TORKER Freestyle set up 1981-1985 by Paul de Jong

Apr 03, 2015

Written by Bart de Jong

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Torker didn't really know that they made a "Freestyle / Trickridingframe when they made their "Race" frame with twin toptubes in the late seventies. I raced with a Torker and when I started to do some trickriding between races it was a good choice cause it made framestanders a lot easier. Bob Haro rode one too and the first HARO FREESTYLER is also made by Torker, the first real "Freestyle BMX" frame in the World. This is a Torker set up as I rode from about 81-85 with one of the first SKYWAY Spinmasters (Gyro) and Axle standers (Pegs) in Europe, we had a hook up at SKYWAY

USA thanks to Dean Ellison, Andy Patterson and Mike Salido. Lots of Parts are still my personal ones and some I found on Ebay:

1981-1985 FREESTYLE TORKER (Paul de Jong's personal Trickriding Set up)

-Frame: Torker 280X Chrome Double Toptube 1983?
-Forks: Tange TX500 Chrome 1" 1981 NOS

-Headset: Tange MX2 Chrome 1" NOS
-Gyro: Skyway Spinmaster 1 (PdJ)
-Stem: Fusion Black/Silver NOS

-Bars: GT PRO Race Bars (PdJ)
-Grips: Grab On MX3 Black/Black NOS
-Brakelevers: Tech3 Copy Silver NOS
-Brakelever Covers: Flyte Checkered Silver/Black NOS
-Brakecable: Dia Compe White NOS
-Brakes: Dia Compe MX1000 Black/Silver and Silver/Black (PdJ)
-Brakepads: Dia Compe White (PdJ)

-Tires: Snake Belly copy 2.125 Gumwall Black/Skin NOS
-Innertubes: Black 2.125 Autoventil NOS
-Valve caps: Aluminium Tricktops Silver (PdJ)
-Front rim: Skyway tuff II Alu hubs Black (PdJ)
-Front Hub: Skyway Alu Silver(PdJ)
-Front Spokes: Skyway Black (PdJ)
-Rear rim: Skyway tuff II Coaster Brake Black (PdJ)
-Rear Hub: Suntour Coaster Brake / Skyway Chrome (PdJ)
-Rear Spokes: Skyway Black (PdJ)
-Freewheel: Suntour 16T NOS
-Pegs: Skyway Axle standers 24T Aluminium (Pdj front, NOS rear)

-Chain: SW 1/2 x 1/8" Chrome (PdJ)
-Sprocket: Tuffneck 42T Silver Polished by Maat (PdJ)
-Pedals: Shimano DX 1/2” Silver (PdJ)
-Crank: Takagi 175mm One Piece crank Chrome (PdJ)
-BB: Takagi Unsealed 24T Silver NOS

-Seat: Elina Lightning Black (PdJ)
-Seat Post: GT Pro Layback Chrome (PdJ)
-Seat Post Clamp: Dia Compe Silver Polished (PdJ)
-Padset: Stem and Bar pad by California Lite Checkered Black/Yellow NOS
-Stickers: Wrong copy stickers for this frame but that’s the way I rode it (PdJ)

Paul de Jong.