David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/25/16 6:43 p.m.

Leave it to SE to produce a totally retro catalog.

It's BMX Action all over again.

paranoid_android74
paranoid_android74 SuperDork
8/26/16 6:19 a.m.

Cool catalog! They did nail the retro thing.

I wonder who is making the Flight cranks these days?

rob_lewis
rob_lewis SuperDork
8/26/16 8:19 a.m.

Awesome catalog!!

Too bad they're not making the OM Flyer for 2017. I had planned on buying one, but looking at getting a PL26 now. The new white paint PL26 for 2017 pretty much sealed it.

And I'm 99% sure Redline still makes Flight cranks. Although Flights aren't their top of the line cranks, anymore. I'm impressed they come with Oakley B-1B's or Mushrooms and Donuts!

-Rob

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/26/16 10:30 a.m.
paranoid_android74 wrote: Cool catalog! They did nail the retro thing. I wonder who is making the Flight cranks these days?

Yeah, Red Line still does Flight cranks. I just put a set on my retro Skyway.

93gsxturbo
93gsxturbo Dork
8/26/16 11:44 a.m.

Nostalgia is big these days. I was on the prowl for an SE or big Haro cruiser, but ended up with a STLN Zeke XLT for $175, like new. Couldnt really pass that up.

Do they all come out of the same plant in China, or are some of these big cruiser American made?

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/26/16 12:42 p.m.

Pretty much all of these retro bikes are made in China.

To get something American-made, you're looking at an S&M, FBM, Laird, Standard, etc.--something more modern. My usual rider is an S&M, and I love it.

MulletTruck
MulletTruck New Reader
8/26/16 2:35 p.m.

I miss my old Moosegoose, one of the guys at the shop rode it to the corner store and didnt lock it up, came out and it was gone. replaced it with a Free Agent Limo but its just not the same. I just cant bring myself to buy a retro Chinese bike.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/26/16 2:44 p.m.

It's amazing how the right decals can make something feel retro enough.

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