Ross MX-Time

So here’s my Ross MX-Time, a short-lived but high-spec model with quality, Japanese components. There is a good test on the bike in the July ’83 edition of BMX Plus, and a picture of one adorns the front cover. This particular frameset was found as a complete bike, which matched the spec of the bike in the BMX Plus test. Subsequently parted-out, I grabbed the frameset and 3-piece Takagi crankset, and had them shipped back to their homeland. The frame was made in Japan in September 1982 using Ishiwata tubing, which was also used for the first batch of Skyway T/As and the Procraft Ultima. It has oval tubing and similar droputs to a Laserlite, which is no surprise as Tokyo Kogyo also made some of the earlier Kuwaharas, including my ’83 Laserliite, as denoted by the T-serial. What sets this frame apart is the Redline-esque small gusset behind the bottom of the headtube. The overall condition of the frame is lovely and the welds are excellent. Likewise the bologna cut forks.

So with most of the og parts gone and no desire to go for factory-spec, I decided to build up the bike with a mixture of largely Japanese-made parts, in keeping with the spirit of the original spec, though with a few concessions to get the bike up and running. Hope you like it!