the spindle without loosening.Stu really enjoyed seeing this bike at the 2009 Rockford Vintage gathering.

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1981 Redline Proline
Frame - Redline ProLine 5" head tube
Fork - Redline ProLine tapered forks
Stem - Redline Super Proline
Bars - Redline ProLine V Bars, NOS
Grips - Oakley .5's, NOS
Headset - Tange
Rims - Araya 7x
Hubs - Campagnolo low flange
Freewheel - Suntour
Front Tire - Mitsuboshi Stadium yellow label, NOS
Rear Tire - Mitsuboshi Stadium yellow label, NOS
Caliper - Dia-Compe 890
Brake Lever - Dia-Compe
Brake pads - Dia-Compe
Chain - Izumi, NOS
Chain ring - Redline 43 teeth, NOS
Cranks - Redline Flight non-pinch
Bottom Bracket - Redline unsealed
Pedals - KKT chrome rat traps, NOS
Seat - Elina Lightning bolt, NOS
Seat post - Redline fluted
Seat post clamp - Suntour, NOS
Padset - Redline new font
Plate - Haro Type II with original stickers from that cover shot.

Stu, thanks for being such a positive role model both on and off the track!  You've contributed so much to the sport of BMX and continue to do so! Hope you all enjoy the bikes as much as the Thomsen's did.

JT