Pomp0004 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 When I grew up I NEEDED a BMX bike. While, we didn't have the means, I grew up hearing these amazing stories from Dad all about how his late Uncle Duke Romero was an engineer that designed for Redline or Mongoose. Low and behold 20 years later I start to eye ball some vintage BMX bikes and my dad pulls up a few articles about Duke Romero being the engineer who created something (maybe a crankset) in the bikes that changed BMX bikes in that time. I was amazed my Dad didn't exaggerate. Fast forward to last evening when I thought to myself, maybe now is the time to shop again. Maybe I could look for a bike my own family had part in creating. Sadly my dad passed away 2 mos ago unexpectedly. So I googled Duke Romero (Redline/Mongoose) and nothing. I WISH I had at least screen shot the info my dad sent a few years back. Now there is no one to ask... So I am here. Does anyone know enough about the history of Redline or Mongoose to remember a Duke Romero designing or engineering for either of these brands? I know its a long shot so thanks just for reading! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav451 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Do you happen to know around what year these articles were written? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomp0004 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Unfortunately I do not. My best guess for when he worked there had to be 70-80’s. Apparently he also worked at Yamaha through his career as an engineer. Now from what I remember from the forum posting that my Dad sent a few years back Duke had designed, I want to say a crank, or something that a few guys remembered him as being the lesser known pioneer... but gave him props for making strides in the BMX game for its time. I wish I knew more. I put a few emails out to the family but who knows who will remember what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TrulyOdd Posted July 31, 2020 Admin Share Posted July 31, 2020 welcome to the site. You’re at the right place. Have you tried contacting Lynn Kastan? Redline was his company and he could answer your questions. Maybe someone here can help reach out to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dav451 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Pretty sure Duke Romero worked for Redline. Took this from a post from Curt Kastan this morning. RL20-II was never produced here in the states and there was very little infrastructure to start with this time. It was designed by my dad and put on paper by his good friend Duke Romero back in the day. They pulled out all the stops because they had one of the most capable bike manufacturers in Japan ready to do the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav451 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Also this from Redline by Kastan website. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
